Media and politicians continue to refer to the ongoing pandemic as a ‘war,’ but I have some issues with that metaphor. It’s the kind of jingoistic language that is used to exclude any possibility of critical dissent, to exacerbate xenophobic suspicion towards the rest of the world (as if we are under a deliberate attack from abroad) instead of promoting transnational solidarity, and it preys on the misanthropic notion that aggression is the only thing that can unite us.
If it’s a proper war you’re after, here is your bellic reminder that comics can be awesome…
