Disclaimer: I am not a reader of Green Left Weekly. From a cursory reading of its headlines, one can deduce that it is a leftie rag, full of angry screeds produced by the perpetually aggrieved. If I still had a pet budgerigar, I'd use it to line its birdcage, or to wipe down my windows at home after I've cleaned them so that they don't have streak marks.
This article seeks to capitalise (no pun intended) on the Corona virus crisis to dismantle the free market system, and promote socialist ideology. The author conveniently overlooks the fact that the virus originated in China, which is a socialist country. They should not be let off the hook for ideological reasons, or perhaps from the author's desire to avoid offending people by appearing racist.
It is already well documented that the corruption, incompetence, and amorality of China's rulers has only made the situation worse, from President Xi Jinping down. As Paul D. Miller, professor of the Practice of International Affairs at Georgetown University writes:
"his government’s missteps are directly responsible for its global transmission and uncontrolled spread, with all its terrible consequences to populations and economies around the world."
When the crisis has abated, and the international community can thoroughly investigate the origins of the virus, and the world can only hope that they are held accountable for the devastation they have brought upon the world. China must submit to such an investigation.
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2020/02/coronavirus-and-blindness-authoritarianism/606922/
https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/03/25/blame-china-and-xi-jinping-for-coronavirus-pandemic/
https://www.lowyinstitute.org/publications/china-rewriting-coronavirus-history-and-nobody-will-stop-it
https://www.nationalreview.com/2020/03/the-other-chinese-virus/
https://9now.nine.com.au/60-minutes/china-cover-up-coronavirus-12-missing-days-wuhan-60-minutes/d8426648-f9b3-4439-9089-b733b8e4a6c5
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