What kind of society do we want?
When the lock-down is over, we will still be under shock for weeks. We will not get our old life back; social distancing is here to stay for a while.
But was our old life "normal"? With so much destructive consumerism and environmental destruction?
I hope we will not lose what we have won during those difficult days. Creativity, solidarity. I hope urban planners will design greener cities. I hope better housing concepts will be developed for the elderly and more money be spent on health care, education and research. I hope governments will anticipate instead of panicking again.
But was our old life "normal"? With so much destructive consumerism and environmental destruction?
I hope we will not lose what we have won during those difficult days. Creativity, solidarity. I hope urban planners will design greener cities. I hope better housing concepts will be developed for the elderly and more money be spent on health care, education and research. I hope governments will anticipate instead of panicking again.
The kind of town I do not want
Chani, we don't practice social distance but just physical distance whereby I feel more social and solidary to the people and my friends!
ReplyDeleteYou are entirely right! I was just (silly me) using the same jargon our politicians are using at the moment. We are just keeping physical distance, but are more than ever connected with our friends and colleagues, even practising martial arts together, singing, sharing book reviews, etc., and I see solidarity everywhere as well.
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