The Shock Doctrine

2010 • 82 minutter

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The film traces the doctrine's beginnings in the radical theories of Milton Friedman at the University of Chicago, and its subsequent implementation over the past forty years, in countries and situation as disparate as Pinochet's Chile, Yeltsin's Russia, Thatcher's Britain, and most recently the neo-con invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq. It will expose the darker side of Friedman's ideology, which was so unpopular it could only be implemented through the use of torture and repression.

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Klein says unrestrained capitalism has or is dominating the world but this is somewhat misleading as Friedman makes it very clear that his support is for economic freedom and there has never been a moment in history where most people have free economy. They say Friedman believed economic freedom and political freedom go hand in hand but he has always said capitalism is necessary for political freedom but not sufficient for it. Also he heavily opposed cronyism and I don't believe he was in favor of privatizing national security based on numerous lectures I've seen.

This film chronicles what our country has done to others as an experiment studied and research ed by an academic who has demonstrated what our government has done and much of the philosophies have now come back to our country and used against its citizens in a slow insidious manner. Important documentary film for the individuals who are able to understand what has happened to us as a nation