,AGA9/ ! ,CORONAVIRUS & ! ,OPPORTUNISM ( ! ,/ATE 
,AN>*I/S 9 ,ITALY ,REPORT ON ! ,SPREAD ( ! ,VIRUS & ! ,QU>ANT9E 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,ANONYM\S 

,TEXT 3 

,9TRODUCTION 

,FROM ONE SIDE1 \R LIVES >E ?REAT5$ BY A NEW VIRUS2 FROM ! O!R SIDE1 \R FRE$OM IS M5AC$ BY NATIONALI/S & AU?ORIT>IANS 9T5T ON US+ ?IS OPPORTUNITY TO SET NEW PREC$5TS = /ATE 9T]V5TION & CONTROL4 ,IF WE ACCEPT ?IS DI*OTOMY--BETWE5 LIFE & FRE$OM--WE WILL CONT9UE PAY+ ! PRICE LONG AFT] ?IS P>TICUL> P&EMIC HAS PASS$4 ,9 FACT1 EA* IS B\ND UP 9 ! O!R1 DEP5D5T UPON ! O!R4 ,9 ! FOLL[+ REPORT1 \R COMRADES 9 ,ITALY DESCRIBE ! CONDITIONS PREVAIL+ !RE1 ! CAUSES ( ! ESCALAT+ CRISIS1 & ! WAYS ?AT ! ,ITALIAN GOV]NM5T HAS TAK5 ADVANTAGE ( ! SITUATION TO CONSOLIDATE P[] 9 WAYS ?AT WILL ONLY EXAC]BATE FUTURE CRISES4 

,AT ?IS PO9T1 ! /RATEGY ( ! AU?ORITIES IS NOT AIM$ AT PROTECT+ PEOPLE FROM ! VIRUS SO MU* AS CONTROLL+ ! PACE AT :I* IT SPREADS SO ?AT IT DOESN'T OV]:ELM !IR 9FRA/RUCTURE4 ,AS 9 SO MANY O!R ASPECTS ( \R LIVES1 CRISIS MANAGEM5T IS ! ORD] ( ! DAY4 ,\R RUL]S DON'T 9T5D TO PRES]VE ! LIVES ( EV]YONE AFFECT$ BY ! VIRUS--!Y ALREADY WROTE (F CONC]N = ! DE/ITUTE LONG BE=E ?IS CRISIS BEGAN4 ,RA!R1 !Y >E DET]M9$ TO PRES]VE ! CURR5T /RUCTURE ( SOCIETY & !IR P]CEIV$ LEGITIMACY )9 IT4 

,9 ?IS CONTEXT1 WE HAVE TO BE ABLE TO DI/+UI% BETWE5 TWO DIFF]5T DISA/]S3 ! DISA/] ( ! VIRUS ITSELF & ! DISA/] WR\<T BY ! WAYS ?AT ! EXI/+ ORD] RESPONDS--& DOES NOT RESPOND--TO ! P&EMIC4 ,IT WILL BE A GRAVE MI/AKE TO ?R[ \RSELVES AT ! M]CY ( ! EXI/+ P[] /RUCTURES1 BL9DLY TRU/+ ?AT !Y EXI/ TO SAVE US4 ,ON ! CONTR>Y1 :5 \R RUL]S SAY 0HEAL?10 !Y MEAN ! HEAL? ( ! ECONOMY MU* MORE SO ?AN ! HEAL? ( \R BODIES4 ,CASE 9 PO9T3 ! ,F$]AL ,RES]VE JU/ ALLOCAT$ @s#a4#e TRILLION TO PROP UP ! /OCK M>KET--@s#e BILLION = ! BANKS--BUT MO/ ,U,S CITIZ5S /ILL CAN'T GET TE/$ = CORONAVIRUS4 

,LET'S BE CLE>3 ?\< ,TRUMP & O!R NATIONALI/S WORLDWIDE 9T5D TO USE ?IS OPPORTUNITY TO IMPOSE NEW CONTROLS ON \R MOVEM5TS1 ?IS P&EMIC IS NOT A CONSEQU5CE ( GLOBALIZATION4 ,P&EMICS HAVE ALWAYS BE5 GLOBAL4 ,! BUBONIC PLAGUE SPREAD WORLDWIDE SEV]AL HUNDR$ YE>S AGO4 ,9 9TRODUC+ A BAN ON TRAVEL FROM ,EUROPE :ILE CONT9U+ TO TRY TO PRES]VE ! HEAL? ( ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES ECONOMY--RA!R ?AN DIRECT+ RES\RCES T[>DS PRES]V+ ! HEAL? ( HUMAN BE+S )9 ! ,U,S--,TRUMP IS GIV+ US AN EXPLICIT LESSON 9 ! WAYS ?AT CAPITALISM IS FUNDAM5TALLY HAZ>D\S TO \R HEAL?4 

,VIRUSES DON'T RESPECT ! 9V5T$ BORD]S ( ! /ATE4 ,?IS ONE IS ALREADY 9SIDE ! ,U,S1 :]E HEAL? C>E IS MU* LESS WIDELY & EV5LY DI/RIBUT$ ?AN IT IS 9 MO/ ( ,EUROPE4 ,ALL ?IS TIME1 AS ! VIRUS SPREAD1 S]VICE 9DU/RY WORK]S HAVE BE5 =C$ TO CONT9UE PUTT+ !MSELVES AT RISK 9 ORD] TO PAY !IR BILLS4 ,TO ELIM9ATE ! PRESSURES ?AT CO]CE PEOPLE 9TO SU* DANG]\S DECISIONS1 WE W\LD HAVE TO DO AWAY ) ! SY/EM ?AT CREATES SU* DRA/IC 9EQUALITY 9 ! FIR/ PLACE4 ,! POOR1 ! HOMELESS1 & O!RS :O LIVE 9 UNSANIT>Y CONDITIONS OR )\T ACCESS TO DEC5T HEAL? C>E >E ALWAYS ! WOR/ HIT BY ANY CRISIS--& ! IMPACT ON !M PUTS EV]YONE ELSE AT GREAT] RISK1 SPREAD+ ! CONTAGION FUR!R & FA/]4 ,NOT EV5 ! WEAL?IE/ ( ! WEAL?Y CAN ISOLATE !MSELVES COMPLETELY FROM A VIRUS LIKE ?IS1 AS ILLU/RAT$ BY ! CIRCULATION ( ! VIRUS 9 ! UPP] E*ELONS ( ! ,REPUBLICAN ,P>TY4 ,9 %ORT--! PREVAIL+ ORD] IS NOT 9 ANYONE'S BE/ 9T]E/1 NOT EV5 ?OSE :O B5EFIT FROM IT MO/4 

