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This is wild: China sent Italy a huge shipment of 680,000 masks and thousands of respirators to help it contain coronavirus, but while it was traveling the Czech Republic seized it for itself

Both countries are EU members. European solidarity is a fantasy repubblica.it/esteri/2020/03…
This infighting between EU members over Chinese protective equipment has happened several times

China sent 830,000 masks to Italy to help fight coronavirus, but Germany (which basically controls the EU) seized them

Germany banned the export of equipment m.huffingtonpost.it/entry/in-lomba…
EU overlord Germany banned the export of protective medical equipment, angering its neighbors.

Germany stopped a Swiss truck carrying 240,000 face masks at the border.

Austria is also mad over Germany blocking shipments.

"European solidarity" is a myth
bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
The EU was never about helping people; it is about "free trade" and economic integration

The EU is a neoliberal institution controlled by bankers, pushing nonstop austerity and privatization

It's no surprise EU members abandoned each other in this crisis
opendemocracy.net/en/opendemocra…
What's sad is Jeremy Corbyn recognized "EU support for austerity and failed neoliberal policies have caused serious hardship for working people"

But he never controlled his own party, which is dominated by neoliberals who sabotaged him

Now the EU is done
politicshome.com/news/article/j…
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This point cannot be stressed enough: The coronavirus epidemic must be the final end to neoliberalism.

This post-Cold War era of insane hyper-capitalism that we call neoliberalism has totally whittled down the state to the bone, exposing the world to a global health catastrophe.
For decades, the majority of countries have followed this capitalist religion known as neoliberalism, preaching the secret to a "good" economy is freeing the market, privatization, deregulation, etc.

It devastated global health infrastructure, setting the stage for this pandemic
The USA shows the most insanely dystopian outcome of this neoliberal capitalist dogma:

After privatizing everything, cutting state institutions and social spending for decades, the US is holding coronavirus testing stations in fucking WALMART PARKING LOTS
businessinsider.com/walmart-parkin…
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Sorry, but we have to admit the truth: Bernie really flopped in the debate.

Sanders could have turned the primary race around if he aggressively exposed Biden as a demented right-wing warmongering privatizer (and pathological liar).

He was way too soft. Huge missed opportunity.
The only possible path to the nomination Bernie had was exposing Biden as the horrible unelectable right-wing liar he is. But Sanders didn't want to hurt the Dems

Like Corbyn in the UK, he's way too nice. He refuses to take the gloves off, even when defending himself from smears
The fact is one of the main reasons Trump won the GOP primary is he ruthlessly demolished his rivals, no holds barred.

People want a strong leader. But the left has been too infected by liberal mealy-mouthed politeness and "anti-authoritarianism."

Are you going to lead, or not?
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Insane: Far-right, blood-soaked, war-profiteering mercenary Erik Prince has been recruiting ex spies from US and UK intelligence agencies and using them to spy on left-wing groups, including labor unions.

They have been doing this through Project Veritas.
nytimes.com/2020/03/07/us/…
Project Veritas is not some "grassroots" "alternative media" outlet; it is a spook show that is actively working with Erik Prince and spies from American and British spy intelligence agencies.

It has become basically a privatized far-right spy group.
According to its latest publicly available tax filing, Project Veritas received $8.6 million in contributions and grants in 2018

In 2019, it received a $1 million contribution made through the massive corporate law firm Alston & Bird

This is not "grassroots" "alternative media"
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