,& ,AFT] ! ,VIRUS8 ,! ,P]ILS ,AHEAD ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,CRIME?,9C4 ,TEXT 3 ,H[ WILL \R SOCIETY EM]GE FROM ! ,C,O,V,I,D-#a#i CRISIS8 ,DOES ! P&EMIC %[ ?AT WE NE$ MORE C5TRALIZ$ /ATE P[]1 MORE SURVEILLANCE & CONTROL8 ,:AT >E ! ?REATS RANG$ AGA9/ US--& H[ CAN WE PREP>E TO CONFRONT !M8 ,SEV]AL DAYS AGO1 ! NUMB] ( CORONAVIRUS DEA?S 9 ,NEW ,YORK ,CITY SURPASS$ ! DEA? TOLL ( ! ATTACKS ( ,SEPTEMB] #a#a1 #b#a4 ,:5EV] PUNDITS & POLITICIANS 9VOKE #i_/#a#a1 Y\ KN[ !Y'RE TRY+ TO SET ! /AGE = SOME %OCK & AWE4 ,! ,SEPTEMB] #aa ATTACKS S]V$ TO JU/IFY ! ,PATRIOT ,ACT1 EXTRAORD9>Y R5DITION & TORTURE1 ! OCCUPATIONS ( ,AF ON ,T]ROR0 KILL$ AT LEA/ ONE HUNDR$ TIMES ?AT MANY CIVILIANS4 ,IF ! ,SEPTEMB] #aa COMP>ISON %[S ANY?+1 IT IS ?AT ! /ATE RESPONSE TO ! P&EMIC WILL BE F> MORE DE/RUCTIVE ?AN ! VIRUS ITSELF4 ,LET'S REVIEW :AT ! DANG]S >E & ! LOGIC ( ?OSE :O AIM TO DRIVE ! /ATE RESPONSE 9 ORD] TO PREP>E = ! NEXT /AGE ( ! CRISIS BE=E IT HITS4 ,IT IS NOT 9EVITABLE ?AT :AT COMES \T ( ?IS WILL BE TYRANNY2 ON ! CONTR>Y1 IT MIIAN P[] GRABS ACCOMPANY+ IT1 LET'S CONC]N \RSELVES NOT ONLY ) ! QUE/ION ( H[ WE WILL SURVIVE1 BUT ALSO ( H[ WE WI% TO LIVE4 0,PLAGUE REGULATIONS ALSO CA/ A LONG %AD[ OV] POLITICAL HI/ORY4 ,!Y M>K$ A VA/ EXT5SION ( /ATE P[] 9TO SPH]ES ( HUMAN LIFE ?AT HAD NEV] BE=E BE5 SUBJECT TO POLITICAL AU?ORITY444 ,!Y JU/IFI$ CONTROL OV] ! ECONOMY & ! MOVEM5T ( PEOPLE2 !Y AU?ORIZ$ SURVEILLANCE & =CIBLE DET5TION2 & !Y SANCTION$ ! 9VASION ( HOMES & ! EXT9CTION ( CIVIL LIB]TIES4 ,) ! UNANSW]ABLE >GUM5T ( A PUBLIC HEAL? EM]G5CY1 ?IS EXT5SION ( P[] WAS WELCOM$ BY ! *UR* & BY P[]FUL POLITICAL & M$ICAL VOICES4 ,! CAMPAIGN AGA9/ PLAGUE M>K$ A MOM5T 9 ! EM]G5CE ( ABSOLUTISM1 & MORE G5]ALLY1 IT PROMOT$ AN ACCRETION ( ! P[] & LEGITIMATION ( ! MOD]N /ATE40 --,EPIDEMICS & ,SOCIETY FROM ! ,BLACK ,DEA? TO ! ,PRES5T1 ,FRANK ,M4 ,SN[D5 ,! ,WOR/-,CASE ,SC5>IO ,[+ TO NEOLIB]AL GLOBALIZATION & AUTOMATION1 AN 9CREAS+ PROPORTION ( ! GLOBAL POPULATION IS SIMPLY 9ESS5TIAL TO 9DU/RIAL PRODUCTION & DI/RIBUTION4 ,CONSEQU5TLY1 WORK]S HAVE FLOOD$ ! S]VICE SECTOR1 WORK+ LONG] & LONG] H\RS TO SURVIVE4 ,RA!R ?AN R5EGOTIAT+ ! PEACE TREATIES BETWE5 CAPITALI/S & WORK]S ?AT SU/A9$ CAPITALISM ?R\< ! #b? C5TURY1.<#a.> GOV]NM5TS HAVE COME TO RELY ON EV] MORE REPRESSIVE POLIC+1 DEP5D+ ON TE*NOLOGICAL 9NOVATIONS TO KEEP RE/LESS POPULATIONS UND] CONTROL4 ,NONE!LESS--OR ELSE = ?IS V]Y REASON--UNRE/ CAME TO A BOIL 9 #bai ) UPRIS+S 9 ,HONG ,KONG1 ,*ILI1 ,CATALUNYA1 ,LEBANON1 ,SUDAN1 ,HAITI1 & DOZ5S ( O!R C\NTRIES1 ) MORE ANTICIPAT$ 9 #b#b444 UNTIL ! VIRUS RE%UFFL$ ! C>DS4 ,?IS IS NOT AN AUSPICI\S SITUATION 9 :I* TO FACE A P&EMIC4 ,:5 ! AU?ORITIES REG>D AN 9CREAS+ PROPORTION ( ! POPULATION AS AN EXP5DABLE NUISANCE CONTA9$ BY EV]-ESCALAT+ VIOL5CE1 !Y HAVE LITTLE 