The forces of Global Capitalism have united in order to save humanity from one of the deadliest viruses in history. Needless to say, not many people saw this coming. Such development marks a radical departure from the business-as-usual Global capitalist dynamics of extraction that most of us have been used to our entire lives. Nonetheless, it is a most welcome change, especially considering the alternative.
Could you imagine if the forces of Global Capitalism had instead decided to take advantage of this situation in order to enrich themselves? God knows where we’d be. Probably all dead, if not worse. But that’s not what happened.
For once, people came before profits. For once, we collectively agreed to follow the Science, which in turn paid us back with not one, not two, but twenty-six safe and effective (not to mention completely free of charge) vaccines against this terrible disease. A true miracle of modern Global Capitalism.
A world united against a virus. It’s quite a beautiful thing, especially when you don’t think about it too deeply.
But who could have ever predicted this? When last have we witnessed such a degree of lockstep collaboration between public, private, and non-government actors at a global level? This concerted effort has cost the world economy trillions, but the Global Capitalist class understood that keeping the economy open would have ultimately resulted in a far worse outcome: the loss of human life.
Could this be the start of something new? A kinder, more compassionate world order that values the collective good of humanity over mere profit? The signs are certainly there. Whether we continue on this path is simply a question of will. Starting, of course, with the will to do something about what is arguably an even greater threat than Covid-19 — the small but significant minority of Public Health Terrorists who have been undermining this noble effort from the very beginning. You know who I’m talking about.
Once we deal with them, the possibilities to reimagine our world and the systems within it will be endless. For the moment, let us unite against these extremists, put an end to this pandemic, and use this as a launching platform to strive towards something better.
Together, we can Reset our world.