The Iraq war began in 2003. The Shock Doctrine was written in 2007.

I think it is absolute bullarkey that countries use black swan events to purposely pass legislation that they wanted to pass previously, but couldn't, and now they use particular situations to get those laws through.

Sometimes the only way that governments can control people or situations is by passing certain laws, and there is a direct correlation between the number of people in a country and the degree of control needed.

When there aren't sufficient laws, then things can go awry.

What do you think caused the Beirut explosion that destroyed a city? It waa a combination of laziness, refusal to expend money on something not considered necessary, fear that some would think that authorities were overstepping the mark, etc.

I am not a fan of Naomi Klein. Never have been, and never will be.