,?IS IS ! PROBLEM ) :AT ,MI*EL ,F\CAULT CALL$ BIOP[]1 9 :I* ! SAME /RUCTURES ?AT SU/A9 \R LIVES ALSO CON/RA9 !M4 ,:5 !SE SY/EMS CEASE TO SU/A9 US1 WE F9D \RSELVES TRAPP$1 DEP5D5T ON ! V]Y ?+ ?AT IS 5DANG]+ US4 ,ON A GLOBAL SCALE1 9DU/RIALLY PRODUC$ CLIMATE *ANGE HAS ALREADY MADE ?IS SITUATION V]Y FAMILI>4 ,SOME HAVE EV5 HYPO!SIZ$ ?AT1 BY R$UC+ POLLUTION & WORKPLACE ACCID5TS1 ! 9DU/RIAL SL[D[N ?AT ! VIRUS HAS BR\<T AB\T 9 ,*9A IS SAV+ LIVES AS WELL AS TAK+ !M4 

,LIB]ALS & LEFTI/S >E RESPOND+ BY CRITICIZ+ ! FAILURES ( ,TRUMP'S GOV]NM5T1 EFFECTIVELY DEM&+ MORE GOV]NM5T 9T]V5TION & C5TRALIZ$ CONTROL--:I* ,TRUMP1 OR HIS SUCCESSORS1 WILL SURELY WIELD = !IR [N B5EFIT1 NOT ONLY 9 RESPONSE TO P&EMICS1 BUT ALSO 9 RESPONSE TO EV]Y?+ ELSE !Y P]CEIVE AS A ?REAT4 

,FUNDAM5TALLY1 ! PROBLEM IS ?AT WE LACK A DISC\RSE AB\T HEAL? ?AT IS NOT PREMIS$ ON C5TRALIZ$ CONTROL4 ,ACROSS ! POLITICAL SPECTRUM1 EV]Y METAPHOR WE HAVE = SAFETY & HEAL? IS PR$ICAT$ ON ! EXCLUSION ( DIFF]5CE 7= EXAMPLE1 BORD]S1 SEGREGATION1 ISOLATION1 PROTECTION7 RA!R ?AN ! AIM ( DEVELOP+ A POSITIVE RELATION%IP ) DIFF]5CE 7= EXAMPLE1 EXT5D+ HEAL?-C>E RES\RCES TO ALL1 9CLUD+ ?OSE \TSIDE ! BORD]S ( ! ,U,S74 

,WE NE$ A WAY ( CONCEIV+ ( WELL-BE+ ?AT UND]/&S BODILY HEAL?1 SOCIAL TIES1 HUMAN DIGNITY1 & FRE$OM AS ALL BE+ 9T]CONNECT$4 ,WE NE$ A WAY ( RESPOND+ TO CRISIS BAS$ 9 MUTUAL AID--?AT DOESN'T GRANT EV5 MORE P[] & LEGITIMACY TO TYRANTS4 

,RA!R ?AN PLAC+ BL9D FAI? 9 ! /ATE1 WE MU/ FOCUS ON :AT WE CAN DO ) \R [N AG5CY1 LOOK+ BACK TO PREVI\S PREC$5TS = GUIDANCE4 ,LET NO ONE *>GE ?AT AN>*I/IC ORGANIZ+ IS NOT 0DISCIPL9$0 OR 0COORD9AT$0 5\< TO ADDRESS AN ISSUE LIKE ?IS4 ,WE HAVE SE5 OV] & OV] ?AT CAPITALI/ & /ATE /RUCTURES >E AT !IR MO/ 0DISCIPL9$0 & 0COORD9AT$0 PRECISELY 9 ! WAYS ?AT !Y IMPOSE UNNECESS>Y CRISES ON US--POV]TY1 CLIMATE *ANGE1 ! PRISON-9DU/RIAL COMPLEX4 ,AN>*ISM1 AS WE SEE IT1 IS NOT A HYPO!TICAL BLUEPR9T = AN ALT]NATE WORLD1 BUT ! IMM$IATE NECESSITY ( ACT+ \TSIDE & AGA9/ ! DICTATES ( PR(IT & AU?ORITY 9 ORD] TO C\NT]ACT !IR CONSEQU5CES4 ,:ILE ! CURR5T MODELS ( 0ADDRESS+ ! P&EMIC0 ?AT /ATES >E C>RY+ \T >E BAS$ ON TOP-D[N CONTROL ?AT NEV]!LESS FAIL TO PROTECT ! MO/ VULN]ABLE1 AN AN>*I/ APPROA* W\LD FOCUS *IEFLY ON %IFT+ RES\RCES SU* AS M$ICAL C>E T[>D ALL :O REQUIRE !M1 :ILE EMP[]+ 9DIVIDUALS & COMMUNITIES TO BE ABLE TO LIMIT ! AM\NT ( RISK !Y *OOSE TO EXPOSE !MSELVES TO )\T TREM5D\S NEGATIVE CONSEQU5CES4 

,!RE >E PREC$5TS = ?IS4 ,WE RECALL ,MALATE/A RETURN+ TO ,NAPLES 9 #a#h#h#d1 DESPITE A ?REE-YE> PRISON T]M OV] HIS HEAD1 TO TREAT A *OL]A EPIDEMIC 9 HIS HOMET[N4 ,SURELY \R ANTEC$5TS HAVE !ORIZ$ AB\T ?IS & TAK5 ACTIONS ?AT WE C\LD LE>N FROM TODAY4 ,JU/ A FEW YE>S AGO1 SOME AN>*I/S SET !MSELVES ! *ALL5GE ( ANALYZ+ H[ TO RESPOND TO ! EBOLA \TBREAK FROM AN AN>*I/ P]SPECTIVE4 ,WE 5TREAT Y\ TO ?9K & WRITE & TALK AB\T H[ TO G5]ATE A DISC\RSE AB\T HEAL? ?AT DI/+UI%ES IT FROM /ATE CONTROL--& :AT SORT ( ACTIONS WE CAN TAKE TOGE!R TO HELP EA* O!R SURVIVE ?IS SITUATION :ILE PRES]V+ \R AUTONOMY4 

