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Describing the Pandemic As a ‘War’ Is Ineffective and Dangerous

Using the lexicon of violence to describe the pandemic normalizes the suffering of the vulnerable, and allows governments to act without accountability.

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Jul 27, 2020
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AuthorShashikant Yadav

Shashikant Yadav is an energy and water policy researcher currently affiliated with the Central European University, Vienna. He writes about environmental justice, ecocide law, and illiberal democracy.

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