Apr 24, 2011 awardwinning journalist, syndicated columnist and author, naomi klein, talks about her latest book, the shock doctrine. After its screening at the sundance film festival, it is available ondemand from the sundance selects. The shock doctrine naomi klein and alfonso cuaron youtube. Apr 09, 2020 in some places, the need for a collective response to the coronavirus crisis is bringing out the best of humanity, as people and mutual aid groups work to help and protect others. The science students around the world who wanted to enter the contest to see whose rubberband powered airplane would fly furthest saw that even to qualify their model had to fly 30 yards. Such shocks, as naomi klein demonstrated in the shock doctrine, create opportunities that wouldnt normally exist, to impose preplanned agendas. Naomi klein, author of no logo, and alfonso cuaron, director of children of men, present a short film from kleins book the shock doctrine. I find this weeks short to be interesting for a myriad of reasons, perhaps the least of which are its controversial politics. Stream shock doctrine by reznyck from desktop or your mobile device. Hailed as the most important book on economics in the 21st century and one of the very few books that really help us understand the present, the shock doctrine explores some of the major moments from recent history, from the 1973 us coup in chile that brought pinochet to power to the 1991 collapse of the soviet union to the 2003.
May 19, 2020 i keep saying we are all being shock doctrined, i want people to understand the formula, what we are up against globally and why. Having expelled whole communities en masse from numerous syrian cities and towns, a new law now allows the assad regime to confiscate their properties, rendering their displacement permanent and radically transforming the countrys demography. With ewen cameron, janine huard, naomi klein, franklin d. The familiar cycle of disaster capitalism allows wealthy and politically connected first world corporations to profit obscenely from the suffering of acutely vulnerable disasteraffected communities. In some places, the need for a collective response to the coronavirus crisis is bringing out the best of humanity, as people and mutual aid groups work to help and protect others.
Michael winterbottom and mat whitecross the shock doctrine is an illustrated movie guide to naomi kleins bestselling book that attacks socalled disaster capitalism. The shock doctrine is naomi kleins unofficial story of how the free market came to dominate the world, from chile to russia, china to iraq, south africa to canada. In the book, klein argues that neoliberal free market policies as advocated by the economist milton friedman have risen to prominence in some developed countries because of a deliberate strategy of shock therapy. The shock doctrine retells the story of the most dominant ideology of our time, milton friedmans free market economic revolution. Naomi klein, author of the shock doctrine, speaks at csun. The film traces the doctrines beginnings in the radical theories of milton friedman at the university of chicago, and its subsequent.
Like the techniques described to shock the body, and shock the body politic, like peeling away the layers of an onion, ones experience in reading is tantamount to peeling way the layers of an onion on our commonly held perception. Feb 09, 2009 michael winterbottom and mat whitecross the shock doctrine is an illustrated movie guide to naomi kleins bestselling book that attacks socalled disaster capitalism. Klein only makes one statement about how racism was a component of the casual attitude of destroying a culture in the pursuit of market purity. Shock doctrine author naomi klein on statesanctioned. What stood out in the shock doctrine were the proponents arrogance, zealousness, and indifference towards the great deal of harm their theory was causing on the civilian masses.
If theres a crisis, they strike, if theres reporting, disinfo must be sifted out. The rise of disaster capitalism was a riveting look at the policies advocated by economist milton friedman and his many followers at the chicago school of economics. Basically, it is a deliberate and strategic use of shock therapy to implement unpopular policies, utilizing the exploitation of national crises. Apr 23, 2018 having expelled whole communities en masse from numerous syrian cities and towns, a new law now allows the assad regime to confiscate their properties, rendering their displacement permanent and radically transforming the countrys demography. Armed with an understanding of how the shock doctrine works, a bold vision of whats possible, and resolute action, movements like these might not. The main show, which is available to everyone live and via podcast, is 40 minutes packed full of news, insightful commentary and intelligent interviews with some of. Klein showed how corporate elites worldwide have repeatedly and brutally used the publics. The shock doctrine is the name of the most recent book by naomi klein her earlier work, no logo, was an international bestseller and became a handbook of. Naomi kleins the shock doctrine is a reading experience akin to the opening of a cerebral pandoras box. Other articles where the shock doctrine is discussed. Disaster profiteering is a parasitic tendency deeply embedded. The shock doctrine 2009 documentary from the pal dvd upscaled from 576i to 720p an investigation of disaster capitalism, based on. The book examined what klein termed disaster capitalism, a form of extreme capitalism that advocated privatization and deregulation in the wake of war or natural catastrophe. Philippines braces for posttyphoon shock doctrine green left.
Mar 17, 2011 klein defines the shock doctrine as using the publics disorientation following massive collective shocks, such as wars, terrorist attacks, or natural disaster, to achieve control by imposing economic shock therapy. Jan 24, 2017 the shock doctrine is canadian author and social activist naomi kleins companion piece to her popular 2007 book of the same name. Awardwinning journalist, syndicated columnist and author, naomi klein, talks about her latest book, the shock doctrine. Klein defines the shock doctrine as using the publics disorientation following massive collective shocks, such as wars, terrorist attacks, or natural disaster, to achieve control by imposing economic shock therapy. Part documentary, half advertisement and in places an artistic short film, with a solid dose of agitprop thrown in, the shock doctrine is a slick piece of media that employs a smorgasbord of filmic and graphic techniques. Once the community has been crippled by this first shock, the economic reforms are imposed suddenly, creating a secondary blow. The mild shock therapy of margaret thatcher is explained as being made possible by the falklands war, while freemarket reform in bolivia was possible due to a combination of preexisting economic crises and the charisma. Kleins the shock doctrine 2007 was a scathing critique of neoliberalismparticularly of milton friedmans chicago school of economics.