,9 ! MEANTIME1 WE PRES5T ! FOLL[+ REPORT FROM \R COMRADES 9 NOR!RN ,ITALY :O HAVE BE5 LIV+ ?R\< ?IS CRISIS A FEW WEEKS LONG] ?AN WE 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES HAVE4 

,P&EMIC ,DI>Y1 ,MILAN3 ,LOVE 9 ! ,TIME ( ,CORONA 

#a#i#a#h-#a#i#b3 ,ALREADY %AK5 BY ! ,FIR/ ,WORLD ,W>1 ! WORLD FAC$ A MORE 9SIDI\S FOE3 ,SPANI% FLU1 A CATA/ROPHIC P&EMIC ?AT 9FECT$ #e MILLION PEOPLE1 KILL+ AS MANY AS #e MILLION OR MORE--TWICE ! NUMB] ( CASUALTIES AS 9 ! ,W>4 

#b#b3 ,C,O,V,I,D-#a#i1 A NEW P&EMIC 9FECTION1 IS SPREAD+ ALL OV] ! WORLD4 ,AS ( ?IS WRIT+1 ACCORD+ TO ! ,WORLD ,HEAL? ,ORGANIZATION1 OV] #a#b#e1 CASES HAVE BE5 CONFIRM$1 ) OV] #d1#f DEA?S4 ,9 ,ITALY1 !RE >E #a#b1 9FECTIONS1 ) AT LEA/ #hbg DEA?S4 

,H]E1 WE'LL FOCUS ON ,ITALY1 ASK+ A C\PLE ( QUE/IONS AB\T H[ TO FACE ,C,O,V,I,D-#a#i4 ,! FIR/ /EP IS TO REFUSE TO TAKE ! CORPORATE M$IA N>RATIVE = GRANT$ &--ABOVE ALL--NOT TO GIVE 9 TO ! PRESCRIPTIONS & IMPOSITIONS FROM ABOVE1 ALL ( :I* >E GETT+ MORE & MORE OPPRESSIVE4 

,WE BEG9 FROM ! MO/ OBVI\S FACTS4 ,?IS \TBREAK HI<LI<TS ! NE$ = 9T]NATIONAL SOLID>ITY & COOP]ATION SO ?AT PEOPLE CAN JO9 =CES TO COPE ) ! DIFFICULTIES & A*IEVE COMMON GOALS4 ,BUT 9 ! CURR5T SY/EM--9 :I* EV]Y NATION TAKES ADVANTAGE ( O!RS' TRAG$IES & EV]Y 0CRISIS0 PAVES ! WAY = PR(ITE]+--?AT'S NOT POSSIBLE4 

,H[EV] WE APPROA* ! QUE/ION1 WE >RIVE AT ! SAME CONCLUSION3 CAPITALISM & IMP]IALISM PO9T \T ! NE$ = A RADICAL %IFT FROM ! CURR5T /ATE ( ?+S4 

,BUT LET'S /EP BACK & CONC5TRATE ON ,LOMB>DY1 GO+ BACK TO ! DAY ?AT ! ,ITALIAN GOV]NM5T SIGN$ ! FIR/ ,DECREE ATTEMPT+ TO CONTROL ! SPREAD ( ! 9FECTION4 

,LOMB>DY1 ,FEBRU>Y #af 

,ON ?IS DAY1 ! ,ITALIAN GOV]NM5T SIGN$ ! FIR/ DECREE ATTEMPT+ TO CONTROL ! SPREAD ( ! 9FECTION4 

,MILAN1 #g PM3 ,! WORRY ?AT ALL S*OOLS & GA!R+ PLACES WILL BE CLOS$ SPREADS QUICKLY1 ALONG ) A PANIC ?AT TAKES HOLD AMONG PEOPLE1 CREAT+ PSEUDO-APOCALYPTIC MOM5TS4 ,SUP]M>KETS >E /ORM$ AS IF WE W]E ON ! BR9K ( W>1 PEOPLE BUY HUGE QUANTITIES ( BREA?+ MASKS & H& SANITIZ] 7?9 PAP] MASKS HAVE BECOME A TOTEM REPRES5T+ SAFETY71 WE HE> SCREAMS1 WE SEE PEOPLE WEEP+1 WE EXP]I5CE MASS PANIC4 

,FOLL[+ ! RUMORS AB\T RE/RICTIONS1 ,MILAN1 ! GREAT ,MILAN1 ! CITY ?AT NEV] /OPS1 WAS P>ALYZ$ ) FE>4 ,BUT IT ONLY TOOK A FEW H\RS TO RETURN TO LIVEL9ESS4 ,9 FACT1 ! MORN+ AFT] ! ANN\NCEM5T1 :AT WAS /IRR+ ALL OV] ! CITY WASN'T FE> ( ! VIRUS BUT FE> ( NOT BE+ ABLE TO LIVE ! 0,MILANO DA B]E40 ,B>S & PUBS W]E CLOS$ FROM #f PM TO #f AM--CLE>LY1 ! VIRUSES CLOCK 9 TO WORK AT NI<T LIKE PROLET>IANS ON GRAVEY>D %IFT4 ,RE/AURANTS W]E NOT--APP>5TLY1 Y\ GET ILL IF Y\ DR9K1 BUT IF Y\ EAT1 ! VIRUS1 ON ! CONTR>Y1 RESPECTS Y\4 ,AT ! SAME TIME1 WE SAW ! CLOSURE ( ALL S*OOLS1 UNIV]SITIES1 & O!R GA!R+ PLACES4 

