Mx Jay BakerMar 15
"Time and again, we collectively fall back on the State as the most obvious and obviously powerful force to deal with crisis, be it social and economic inequality, crime, a geopolitical threat, or a pandemic - and we settle for the State's version of a resolution, even though we know the problem isn't solved." - from The Operating System by Eric Laursen.
Show threadMx Jay Baker
I point out this, from page 28 of the book, because it gives us a better idea of how so many of those who want state socialism may have been sadly so easily seduced by rhetoric around a state "resolution" to the Covid-19 pandemic, which in fact continues to this day, despite politicians hooked on a global economic system constantly suggesting otherwise. It's why I wrote Recovering from Shock: Antifascist Struggle in an Ongoing Pandemic, which was turned into a zine, added to the Anarchist Library, and is becoming the basis for an upcoming documentary. You can read the original piece on my website here: https://www.mediaactivist.com/recovering-from-shock/
Mar 15 at 5:36pmWeb