1. It's commonplace to describe the pandemic as a war. We should be clear on who the warriors are -- essential workers who keep the economy going: doctors, nurses, grocery clerks, pharmacists, warehouse workers, delivery people -- the army that keeps society going
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4. A class war is already accompany the war on the coronavirus. Workers in essential industries are, quite rightly, appalled they are asked to risk their lives without compensation (including paid sick leave). Wildcat strikes are taking off:https://twitter.com/LaurenKGurley/status/1243549762827300864 …
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5. Right now we're seeing a massive bailout for corporate America (upwards of $6 trillion) but only the most grudging social safety net measures (and resistance to even medically necessary policy like paid sick leave). This is an explosive combination.
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6. "A home fit for heroes" was a good slogan in the great war and it's a good slogan now. We should demand a social order worthy of the heroic sacrifices citizens are making. More here:https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/workers-warriors-coronavirus/ …
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thanks for that - a ubi for every voter!!!
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So... you're saying it never happened (it did), or you're saying it's no longer going to happen?
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"usually" or, more likely, in the distant past. We didn't see these types of benefits accrue to those who served in Iraq and Afghanistan in the early part of this century, did we?
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The post-9/11 GI Bill, especially the ability to be transferred to dependents, begs to differ.
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SUCCESSFUL Modern wars are usually accompanied by redrafting of the social contract. I don't see Vietnam did any redrafting of social contract.
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Got rid of the draft and did cause a certain hesitancy towards conflict that was too short lived.
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