periol
27th May 2020, 06:36
I'm usually pretty heavily into non-standard (read: conspiratorial) explanations for things, but I think this virus is real and it's not man-made. The virus is making rapid changes in society and exposing areas of weakness all over - it is literally shining a light on some of what I believe to be truly evil parts of our civilization. It showed up the exact same time a comet passed through our solar system (I’ve read some of Rudolf Steiner's books, and he has quite a bit to say about the spiritual impact of comets), and it is radically changing society in ways that I doubt we will even understand completely for decades.
If COVID-19 is a conspiracy, I believe it's a cosmic spiritual conspiracy to push humankind in a direction we weren't willing to go ourselves. But we still have to make the choice to make the changes necessary.
Pollution is down. We can breathe and see again. Sunlight is the ultimate disinfectant for coronavirus. Central heat and AC are virus breeding grounds. The grocery stores can't quite provide all our needs anymore. The industrial meatpacking plants are viral breeding grounds. What does this mean? We need to stop shutting ourselves in our tiny boxes, and go live with nature, make gardens, be outside with animals, raise our own food. We've been living wrong, and now we need to live right. All of us.
This thing has also shown a beacon on how little most of the governments in the world care for their people. Lots of people who are more well-off seem to care about the economy, but there are very few who seem to care about health of all of us. For instance, in America, polling shows that the VAST majority of people do not want to go back to work until it's safe. Why? Because America's health infrastructure is terrible, and no one can afford to get coronavirus - I saw one guy had a $40,000 bill early on. Most people can't afford to pay for the test if they wanted to - I know I couldn't.
Here's a link highlighting another bonus - the militaries aren't coping well...
https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2020/05/how-covid-19-is-creating-a-social-distancing-version-of-war.html
Covid-19, an ongoing global human tragedy, may have at least one silver lining. It has led millions of people to question America’s most malignant policies at home and abroad.
Regarding Washington’s war policies abroad, there’s been speculation that the coronavirus might, in the end, put a dent in such conflicts, if not prove an unintended peacemaker — and with good reason, since a cash-flush Pentagon has proven impotent as a virus challenger. Meanwhile, it’s become ever more obvious that, had a fraction of “defense” spending been invested in chronically underfunded disease control agencies, this country’s response to the coronavirus crisis might have been so much better.
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the spread of Covid-19 has offered a rare opportunity to raise questions, challenge frameworks, and critically consider what “ending” war might even mean for this country.
In fairness, the article goes on to (cynically? realistically?) assume that America will just escalate the "shock and awe" and drones while focusing less on large-scale missions. Still, I'm not ready to be completely cynical yet. There is a clear chink in the armor of our social psychology that has been opened up by this virus. People are starting to realize that perhaps, actually, the emperor might not be wearing any clothes after all.
I'm curious what other positive results of the lockdown people are seeing. I think this is an epochal event - the world is rapidly changing in front of our eyes, but we might not even be able to grasp all the changes for decades, perhaps even centuries.
There are clearly dark powers scrambling to take advantage of this virus. But I really don't think they are in control. COVID-19 is changing things. What changes are you seeing? Do you think they can/will last?
If COVID-19 is a conspiracy, I believe it's a cosmic spiritual conspiracy to push humankind in a direction we weren't willing to go ourselves. But we still have to make the choice to make the changes necessary.
Pollution is down. We can breathe and see again. Sunlight is the ultimate disinfectant for coronavirus. Central heat and AC are virus breeding grounds. The grocery stores can't quite provide all our needs anymore. The industrial meatpacking plants are viral breeding grounds. What does this mean? We need to stop shutting ourselves in our tiny boxes, and go live with nature, make gardens, be outside with animals, raise our own food. We've been living wrong, and now we need to live right. All of us.
This thing has also shown a beacon on how little most of the governments in the world care for their people. Lots of people who are more well-off seem to care about the economy, but there are very few who seem to care about health of all of us. For instance, in America, polling shows that the VAST majority of people do not want to go back to work until it's safe. Why? Because America's health infrastructure is terrible, and no one can afford to get coronavirus - I saw one guy had a $40,000 bill early on. Most people can't afford to pay for the test if they wanted to - I know I couldn't.
Here's a link highlighting another bonus - the militaries aren't coping well...
https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2020/05/how-covid-19-is-creating-a-social-distancing-version-of-war.html
Covid-19, an ongoing global human tragedy, may have at least one silver lining. It has led millions of people to question America’s most malignant policies at home and abroad.
Regarding Washington’s war policies abroad, there’s been speculation that the coronavirus might, in the end, put a dent in such conflicts, if not prove an unintended peacemaker — and with good reason, since a cash-flush Pentagon has proven impotent as a virus challenger. Meanwhile, it’s become ever more obvious that, had a fraction of “defense” spending been invested in chronically underfunded disease control agencies, this country’s response to the coronavirus crisis might have been so much better.
...
the spread of Covid-19 has offered a rare opportunity to raise questions, challenge frameworks, and critically consider what “ending” war might even mean for this country.
In fairness, the article goes on to (cynically? realistically?) assume that America will just escalate the "shock and awe" and drones while focusing less on large-scale missions. Still, I'm not ready to be completely cynical yet. There is a clear chink in the armor of our social psychology that has been opened up by this virus. People are starting to realize that perhaps, actually, the emperor might not be wearing any clothes after all.
I'm curious what other positive results of the lockdown people are seeing. I think this is an epochal event - the world is rapidly changing in front of our eyes, but we might not even be able to grasp all the changes for decades, perhaps even centuries.
There are clearly dark powers scrambling to take advantage of this virus. But I really don't think they are in control. COVID-19 is changing things. What changes are you seeing? Do you think they can/will last?