Coronavirus and Its Discontents
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Coronavirus and the State of Emergency
Todd: There's a near consensus theoretically on the left that the declaration of the state of emergency is a conservative gesture even a fascist gesture and so what i find interesting is if that's true why in the world are trump and balsonero so reluctant to declare a state of emergency like you would think if it. Why would they not jump at the chance to do it? Todd: It has the effect of creating not creating but making apparent the collectivity and we all of a sudden become conscious of ourselves as part of a collective when the emergency is declared. The way this presidential administration goes about their racism and their fascism is just to be like well i didn't know was racist it's
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