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Capitalism Kills

Jordan McGowan
5 min readOct 16, 2020

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Photo from BPP’s The Black Panther

We’re in the land of the free where everything costs

-Rexx Life Raj

Capitalism kills. Every. Single. Day. Capitalism plus racism equals fascism, to quote the Panthers.

If it wasn’t evident already, let’s take a quick look at where this country is currently at right now as of October 2020. The country has been drastically changed forever by this government’s mishandling of COVID-19. Over 200,000 families were forced to mourn, grieve and lay to rest their loved ones who lost their life from a virus because our society only provides healthcare for those who can afford it. If the moral consciousness of America was ever in question, let’s just look at how the President was able to get immediate treatment from a team of high-level medical professionals as soon as he announced his diagnosis, compared to hundreds or thousands of citizens who were turned away, left to suffer and die due to a lack of access to healthcare. If a clinically obese 74-year-old man with pre-existing conditions can beat COVID in less than three days, there is no reason so many human beings lost their life in this country; well besides the fact that they simply couldn’t afford to because capitalism kills. While conservatives will continue to be open about their intentions to keep prioritizing profits over people, Neoliberals continue to reiterate talking points about Obama Care and single-payer…

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Jordan McGowan
Jordan McGowan

Written by Jordan McGowan

Afrikan Griot — Music Lover — Former Athlete Turned Coach — Unapologetic — Political Scientist — Afrikan

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