Shock Therapy
Posted: Tue May 23, 2017 1:21 pm
We live in a Disaster Capitalist state. Naomi Klein pointed out one of Milton Freidman's tactics of using events of terror and catastrophe- from Earthquakes to Suicide Bombers- to play political spin to the advantage of the neoliberal agenda.
The horrific attack on the Manchester Arena may be used to Theresa May's advantage - a strong military interventionist attitude will serve as the 'solution' to the 'moment of vertigo' caused by such shocks.
The horrific attack on the Manchester Arena may be used to Theresa May's advantage - a strong military interventionist attitude will serve as the 'solution' to the 'moment of vertigo' caused by such shocks.