9C5TIVE TO KEEP US ALIVE4 ,SOME1 LIKE ,TRUMP1 WANT TO E/ABLI% GAT$ COMMUNITIES ( CLASS1 NATIONALITY1 & E?NICITY & LEAVE EV]YONE \TSIDE !M AT ! M]CY ( !SE NEWLY HEITICUL>LY PROMIS+ AB\T !M4 ,9 MANY WAYS1 ! WOR/-CASE SC5>IO IS ALREADY H]E4 ,POLICE ROBOTS >E ALREADY PATROLL+ ! /REETS ( ,NOR? ,AFRICA AS DRONES T>GET VILLAG]S 9 ,ITALY4 ,VIKTOR ,ORBAN HAS BECOME ! DE FACTO DICTATOR ( ,HUNG>Y 9 ! HE>T ( SUPPOS$LY DEMOCRATIC ,EUROPE4 ,! ,ISLAMOPHOBIC GOV]NM5T ( ,9DIA HAS LOCK$ D[N #a4#c BILLION PEOPLE ) A S+LE ORD]4 ,9 ,EA/ ,JAVA1 /AY-AT-HOME ORD]S W]E US$ TO DISP]SE RESID5TS :O HAD BE5 DEF5D+ !IR REGION AGA9/ A DE/RUCTIVE GOLD M9E--BUT NOT TO /OP M9+ OP]ATIONS4 ,FROM ,*9A TO ,P]U1 ! P&EMIC HAS (F]$ A PRETEXT = GOV]NM5TS TO REPRESS J\RNALI/S REPORT+ ON !IR POOR H&L+ ( IT4 ,TRUMP HAS TAK5 ADVANTAGE ( ! SITUATION TO 9T5SIFY MILIT>Y OP]ATIONS ?R\<\T ! ,WE/]N ,HEMISPH]E--NOT TO DI/RACT FROM HIS H&L+ ( ! VIRUS1 AS SOME FOOLI%LY ASSUME1 BUT BECAUSE ! VIRUS AF=DS HIM AN IRRESI/IBLE OPPORTUNITY TO ADVANCE HIS AG5DA4 ,9 ! ,U,S1 RISK ( EXPOSURE IS EXPLICITLY DI/RIBUT$ ACCORD+ TO CLASS4 ,DELIV]Y DRIV]S DISPAT* GROC]IES TO COMPUT] PROGRAMM]S :O NEV] LEAVE !IR H\SES2 NURSES ASSIGN$ TO TREAT PATI5TS ) ,C,O,V,I,D-#a#i SYMPTOMS BR+ I,PHONES ) !M SO ?AT DOCTORS CAN ,FACE,TIME ! PATI5TS )\T BE+ EXPOS$ TO DANG] !MSELVES4 ,CONF9$ TO \R H\SES1 WE >E A CAPTIVE CONSUM] BASE 9 A COMPANY T[N RUN BY ,AMAZON1 DEP5D5T ON TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANIES ?AT C\LD CUT US (F FROM EA* O!R ) ! FLIP ( A SWIT*4 ,! AU?ORITIES >E MULL+ ! POSSIBILITY ( TRACK+ & CONTROLL+ ALL \R MOVEM5TS ) PASSPORTS BAS$ ON HEAL? DATA4 ,IF SU* A PROGRAM GETS (F ! GR\ND1 !Y C\LD EXP& IT TO CONTROL FRE$OM ( MOVEM5T ACCORD+ TO LEGAL /ATUS AS WELL1 TRANS=M+ \R 5TIRE SOCIETY 9TO A PRISON4 ,EV5 9 NATIONS ?AT HAVE 0FLATT5$ ! CURVE10 EM]G5CY MEASURES 9CLUD+ SOCIAL DI/ANC+ & PROHIBITIONS ON L>GE GA!R+S MI :ILE A VACC9E IS 9 DEVELOPM5T4 0,UNTIL !RE'S A VACC9E1 ! ,U,S EI!R NE$S ECONOMICALLY RU9\S LEVELS ( SOCIAL DI/ANC+1 A DIGITAL SURVEILLANCE /ATE ( %OCK+ SIZE & SCOPE1 OR A MASS TE/+ APP>ATUS ( EV5 MORE %OCK+ SIZE & 9TRUSIV5ESS40 --0,I'VE READ ! PLANS TO REOP5 ! ECONOMY4 ,!Y'RE SC>Y410 ,EZRA ,KLE9 ,WE NE$ TO TALK FRANKLY AB\T :AT ALL ?IS MEANS = SOCIAL MOVEM5TS4 ,ALONGSIDE ! VIRUS1 WE >E EXP]I5C+ ! MO/ BRUTAL ASSAULT ON \R FRE$OM 9 AT LEA/ A G5]ATION4 ,MANY ( \R TOOLS = COLLECTIVE SELF-DEF5SE DEP5D ON CONC5TRAT+ 9 L>GE NUMB]S1 :I* ! VIRUS R5D]S EXTREMELY DANG]\S4 ,EV5 IF A NEW REVOLT ON ! MODEL ( ! UPRIS+ 9 ,*ILI BREAKS \T LAT] ?IS YE>1 PUBLIC HEAL? (FICIALS WILL DEEM IT AN EPIDEMIOLOGICAL RISK & CALL = ! IMPOSITION ( A NEW LOCKD[N1 PROVOK+ A SPLIT )9 \R RANKS BETWE5 ?OSE 9VE/$ 9 RESI/ANCE AT ANY PRICE & ?OSE :O CONSID] IT SO IRRESPONSIBLE TO RISK SPREAD+ ! VIRUS ?AT !Y