Covid-19 continues to ravage the US, and it is clear that those in power are unwilling to take the measures necessary to save lives. As numbers spike and Covid-19 intersects with an oncoming flu season, states are looking to reopen in greater capacity, all in the name of profits.
The Trump administration stresses ineffective “herd immunity” and blatantly says it will not attempt to control the virus. The Democrats hide behind a purposefully ineffective government apparatus, promising “relief bills” instead of taking action.
Local governments take half-measures, or none at all, to curb the damage Covid is doing, all in the name of “saving the economy.” Workers and other vulnerable people are put in danger with no guarantee of relief in sight.
It is clear that the problems presented by Covid—evictions and houselessness, disproportionate deaths of colonized people, endangering workers, the failures of healthcare systems—are simply the problems of capitalism exacerbated by extreme circumstances.
Socialism is the only way to build a society that will value human lives over the desire for profit. The government is willing to kill us to preserve the status quo. They want a return to normalcy, but the old normal is not acceptable. It is time to move forward.
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