They are not trying to reopen the economy to save it. They know it can't be saved. They want to reopen the economy to save capitalism, because if this government was forced to distribute resources in a way that ensured our survival, they know we would never go back.
They want to reopen the economy and let this catastrophe play out according to the current order of things, bc anything else would jeopardize that order.
The idea of making sure everyone is okay and has enough has to be kept in the realm of the impossible. That's what they want you to die for. To prevent the politically impossible from becoming possible.
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