Fortunately, Tesco was less busy today. But goodness it's cold. The hills were capped with snow this morning. I do not like the cold. I'm not like the cool kids, wearing shorts and no masks. Heated by the radiation glow of their smartphones. To me this is body horror; no one was meant to wear shorts in this kind of weather. Who do you think you're fooling? Not your legs, they are screaming red like cooking lobsters.
Covid presents as the greatest threat to mental health since the second world war. This of course conveniently ignores the ten years of Tory austerity, the previous thirteen years of New Labour spin, the previous Tory administration, Thatcher, the cold war, and of course neoliberal economics. It is therefore no surprise that the greatest threat isn't covid, though it is certainly causal, but capitalism. I find it bitter to swallow the voices of those professing to care about our wellbeing while shilling for this toxic system. Their sincerity betrayed by their absence over the last period; throughout austerity and the loneliness of the viciously accelerated class war waged since 2010. Those decrying lockdowns had little to offer then, they have even less now.
Liar Gove claims that the nation has decided that schools functioning normally is a priority. No, many teachers - and parents- think it too risky. Meanwhile his government has done absolutely nothing, leaving it entirely in the hands of staff and their budgets to make schools 'covid secure'. The government's meaningless 'open for business' catchphrase that is designed to let those MP's who break the rules off the hook. Staff have had to break their backs over Christmas to meet the government, not the nation, and its demands schools be open. Some kind of barometer of success; they think that if we get kids back in schools then we will have succeeded. Except that schools being open has proven one of the major impediments to a successful recovery. Such is the myopia of this exploitative cabal.
Is it real or is it fake? Who can tell anymore? I opened up reddit to see the latest corona virus news. Apparently I'm that stupid; at this point following all this is just self harm. I see mention of Teir 5! Beyond thunderlockdown! 8pm curfew? No outdoor exercise? That can't be real. Even though the sources seem to be the right wing gutter tabloids we are in such perilous times with such a shit government that nothing surprises me anymore. Except this, it seems. I am very concerned about this. Lockdown 3 is certainly inevitable, most of us can see that. Too many people are just not taking this seriously anymore, and we have Boris to thank for that. So something drastic really is the only solution at this point; with or without schools.
It's hard to stay positive.
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