,LATE ,FEBRU>Y 

,A WEEK PASSES & ,MILAN1 ?IS PROV9CIAL WANNABE ,NEW ,YORK1 DOESN'T /OP4 ,LIKEWISE1 ! VIRUS ADVANCES1 CAUS+ FUR!R PANIC4 ,!RE >E MORE 9FECTIONS1 MORE DEA?S--EV5 IF1 GRANT$1 ! VICTIMS 9CLUDE MANY OLD] PEOPLE SUFF]+ FROM EXI/+ C>DIOVASCUL> DISEASES4 ,ONCE AGA91 EV]Y?+ IS LOCK$ D[N--S*OOLS1 C9EMAS1 !AT]S1 KISS+ & HUGG+--BUT NOT B>S1 RE/AURANTS1 MALLS1 OR PUBLIC TRANSIT4 ,MEAN:ILE1 ,BEPPE ,SALA1 ! CITY MAYOR1 TRIES TO GIVE /R5G? TO ! POOR ,MILANESE AFFLICT$ BY ?IS APPALL+ VIRUS ?AT PREYS BY NI<T & ONLY IF Y\ MEET = DR9KS4 ,EMPLOY+ HIS BELOV$ SOCIAL NETWORKS1 HE PO/S A VIDEO ) ! HA%TAG _?,MILANO,NON,SI,F]MA 7,MILANO ,DOESN'T ,/OP74 

,TE*NICALLY1 ! VIDEO IS FLAWLESS--BIRD'S-EYE %OTS ) BRI<T COLORS1 CAT*Y TUNES--YET IT'S AS PHONY AS A ?REE DOLL> BILL4 ,NO D\BT AB\T IT1 IT HAS BE5 PROMOT$ BY ! ,UNIONE DEI ,BR& DELLA ,RI/ORAZIONE ,ITALIANA 7,UNION ( ,ITALIAN ,CAT]+ ,BR&S74 ,MILAN DOESN'T /OP4 ,BUT 9 ?IS VIDEO1 WE DON'T REALLY SEE ,MILAN1 ! REAL ,MILAN--! ,MILAN ,I LOVE NOT BECAUSE IT IS ! C5T] ( MOVIDA BUT BECAUSE IT IS TRAV]S$ BY REVOLUTION>Y %IV]S1 EV5 ?\< !Y TRI$ TO BR+ H] D[N ?R\< FASCISM & X5OPHOBIA1 EV5 ?\< IT HAS FALL5 ASLEEP POLITICALLY OV] ! LA/ TW5TY YE>S4 ,! VIDEO PRES5T$ BY ,SALA SEEMS TO /EP \T ( ! #a#i#hS :5 ! ADV]TISEM5T = A V]Y POPUL> LIQUEUR WAS BROADCA/3 ,AM>O ,RAMAZZOTI1 ! LIQUEUR ( ! 0,MILANO DA B]E40 

,! REAL ,MILAN ISN'T DEPICT$ 9 ?OSE IMAGES4 ,! REAL ,MILAN IS ! ONE EXPRESS$ CRUDELY BUT S9C]ELY BY ,COLLECTIVE ,ZAM 9 A VIDEO P>ROT+ ! ONE ( A ,MAYOR ?AT--)9 DAYS--BACKS \T ( ! /ATEM5T HE HAS ASS]T$1 RESORT+ TO A FALSE N>RATIVE ON ! M$IA2 A FALSE N>RATIVE :]E X5OPHOBIC CLASS RHETORIC IS CON/ANTLY & CONT9U\SLY S]V$ UP1 MAK+ ?IS CITY LIV+ (F PREC>I\S WORK]S & \TSID]S ?AT EV]Y DAY HAS TO /RUGGLE AGA9/ RACISM1 PATRI>*Y1 G5TRIFICATION1 NEGLECT$ SUBURBS & CAPITALISM4 

,! VIRUS ISN'T ! HE>T ( ! EM]G5CY4 ,! REAL EM]G5CY1 PATI5T Z]O ( ?IS 0COSMOPOLITAN0 CITY1 IS ! ECONOMIC PREC>ITY ?AT 9FLICTS DESPAIR UPON ! WORK]S :O >E =C$ TO FI<T AGA9/ ! RIS+ CO/ ( LIV+ & EXPLOITATION ?AT1 9 ! LA/ WEEKS1 HAS OCCURR$ 9 ! NEW =M ( 0SM>T WORK+10 NEV] US$ BE=E 9 ,ITALY & ?AT1 SURELY1 WILL BECOME NEXT YE>'S TR5D TO FUR!R 5?RALL$ ?R\< SUBCONTRACTS & \TS\RC+4 ,MANY EMPLOY]S 9 ,NOR!RN ,ITALY'S R$ ZONES >E =C+ !IR EMPLOYES TO TAKE SICK OR ADM9I/RATIVE LEAVE )\T TAK+ 9TO ACC\NT ?AT ?IS WILL FUR!R DE/ABILIZE AN ALREADY PREC>I\S /ATE SY/EM &1 ABOVE ALL1 HIT ALL ?OSE PREC>I\S WORK]S :O HAVE TO FI<T EV]Y DAY TO PUT FOOD ON ! TABLE1 :O KEEP !IR HEADS ABOVE WAT] BY TAK+ L[-PAID JOBS1 :O 5DURE AWFUL WORK S*$ULES 9 WORKSITES )\T ANY SORT ( SECURITY MEASURES4 ,JU/ TO GIVE Y\ AN IDEA1 FROM ,JANU>Y #a TO ,FEBRU>Y #f ?IS YE>1 !RE HAVE BE5 #df WORKPLACE DEA?S4 

,IF WE /UDY ! TWO VIDEOS1 WE NOTICE ?AT1 NOT BY *ANCE1 ! M$IA KEEP FOCUS+ RESPONSIBILITY = EV]Y?+ ?AT HAPP5S ON ! 9DIVIDUAL1 FROM WORK TO ! DISPLACEM5T ( PEOPLE & ! MOVEM5T ( GOODS4 

