Monday, March 30, 2020

My Jandek Plague Journal: 3/23/20 Where Do You Go From Here

Largely instrumental, lyrics all repetitions of/variations on "Make up your mind/Decide." People on Twitter joke about the virus giving the US the choice between socialism and barbarism while the Republican congress tries to thread the needle of propping up the economy while not funding the de facto general strike that's now going on. The US is where it is now because it renewed its commitment to white supremacy 4 years ago. Preparations should have begun when the outbreak emerged in China, but it was just those yellow bastards being backwards, that can't happen to the likes of us. Same again with Korea who demonstrated how to address and conquer this. Even Italy who are white, but not quite, could prompt action. Now the US looks to be the least capable of responding, requiring international aid to survive as the administration focuses its efforts on blaming the barbarians. Meanwhile, the citizens are deciding upon mutual support and the shape of the world to come.

-3/23/20. Where Do You Go From Here
(one week later)

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