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The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism

Book by Naomi Klein · 3 quotes · Disaster Capitalism, Capitalism, Neo Liberalism

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“When information about who is or is not a security threat is a product to be sold as readily as information about who buys Harry Potter books on Amazon or who has taken a Caribbean cruise and might enjoy one in Alaska, it changes the values of a culture. Not only does it create an incentive to spy, torture and generate false information but it creates a powerful impetus to perpetuate the fear and sense of peril that created the industry in the first place.”