,9 %ORT1 !RE HAVE BE5 ?REE /AGES1 :I* WE CAN SUMM>IZE AS FOLL[S4 ,! FIR/ /AGE1 N[ IMPOSSIBLE TO MA9TA91 IS TO CONCEAL ! PROBLEM4 ,! SECOND /AGE IS ! SO-CALL$ 0M$IA T]RORISM0 ?AT IS /ILL 9 PROGRESS1 WAV]+ & OSCILLAT+ BETWE5 MASS PANIC & ILLUSORY CALM4 ,9 ! ?IRD /AGE1 ! CURR5T ONE1 DRAMATIC *ANGES >E IMPOS$ 9 SOCIETY UND] ! COV] ( A COMB9ATION ( PANIC & SOCIAL CONS5SUS4 ,MEAN:ILE1 DECREES >E 9TRODUC$ ?AT WILL HAVE A CONSID]ABLE IMPACT UPON \R FUTURE1 D5Y+ US ! RI<T TO PROTE/1 TO GO ON /RIKE1 TO GA!R ON \R [N T]MS4 

,:AT WILL HAPP5 N[ ?AT ! DECREE SIGN$ BY ,PRIME ,M9I/] ,GIUSEPPE ,CONTE HAS APPE>$ 9 ! ,(FICIAL ,J\RNAL8 ,ADDITIONAL RE/RICTIONS & MEASURES TO CONTA9 ! VIRUS 9 ,LOMB>DY WILL BE EXT5D$ UNTIL ,APRIL #c4 ,WE WILL NE$ SPECIAL P]MISSION TO TRAVEL 9 & \T ( A REGION & ALSO )9 IT2 PEOPLE >E URG$ TO SELF-QU>ANT9E2 ALL S*OOLS & UNIV]SITIES >E CLOS$--WE ALL KN[ /UDY+ IS NOT IMPORTANT1 SO :Y NOT SEIZE ! OPPORTUNITY TO DRAG P>5TS & /UD5TS1 ALREADY EXHAU/$ FROM YE>S & YE>S ( BUDGET>Y CUTS1 9TO ! MESS8 ,B>S & RE/AURANTS CAN REMA9 OP5 FROM #f AM TO #f PM AS LONG AS CU/OM]S CAN KEEP A DI/ANCE ( AT LEA/ ONE MET] BETWE5 EA* O!R2 !AT]S1 GYMS1 SKI RESORTS1 & DISCO!QUES >E %UT D[N1 BUT ALL MAJOR SPORT+ EV5TS CAN TAKE PLACE BEH9D CLOS$ DOORS 7?AT'S ,ITALY--Y\ CAN'T LIVE )\T FOOTBALL72 ALL PUBLIC GA!R+S >E BANN$2 NO W$D+S & FUN]ALS2 M$IUM-SIZ$ & L>GE MALLS >E %UT D[N1 BUT ONLY DUR+ WEEK5DS & BANK HOLIDAYS4 

,9 %ORT1 FE> ( CONTAGION IS SP>K+ MASS PANIC &1 9 ! NAME ( A SUPPOS$ SECURITY1 !SE NEW RE/RICTIONS DANG]\SLY RE/RICT FRE$OM1 JU/IFY+ ! /ATE ( EM]G5CY REG>DLESS ( ! IMPACT IT WILL HAVE ON SMALL RETAIL]S & ON FAMILY-RUN BUS9ESS4 ,BUT ! REAL DANG]1 ! ONE WE %\LD REALLY BE CONC]N$ BY1 ISN'T SO MU* AB\T A CONTAGION1 BUT ! ONE B\ND TO ! IGNORANCE ( A GOV]NM5T ?AT HAS LEAK$ A DRAFT DECREE ?AT1 AS UND]L9$ BY ! VIROLOGI/ ,ROB]TO ,BURIONI1 0PANICS PEOPLE40 ,BASICALLY1 !SE DRA/IC MEASURES BAN PEOPLE FROM WORK+ & IMPOSE 0SM>T WORK+0 = A L>GE PROPORTION ( WORK]S1 LIMIT FRE$OM ( MOTION 9 SOME >EAS1 PRESSURE PEOPLE TO /AY AT HOME1 & BAN ALL PUBLIC 0GA!R+S0 79SIDE OR \TSIDE74 ,EV]Y RI<T IS MORE & MORE RE/RICT$ OR D5I$4 ,ALL ( ?IS1 AMID ! CONSEQU5T MASS PANIC & SOCIAL ISOLATION ( MILLIONS ( PEOPLE4 

,& N[1 TWO ( ! BIGGE/ 0SOCIAL0 ISSUES APPE> ON ! HORIZON4 ,! FIR/1 ! SPH]E 9 :I* WE ,ITALIANS >E UNDISPUT$ SOV]EIGNS1 IS ! 0ESP]TITE0 ( MANY1 RESULT+ FROM 9=MATION SATURATION1 AS A RESULT ( :I* EV]YONE IS 0! GREATE/ EXP]T10 (T5 IGNOR+ ISSUES SU* AS H[ RAPIDLY ! VIRUS SPREADS4 ,?IS IS CLE>LY ! RESULT M$IA & AU?ORITY AIMS TO A*IEVE4 ,! SECOND ISSUE IS ! CONSEQU5CE ( ! V>I\S SPECIALI/S--DOCTORS1 VIROLOGI/S1 BIOLOGI/S--RAG+ ON TELEVISION1 ON ! RADIO1 9 NEWSPAP]S1 &1 ESPECIALLY1 ON ! 9T]NET4 ,!SE PEOPLE >E 9TRODUC$1 9 BAD OR 9 GOOD FAI?1 AS BE+ ABLE TO PROVIDE SOME SORT ( RESOLUTION 9ASMU* AS !Y >E 0NEUTRAL0 EXP]TS--AS IF SCI5CE W]E NEUTRAL & ! EXP]TS ANALYZ+ IT1 DOCTORS 9CLUD$1 LACK P]SONAL PRECONCEPTIONS4 ,BUT ?AT'S POLITICS1 ANYWAY6 ,IF WE DON'T KEEP ?IS ASPECT 9 M9D1 WE WILL 5D UP REA*+ ]RONE\S CONCLUSIONS EV5 IF WE DO \R BE/4 