W\LD PREF] TOTAL CAPITULATION4 ,?IS PRES5TS S]I\S CONUNDRUMS4 ,SOME >E EXP]IM5T+ ) AUTOMOBILE-BAS$ DEMON/RATIONS1 BUT WE NE$ TO DEVELOP A MU* WID] RANGE ( OPTIONS4 ,:ILE !Y TAKE ADVANTAGE ( ! P&EMIC TO CONSOLIDATE P[] & ADVANCE !IR AG5DAS1 AU?ORIT>IANS ( ALL /RIPES >E ALSO US+ ?IS OPPORTUNITY TO LEGITIMIZE 9VASIVE /ATE 9T]V5TION AS ! ONLY EFFECTIVE MEANS ( DEAL+ ) A CRISIS LIKE ,C,O,V,I,D-#a#i4 ,WE HAVE TO DEBUNK !IR >GUM5TS1 PRES5T+ MORE CONV9C+ & 9SPIR+ MODELS = H[ TO RESPOND TO ?IS CRISIS4 ,EV5 ) ALL ! TE*NOLOGY & SUBS]VI5CE AT ITS DISPOSAL1 ! /ATE CANNOT REIGN )\T A C]TA9 AM\NT ( P]CEIV$ LEGITIMACY1 )\T A C]TA9 AM\NT ( PUBLIC CONS5T4 ,9 %IFT+ DEF9ITIVELY FROM ! C>ROT TO ! /ICK1 \R RUL]S >E MAK+ A DANG]\S GAMBLE4 ,=C+ ! ,ISSUE ,! P&EMIC PU%ES SEV]AL T5SIONS ?AT W]E ALREADY DE/ABILIZ+ \R SOCIETY TO ! BREAK+ PO9T4 ,LET'S LOOK AT !M ALONGSIDE EA* O!R3 ,F9ANCIAL ,CRISIS ,MANY HAVE BE5 ANTICIPAT+ A F9ANCIAL CRISIS = YE>S4 ,DEBT HAS S]V$ TO KEEP ! ECONOMY RUNN+--& TO 9D5TURE PEOPLE TO IT--= DECADES N[4 ,IF ! OBLIGATIONS ( DEBT CAN BE SUSP5D$ OR CANCEL$ BY LEGISLATIVE FIAT1 IF CAPITALISM ONLY FUNCTIONS BECAUSE GOV]NM5TS KEEP BAIL+ \T BANKS & CORPORATIONS AT EV]YONE ELSE'S EXP5SE1 !N 9 !ORY1 ?IS %\LD CALL ! 5TIRE SY/EM 9TO QUE/ION4 ,! WAYS ?AT ! CAPITALI/ ECONOMY DOES NOT MEET MO/ PEOPLE'S NE$S--= SAFETY1 = MAT]IAL NECESSITIES1 = JOY & TOGE!RNESS & MEAN+-->E CA/ 9 />K RELIEF TODAY4 ,BUT IF SOCIAL DI/ANC+ REQUIREM5TS & AU?ORIT>IAN CLAMPD[NS PREV5T ANYONE FROM DEMON/RAT+ A FEASIBLE ALT]NATIVE1 MANY PEOPLE MAY RESPOND BY P9+ = AN IMAG9$ PA/ ( NORMALCY4 ,HEAL? ,C>E ,9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES1 ACCESS TO HEAL? C>E HAS LONG BE5 AN EXP5SIVE PRIVILEGE2 9 MANY /ATES1 ,OBAMAC>E MADE NO DIFF]5CE :ATSOEV] 9 ! LIVES ( ! POORE/4 ,N[ IT'S CLE> H[ ! HEAL? ( ! POOR CAN IMPACT ! 5TIRE POPULATION4 ,!RE >E TWO POSSIBLE RESPONSES TO ?IS4 ,ONE IS = \R SOCIETY TO DIRECT RES\RCES TO MEET+ ! HEAL? C>E NE$S ( ! 5TIRE POPULATION--ON \R T]MS1 ACCORD+ TO \R PRIORITIES4 ,! O!R IS = ! ELITE CLASS TO TREAT ! HEAL? RISKS POS$ BY ! G5]AL POPULATION AS A DANG] TO BE MANAG$ = ! PROTECTION ( ! PRIVILEG$4 ,H\S+ ,WORLDWIDE1 PROP]TY SPECULATION & G5TRIFICATION HAD ALREADY DISPLAC$ C\NTLESS MILLIONS & MADE H\S+ NE>LY UNAF=DABLE = ! MAJORITY2 NO WOND] NE>LY A ?IRD ( AP>TM5T R5T]S 9 ! ,U,S DIDN'T PAY R5T = ,APRIL4 ,?OSE :O C\LD ONLY AF=D TO LIVE 9 URBAN %OEBOXES >E N[ CONF9$ TO !M LIKE CELLS2 O!RS >E HOMELESS 9 ! FACE ( 0/AY AT HOME0 ORD]S4 ,DOME/IC VIOL5CE & M5TAL HEAL? ISSUES HAVE REA*$ EPIDEMIC PROPORTIONS ALONGSIDE ! VIRUS4 ,ALL ?IS =CES ! ISSUE3 :AT IS A HOME8 ,IS IT REAL E/ATE TO BE SPECULAT$ UPON1 A SPACE ( ISOLATION1 A T9Y HOLDOV] ( PATRI>*AL FEUDALISM 70A MAN'S HOME IS HIS CA/LE078 ,OR IS IT SOME?+ ELSE--! FEEL+ ( SECURITY CREAT$ BY COLLECTIVE SOLID>ITY1 SOME?