You may have heard about the new book from Naomi Klein (author of No Logo) recently published, titled “The Shock Doctrine.” This short film offers a compelling argument about her idea.
“When I finished The Shock Doctrine, I sent it to Alfonso Cuarón because I adore his films and felt that the future he created for Children of Men was very close to the present I was seeing in disaster zones. I was hoping he would send me a quote for the book jacket and instead he pulled together this amazing team of artists — including Jonás Cuarón who directed and edited — to make The Shock Doctrine short film. It was one of those blessed projects where everything felt fated.” - Naomi Klein
Read more about the film and book on her website.
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Thanks for the link, Tim. I’m not usually much of a Naomi Klein fan but this sounds pretty interesting. The sudden “redevelopment” of the areas in Greece that have just been conveniently cleared by fire sprang to mind as a smaller-scale example of the “opportunities” provided by catastrophes…
http://www.worldhum.com/weblog/item/in_greece_developers_eye_scorched_peloponnese_20070920/
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I find it hard to believe that there would be a systematic conspiracy to take advantage of crisis - but perhaps her point is that there’s always those looking to exploit the “shocked” if it benefits their bank accounts… very stylish film though.
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I think that Cuarón’s video does not do justice to Klein’s idea that disaster offers economic opportunity to those who seek it. I mean, comparing shock therapy to the current administration’s foreign policy is ridiculous, but at the same time, one has to wonder, why is war being waged in Iraq, but not in Sudan. I’d all but guarantee that you’d be seeing GIs in Dafour if the US had more of an economic stake in the country.
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Thanks for posting this. I’ve been hearing a lot about this book, positive and negative. The film is powerful and presents some important ideas that certainly are not well discussed in our society.
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