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Preparedness Inevitably Fails

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Preparedness, the campaigns which the State produces to protect its citizens, is usually considered to be in the interests of the population. In the case of Grenfell Tower, preparedness was apparently based on a science and social science of tower block fires. However, State interests, rather than the interests of citizens, are the primary subject of State preparedness. Preparedness campaigns, such as the ones employed in Grenfell Tower, are necessarily limited by the State’s desire to tacitly protect certain citizens rather than others. In the final analysis, the State aims to protect itself and capitalism rather than the citizen. Preparedness inevitably fails the citizen as its ultimate purpose is State survival and the maintenance of Capital.

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Preston, J. (2019). Preparedness Inevitably Fails. In: Grenfell Tower . Palgrave Pivot, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-96851-3_1

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