+ ?AT C\LD B9D 9DIVIDUALS & COMMUNITIES TOGE!R RA!R ?AN SEP>AT+ US8 ,SOCIAL ,ISOLATION ,! P&EMIC HAS CONF9$ LIT]ALLY BILLIONS ( PEOPLE TO !IR HOMES--?OSE :O HAVE HOMES AT ALL--BUT 9 MANY CASES ?IS HAS HAD AN UNEXPECT$ EFFECT1 OP5+ UP ! HOME AS A SPACE ( SOCIALITY1 CREAT+ NEW =MS ( 9TIMACY & /R5G!N+ NETWORKS4 ,YET ?IS SOCIALITY IS ALMO/ 5TIRELY VIRTUAL--& IT DEP5DS ON A V]Y SMALL NUMB] ( TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANIES & PLAT=MS4 ,RIGE NUMB]S1 TO HUG \R FRI5DS & RUB ELB[S ) /RANG]S4 ,! VALUE ( PUBLIC SPACES & SOCIALITY HAS NEV] BE5 CLE>]4 ,IF ?IS PRESSURE CONT9UES BUILD+1 IT C\LD HAVE DISRUPTIVE OR LIB]AT+ EFFECTS4 ,BUT IF SOCIAL DI/ANC+ CONT9UES 9 V>I$ =MS = A YE> OR MORE1 WILL PEOPLE GET US$ TO IT1 COM+ TO REG>D CR[DS FE>FULLY1 DEVELOP+ AGORAPHOBIA & NEW SOCIAL ANXIETIES8 ,WILL WE HAVE BECOME SO HABITUAT$ TO CONDUCT+ \R RELATION%IPS 9 VIRTUAL M$IUMS ?AT AFT]W>DS WE CONT9UE DO+ SO EV5 :5 WE C\LD BE TOGE!R 9 P]SON8 ,WILL ! P[] ?AT ! ALGORI?MS ( CORPORATIONS LIKE ,FACEBOOK HAVE TO %APE ONL9E DIALOGUE 9FLU5CE :AT IT IS POSSIBLE TO IMAG9E EV5 MORE ?AN IT HAS ALREADY8 ,ECOLOGY ,! R$UCTION 9 ECOLOGICAL DAMAGE DUR+ ! CONF9EM5T P]IOD 9 ,*9A HAS BE5 NEWS >\ND ! WORLD4 ,UNTIL N[1 EV]YONE REG>D$ ! ONGO+ 5VIRONM5TAL CATA/ROPHE AS SOME?+ BEYOND \R CONTROL4 ,N[ IT IS CLE> ?AT--IF WE *OOSE TO--WE C\LD PUT A /OP TO IT4 ,NEI!R DEMOCRACY NOR AU?ORIT>IAN GOV]NM5TS HAVE BE5 ABLE TO PRIORITIZE ?IS4 ,BUT IF A VIRUS C\LD HALT ECOLOGICAL DE/RUCTION1 SO C\LD AN UNGOV]NABLE SOCIAL MOVEM5T4 ,TOTALIT>IANISM ,BORD] CLAMPD[NS1 /ATE SURVEILLANCE1 AU?ORIT>IANISM1 & ! VIOL5CE ( ! POLICE /ATE W]E ALREADY 9T5SIFY+ RAPIDLY BE=E ?IS4 ,! AU?ORITIES >E PLAY+ A RISKY GAME ( D\BLE OR NO?+4 ,RIY ?AT CAN BE F\Y MEANS 9 A 0W>10 TO USE ,TRUMP'S RHETORIC2 LIKE ! HYDRA1 EV]Y BL[ ?AT ! >M$ =CES AIM AT IT WILL ONLY MAKE IT /RONG]4 ,! QUE/ION REMA9S :E!R ?AT WILL BE TRUE ( \R RESI/ANCE AS WELL4 ,?REE ,PROGRAMS ,9 ANALYZ+ ! AVAILABLE FRAMEWORKS = H[ TO RESPOND TO ! P&EMIC1 WE CAN SIMPLIFY ! OPTIONS ON (F] 9TO ?REE COMPET+ CAMPS3 ! ADH]5TS ( DEA?1 ! APO/LES ( SURVIVAL1 & ! P>TISANS ( LIFE4 ,! ,ADH]5TS ( ,CAPITALISM--,:I* ,IS TO ,SAY1 ,DEA? ,IT HAS NEV] BE5 MORE OBVI\S ?AT 0LIFE0 = ! M>KET REPRES5TS DEA? = US4 ,DONALD ,TRUMP & ! O!R MURD] B>ONS :O W\LD HA/5 US BACK TO WORK = ! SAKE ( !IR PRECI\S B> GRAPHS HAVE MADE ?IS CLE> 5\<4 ,CAPITALISM HAS ALWAYS BE5 A CULT ( DEA?4 ,WE SELL AWAY ! UNREPEATABLE MOM5TS ( \R LIVES = WAGES--WE R$UCE =E/S TO SAWDU/1 CLEAN AIR TO SMOG1 WAT] TO POISON--AS PR(IT-DRIV5 M>KET COMPETITION MAKES ! RI* RI*] & IMMIS]ATES ! RE/ ( US4 ,AT ?IS RATE1 WE WILL SOON JO9 ! C\NTLESS SPECIES WE HAVE ALREADY DRIV5 9TO EXT9CTION4 ,?IS IS NOT JU/ A QUE/ION ( :E!R ,TRUMP WILL CALL = US TO RETURN TO WORK BE=E ! SCI5TI/S