“Living with the virus” has failed. The wishful thinking, the regression to allowing biology to dominate society, the idea of normality of widespread disease has not worked. No way to justify the damage as health, economy and freedom are lost. Its advocates should reassess. 1/
Let us stop justifying the failure by claiming nothing else was possible, that we couldn’t have known, that we couldn’t have succeeded anyway. It is not becoming of our identities, it is not respectful of our ancestors, it is not a way to build our futures. 2/
Society, through medical systems, transportation systems, manufacturing, construction of homes, industries, cities, and scientific knowledge, links us in a shared destiny, MLK's "inescapable network of mutuality". Together, we transcend individual biological destiny. 3/
If ever there was a time, now is the time to say “We have not yet begun to fight”(JPJ). The future is for us to create. 4/
The alternative? We can embrace a #zeroCovid strategy. Difficulties—cacophony, pessimism, self-doubt—can be repaired. Center our feelings in compassion, our will in defeating an enemy, our creativity in innovation, we can transform society for collective action and win. 5/
Where there is a will there is a way. 6/
• • •
Missing some Tweet in this thread? You can try to
force a refresh
