state crimes: flipping the script

Colonial project = violence

True

Surveillance — the RCMP and natives extremist operations

Wire traps, in person scouting, surveilling anti-gov ppl — still intrusive and agressive ongoing surveillance

Everyday use of the word violence is INTERPERSONAL

There’s a clear perpetrator and victim, normative framing of violence

Structural violence

Violence by agents of the state (police violence)

Institutional violence

Violence of policies — plays out over time, colonialism, not always obvious (invisible), “just the way things are”

Welfare state — meaning

Social democracy (before neoliberalism)

What does the welfare state entail?

A diff mentality, role was to ensure a more equal society, collective mentality

State responsibilities — welfare state

Responsible for protection and promotion of economic and social well beings of its citizens — neoliberal capitalism, 3 pillars, competitive, ppl need to make good choices

Austerity — definition (neoliberal austerity myth by Cooper and White)

Strict economic measures implemented by govt to control growing public debt

Story told abt austerity (neoliberal austerity myth by Cooper and White)

There’s a financial crisis created by overspending of previous government and the only solution is austerity (cut backs on social programs), and the outcome would have a collective benefit

What REALLY happens (neoliberalism austerity myth by Cooper and White)

The financial crisis was rooted in neoliberal deregulation which created a crisis with public debt INCREASING —> wealth gaps grow (rich get richer)

Institutional neglect

When you had smth and it gets taken away

Example of institutional neglect

Long term care homes across Canada (higher death rates, for-profit care, austerity, privitization, deregulation)

Privitization, deregulation and for-profit care in long term care homes in Canada

Families can’t sue care homes, mandatory inspections gone, no more minimum staffing requirements, spending less money on needs, no PPE

Neoliberalism created the perfect storm for covid

True

Violence against educators

Student initiated violence, post-pandemic surge, AUSTERITY, institutional neglect, declining funding, staff cuts, insufficient materials and EAs, increased needs

Commodification

Financialization — when things that used to be a right are financialized to make money