GIVE HIM P]MISSION2 RIE BE+ COMPELL$ TO RISK EXPOSURE TO ,C,O,V,I,D-#a#i 9 ORD] TO PAY R5T1 ! M>KET IS ALREADY BE+ PRIORITIZ$ OV] HUMAN LIFE1 JU/ AS IT WAS BE=E ! P&EMIC4 ,:ILE D[NPLAY+ ! RISKS ( RETURN+ TO WORK1 NATIONALI/S LIKE ,TRUMP & ,MATTEO ,SALV9I HAVE US$ ! P&EMIC TO ADVANCE !IR PROGRAM ( %UTT+ BORD]S1 9S9UAT+ ?AT ,*9ESE1 ,AFRICAN1 & ,LAT9 ,AM]ICAN MIGRANTS >E RESPONSIBLE = ITS SPREAD4 ,9 FACT1 IT APPE>S ?AT ! VIRUS >RIV$ 9 ,NEW ,YORK FROM ,EUROPE2 ! *IEF VECTORS LIKELY 9CLUDE ! GLOBAL BUS9ESS CLASS1 POLITICIANS1 & POLICE (FIC]S1 ONE ( ! ONLY GR\PS P]MITT$ TO CONGREGATE 9 GR\PS & CIRCULATE FREELY )\T PROP] PROTECTIVE GE>4 ,:E!R OR NOT ?IS IS H[ ! CORONAVIRUS SPREAD1 !SE >E ! VECTORS ( ! VIRUS ( CONTROL--:I* IS :AT MAKES ! CORONAVIRUS SO DANG]\S4 ,IF NOT = ALL ! POLICE1 CAM]AS1 C\RTS1 & PRISONS1 WE W\LD LONG AGO HAVE ABOLI%$ ! POLITICAL & ECONOMIC SY/EM ?AT CREATES SU* GREAT DISP>ITIES 9 WEAL? & P[]4 ,IF NOT = ?OSE DISP>ITIES1 WE W\LD NOT BE =C$ TO KEEP %[+ UP TO WORK EV5 :5 DO+ SO MEANS EXPOS+ \RSELVES TO A /ATI/ICALLY SIGNIFICANT RISK ( GETT+ KILL$ 9 ADDITION TO ALL ! USUAL HUMILIATIONS ( WAGE LABOR4 ,! UNEV5 DI/RIBUTION ( RES\RCES & P[] 9CREASES ! RISKS ?AT ! POOR FACE1 BUT IT ALSO 9CREASES ! LIKELIHOOD ?AT POOR PEOPLE1 HOMELESS PEOPLE1 & WORK]S WILL BE COMPELL$ TO DO ?+S ?AT CONT9UE TO SPREAD ! VIRUS4 ,:ILE IT WAS IRONIC ?AT ! 0LIB]T>IAN0 ,R& ,PAUL WAS ! FIR/ ,S5ATOR TO TE/ POSITIVE = CORONAVIRUS--& MANY HOP$ ?AT ! VIRUS W\LD PUNI% HIM = HIS HUBRIS ONCE & = ALL--HIS 9FECTION1 LIKE ! 9FECTION ( SO MANY ,NEW ,YORK ,CITY ,POLICE (FIC]S1 IS A P]FECT METAPHOR = ! RISK !Y POSE US4 ,!RE WAS NEV] ANY DANG] ?AT ,R& ,PAUL OR ,BORIS ,JOHNSON W\LD BE =C$ TO GO )\T A V5TILATOR4 ,!IR C>ELESSNESS1 VIOL5CE1 & PR(ITE]+ >E ! VECTORS ?R\< :I* ! VIRUS EXPOSES ! RE/ ( US TO MORTAL P]IL4 ,C,O,V,I,D-#a#i IS NOT AN AV5G+ ANGEL ?AT WILL C>RY \T ! V5GEANCE ( ! PEOPLE4 ,IT'S EASY TO BE CRITICAL :5 B\RGEOIS TAXPAY]S :O ?\E PANICK+ AB\T ! CORONAVIRUS4 ,BUT LET'S NOT BE CAVALI] AB\T DEA?4 ,ANY DISMISSIV5ESS WE EXPRESS AB\T ! P&EMIC WILL ULTIMATELY S]VE EMPLOY]S :O AIM TO PLAY D[N ! RISKS = WORK]S & POLITICIANS :O W\LD PREF] TO LET US DIE4.<#b.> ,YES1 HE>T DISEASE & CANC] WILL KILL MORE PEOPLE ?AN CORONAVIRUS ?IS YE>2 SO MAY COMPLICATIONS FROM ,A,I,D,S4 ,FEW HAVE SP>$ A ?\DE/ BY ! VIRUS4 ,MO/ PEOPLE HAVE GR[N 9UR$ TO ! CO/S ( \R WAY ( LIFE1 9CLUD+ ! ONGO+ MURD]-SUICIDE ( ! 