Ejeris Dixon: Fascists Are Using COVID-19 to Advance Their Agenda. It's Up to Us to Stop Them.
The COVID-19 crisis is
a story of a predictable pandemic. It is a result of the willful ignorance of
the impact
of the climate crisis and unsustainable expansion, a failure of multiple
governments and the intentional under-resourcing of public health and medical
systems. It results from our societies’ ignoring of the conditions for poor
people, the unhoused, disabled and chronically ill people, sex workers,
migrants, communities of color and street-based communities, and the
exploitation of this crisis by a rich, privileged and powerful fascist
minority. Our government had the information, the resources, and the ability to
prepare for this pandemic, including supporting those most at risk. We could
have had the tests, the masks, the ventilators, the resources and emergency
plans.
These are not
mistakes. These are choices. We have been left for dead, and it’s not the first
time. Over the past few
years we’ve watched the rise of a global fascist movement in the U.S., Russia,
India, Brazil, the United Kingdom and many other countries. And, while scholars
and writers currently debate whether to call Trump an authoritarian, autocrat
or a fascist, it’s clear that he’s not a fan of democratic institutions, and he
often uses a fascist playbook. Fascist and authoritarian governments often
exploit, accelerate, or create crises to increase their power and further their
agendas...
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