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Soph0571

(9,685 posts) Mon Mar 16, 2020, 10:21 AM Mar 2020

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Disaster Nationalism exactly explains the US & UK governments response to COVID-19

Playing on the conspiracy theories - making the virus a object to spread isolationism - not being concerned for the people who will die because they already have their eggs in a row re who to blame - culling the herd is exciting to them - anarchy cloaked in destructive adventure...

This exactly.

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Disaster Nationalism exactly explains the US & UK governments response to COVID-19 (Original Post) Soph0571 Mar 2020 OP

Kick and recommend. Go to greatest page. bronxiteforever Mar 2020 #1

Here endeth the Reagan/Thatcher malaise Mar 2020 #2

It galls tRump very much that he had to block entry to white people. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2020 #3

Ah, but the UK exceptions speak English Hekate Mar 2020 #8

Kick defacto7 Mar 2020 #4

Naomi Klein called it out in her book Disaster Capitalism years ago kimbutgar Mar 2020 #5

Shock Doctrine. nt wiggs Mar 2020 #6

It's a means to distract from reality while looting and taking control. Hermit-The-Prog Mar 2020 #7

bronxiteforever

(9,287 posts)

1. Kick and recommend. Go to greatest page.

Reply to Soph0571 (Original post)

Mon Mar 16, 2020, 10:25 AM

Mar 2020

malaise

(269,157 posts)

2. Here endeth the Reagan/Thatcher

Reply to Soph0571 (Original post)

Mon Mar 16, 2020, 10:26 AM

Mar 2020

New World Order!

Bernardo de La Paz

(49,036 posts)

3. It galls tRump very much that he had to block entry to white people. . . . nt

Reply to Soph0571 (Original post)

Mon Mar 16, 2020, 10:44 AM

Mar 2020

Hekate

(90,789 posts)

8. Ah, but the UK exceptions speak English

Reply to Bernardo de La Paz (Reply #3)

Mon Mar 16, 2020, 01:03 PM

Mar 2020

defacto7

(13,485 posts)

4. Kick

Reply to Soph0571 (Original post)

Mon Mar 16, 2020, 11:11 AM

Mar 2020

kimbutgar

(21,188 posts)

5. Naomi Klein called it out in her book Disaster Capitalism years ago

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Mon Mar 16, 2020, 12:18 PM

Mar 2020

wiggs

(7,817 posts)

6. Shock Doctrine. nt

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Mon Mar 16, 2020, 12:54 PM

Mar 2020

Hermit-The-Prog

(33,413 posts)

7. It's a means to distract from reality while looting and taking control.

Reply to Soph0571 (Original post)

Mon Mar 16, 2020, 12:56 PM

Mar 2020

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