(Headline) "The Great Covid Class War" (Lede) "The pandemic has created the perfect pretext for enacting economically destructive policies." by Alex Gutentag (December 16, 2020)
"We are facing something much darker than a respiratory virus. A great theft is occurring under the pretext of safety. It is not just the theft of working people’s jobs, savings, and property—it is also the theft of a meaningful life." Thanks to Starfire for bringing this article to my attention. The Great Covid Class War The pandemic has created the perfect pretext for enacting economically destructive policies. by Alex Gutentag December 16, 2020 A panhandler in Genoa, Italy during lockdown. (photo: John Perivolaris / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) On January 19, 2020, Washington state reported the first US case of coronavirus. By the end of March, 245 million Americans were under stay-at-home restrictions to “ flatten the curve .” Mainstream news terrorized the public with exponential graphs, threats of a medical supply shortage , and displays of hygiene theater . Appeals to science were weaponized to enforce conformity, and the media portrayed anti-lockdo...