,BUNGL+ 9COMPET5TS OR SY/EMIC PROBLEM 
,DECISION-MAK+ DUR+ ! P&EMIC 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,AN>*I/ ,COMMUNI/ ,GR\P 

,TEXT 3 

,WAT*+ ,JOHNSON & HIS LACKEYS DELIV] ! DAILY BULLET9 OR EXPLA9 ! NEW LOCKD[N RULES MAKES Y\ WANT TO SCREAM ) DESPAIR & ANG]4 ,H[ CAN !Y BE SO 9COMPET5T8 

,!RE IS AN ELEM5T 9 :I* \R LEAD]S >E ILL-EQUIPP$ TO DO ! JOB AT H&4 ,BE+ $UCAT$ 9 ! PUBLIC S*OOL SY/EM & GETT+ :]E !Y >E ?R\< MONEY & CONNECTIONS DOES NOT PREP>E PEOPLE TO MANAGE A S]I\S CRISIS4 ',I SAY OLD *AP- BIT ( A PROBLEM WE'VE GOT ON \R H&S' JU/ DOESN'T CUT IT4 ,?IS IS NOT ! FIR/ TIME ?AT ! RUL+ ELITE HAS MADE A MESS ( ?+S4 ,! TWO WORLD W>S >E EXAMPLES ( ! ,OXBRIDGE (FIC] CLASS MAK+ DECISIONS ?AT L$ TO MILLIONS DY+4 ,!Y DIDN'T SP>E !MSELVES1 ?\<2 MANY ( ! (FIC]S LO/ !IR LIVES 9 ,W,W,I4 ,BUT ?IS JU/ GOES TO %[ !IR G5]AL 9COMPET5CE - !Y CAN'T EV5 KEEP !MSELVES FROM BE+ KILL$6 ,JOHNSON'S CAT*+ CORONA VIRUS IS A SIMIL> SITUATION4 ,HE DOESN'T UND]/& ! VIRUS & :AT NE$S TO BE DONE SO 5DS ( NOT FOLL[+ BASIC SOCIAL DI/ANC+ RULES4 ,HE WAS /ILL %AK+ H&S ) PEOPLE ON ! W>D :5 HE RECOV]$6 

,LOOK+ >\ND AT O!R C\NTRIES1 IT SEEMS ?AT !RE >E MORE COMPET5T LEAD]S4 ,G]MANY HAD MANY MORE CASES ?AN ! ,U,K YET MANAG$ TO KEEP ! DEA? RATE TO UND] #a P] MILLION1 :]EAS ! ,U,K'S DEA? RATE IS APPROA*+ #e4 ,H[EV]1 NO C\NTRY HAS REALLY MANAG$ TO DEAL ) ! VIRUS & ) ! G5]AL ECONOMIC & SOCIAL PROBLEMS ASSOCIAT$ ) IT4 ,!RE IS NO D\BT ?AT ! SITUATION IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT BUT WE NE$ TO LOOK AT :AT C\LD HAVE BE5 DONE DIFF]5TLY1 DISREG>D+ = ! MOM5T ! ACTUAL ROOT CAUSES1 9 T]MS ( DEVELOP+ A /RATEGY ONCE ! VIRUS />T$ SPREAD+4 ,IT IS NOT ! DECISIONS SO MU* ?AT >E ! PROBLEM1 BUT H[ ?OSE DECISIONS HAVE BE5 MADE & IMPLEM5T$ 7OR NOT674 ,! PROBLEM IS 9 ! SY/EM ITSELF1 NOT 9 ! QUALITY ( ?OSE MAK+ DECISIONS4 

,! GOV]NM5T 

,ONE ( ! MA9 ISSUES IS ?AT PEOPLE RELY ON ! GOV]NM5T TO MAKE DECISIONS = !M4 ,?IS IS A PROBLEM ) P>LIAM5T>Y DEMOCRACY4 ,PEOPLE VOTE = A GOV]NM5T & !N PASSIVELY WAIT = !M TO DO ?+S4 ,?IS HAS BE5 %[N ) ! CORONAVIRUS 9 ! WAY SO MANY WAIT = ! GOV]NM5T GUIDANCE ON :AT TO DO4 ,:ILE ! GOV]NM5T HADN'T SAID ANY?+ & WAS BUSY DO+ NO?+1 MO/ PEOPLE CONT9U$ LIFE AS NORMAL ) %OPS1 WORKPLACES1 RE/AURANTS1 PUBS1 S*OOLS1 & O!R GA!R+ PLACES ALL OP54 ,IT WASN'T UNTIL ,JOHNSON ACTUALLY ANN\NC$ LOCKD[N ?AT ! MAJORITY !N BEGAN TO %UT4 

