normalizing mass death is not the same thing as ending mass death
so many of the people arguing "we just have to live with covid now" are either hugely structurally insulated from it or unable to avoid it *because* of people who are hugely insulated from it
the (racist, classist, ableist) persistence of the pandemic is not inevitable
the (racist, classist, ableist) persistence of the pandemic is not inevitable
more & more, the government's "solutions" are about downloading responsibility - for being vaccinated, for verifying vaccinations, for surviving/"recovering" physically & emotionally & economically - onto individuals
who do you think is going to benefit from policies that rely on existing privilege? who do you think is going to be fucked over by the same policies?
this isn't about getting vaccinated or not; it's about understanding the pandemic as a shared struggle against state violence
this isn't about getting vaccinated or not; it's about understanding the pandemic as a shared struggle against state violence
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