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disaster capitalism

(POLICY) an extreme form of capitalism created in the immediate aftermath of a disaster. In some cases, as in Chile (1973), the disaster is a coup d'etat with the express purpose of imposing disaster capitalism. In other cases, such as the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, it is a genuine natural disaster that literally kills.

After some disasters, the authorities in some countries may well respond by imposing "reforms" that would have been impossible before. These include: (1) privatization of public property, making it unavailable to the indigenous people; (2) arbitrary elimination of laws ("deregulation"); and (3) slashing democratically chosen programs that help ordinary citizens ("austerity programs").

The concept was popularized in Naomi Klein's excellent 2007 book, *The Shock Doctrine*.
"Disaster capitalism" is neoliberalism imposed undemocratically. It exploits natural disasters, civil wars, foreign invasions, coups d'etat, terrorism, or explicit deception. It always seeks to make its changes irreversible.

Naomi Klein mostly blames the International Monetary Fund, but there are other culprits as well.
by Abu Yahya July 10, 2010
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Brown disaster

The act of someone leaving a massive crap and a large amount of wet toilet paper in the komode and it clogs it. This happens frequently on college campuses, rest stops, restaurants, and dormitories, where janitors usually have to clean it up.
I had to go to the bathroom on the 2nd floor of my dorm hall, and I opened the stall door to find a brown disaster! It was gross.
by The Kentucky Yankee December 28, 2005
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bi disaster

bi disaster: Luz from The Owl House
Someone who is bisexual and very disastrous.
person 1 : She is such a Bi disaster !
person 2 : who ?
person 1 : Luz from The Owl House .
by -arxia July 14, 2020
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disability heckler

Someone who harasses or embarrasses an individual with a disability out in public view.
One who makes taunting remarks about someones disability.
The man talking to that guy over there in the wheelchair is a disability heckler.
by Robert Michael Hensel April 18, 2008
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Disarming White Woman Tears

When a white female bodied person realizes that what they said was blatantly racist and begins to panic, defend said statement and cry until she has garnered sympathy and pity for her plight purely by virtue of social love of milky white skin and the ideal of white barbie womanhood
white woman: i say the n word all the time because it makes me closer to black people.
poc: thats pretty racist
white woman: i cant be racist! Im a lesbian! *insert disarming white woman tears*
by c. jarelle October 16, 2008
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disattached

The word idiots use when "detached" and "disconnected" are at the tip of their tongue.
Kid: Yo I have the craziest dreams in Social Studies class. One time, I was sleeping, and I had this dream that the school's new wing was dis...dis...disattached from the rest of the school, and we had to, like, swim across to get to the other side. It was crazy!11
by cakeofages August 8, 2008
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Disabled picker

a someone (really abled-minded or abled bodied) who torments the mentally disabled people, especially the physically disabled.
No wonder normal people are such disabled pickers, they shouldn't be good human people.
by the non-normal man 88 September 27, 2009
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