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Un-fricken-believable.
First off, as you guys know, this pandemic impacts all ages. The first reports that it was just us old fogies at risk have been debunked.
There is no “grandparents sacrifice themselves for the good of capitalism” possibility. Nor should there be. Obviously, the two psychopaths on display there are really saying, Fuck the poor, fuck the working class, fuck even the middle class, let’s get back to work fluffing up rich people again [cuz we’re rich and we depend of workers to stay rich].
Trump said yesterday that he wants to end social distancing policies in two weeks — against advice from medical professionals worldwide, even in his own administration. And to make it all the worse, he wants us all to feel sorry for him for his own supposed massive sacrifices . . . whining that no one thanked him for not taking a salary, and whining even more how he supposedly lost billions to run for the presidency . . . This in the middle of a presser on the pandemic . . . This in the midst of questions regarding the national response to the pandemic.
He knew about all of this back in January and did nothing. Hid it from Americans to the extent possible. And now he’s so worried about his own finances and his own chance for reelection, that he wants us to work ourselves to death on behalf of capitalism and capitalists, regardless of how many die.
Worst. President. Evah. And given our history, that’s saying something.
Krystal Ball: Suspend capitalism NOW, and do not resuscitate”
As the young kids used to say, OMG!!
I did not know Krystal was an anticapitalist!! — or at least “born again.”
That was an awesome opening, though her conservative co-host doesn’t sound like he’s there with her.
Loved her rant. Spot on!
I know she didn’t have time to get into a host of things . . . but, obviously, another huge reason to dump capitalism forever is that it doesn’t do prevention. It can’t make money on that. It can’t make money on rainy-day stockpiles. It must sell, sell, sell, world without end. And, of course, that leads to more pollution, waste, extinction of wildlife and eco-systems and further acceleration climate change . . . . which will, in turn, produce more pandemics, with ever greater lethality and scope.
I know I’m terrible at conveying stuff like the above, and I know I’m just singing to the choir . . . but we need to choose:
Capitalism or the planet. We can’t have both. They’re intrinsically, permanently at (deadly) odds.
Good quotes, WV, as per usual.
Yeah, gotta step back from all that, frequently.
Nietzsche said:
“Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And when you look long into an abyss, the abyss also looks into you.”
(Probably not the best translation. Found it on the Web, etc. etc. Too tired to dig through my books.)
I’ve been staying in for days, but will likely venture out to do hunter-gatherer stuff for groceries.
Hoping local stores are open. I think they’re gonna try to transition to online, personal shopper mode. Put in your order, drive over to pick it up, etc.
We’ll see.
Reading a lot, but also wasting too much time arguing with others online. Gotta stop that. I am doing my best, though, to suggest good books.
I’m reading one now in e-book form that’s in the world-ecology school:
The History of the World in Seven Cheap Things, by Raj Patel and Jason Moore}
https://www.ucpress.edu/book/9780520299931/a-history-of-the-world-in-seven-cheap-thingsAlso being a couch potato, watching some guilty pleasures like The Voice and Idol. I know they’re over-produced, and I hate that they try so hard to make everyone cry for the camera, but I enjoy the music.
And, as mentioned below, The Expanse is really excellent.
Overall, trying not to dwell on the fact that I’m in the prime risk group. I picked a bad time to stop drinking!!