,:AT DOES ! AV]AGE ,ITALIAN DO TO FI<T BACK AGA9/ !SE CONTROLS & RE/RICTIONS ON HIS FRE$OM8 ,HE DOESN'T REALIZE ?AT HE IS ALREADY CON/RA9$ BY A WIDE RANGE ( RE/RICTIONS IMPOS$ BY CONTROL--VIA ! M$IA1 SURVEILLANCE CAM]AS1 & ! LIKE--& COMPELL$ TO RU% CON/ANTLY TO KEEP UP ) ! WEAL?IE/1 EV5 AT ! CO/ ( TAK+ \T LOANS & />V+ JU/ TO BUY AN I,PHONE1 PAY+ LOAN %>K RATES = MON?S JU/ TO BE 0WOR?Y10 DROOL+ AFT] 9FLU5C]S :O REFUSE TO TAKE A POSITION :5 IT'S TIME TO %ELT] 0\TCA/S10 BUT ALWAYS READY TO PO/ A SELFIE WE>+ ! LATE/ MODEL ( %OES4 ,HE ACTS LIKE ,PULC9ELLA1 PANICK+ BECAUSE HE CAN'T GET BACK TO ! ,S\?2 HE RU%ES TO BO>D TRA9S & BUSSES2 HE C\LDN'T C>E LESS IF ?IS BEHAVIOR C\LD SPREAD ! VIRUS TO ,PUGLIA1 ,CALABRIA1 ,SICILY--ALL ( ! REGIONS ?AT W]E /ILL CONSID]$ 0SAFE0 AS LATE AS ,M>* #h--ALONG ) ! QU>ANT9E 9 EFFECT 9 ,NOR!RN ,ITALY4 ,TONI<T .<,M>* #i.>1 HUNDR$S ( PEOPLE /ORM$ TRA9 /ATIONS & BUS /ATIONS TRY+ TO ESCAPE FROM ! R$ ZONE1 COMPELL+ ! RAILWAY POLICE 7,P,O,L,F,]7 TO 9T]V5E TO KEEP PEOPLE CALM4 ,UNABLE TO UND]/& H[ IT WAS POSSIBLE1 ,CONTE SAYS3 0,! PUBLICATION ( A R\< DRAFT HAS CREAT$ UNC]TA9TY1 9SECURITY1 CONFUSION1 WE CAN'T ACCEPT IT40 

,SO :Y NOT GIVE POLICE SPECIAL P[]S1 5ABLE !M TO /OP PEOPLE & DEM& TO HE> :]E !Y >E GO+1 :ILE B>S & RE/AURANTS /ILL REMA9 OP58 ,A CAUSE LEADS TO AN EFFECT2 9 ?IS CASE1 IT'LL LEAD TO ! 9T5SIFY+ ( P5T-UP ANG] & RACISM1 OBVI\SLY 5\<4 ,& :O KN[S--SOON] OR LAT]1 IT W\LDN'T BE SURPRIS+ TO READ ?AT SOMEONE BEGAN %OOT+ ,*9ESE1 ,MOROCCAN1 OR ,ROMANIAN PEOPLE1 OR :OMEV] ELSE1 ON ! PRET5SE ( SEEK+ TO AV5GE ! DEA? VIA ,C,O,V,I,D-#a#i ( HIS C\S9 OR NEI<BOR OR ACQUA9TANCE4 ,!RE HAVE ALREADY BE5 ASSAULTS ON SOME ,EA/]N ,EUROPEANS LIV+ 9 ,ITALY4 

,! ,ITALIOT DOESN'T ?9K AB\T O!RS2 HE JU/ FOCUSES ON FEEL+ GOOD1 BECAUSE :AT REALLY C\NTS IS ! PURSUIT ( HIS [N SATISFACTION4 ,:O C>ES IF ! WORLD >\ND H] FALLS AP>T8 ,! APPLE DOESN'T FALL F> FROM ! TREE2 AN EXCELL5T EXAMPLE ( :Y ! AV]AGE ,ITALIAN C\LDN'T GIVE A DAMN IS EMBODI$ BY =M] ,M9I/] ( ! ,9T]IOR ,MATTEO ,SALV9I1 ! RI<T-W+ POPULI/ & ANTI-IMMIGRANT POLITICIAN LEAD+ ! ,LEGA P>TY4 ,IT SEEMS ONLY YE/]DAY1 BUT ALMO/ A MON? HAS PASS$ S9CE HE WAS SN>L+1 AS ALWAYS1 ?AT ! GOV]NM5T DIDN'T BLOCK BOATS LOAD$ ) MIGRANTS1 WOND]+ IF ! GOV]NM5T HAD UND]E/IMAT$ ! CORONAVIRUS BY 0ALL[+ ! MIGRANTS TO L&40 ,:O C>ES ?AT HE WANTS TO CLOSE ,ITALIAN BORD]S EXCEPT TO KEEP ! BORD]S OP5 T[>DS ! ,UNIT$ ,K+DOM4 ,JU/ DAYS BE=E ! DECREE WAS SIGN$1 HE WAS ABLE TO GO TO ,LONDON1 *ALL5G+ ALL COMMON S5SE1 SPREAD+ HIS NATIONALI/ & RACI/ ?\<TS ACROSS ,EUROPE--! PLAGUE ?AT PREC$ES CORONAVIRUS4 

,N[ WE MU/ ASK \RSELVES SOME O!R QUE/IONS ?AT MAY BE H>D TO ANSW]4 ,! FIR/ ONE IS H[ WE %\LD REACT TO :AT'S HAPP5+1 TAK+ 9TO ACC\NT ALL ! OBJECTIVE DIFFICULTIES CONNECT$ TO ! BANS 7= EXAMPLE1 PUNI%M5TS = VIOLATORS 9CLUD+ UP TO ?REE MON?S 9 JAIL OR F9ES ( @s#b#b#e71 ! CONT9U\S 0M$IA BOMB+10 ! FEEL+ ( CON/ANT UNC]TA9TY4 

