Universal Virus

Incoherent protest movements tend to be infested with racism and white supremacy. Some of the key organisers of the Ottawa action are reported tohave a grisly history of racist statements, and some of the protesters have flown swastikas and Confederate flags. When black and brown people assume positions of power and authority, and appear more alpha than those who expected tribute from them, this is perceived as an intolerable reversal. The current wave of incoherent protest began in the US with the reaction against Barack Obama’s government, and soon evolved, with the encouragement of Donald Trump and others, into undisguised white supremacism. George Monbiot 

Monbiot is not the universal virus - he is the narrator of human progress and foibles. He is dedicated to justice and allergic to injustice. His writing is for people not profit. He appears to have integrity.

White supremacy is a mental illness, an unthinking truck, a rock of huge density and those engaged in movements mostly financed by rich men who are afraid of human intelligence.

The universal virus is life, threatening to reveal how meaning is deeper than any bank account. Any game that expresses contempt for life. An intelligent mind realizes that vulnerability is what informs us on how to survive, how to govern with integrity.