CORONAVIRUS : THE SOCIAL SCOURGE P . SAUNDERS
The world is in a state of crisis the likes of which has not been seen since the end of the Second World War. Yet, the true dangers of the current coronavirus pandemic are far more subtle, far-reaching and more worryingly, already beginning to manifest. This is not about some newlydiscovered symptom or some long-term effect of the disease, nor actually is it anything about the virus itself. Rather, it is about the phenomenon that its rapid spread has caused in many of the countries that are being hit the hardest, including ours, which may have a larger political impact than appears probable at this point.
In similar fashion to Europe, the internet is saturated with the coronavirus, making escapism considerably difficult. The vault of well-meaning but foolish things that people are saying about the virus, which I may be contributing to, are ten a penny, and frankly quite dull. The least that can be said is that there are large variety of different reactions to the lockdown of daily life, from the productive, (learning a new skill or language) to the idiotic (panic buying or shaving one’s head). Throughout this discourse there is one malicious group rubbing their hands together with glee. Eco-fascists. This fringe group of Neo-Nazis 7