,ON ONE H&1 WE SEE AN OV]-EMPHASIS ON 9DIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITY1 ESPECIALLY = ?OSE SUFF]+ FROM ! CORONAVIRUS1 & ON ! O!R H&1 ! /ATE US+ ! EXCUSE ( AN EM]G5CY TO IMPOSE NEW RULES4 ,!Y DON'T TALK AB\T CUTS TO PUBLIC HOSPITALS 7#d#e1 9 ! LA/ T5 YE>S71 AB\T ! SITUATION ( WORK]S 9 ! FRONT L9E 7ESPECIALLY1 DOCTORS1 NURSES1 & ! LIKE71 AB\T ! NEGATIVE EFFECTS ON ! HEAL? SECTOR--SU* AS ! 9T]RUPTION ( REGUL>LY S*$UL$ M$ICAL EXAM9ATIONS 9CLUD+ DIALYSIS & ! TREATM5T ( DIABETICS & O!RS ) S]I\S M$ICAL CONDITIONS1 :O HAVE SE5 !IR M9IMAL RI<TS D5I$ BY ! DIV]SION ( ECONOMIC EF=TS T[>DS ?IS 0EM]G5CY0 )\T EV] TAK+ !M 9TO ACC\NT4 ,HYPOCRITICALLY1 ,ITALIAN POLITICIANS--! SAME ONES :O ATTACK$ ! PUBLIC HEAL? SECTOR & ITS WORK]S--HEAP PRAISE UPON \R PUBLIC HEAL? SY/EM1 NEV] M5TION+ ALL ! PR(IT-DRIV5 PRIVATIZATION4 

,SO :AT WILL HAPP5 N[8 ,:AT WILL BE ! HI/ORICAL CONSEQU5CES ( !SE 0EM]G5CIES80 ,9 REC5T YE>S1 WE CAN SEE CLE>LY ?AT A SET ( REPRESSIVE RULES HAS BE5 CREAT$ 9 ,ITALY ?AT DIDN'T DISAPPE> EV5 :5 EA* 0EM]G5CY0 5D$1 :ATEV] TYPE ( EM]G5CY IT WAS4 

,9 ?IS C\NTRY1 ! CREATION & EXPLOITATION ( EM]G5CY HAS CREAT$ S]I\S PROBLEMS = US4 ,ON ! PRETEXT ( MAK+ W> ON ! ,MAFIA & SO-CALL$ 0T]RORISM10 ! AU?ORITIES PASS$ 0SPECIAL LAWS0 SU* AS ! ONE /IPULAT+ A MAXIMUM S5T5CE ( #c YE>S 7BECAUSE1 EV5 9 =MAL B\RGEOIS HYPOCRISY1 PUNI%M5T %\LD BE 0RE-$UCATIONAL0 & AIM$ AT SOCIAL RE9TEGRATION72 BUT 9 #a#i#i#b1 !Y 9TRODUC$ LIFE )\T P>OLE4 ,?IS IS P]HAPS ! MO/ OBVI\S EXAMPLE ( ! MORE & MORE AGGRESSIVE AU?ORIT>IAN T5D5CIES ( B\RGEOIS DEMOCRACY4 ,TO BROAD5 \R ANALYSIS1 WE %\LD /UDY H[1 OV] ! PA/ FEW DECADES1 IT HAS BE5 POSSIBLE TO CRIM9ALIZE & REPRESS ! POOR1 & ! /RUGGL+1 & ALL :O TRY TO OPPOSE ! /ATUS QUO 9 ANY WAY4 ,?IS HAS L$ TO H>D PUNI%M5T1 ) EXCEPTIONS ONLY :5 WE >E ABLE TO REPEL ! ATTACKS ( ! /ATE4 

,= EXAMPLE1 E>?QUAKES HAVE S]V$ AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO 9TRODUCE ANTI-SOCIAL REGIONAL LAWS ON ! PRETEXT ( OPPOS+ 0LOOT+40 ,! E>?QUAKE 9 ,L',AQUILAS ILLU/RATES ?IS--EV5 IF1 9 ?AT CASE1 !Y HAD TO FACE A V]Y COMBATIVE GRASSROOTS RESPONSE4 

,LIKEWISE1 ! 0ANTI-HOOLIGAN SPECIAL LAWS0 ?AT1 S9CE #b#f1 />T$ ADDRESS+ ! MO/ 0UNPRES5TABLE0 P>T ( ! MOVEM5T 7FROM ! PO9T ( VIEW ( ! POLICE71 ! ORGANIZATION ( Y\NG/]S FROM ! POORE/ SUBURBS1 (T5 PRONE TO FI<T+ AGA9/ ! POLICE & TO BREAK+ ! RULES !Y IMPOSE4 ,?OSE LAWS W]E SUPPOS$ TO T>GET 0DANG]\S HOOLIGANS0 FROM ORGANIZ$ FOOTBALL CLUBS1 BUT 9 ! YE>S S9CE !Y W]E PASS$1 !Y HAVE BE5 US$ TO REPRESS /RIKES1 MOBILIZATIONS1 & PICKETS AS WELL4 ,WE CAN SEE ! CONSEQU5CE 9 POLITICAL /RUGGLES ?AT >E T>GET$ ) F9ES & ! WELL-KN[N 0DASPO10 AN ORD] BANN+ ACCESS TO SPORTS EV5TS ?AT HAS ALSO BE5 IMPOS$ 9 A 0PREV5TATIVE0 =M AGA9/ O!R T>GETS )\T EV5 GO+ ?R\< C\RTS1 ) ! PURE >BIT>9ESS ( ! POLICE4 ,MANY ORGANIZ$ FOOTBALL CLUBS' EF=TS C\LD BE SUMM>IZ$ AS A =M ( PROTE/ AGA9/ MOD]N SOCC] 7?AT IS1 AGA9/ ! DEPRIVATION ( SOCIALITY 9 ORD] TO MAXIMIZE PR(IT7 & AS AN ORGANIZ$ MOBILIZATION ?AT RECOGNIZES ! DANG] ?AT ! 0ANTI-HOOLIGAN SPECIAL LAWS0 POSE TO ALL ORGANIZ$ MOVEM5TS4 ,! ANTI-REPRESSION SLOGAN 0SPECIAL LAWS3 TODAY = HOOLIGANS1 TOMORR[ = ! :OLE CITY60 IS RELEVANT H]E1 TOO4 ,FIR/1 !Y'LL T>GET US1 BUT EV5TUALLY !Y'LL EXT5D CONTROL TO EV]YONE4 

