And how they had people in clean suits spraying down entire streets with disinfectant.
It's a good thing the West picked up on the queen that it might be a good idea to prepare for a virus. Imagine if they decided instead to do nothing, but then blame China for the virus and claim that they created it in a lab and hid the virus from the world.
Just imagine if the West did nothing and instead decided to let it rip through their countries.
I think one of the things i never expected about becoming a leftist is how differently I would politically evaluate the notions of authoritarianism and dictatorship.
for me it was a huge moment when I understood what Marx was getting at about how all states are the domination of one class by another. the concept of the dictatorship of the bourgeoisie finally articulated my sense of the futility in liberal democracy due to the massive asymmetry of power and interest
Exactly it’s a real eye opener to honestly reckon with the ways in which the U.S. is an authoritarian state domestically and internationally. And more importantly whose interest that authority serves.
it's weird isn't it?
Yeah but it’s nice too because it helps me better contextualize the actions of our own countries leadership