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American (State Of) Exceptionalism: Spanish Translation

I’m extremely grateful (and flattered) that Anna Fioravanti from the Biblioteca Søren Kierkegaard in Argentina has decided to translate another piece of mine into Spanish.

Con su decisión de mantener abiertas las urnas de Wisconsin, ahora podemos agregar a la Corte Suprema a la lista de políticos y funcionarios del gobierno que literalmente han matado personas durante esta crisis. Es una lista larga y bipartidista, que incluye al alcalde de Nueva York que actuó demasiado tarde, al gobernador de Nueva York, que también actuó demasiado tarde, y que ha aprovechado este momento para hacer recortes masivos de atención médica y derogar las reformas de la fianza (esto último ayudará transformar las cárceles de Nueva York en campos de exterminio). Y a esta lista también podríamos agregar a Joe Biden, quien alentó a los votantes a ir a las urnas en Wisconsin, tal como lo hizo de manera similar hace unas semanas en Florida, Illinois y Arizona.

En estos días, sería difícil encontrar un político que no tuviera sangre en sus manos. Y si bien cada uno afirmará que estos son días en que se deben tomar decisiones difíciles, y cuando no hay buenas decisiones, esto es una mentira.

Jamie AroosiApril 9, 2020Spanish, COVID-19, coronavirus, Joe Biden, Supreme CourtComment

American (State Of) Exceptionalism

With their decision to keep the Wisconsin polls open, we can now add the Supreme Court to the list of politicians and government officials who have literally killed people during this crisis. It's a long and bipartisan list, including NYC's mayor who acted much too late, New York's Governor, who also acted much too late, and who has taken this moment to make massive healthcare cuts and to repeal bail reforms (the latter of which will help transform New York's prisons into death camps). And to this list we could also add Joe Biden, who encouraged voters to go the polls in Wisconsin, just as he similarly encouraged them a few weeks ago in Florida, Illinois, and Arizona.

These days, it would be hard to find a politician who didn't have blood on their hands. And while they’ll each claim that these are days when difficult decisions have to be made, and when there are no good decisions, this is a lie.

Jamie AroosiApril 9, 2020COVID-19, coronavirus, Andrew Cuomo, Bill De Blasio, Donald J. Trump, Supreme Court, Voter Suppression, State of Exception, American ExceptionalismComment