5TIRE BIOSPH]E BY 9DU/RIALLY-PRODUC$ CLIMATE *ANGE2 9 ?IS CONTEXT1 ! WIDESPREAD FOCUS ON ! CORONAVIRUS COMES ACROSS AS MYOPIC4 ,BUT RA!R ?AN HABITUAT+ \RSELVES TO YET ANO!R ?REAT1 WE %\LD EXT5D ! CONC]N ) :I* MANY REG>D ! CORONAVIRUS \TBREAK TO ALL ! O!R TRAG$IES TO :I* EV]YONE HAS BECOME SO ACCU/OM$4 ,EV]Y S+LE DEA? CAUS$ BY \R SOCIETY'S UNEQUAL DI/RIBUTION ( RES\RCES IS AN IMMEASURABLE TRAG$Y4 ,WE %\LD RESPOND TO EA* ! WAY ?AT ! RESID5TS ( ,F]GUSON1 ,MISS\RI RESPOND$ TO ! MURD] ( ,MI*AEL ,BR[N4 ,:ILE CAPITALI/S WILL SURELY ATTEMPT TO EXPLOIT ! DI/9CTIONS BETWE5 0ESS5TIAL WORK]S10 ! NEWLY UNEMPLOY$1 & ?OSE :O W]E ALREADY PREC>I\S OR EXCLUD$ TO PLAY US ALL AGA9/ EA* O!R1 WE HAVE TO CREATE TIES ( MEAN+FUL SOLID>ITY BETWE5 ?OSE 5DANG]$ BY !IR JOBS & ?OSE 5DANG]$ BY JOBLESSNESS1 BETWE5 ?OSE :O CAN'T PAY R5T & ?OSE :O >E /RUGGL+ TO PAY !IR MORTGAGES & ?OSE :O W]E HOMELESS LONG BE=E ?IS4 ,EV]Y ONE ( US IS ESS5TIAL4 ,! ,APO/LES ( ,TE*NOCRACY--,:I* ,IS TO ,SAY1 ,SURVIVAL 0,:ILE ,AM]ICA MAY BE SL[ TO ACT AT FIR/1 ONCE IT IS UP TO SPE$1 IT CAN PROBABLY MAT* ! CAPABILITIES ( MO/ AU?ORIT>IAN GOV]NM5TS1 9CLUD+ ,*9A'S40 --,! ,?+ ,?AT ,DET]M9ES A ,C\NTRY'S ,RESI/ANCE TO ! ,CORONAVIRUS1 ,FRANCIS ,FUKUYAMA ,DEMAGOGUES LIKE ,TRUMP HAVE TO COMPETE ) C5TRI/S LIKE ! ,DEMOCRATIC ,P>TY :O AIM TO PRES]VE ! SAME HI]>*ICAL /RUCTURES1 BUT PROPOSE TO OP]ATE !M MORE WISELY & EFFICI5TLY4 ,FROM ! ,NEW ,YORK ,TIMES TO ,WE/]N ADMIR]S ( ! ,*9ESE ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY1 MANY PUNDITS HAVE S\ELESS RESPONSE TO ! VIRUS BY CALL+ = MORE /R+5T MEASURES4 ,!Y >E ! MO/ PASSIONATE ADVOCATES ( ! 9VASIVE SURVEILLANCE MEASURES DESCRIB$ ABOVE4 ,9 RETURN1 !Y (F] ?OSE ,TRUMP W\LD CONSIGN TO DEA? A BETT] *ANCE ( SURVIVAL4 ,9DE$1 DOESN'T ?IS P&EMIC UND]SCORE ?AT WE NE$ MORE C5TRALIZATION1 MORE SURVEILLANCE1 0/RONG]0 GOV]NM5T8 ,9 FACT1 EV]Y =M ( GOV]NM5T--FROM ,*9A & ,IRAN TO ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES--HAS CONCEAL$ 9=MATION AB\T ! P&EMIC & DELAY$ RESPOND+ TO IT 9 WAYS ?AT 9T5SIFI$ ! RISK = EV]YONE4 ,9 ,IRAN1 ! JU/IFICATION WAS TO KEEP ! POPULATION CALM AHEAD ( AN ELECTION2 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES1 IT WAS TO KEEP ! /OCK M>KET GO+ AS LONG AS POSSIBLE4 ,! PROBLEM IS NOT ?AT ! AU?ORITIES DID NOT HAVE 5\< CONTROL2 ! PROBLEM IS ! C5TRALIZATION ( P[] ITSELF4 ,:5EV] P[] IS CONC5TRAT$ 9 ! H&S ( A FEW1 :E!R !Y BE A MILIT>Y JUNTA1 P>TY FUNCTION>IES1 OR ELECT$ (FICIALS1 !Y WILL 9EVITABLY PRIORITIZE !IR [N 9T]E/S OV] ?OSE ( O!RS4 ,EV]Y ASPIR+ RUL+ P>TY TELLS US ?AT !IR GOV]NANCE W\LD BE BETT] ?AN ! O!RS1 OR ?AT !Y C\LD DO MORE GOOD ) MORE P[]1 BUT WE %\LD KN[ BETT] ?AN TO TRU/ SU* PROMISES4 ,FRANCIS ,FUKUYAMA HAS >GU$ ?AT :E!R PEOPLE TRU/ !IR RUL]S IS ! MO/ DECISIVE FACTOR DET]M9+ ! EFFECTIV5ESS ( GOV]NM5T RESPONSES TO ! P&EMIC3 0,:AT MATT]S 9 ! 5D IS NOT REGIME TYPE1 BUT :E!R CITIZ5S TRU/ !IR LEAD]S1 & :E!R ?OSE LEAD]S PRESIDE OV] A COMPET5T & EFFECTIVE /ATE40 ,?IS MISSES ! M>K 9 AN OBVI\S & DIS+5U\S WAY3 :AT HAPP5S :5 !RE IS WIDESPREAD TRU/ 9 A 0COMPET5T & EFFECTIVE0 GOV]NM5T ?AT DOESN'T DO :AT IS 9 ! BE/ 9T]E/S ( ITS POPULATION8 ,TO AN>*I/S1 ! ANSW] TO ?IS PROBLEM IS CLE> 5\<4 ,! ONLY ?