,SOME PEOPLE DIDN'T WAIT = ,JOHNSON TO PRON\NCE ON SOME?+ ?AT MANY PEOPLE KNEW TO BE A NECESSITY4 ,! ,MAY ,DAY ,ROOMS 9 ,LONDON1 A SOCIAL C5T] US$ BY MANY RADICAL GR\PS1 MADE ! DECISION TO CLOSE D[N TWO WEEKS BE=E ,JOHNSON'S ANN\NCEM5T4 ,IT GOT SOME FLACK = ?IS DECISION1 BUT SUBSEQU5T EV5TS PROV$ !M RI<T4 ,O!R GR\PS ALSO BEGAN TO CANCEL EV5TS OR CLOSE !IR %OPS OR V5UE )\T WAIT+ = ! GOV]NM5T'S ADVICE4 ,IF O!RS HAD TAK5 SU* ACTION E>LI] ?AN MANY DEA?S MI<T HAVE BE5 AVOID$4 

,! SC&AL ( C>E HOMES IS ANO!R EXAMPLE4 ,IT HAS N[ BE5 REVEAL$ ?AT ! GOV]NM5T TOLD C>E HOMES 9 ! FIR/ /AGES ( ! P&EMIC ?AT NO P>TICUL> ACTION WAS NECESS>Y4 ,SO EV5 ?\< !RE MU/ HAVE BE5 AMPLE EVID5CE AT ! TIME ?AT ! SITUATION W\LD SOON BECOME V]Y S]I\S1 C>E HOMES FOLL[$ GOV]NM5T ADVICE4 

,ANO!R PROBLEM ) B\RGEOIS DEMOCRACY IS ?AT PEOPLE >5'T 9VOLV$ 9 DECISION-MAK+ & ?IS SITUATION HAS BECOME WORSE 9 A CRISIS SITUATION4 ,ALL ! DECISIONS >E MADE BY A SMALL GR\P ( PEOPLE >\ND ! ,PRIME ,M9I/] :O 9 !ORY >E FOLL[+ ! BE/ SCI5TIFIC ADVICE1 ?\< :I* SCI5CE IS BE+ US$ IS SUSPECT4 ,! EAS+ ( ! LOCKD[N RULES ILLU/RATES ! PROBLEMS ) IGNOR+ PEOPLE'S EXP]I5CE & VIEWS4 ,PEOPLE >E BE+ 5C\RAG$ TO GO BACK TO WORK BUT ANY WORK] CAN TELL Y\ ?AT !RE >E A HO/ ( PROBLEMS ) MAK+ SU* AN ANN\NCEM5T4 ,TRANSPORT IS NOT PREP>$ = AN 9FLUX ( COMMUT]S & WORKPLACES >E NOT READY OR ABLE TO MANAGE SOCIAL DI/ANC+4 ,?IS CAN ONLY MEAN ?AT ! CASES1 :I* HAV5'T REALLY FALL5 ?AT MU* ANY WAY1 C\LD SOON BE ON ! RISE AGA94 ,! DECISION TO LET PEOPLE TRAVEL ANY DI/ANCE1 9CLUD+ TO POPUL> PLACES LIKE ! NATIONAL P>KS1 WAS CLE>LY MADE )\T ANY CONSULTATION ) LOCAL COMMUNITIES & P>K AU?ORITIES4 ,!Y >E N[ FAC$ ) DEAL+ ) ! PROBLEMS CAUS$ BY ! GOV]NM5T'S DECISION )\T ANY TIME OR RES\RCES TO COPE4 ,SOME PEOPLE WILL IGNORE COMMON S5SE & :5 FAC$ ) HO/ILE LOCALS WILL >GUE3 ',JOHNSON SAID WE C\LD COME6' 

