The International Trifecta of Ethic Free Calamitous Shit

[Soph0571]

They span three continents but they have one thing in common. Each has 'managed' to outstrip their nearest neighbours in the Covid death count by seriously large factors. It is obvious that even the best prepared of countries needs competent leadership in such an unprecedented time and yet the trifecta of awfulness offers their populace an ethic free calamitous mix of indifference and incompetence. America hitting 100k deaths in the next few days. In the UK reported deaths sit at 36k but statisticians are saying that with community deaths not being counted the real number is more like 55k. Brazil is knocking on the door of 20k reported deaths, but the infection rate is shooting up so based on an their do nothing strategy that will be doubling in the next month.

It is not surprising that these three countries are leading the world in the utter shitness of their responses. All three consider the 1% as their main concern. All their strategies prove this. They position the market as everything and as every right-wing wanker knows, this is the best way to make monied people even more affluent. This, of course, leads to catastrophic death figures, but bluster, bollocks and *shrugs*. They don't even bother to pretend hand wringing at the number of deaths on their watch, because they have such disdain for anyone who is not just like them.

The International Trifecta of Death, Doom and Destruction. Indeed.

[louis-t]

1. Brazil has been like this at least 50 years.

I remember an exchange student I met in 1970. She was from a wealthy family. She said in Brazil you are either rich or a servant. No middle class. At one time, they had staggering inflation.