,?IS BR+S US BACK TO ! DECREE ?AT HAS BE5 PASS$ ALMO/ 9 SIL5CE1 ! ABOVE-M5TION$ 0,CONTE ,DECREE0 ?AT HAS HURRI$LY IMPLEM5T$ A LAW R$UC+ EMPLOYES' RI<TS REG>D+ 0SM>T WORK+0 :ILE 9CREAS+ ! BOSSES' LEV]AGE4 ,EV5 9 WAYS ?AT >E NOT CLE>LY CONNECT$ TO ! CORONAVIRUS EM]G5CY1 !Y >E LAY+ !IR H&S ON ! RI<TS ( MILLIONS ( PEOPLE BY MEANS ( SU* DECREES4 

,BUT ?IS K9D ( REPRESSION CAN ALSO G5]ATE REVOLT4 ,9 RESPONSE TO ! GOV]NM5T TAK+ AWAY A V>IETY ( PRISON]S' RI<TS 79CLUD+ VISITATION & RECREATION71 PRISON]S RIOT$4 ,AS ( ,M>* #i1 MORE ?AN #e HAD ESCAP$ 9 ! RIOTS1 ?\< SIX MORE HAD BE5 KILL$4 ,CRIM9AL TRIALS W]E CONT9U+ EV5 DUR+ ! \TBREAK1 ?\< PRISON]S >E PROHIBIT$ FROM ATT5D+1 SUPPOS$LY \T ( FE> !Y WILL CONTRACT ! VIRUS & SPREAD IT TO ?OSE TRAPP$ 9 ! PRISON SY/EM4 

,DESPITE ALL ! ?REATS & RISKS1 ON ! FIR/ DAY ( ! NATIONAL LOCKD[N1 A FEW DOZ5 PROTE/]S CONV]G$ ON ! EMPTY /REETS ( C5TRAL ,ROME \TSIDE ! ,M9I/RY ( ,JU/ICE TO ELEVATE ! DEM&S ( PRISON]S ACROSS ! C\NTRY 9 REVOLT4 

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,NEW /RICT] MEASURES HAVE BE5 IMPOS$ ON ?OSE :O FALSIFY ! SELF-C]TIFICATION TO GO \T3 Y\ CAN BE >RE/$ 9 FLAGRANTE DELICTO & S]VE UP TO SIX YE>S 9 JAIL4 ,FUR!RMORE1 ?OSE :O VIOLATE QU>ANT9E CAN BE *>G$ ) 0MANSLAU<T] AGA9/ PUBLIC HEAL?10 :ILE ?OSE VIOLAT+ QU>ANT9E :O EXHIBIT ,C,O,V,I,D-#a#i SYMPTOMS SU* AS FEV] & C\<1 CAUS+ ! DEA? ( ELD]LY PEOPLE OR SUBJECTS AT RISK1 C\LD BE *>G$ ) 0VOLUNT>Y MANSLAU<T]0 & JAIL$ UP TO #ba YE>S4 ,! SAME APPLIES TO ?OSE HAV+ CONTACTS ) ,C,O,V,I,D-POSITIVE PEOPLE & MA9TA9+ SOCIAL RELATION%IPS OR WORK+ ) !M )\T TAK+ ! NECESS>Y PRECAUTIONS OR 9=M ! O!RS4 

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,EV]Y?+ EXCEPT MALLS1 DRUG/ORES1 & CONV5I5CE /ORES >E CLOS$ = TWO WEEKS4 ,WE >E ON LOCKD[N & ! QU>ANT9E ISOLATES US FROM ! WORLD4 ,CALL ME A CATA/ROPHI/1 BUT :AT COMES TO M9D IS ! FATE ( ,PR9CE ,PROSP]O HID+ 9 HIS =TIFI$ ABBEY3 

0,& N[ WAS ACKN[L$G$ ! PRES5CE ( ! ,R$ ,DEA?4 ,HE HAD COME LIKE A ?IEF 9 ! NI<T4 ,& ONE BY ONE DROPP$ ! REVEL]S 9 ! BLOOD-B$EW$ HALLS ( !IR REVEL1 & DI$ EA* 9 ! DESPAIR+ PO/URE ( HIS FALL4 ,& ! LIFE ( ! EBONY CLOCK W5T \T ) ?AT ( ! LA/ ( ! GAY4 ,& ! FLAMES ( ! TRIPODS EXPIR$4 ,& ,D>KNESS & ,DECAY & ! ,R$ ,DEA? HELD ILLIMITABLE DOM9ION OV] ALL40 

--,! ,MASQUE ( ! ,R$ ,DEA?1 ,$G> ,ALLAN ,PE74 

,BUT WE WILL SURVIVE1 DESPITE ! QU>ANT9E IMPOS$ UPON US4 

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,! :OLE ( ,ITALY1 BR\<T TO ITS KNEES1 F9ALLY SEEMS TO BE MOV$ BY A REBELLI\S SPIRIT4 ,WE >E NOT TALK+ AB\T ! S++ FLA%MOB S*$UL$ = TODAY AT #f PM--! CALL TO GO \T ON Y\R BALCONY TO S+ & PLAY MUSIC1 TO LET ! WORLD KN[ ?AT 0WE CAN DO IT0 & ?AT EV]Y?+ WILL BE ALL RI<T4 ,?IS IS SOME?+ ELSE4 0,IRRESPONSIBLE /RIKE10 SAY ! MA/]S4 ,SAFETY MEASURES >E LACK+ 9 ! WORKPLACES1 SAY ! EMPLOYES4 0,WE >E NOT EXP5DABLE0--0,WE >E NOT CANNON FODD]40 ,!SE >E ! *ANTS COM+ FROM ,ITALY'S FACTORIES4 ,FROM NOR? TO S\?1 UNIONS & WORK]S >E MAK+ A %[ ( =CE & /IRR+ ?+S UP ) SPONTANE\S /RIKES CALL+ = MEASURES TO SAFEGU>D HEAL?4 ,?AT1 AT LEA/1 IS SOME?+4 

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