Coronavirus pandemic marks end of the world as we know it
Post-coronavirus world should be a post-capitalist global order premised on the principles of egalitarianism as well as co-operation
29 March 2020 - 00:03
The outbreak of Covid-19 represents the end of the world order as we know it. The outbreak is of the same proportions, if not more, than World Wars 1 and 2. Both wars gave rise to the militarisation of nation states in such a way that the collective psychology of nation states is underpinned by the need to assemble huge armaments in preparation for another war...
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