No, global poverty has not just been “revealed.” It has been there staring every person of conscience in the face, ignored and exploited by a rich and powerful political/media elite, only now so glaringly obvious that even they must pretend to notice.
The Guardian
 @guardian
11 Jul 2020
Covid-19 has revealed a pre-existing pandemic of poverty that benefits the rich theguardian.com/global-devel…

Jul 11, 2020 · 12:44 PM UTC

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Replying to @marwilliamson @BeauTFC
News flash!
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They are not pretending to notice, worse of all propaganda and fake promises.
Replying to @marwilliamson @E_Lee_T
How shocking! It's only now been discovered? How was it kept a secret so long? Does this mean that PLM? Poor lives matter? Do we need to distinguish who is at greater need?
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And the Covid-19 lockdowns have created tens of millions of more people living in poverty. The rich? They got massive bailouts.
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The pandemic amplified what existed before: the richer get bigger; the poor get smaller.
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I 💜you, Marianne
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