,PR9CIPLES ( AN>*I/ COMMUNISM 9CLUDE SELF-ORGANIZATION & COMPLETE P>TICIPATION 9 DECISION-MAK+4 ,9 WORKPLACES1 COMMUNITIES1 HOSPITALS1 C>E HOMES & S*OOLS1 IT %\LD BE ! WORK]S & US]S !MSELVES :O >E MAK+ DECISIONS AB\T H[ TO 5SURE SAFETY & :AT RULES TO APPLY4 ,?IS W\LD 9VOLVE WIDE-SPREAD DISCUSSION & DEBATE4 ,TOP-D[N RULES DO NOT WORK ANYWAY4 ,! ONLY ONES ?AT WILL BE EFFECTIVE >E ONES ?AT HAVE BE5 MADE COLLECTIVELY BY EV]YONE4 ,SOME MAY NOT AGREE BUT IF ! VA/ MAJORITY HAVE E/ABLI%$ A SET ( RULES OR CODES ( BEHAVIOR !N PEOPLE MU/ GO ALONG ) ! MAJORITY4 ,?IS WILL NOT ALWAYS BE ! CASE1 IF ! M9ORITY CAN C>RY ON !IR ACTIVITIES )\T H>M+ O!RS4 ,) CORONAVIRUS ?AT IS NOT SO EASY TO DO4 ,IF PEOPLE HAD BE5 PRO-ACTIVE :5 ! VIRUS FIR/ APPE>$1 :E!R ?AT BE 9 ,*9A ITSELF OR 9 O!R C\NTRIES1 RA!R ?AN JU/ WAIT+ = ! GOV]NM5T1 !N MAYBE ?+S C\LD HAVE BE5 DIFF]5T4 

,CAPITALISM 

,ONE ( ! MA9 OB/ACLES TO SELF-ORGANIZ$ DECISION-MAK+ IS ! FACT ?AT !SE DECISIONS >E MADE )9 ! CONTEXT ( CAPITALISM4 ,! DELAY 9 />T+ LOCKD[N WAS NOT ONLY BECAUSE ,JOHNSON WAS FOLL[+ BAD SCI5CE2 HE DIDN'T WANT TO BR+ ! ECONOMY TO A /&/ILL4 ,MANY BUS9ESSES ONLY %UT :5 !Y ABSOLUTELY HAD TO BECAUSE !Y DID NOT WANT TO LOSE PR(ITS4 ,BIG BUS9ESS W\LD BE ABLE TO WEA!R ! /ORM BUT PEOPLE LIKE ,RI*>D ,BRANSON DON'T WANT TO LOSE ANY PR(ITS4 ,SMALL] BUS9ESSES MAY V]Y WELL GO UND]4 ,?IS IS ! WAY CAPITALISM WORKS4 ,MANY WORK]S W\LD HAVE SUPPORT$ ! DELAY 9 CLOS+ BECAUSE !IR LIVELIHOOD DEP5DS ON CAPITALISM WORK+4 ,IT IS V]Y H>D TO PRIORITIZE HEAL? :5 Y\ HAVE LO/ Y\R 9COME & >E 9 DIRE F9ANCIAL DIFFICULTIES4 ,!RE=E1 PEOPLE WILL 5D UP MAK+ DECISIONS ?AT AGGRAVATE ! SITUATION4 ,! CURR5T MOVE BACK TO WORK IS ALSO MOTIVAT$ BY ! NE$ TO AVOID A RECESSION & ! LOSS ( PR(ITS4 ,MU* ( ! WORK IS NOT ACTUALLY ESS5TIAL OR EV5 DESIRABLE4 ,= EXAMPLE1 SO MU* ( CON/RUCTION 9 ,LONDON IS = LUXURY FLATS4 ,WORK]S1 ?\< WILL NOT HAVE MU* *OICE 9 :AT !Y DO4 ,!Y NE$ ! JOB & WON'T BE PAID UNLESS !Y GO 94 

,C>E HOMES CAN ILLU/RATE ! PROBLEMS ( DECISION-MAK+ 9 A CAPITALI/ SY/EM4 #i#e.0 >E PRIVATELY [N$ & !RE=E !Y EXI/ TO MAKE A PR(IT4 ,!Y HAD EV]Y MOTIVATION TO FOLL[ ,JOHNSON'S ADVICE & NOT TAKE ! NECESS>Y MEASURES TO 5SURE SAFETY SU* AS MAK+ SURE ALL RESID5TS W]E SOCIAL DI/ANC+1 EXTRA CLEAN+ & ,P,P,E = ALL /AFF4 ,IT WAS ONLY :5 ! SITUATION GOT SO BAD ?AT IT C\LD NO LONG] BE IGNOR$ ?AT ! GOV]NM5T & ! BOSSES ( C>E HOMES TOOK ACTION4 ,! C>E WORK]S W\LD HAVE BE5 ! FIR/ TO SEE :AT WAS GO+ ON BUT W\LD HAVE BE5 P[]LESS TO DO ANY?+4 ,NOT ONLY DID MANY ( !M C>E AB\T ! RESID5TS SO W]E WILL+ TO WORK 9 UNSAFE CONDITIONS1 BUT !Y C\LD ALSO NOT AF=D TO /AY AT HOME4 

