The Shock Doctrine: The Rise Of Disaster Capitalism By Naomi Klein

Disasters come natural in some cases and in other cases they do not, In Naomi Klein’s book The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism she argues about free market economic policies. As citizens are focused on dealing with disasters during a time of great misfortune, Naomi clearly states her thoughts on free market economic policies. Naomi’s argument throughout the entire book sums up the idea of an anti-capitalist movement. Being stunned by disaster, economic policies the government created so that when the majority who is not the rich tried to advance, the rich will not have any competition. Naomi argues that the public may ordinarily resist certain matters, having to revolt into a widespread state in which the public’s attention can be easily prevailed upon, explains the power of free market economy. A state at an elevated level of manipulation, Naomi argues that citizens have been made to base their decisions in accordance to society ‘reasoning’s. Naomi explains the controversial US involvement in South America revolutions and trading of weapons, saying that history has been able to be seen clear. The idea of removing an individual personality as Naomi says, psychiatric shock therapy can remove any undesirable personality traits of individuals. Naomi develops …show more content…
She goes on to explain how people who are rich separate themselves in communities that isolate the rich from the rest of the majority. The worlds global power elite benefit most from massive global institutions as they claim to be acting in the rich’s best interest. Naomi says that the worlds global power elite help the rich benefit more than the majority who is not rich, the big institutions that are well off and can benefit themselves, they act in the rich’s best interest to help them