+ ?AT CAN KEEP US SAFE IS TO E/ABLI% WIDESPREAD HORIZONTAL MEANS = TRANSMITT+ 9=MATION :E!R ! AU?ORITIES WI% = US TO OR NOT--SO AS TO GET >\ND ! /ATE C5SOR%IP ?AT DELAY$ PUBLIC AW>5ESS ( ! ,C,O,V,I,D-#a#i EPIDEMIC 9 ,*9A1 = EXAMPLE--& TO BE CAPABLE ( IMPLEM5T+ \R [N AUTONOM\S1 P>TICIPATORY MEASURES = SURVIVAL1 MUTUAL AID1 & COLLECTIVE SELF-DEF5SE4 ,IF WE DEP5D ON EXI/+ GOV]NM5TS TO SOLVE ALL \R PROBLEMS1 WE WILL BE LIMIT$ TO 5DORS+ !IR DANG]\S & SELF-S]V+ POLICIES :ILE P9N+ \R HOPES ON UNSATISFACTORY EF=TS TO A*IEVE *ANGE VIA ELECTORAL MEANS1 LIKE ! ,B]NIE ,S&]S CAMPAIGN4 ,! ALT]NATIVE TO EMBRAC+ TE*NOCRATIC TOP-D[N SOLUTIONS IS NOT TO CELEBRATE 9DIVIDUAL FRE$OM ON AN ISOLAT$ BASIS4 ,RA!R1 IT IS TO 9VE/ \R 5]GY 9 BECOM+ MORE CAPABLE ( %>+ 9=MATION & COORD9AT+ ACTIVITY 9T]NATIONALLY1 AS AN>*I/S HAVE ALWAYS ADVOCAT$4 ,COORD9ATION & C5TRALIZATION >E TWO DIFF]5T ?+S4 ,AS O!RS HAVE >GU$1 ! VA/ MAJORITY ( ! CR$IT = ! MEASURES ?AT HAVE DELAY$ ! SPREAD ( ,C,O,V,I,D-#a#i %\LD GO TO ORD9>Y PEOPLE :O HAVE VOLUNT>ILY 5GAG$ 9 SOCIAL DI/ANC+ & O!R RESPONSIBLE PRACTICES1 NOT TO GOV]NM5TS4 ,VOLUNT>Y1 SELF-ORGANIZ$ ACTIVITY DRIV5 BY E?ICS RA!R ?AN CO]CION IS ALWAYS GO+ TO DELIV] ! BE/ RESULTS4 ,IF RES\RCES & KN[L$GE >E DI/RIBUT$ WIDELY & EV5LY 5\<1 PEOPLE >E MU* MORE CAPABLE ( ASSESS+1 PRIORITIZ+1 & ADDRESS+ ! RISKS !Y FACE & POSE TO O!RS ?AN ANY C5TRALIZ$ DECISION-MAK+ BODY C\LD BE4 ,9 %ORT1 ! ONLY WAY TO 5SURE ?AT ! POLITICAL SY/EMS 9 PLACE WILL ACTUALLY MEET \R NE$S IS TO BE CAPABLE ( EASILY OV]HAUL+ OR TOPPL+ !M :5 !Y FAIL US4 ,MORE C5TRALIZ$ CONTROL WILL ONLY MAKE ?IS MORE DIFFICULT4 ,?IS BR+S US TO A RELAT$ QUE/ION ?AT WILL BE ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT 9 ! YE>S FOLL[+ ! 5D ( ! P&EMIC4 ,W\LDN'T IT BE WOR? GIV+ UP \R 9DIVIDUAL FRE$OMS IF WE C\LD OBTA9 A LITTLE MORE SECURITY & SAFETY 9 RETURN8 ,WE WILL LIKELY SEE DEMAGOGUES FROM ! C5T] (F]+ US ?IS DEVIL'S B>GA94 ,)\T ! FRE$OM TO ORGANIZE & DEF5D \RSELVES ON \R [N T]MS1 \TSIDE & AGA9/ ! RUL+ ORD]1 WE WON'T BE ABLE TO DEF5D ANY GA9S WE MAKE )9 IT4 ,EV5 IF \R ONLY CONC]N W]E TO SECURE \R SURVIVAL 9 ! B>E/ MAT]IAL T]MS1 GIV+ UP EV5 AN 9* ( FRE$OM W\LD NEV] HELP US TO A*IEVE ?AT GOAL4 ,! OP5 SECRET AB\T C5TRI/S & TE*NOCRATS IS ?AT !Y DO NOT (F] US A REAL ALT]NATIVE TO ! AUTOCRATS4 ,!IR PROGRAMS ALWAYS S]VE TO /R5G!N ! /ATE APP>ATUS ?AT ! AUTOCRATS !N EMPLOY AGA9/ US4 ,TRUMP 9H]IT$ ALL ! P[] ?AT ,OBAMA CONC5TRAT$ 9 ! EXECUTIVE (FICE4 ,9 ! 5D1 BRUTAL AUTOCRACY OR EFFICI5T TE*NOCRACY IS A FALSE *OICE4 ,LET'S CONCLUDE ) A WORD AB\T EXP]TIZE 9 ! SCI5CES4 ,?US F>1 M$ICAL SCI5TI/S >E P]HAPS ! ONE GR\P ( AU?ORITIES ?AT HAS COME ?R\< ?IS DISA/] UNT>NI%$4 ,BUT ! M$ICAL 9DU/RY ITSELF HAS NEV] FUNCTION$ 9 ! BE/ 9T]E/S ( ALL HUMANITY4 ,IDEALLY1 ! DEVELOPM5T ( SCI5TIFIC KN[L$GE %\LD BE A COLLECTIVE 5DEAVOR 9VOLV+ ! 