Shock Doctrine

Shock Doctrine  (psychological warfare,  economic strategy,  ruling technique)
A deliberate strategy of "shock therapy". This centers on the exploitation of national crises (disasters or upheavals) to establish controversial and questionable policies, while citizens are too distracted (emotionally and physically) to engage and develop an adequate response, and resist effectively.

The Shock Doctrine is a deliberate strategy of "shock therapy". This centers on the exploitation of national crises (disasters or upheavals) to establish controversial and questionable policies, while citizens are too distracted (emotionally and physically) to engage and develop an adequate response, and resist effectively.

The concept was explained in the 2007 book The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism by the Canadian author and social activist Naomi Klein.

 

Related Quotation

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WHO/Pan-European Commission on Health and Sustainable Development	“This pandemic has shown the weaknesses of our societies concerning political and societal resilience. Based on past experiences, we have a limited time window to bring about much-needed change. We must use the current political will and momentum to strengthen the resilience of our society to be able to withstand future pandemics.”	Tarja Halonen	March 2021

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