The first privatised pandemic can learn from multiple privatised wars. Most modern wars, like Ukraine, are…

The first privatised pandemic can learn from multiple privatised wars. Most modern wars, like Ukraine, are really big trade shows for private arms manufacturers. Major powers become vehicles for the introduction of new products from the arms industry. /1 #covid19aus #auspol https://t.co/fxBXonr0fA

The hope of a decisive new weapon, which never arrives, as entire cities are levelled and thousands of civilians killed in proof-of-concept marketing for the big arms manufacturers. All while these same industries lobby relentlessly to increase defence spending. /2

As with all privatised industries, all of the catastrophic problems caused by the privatisation are handily ‘solved’ by lobbyists with the suggestion that the real problem is a ‘lack of supply’ of the very thing causing all of the problems. Weapons, houses - same mechanism. /3

With Covid, the privatisation of public health with its vaccine weapons is using the same model. Vaccines are wonderful things, but when used as part of an integrated public health strategy. Not when used as medicines in a privatised pandemic. /4

The spruiking of ‘supply’ in a privatised pandemic is particularly perverse. Not just supply of new weapons/vaccines, but supply of fresh infections, seen to be the solution to the pandemic. Infect everybody, to prevent them becoming infected. Herd immunity, hybrid immunity. /5

Wars and pandemics end with collective effort and intent. Privatised wars and pandemics never end. Instead of sustainable ongoing collective energy, we get hyper-individualism married to exponential leverage in every form, creating endless waves of boom and bust,.…/6

…of conflict, economic growth and infection. /end