The shock doctrine was adapted into a short film of the same name, released onto youtube. This centers on the exploitation of national crises. The pandemic shock doctrine, joe biden, andrew cuomo. The shock doctrine is a gripping and incisive deconstruction of how free market policies have come to dominate the world through the exploitation of disastershocked people and countries. Back in 2007, naomi klein explored this phenomenon brilliantly in her landmark book the shock doctrine. Klein identifies the shock doctrine, elaborating on joseph schumpeter, as the latest in capitalisms phases of creative destruction. Ten years ago, i published the shock doctrine, an investigation that spanned four decades from pinochets u. The shock doctrine is the story of how free market policies have come to dominate the world. Haiti, an already very poor country, was shattered by the earthquake of january 2010 centred on the capital, portauprince. I was, to put it mildly, shocked, but not in the way naomi klein means it. Pinochets coup in chile in 1973, the falklands war in 1982, the tiananmen square massacre in 1989, the.
In the aftermath, a rigorous economic programme was imposed by. Coronavirus shock doctrine global researchglobal research. Shock doctrine by reznyck free listening on soundcloud. The shock doctrine is a feature documentary based on naomi kleins bestselling book of the same name. Naomi klein talks about her new book, the shock doctrine. Its a word that has come up a lot since november for obvious reasons. Her new book explodes the myth that the global free market triumphed democratically, and that unfettered capitalism goes hand in hand with democracy. We hope to challenge issues which have captured the publics imagination, from jfk and ufos to 911. In it she looked back at how powerful people have systematically used crises to implement draconian austerity politics and plunder economies in the name of free market economics. Over the past few decades, many of the ideas of the far left have found new homes on the right.
Mar 03, 2010 directed by mat whitecross, michael winterbottom. Once again working alongside naomi klein the shock doctrine, canuck documentary helmer avi lewis has been working on this project since 11, but as is the case with several docu titles, we might be a tad bit early on the delivery date. Trumps visit marks the start of shock doctrine brexit the radical right want a nodeal brexit so they can force britain into a disaster capitalist trade deal with the usa. The shock doctrine by naomi klein a summary revisesociology. The shock doctrine is canadian author and social activist naomi kleins companion piece to her popular 2007 book of the same name. I read the shock doctrine while i was in italy this past summer. The shock doctrine the rise of disaster capitalism. When that crisis occurs, the actions that are taken depend on the ideas that are lying around. The 911 2 controlled demolitions created the necessary public shock for policymakers t o impose a fake war on terror against us all. A short impressive and informative film which i downloaded from naomi kleins page, it is a description of her book the shock doctorinethe.
In times of uncertainy and turmoil, the only way to rebuild rather than regress is to have an alternative strategic plan. Shock doctrine author naomi klein on statesanctioned torture and disaster response for the chosen. The shock doctrine on youtube only a crisis actual or perceived produces real change. Her new book explodes the myth that the global free market triumphed democratically, and that unfettered capitalism goes. The unshock doctrine or why we need a plan to rebuild. The shock doctrine by naomi klein books the guardian. In the aftermath, a rigorous economic programme was imposed by rich. The rise of disaster capitalism is a 2007 book by the canadian author and social activist naomi klein. We are ruled by psychopaths and our government has been hijacked through class warfare. The shock doctrine is the secret history of the free market and how it came to dominate the world.
Regarding shock doctrine, brexit will be manipulated and was probably even made to happen with all of the dark money and illegal data exploitation to facilitate extreme economic and societal shock for the benefit of the 1%. Disaster profiteering is a parasitic tendency deeply. Hey reznyck my dude can we get the dl for this please. She encouraged the audience to become shock resilient because we live in a time of crisis, she said. Lee draws a line from her book to understand the current coronavirus pandemic and how its being taken. The shock doctrine is an insightful documentary that starts not so innocently enough back in the 1950s at mcgill university where a psychologist discovered you could use shock therapy to. In short, the shock doctrine is a theory for explaining the way. This is what awaits the philippines after the devastation wrought by typhoon haiyan. Oct 27, 2018 the shock doctrine is canadian author and social activist naomi kleins companion piece to her popular 2007 book of the same name. Naomi klein the shock doctrine part 1 of 6 youtube.
In contrast to the popular myth of this movements peaceful global victory, klein shows how it has exploited moments of shock and extreme violence in order to implement its economic policies in so many parts of the. Now she argues president trumps plan is a pandemic shock. This video does contain some pretty disturbing imagery of people receiving shock therapy and other forms of statesanctioned violence. The shock doctrine 2009 documentary by naomi klein youtube. The shock doctrine quotes by naomi klein goodreads. Shock used as a force of manipulation and the taking over of our resources and even our perceptions, by those in power and in wealth, is a formidable concepta formidable reality. The shock doctrine follows the application of these ideas through our contemporary history, showing in riveting detail how wellknown events of the recent past have been deliberate, active theatres for the shock doctrine, among them. In short, the shock doctrine is a theory for explaining the way that force, stealth and crisis are used in implementing neoliberal economic policies such as privatization, deregulation and cuts to social services. Trumps visit marks the start of shock doctrine brexit. Like the terrorized prisoner who gives up the names of comrades and renounces his faith, shocked societies often give up things they would otherwise fiercely protect. Klein systematically explores how neoliberal economic policies have been pushed through following shocks typically either natural disasters or wars ore oppressive state apparatuses. Lee draws a line from her book to understand the current coronavirus pandemic and how its being taken advantage of.
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