5TIRE HUMAN RACE1 NOT A DOMA9 9 :I* ACCR$IT$ EXP]TS DICTATE ,TRU? TO EV]YONE ELSE4 ,CAPITALISM & 9/ITUTIONALIZ$ SY/EMS ( AU?ORITY HAVE LONG 9T]F]$ ) ! P>TICIPATORY DEVELOPM5T ( KN[L$GE1 GATEKEEP+ ACCESS TO ! PROCESS BY MEANS ( 9TELLECTUAL PROP]TY RIKET IMPOSES ON RESE>*]S CORRUPTS !IR PRIORITIES & 9T]F]ES 9 ! PROCESS ITSELF--= EXAMPLE1 M$ICAL /UDY EMPLOYES :O >E R5T+ !MSELVES AS LAB RATS TO PAY !IR R5T HAVE NO MORE 9C5TIVE TO ANSW] QUE/IONS HONE/LY ?AN M$ICAL TE/+ CORPORATIONS SEEK+ TO MAKE A PR(IT4 ,?IS P&EMIC HAS ILLU/RAT$ ! VALUE ( COLLABORATIVE 9T]NATIONAL APPROA*ES OV] M>KET-DRIV5 MODELS2 PRACTICALLY EV]YONE IS HOP+ ?AT SCI5TI/S WILL COOP]ATE ACROSS 9/ITUTIONAL & NATIONAL BORD]S TO PRODUCE A VACC9E4 ,AS 9 EV]Y ASPECT ( \R LIVES1 WE NE$ MORE AUTONOMY1 MORE COMMUNICATION & HORIZONTAL COORD9ATION1 NOT MORE HI]>*Y4 ,! EXI/+ M$ICAL E/ABLI%M5T IS NO MORE FIT TO GOV]N US ?AN ! PREVAIL+ POLITICAL 9/ITUTIONS4 ,! ,P>TISANS ( ,FRE$OM--,:I* ,IS TO ,SAY1 ,LIFE 0,9 A P&EMIC ?AT HAS DEPRIV$ LIFE ( ITS SOCIAL USES1 LIFE APPE>S TO ?REAT5 SOCIETY TOTALLY40 --,! ,P&EMIC ,COMMUNITY1 ,NIL ,MATA ,REYES ,SURVIVAL IS ESS5TIAL TO LIFE1 BUT IT'S NOT ALL !RE IS TO IT4 ,IT IS NECESS>Y BUT NOT SUFFICI5T4 ,IT IS SIMPLE 5\< TO SPEAK ( SURVIVAL2 WE CAN DEF9E IT ) M$ICAL T]M9OLOGY4 ,TO SPEAK AB\T LIFE1 ON ! O!R H&1 IS 9H]5TLY P>TISAN4 ,:5 ONE SAYS LIFE1 ONE IS ALWAYS SPEAK+ ( A P>TICUL> WAY ( LIV+1 A P>TICUL> SET ( RELATIONS & AFFECTS & VALUES4 ,?OSE :O REF] TO 0LIFE0 AS IF :AT !Y MEAN BY ! WORD IS SELF-EVID5T ALWAYS HAVE SOME SORT ( AG5DA UP !IR SLEEVES4 ,:5 \R RUL]S TRY TO FOCUS DISCUSSION ON H[ TO ASSURE \R SURVIVAL1 WE %\LD *ANGE ! SUBJECT TO :AT SORT ( LIVES WE WANT TO LEAD 9 ! PO/-P&EMIC WORLD4 ,!RE MAY BE SOME AU?ORIT>IAN MODELS ?AT CAN 9DE$ ASSURE \R SURVIVAL1 BUT NONE ?AT CAN DELIV] ! SORT ( LIFE WE DESIRE4 ,IF WE ONLY HAGGLE ) \R RUL]S OV] ! JOBS1 WAGES1 & HEAL?C>E ESS5TIAL TO \R SURVIVAL1 AT ! V]Y BE/1 WE WILL COME \T ( ?IS ) GU>ANTE$ H\S+ 9 ID5TICAL QU>ANT9E UNITS1 DIGITAL ID5TITY BRACELETS COD$ ) BIOLOGICAL DATA1 & LIFETIME ,NETFLIX SUBSCRIPTIONS TO DULL \R S5SES & DI/RACT US FROM LIVES ?AT WILL MAKE ,BRAVE ,NEW ,WORLD LOOK LIKE ,ON ! ,ROAD BY COMP>ISON4 ,?AT'S ! MO/ ! TE*NOCRATS HAVE TO (F]4 ,WE HAVE TO DREAM BIGG]4 ,TO SPEAK ( FRE$OM IS ALMO/ ANA!MA 9 ! YE> ( ! PLAGUE4 ,FRE$OM IS ASSOCIAT$ ) ! K9D ( REACTION>Y BUFFOONS ?AT >E /ILL PRET5D+ ?AT ! VIRUS ITSELF IS SOME SORT ( CONSPIRACY4 ,YET1 AS >GU$ ABOVE1 )\T FRE$OM1 WE WON'T BE ABLE TO W9 OR DEF5D ANY GA9S WE MIE AT !IR M]CY4 ,WE HAVE TO *ANGE ! BALANCE ( P[]4 ,TODAY1 HAV+ ALREADY BE5 ROBB$ ( ALMO/ EV]Y?+ ?AT GIVES LIFE MEAN+1 MANY PEOPLE FEEL !Y HAVE NO?+ LEFT TO HOLD ON TO BUT SURVIVAL 9 ! 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