The Coronavirus and the Ruffian on the stairs

The Coronavirus and the Ruffian on the stairs. The virus is carried in the blood of the shark skinned suited men who run for power. It's attached to the skin of the bankers and money nen . It's promoted and sold by the arms dealers who follow those of the shark skinned attire. The world bank has killed more than any virus ever will. Each day those in the third world die because of debt, lack of water and food. Since the Lib Dems and the Tories brought in austerity in 2010, 120,000 have died from its plague. The length of life is declining in some cities the average age at which the poor die is 58 and the wealthy 85 The corona virus gives the Tories an opportunity to hide the bad news, obscure their forgotten promises and create fear and loathing. The plague comes in an education system determined to stop critical thinking and make a docile low skilled and low informed voters except the way things are. 

The power of the state tips in support of the economy rather than it's people. As Joe Biden prepares to become Hilary Clinton 2.0 we find the plague promoted by certain right wingers and centrists. As Peter Mandleson once said we are all Thatcherites now the Ruffian on the stairs walks with them all. As the mainstream candidates of the centre and right walk with the Ruffian explaining how things are and knowing who they prefer. They simply desire the status quo and loath Sanders and Corbyn more.
We all wait for the Ruffian on the stairs and thousands will meet him today. Yet it will not be by the Corona virus. It will be at the hands of the system promoted by the centre and political right. The smoke and mirrors of late capitalism covers our eyes and blocks our perceptions. The Ruffian on the stairs looks at us all and in the fullness of time we all meet him. It is our sharpness and critical thinking and of love that gives meaning to the necessity of death. There are worse things than death and life made stale and empty is one of them. Those who have lost a faith and found a faith will fight on even against the Ruffian on the stairs . Fear of corona fills many and we avoid the question about an economic system that makes the price of antibacterial soap rise and disappear from the shops when it is needed most,,,when the invisible workers who are the cleaners, security guards and social carers are not protected from illness and poverty and are forced to work with broken bones and to hide ill health . This plague is promoted by those who defend the system and they are the allies of the Ruffian on the stairs. The corona virus is the least of his allies but it pays many to promote the virus to equal status. There is only one God and his name is death and all we can say to him is not today. It's about resistance and the journey of life it's purpose. The freer the market the more brutalized the people and the more devalued. Don't fear the Reaper.. or the virus there are worse things and individuals...

Of class and the Corona virus

Of class and the Corona virus....as the Tories tell us of their preparation to defend us from the coming plague causes questions to rise in my mind..

Yet no preparation is made to sustain then as they work and provide low skilled and low paid workers. Who will care, clean and cleanse those in isolation and quarantine? It will be the working class and those on zero hour contracts who will do that. On the cruise ships those in isolation and quarantine were served by the staff who were not. It was as if a chasm existed between those who served those in quarantine.. without quarantine themselves. If you serve and sustain you become invisible and beyond consideration of infection. We know that the stewards and the servants of the passengers are treated as if corona does not threaten them..will those who self isolate get paid? Will the Tories show that they are a people"s government? The market rules the concerns of the shareholders will always win. How will care home workers be protected? Who will be the victims ? Yes you are right the working class... 

The truth is that simply the need of capitalism and the market trumps all other considerations and concerns. It may be the greatest irony of all that a virus destroys late capitalism and globalisation . It was not peak oil that brought down late capitalism....it was the black swans of Corona landing..and it will be the working class, the migrant workers and those who work zero hour contracts that will be most at risk as they serve those who "must" self isolate and protect their masters...the bus drivers, the transport staff the street cleaners and the health workers nothing new there....nothing new under the Sun.

As I age and become my grandfather I glance back over the 100 years of my family history and the Socialist in me grows further and more powerful. Beyond middle class moderation and class my illusions are burnt away as reality dawns and Engels speaks out more relevant and brutal than ever...The greatest struggle is telling the truth to the oppressor..