The Shock Doctrine

The Shock Doctrine is a way of making changes to a country or a group of people that takes advantage of a difficult and confusing situation. It works like this: First, something bad or shocking happens, like a natural disaster, war, or financial crisis. Next, powerful people step in and use people’s confusion, fear, and need for help to take away their rights or control their lives in some way. These powerful people can then pass laws or make decisions that only benefit them and their friends, but that can make life much harder for the people they are trying to control. While this might seem unfair, the people who do it think that these changes will help the country and the people in it in the long run.