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Thanks, will send over some SA material. Your collection is fabulous,
I'll let comrades here know!
On 3/17/2020 1:34 PM, RKOB via Marxism wrote:
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First, I have to say that I am not sufficiently informed about the
situation in South Africa.
In general, for our analysis and perspective on the COVID-19 crisis I
refer to the numerous documents which are collected on a special page:
https://www.thecommunists.net/worldwide/global/collection-of-articles-on-the-2019-corona-virus/
In short, South Korea has certainly dealt best with the crisis and
without a mass lock down. Mass and free testing and health care is
crucial.
I also want to point out that militant sectors of the working class
and youth don’t accept the bourgeois atomization approach (i.e.
“social distancing”). The French Yellow Vests and the Chilean
protestors both demonstrated (and clashed with the police) in the last
days despite the government forbidding this - using the COVID-19 as a
pretext.
Am 17.03.2020 um 12:04 schrieb Patrick Bond:
On 3/17/2020 11:46 AM, RKOB via Marxism wrote:
Comrades, allow me to take this opportunity to say something on this
whole "social distancing" ideology. The title say: "If we want
everyone to stay home during a coronavirus crisis, we need ..." I
understand that sectors of the rulering class want people to stay
home and to forbid mass assemblies. We saw this in China and now in
Europe (incl. the country where I am living, Austria). I also
understand that sectors of the masses - terrorized and confused by
the neverending media propaganda - share this.
Well, to slow the spread until medical interventions and state
support systems are in place, perhaps "personal distancing plus
social solidarity" to emphasise mutual aid?
If anyone wants a collection of critical ideas, let me know, as they
exceed 35k limits here. I have statements of demand from
working-class and social/health-movement activists from all over the
world. An example from here in South Africa is from the SA
Federations of Trade Unions:
http://saftu.org.za/protect-us-and-we-will-protect-each-other-saftu-call-on-ramaphosa-governmentthe-war-against-covid-19-must-be-fully-engaged-with-working-class-support/
Here is a strong statement - at 1.30' for about 13 minutes - from
SAFTU leader Zwelinzima Vavi:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=meWFTExJmwc (following the SA
president's statement)
Please send me material we can circulate here to avoid the mere
medicalization of Covid-19, and instead deepen our class, gender,
race and ecological perspectives.
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