Written by We live in a Disaster Capitalist state. Naomi Klein pointed out one of Milton Freidman’s tactics of using events of terror and catastrophe- from Earthquakes to Suicide Bombers- to play political spin to the advantage of the neoliberal agenda.
The horrific attack on the Manchester Arena may be used to Theresa May’s advantage – a strong military interventionist attitude will serve as the ‘solution’ to the ‘moment of vertigo’ caused by such shocks.