,CORONAVIRUS HAS %[N UP ANO!R S]I\S WEAKNESS ( CAPITALISM4 ,ONE ( ! MA9 WEAKNESSES ( ! GOV]NM5T WAS NOT ACTUALLY IMPLEM5T+ DECISIONS MADE4 ,EV]YONE AGRE$ ?AT WE NE$$ MORE ,P,P,E & MORE TE/+ BUT ! GOV]NM5T !N RELI$ ON CAPITALI/ 5T]PRISE TO DELIV] ! GOODS & ?IS WAS A DISA/]4 ,GIV5 ALL ! CAPACITY 9 ,BRITA9 TO PRODUCE UNWANT$ GOODS SU* AS MILIT>Y EQUIPM5T1 IT WAS /AGG]+LY AL>M+ H[ MANUFACTUR+ C\LD NOT PRODUCE BASIC ,P,P,E & 5\< TE/+ MAT]IAL4 ,)\T ! MOTIVE ( PR(IT1 COMPANIES SEEM UNABLE TO ACT4 ,9/EAD1 WE HAVE /AFF SEW+ !IR [N ,P,P,E & GR\PS ( VOLUNTE]S SEW+ AT HOME4 ,?IS %[S H[ SELF-ORGANIZATION FROM ! BOTTOM UP IS MORE EFFECTIVE ?AN RELY+ ON ! M>KET4 

,AN ALT]NATIVE8 

,9 ORD] TO HAVE ! CONDITIONS = SELF-ORGANIZATION & COLLECTIVE DECISION-MAK+1 WE NE$ AN ECONOMIC SY/EM ?AT IS BAS$ ON COMMON [N]%IP4 ,ONLY !N WILL PEOPLE HAVE ACCESS TO :AT !Y NE$ & BE FREE TO MAKE ! DECISIONS ?AT WILL B5EFIT ALL RA!R ?AN A FEW4 ,IT IS H>D TO IMAG9E H[ ?IS WILL WORK AS IT W\LD BE SO DIFF]5T FROM :AT WE HAVE N[4 ,IF WE JU/ TAKE ! EXAMPLE ( HEAL? C>E1 ?\<1 WE CAN GET SOME IDEA4 ,IF C>E HOMES W]E RUN COLLECTIVELY BY ! /AFF & RESID5TS & !RE WAS NO NE$ TO MAKE A PR(IT1 !N DECISIONS W\LD HAVE BE5 V]Y DIFF]5T4 ,!RE W\LD BE ! ISSUE ( GETT+ ! PRODUCTS !Y NE$$ BUT IF !RE W]E O!R COLLECTIVES PRODUC+ ,P,P,E & O!R COLLECTIVES PRODUC+ & DI/RIBUT+ FOOD1 !N EX*ANGES C\LD BE MADE4 ,ALL ?IS W\LD BE EASI] IF !RE WAS MORE COORD9ATION ON A LOCAL LEVEL SO ?AT ?+S LIKE FOOD C\LD BE PROVID$ FROM A LOCAL F>M & TE/+ C\LD BE DONE BY A LOCAL CL9IC4 ,PEOPLE C\LD BE BR\<T TOGE!R TO MAKE DECISIONS & COORD9ATE 9 ASSEMBLIES- EASI] TO MANAGE ON A LOCAL LEVEL4 

,A LOT ( ?9K+ NE$S TO BE DONE ON H[ AN ALT]NATIVE ECONOMY W\LD WORK4 ,BUT ,COVID #ai IS %[+ US ?AT CAPITALISM & P>LIAM5T>Y DEMOCRACY >E DEF9ITELY NOT WORK+4 ,WE NE$ TO DEVELOP & FACILITATE O!R WAYS ( ORGANIZ+ PRODUCTION & DI/RIBUTION AS P>T ( A G5]AL REVOLUTION>Y /RATEGY = AN AN>*I/ COMMUNI/ SOCIETY4 

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