#WORLD #WORLDWIDE #UKRAINE #ANARCHISM #News #Journal #Update - (en) ait russia: Ukraine: Shot in the leg [machine translation]

 We publish here a translation of an article written by an anarchist from Ukraine

and published initially on the telegram channel of the Ukrainian anarchist group
"Chorniy Banner" ("Black Flag"). It assesses the situation of discrimination
against unvaccinated people in the country and the reaction of anti-capitalist
groups and activists to this. ---- LEFT SHOOTING IN THE LEG AGAIN ---- For a long
time (almost six months) he hesitated whether to write something on the topic of
covid vaccination. I didn't want to get involved where some slipped into a
conspiracy of aliens, and others in the belief that "anti-vax" are bioreactors in
which the virus mutates, wishes them death and full confidence in the authorities.

On the other hand, and not speak out when Ukrainian anarchists and the left as a
whole have once again corny adopted the rhetoric of the ruling group of the
liberal bourgeoisie and post offensive memes, at best, and at worst, they call to
limit the rights of the unvaccinated.

It should be noted that the left-wing grassroots movements in some EU and former
USSR states have begun to delight, which, although not all opponents of
vaccinations, do not blame the pandemic problem on anti-virus and go against the
restriction of rights, passports and dismissals of unvaccinated workers. That is,
it turns out that while France and Italy are finally getting rid of the systemic
totalitarian liberal rhetoric, which gives positive results for the left, we have
the opposite (refs. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6).

So, some of the Ukrainian anarchists and the left (of course, except for the
long-time liberalized Sternenkovites) have been fighting for the social rights of
workers for years, helping to create trade unions, defending green zones or
architectural monuments together with residents of different cities and by hard
work raises their authority among the poorest strata. The overwhelming majority
does this not for money (sometimes in spite of money), but really out of faith in
the bright future of this country, often receiving attacks from liberals and
fascists for this at best, and, at worst, facing repression by the special
services. And now, using the totalitarian rhetoric of hatred towards the
anti-Axis, the left is "shooting itself in the foot."

You, my comrades and comrades, may or may not like it, but the majority of the
population of Ukraine, including the people whom you helped or still keep in
touch with, have at least questions about vaccinations (such as Wednesday
nurses), and confident anti-vaccinators are present in almost all environments.

Many of them are friends with you and see your memasics or read opuses of hatred
towards them, this is after quite long years of friendship and cooperation, and
for them you are no different from the market-based granny. Funding liberals,
which you never dreamed of, huge billboards, gifts, political advertisements or
promises from TV screens "to live in a new way" or "the end of the era of
poverty" will quickly do their job, and the liberals will once again deceive the
people. The left will have to restore its lost authority for years.

At the same time, part of the ultra-right, for one reason or another, took the
side of anti-vaccination workers (and this, let me remind you, is the majority of
the population). Here I have to admit that among the fascists there are both
those who speak out from inadequate positions about aliens, and relatively
constructively debunking fakes on the part of the authorities or supporters of
vaccination (for example, the story with the Kiev crematorium). Thus, the left
loses, and the right (I am talking about the fascists, and the liberals in
general) at least remain at their own. Even when the power bends everyone, the
majority will be vaccinated and the left will consider itself involved in this
"victory", it is far from the fact that the bent people will not have resentment
on the left.

It should be borne in mind that the fascists and some of the liberals, who were
frightened by the totalitarian tendencies of the liberal mainstream and took
anti-vaccination positions, call the restriction of rights and compulsory
vaccination as a left-wing technique and part of a left-wing ideology. On the one
hand, the reasons for this are provided by the left and left-liberals themselves,
who support totalitarian measures. On the other hand, the fascists and the
anti-vaccination faction of liberals - such an impression - do not specifically
remember that this is all done under the leadership of the liberal government and
certainly not left-wing corporations. You can read about how corporations bend
states with onerous conditions for vaccination in the journalistic investigation
of The Washington Post, and this publication can hardly be accused of an
anti-vaccination position (link 7).

HOW TO TIE YOUR WOUND LEG

Of course, some will begin to accuse the "Chorniy Banner" of "anti-vaccination"
position and once again the seething will begin in some "anarcho" chats. I must
emphasize that in emergencies there are people with different views on
vaccination, and the question here is not how you feel, but how you want to
convey your position to people.

I suggest that the left should first reject liberal rhetoric and return to
leftist practice. And what to do and what to speak for - they just shout from
every second headline of news sites.

Liberals say that mortality is due to the fact that not everyone is vaccinated,
and we say that, perhaps, because of this (i.e., this is not accurate, but why
argue with this, when there is no accurate data and firm conviction in the
question?), but does not the number of beds and the number of ambulances affect
mortality first of all (hello, Suprun), does the cost of treatment from 20
thousand hryvnia not affect mortality, when people (mostly pensioners) are
treated at home until the last using folk methods, because they do not have
money, does not a lack of oxygen affect mortality, when hospitals transport
seriously ill patients at night, the attitude of the authorities towards the
medical staff does not affect mortality? It is by raising these important issues
and protecting the most vulnerable that can restore people's respect and
self-esteem to the left. And there, if you are a committed vaccine advocate,
campaign, argue, and engage in constructive discussion without resentment or
hatred (this is how, after all, I suggest that left-wing opponents of vaccines do
the same). Only in this way will you show that it is you with the people when it
is hard for them, even if you do not agree with everything.

Solidarity is above all!

Emergency activist

Notes:

1) https://aitrus.info/node/5809

2) https://aitrus.info/node/5810

3) https://aitrus.info/node/5812

4) https://aitrus.info/node/5819

5) https://aitrus.info/node/5820

6) https://aitrus.info/node/5739

7)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/10/19/secret-vaccine-contracts-with-governments-pfizer-took-hard-line-push-profit-report-says/

Published: https://telegra.ph/POSTR%D0%86L-V-NOGU-11-04

https://aitrus.info/node/5822
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