Coronavirus is Breaking Down a World that Needs to Be Destroyed

Rich people have finally done it. As most of us now know, some dumb, rich assholes in China probably ate a pangolin that was infected by a bat from a wet market and unleashed this hell virus on all of us.

Lots of us will die. Unfortunately, the most vulnerable among us will die. Those who society must fight to protect the hardest, the elderly, and the sick. Most of us will probably live.

And in the U.S., the government and owner class are going to make all of us poor folks destitute in the process. All because some wealthy dipshit wanted to eat an endangered species so they could brag about it to their terrible, filthy rich friends.

The Disease

It’s the pandemic that scientists have been warning about our entire lives. It’s highly contagious, unpredictable, and just deadly enough to be absolutely terrifying.

Similar to the far more sinister, though the slightly less imminent danger of climate change.

Our destruction of the planet also harms the people who live on it. In years to come, climate change will kill so, so many of us. And it will make life miserable for everyone else.

We have a decade left to save the planet. That’s it.

The Antidote

But we, the poor people, can change things. The economy began tanking when poor people’s ability to work and spend money was threatened. It will continue to. This is proof that we are powerful when we unite.

Rent is going to be due, and many landlords are going to charge rent despite this chaos. Many more will likely kick the can down the road. They’ll waive late fees. Evictions will be postponed. And then charge you for all the rent as soon as they’re legally able, and evict you when you can’t pay.

Despite the fact that everyone is going to be out income, with no way to make it up completely. And many will be saddled with insurmountable medical debt. The government payments will maybe pay for groceries, and that’s basically it.

So we should all, preemptively agree, all over the U.S., not to pay rent after this is over. Or better yet, don’t pay mortgages. Don’t pay back student loans. Stop paying back any debt to corporations who bleed you dry.

For those of us who will lose our jobs during the sickness and freefall into economic disaster. Let’s quit working for people who exploit us and are willing to let us go when we need them most. Let’s figure out how to hustle without them. Live with less money and more community.

If enough of us participate, it will stop the rich from getting all of our money. And they’ll notice.

Not all poor and middle-class people will be with us. Some, probably most, will be too scared to not pay. But if enough of us refuse, we can change things.

The Reward

And the end goal, of dropping out? What would make this terrible risk worth it? We’re going to save the world. Or at least we’re going to try.

We will demand the U.S. Federal Government adopts the following policy:

Implement the Green New Deal Immediately and Aggressively- Ban Fossil Fuels and End Fossil Fuel Subsidies Medicare for All Housing for All Clean Water for All Reparations for African-American and Indigenous People Student Loan Forgiveness Paid Sick and Parental Leave Criminal Justice Reform- Release all Nonviolent Offenders Tax Reform Corporate Reform Campaign Finance Reform Carefully Withdraw Troops From all Foreign Wars

If we accomplish this in the U.S. it will signal to the rest of the world, it’s time for a revolution.

The Struggle

In the U.S. and much of the world, elections demonstrably don’t work. And this isn’t about a candidate, it’s about policies. Though you should vote for Bernie Sanders anyway if you still can.

We must push this agenda, regardless of who wins the election. We will vote by refusing to participate in a broken economy.

And it will get hard. It will get so hard. Things will get bad and then they’ll get worse. In order to get through it, we have to support each other, not back down and find ways to live outside the system.

This may not work. We may just further impoverish ourselves until we eventually die. We may end up homeless and hungry in this process. Joining our homeless brothers and sisters will make us more powerful. Some of us may be injured, imprisoned, or even killed. We have to keep doing it.

Most people are on our side even if they’re unwilling or unable to fight with us. They’ll know what’s happening is wrong, and they will be inspired to do something, or rather nothing, to help accomplish our goals.

There are other ways to help. Divest from fossil fuels in their 401ks, or better yet divest entirely, not drive, or especially not fly.

We’ll fight for all of us, by not fighting. By simply refusing to participate.

And if we win, we’ll have a better world. What will be sacrificed in our lifetimes, will be made up in the future generations. We owe it to them and to the planet.

We have to try. And now is the time.

U.S. Rent Strike. U.S. Work Strike. Until our demands are met.