The Ghost of George Washingtonʼs Cat Speaks About Covid 19 Text and art by Alan McKee ©2020 all rights reserved, may not be reproduced or republished without written permission www.alanmckee.com
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f my former master were alive today, he would want to
be in the middle shooting at both sides of any controversy about Covid 19. First, he would be shocked that there was a controversy of any kind—that all Americans (and other people in the world) did not solidly stand against the awful enemy as an embattled species, instead of fighting about who was to blame for it or what to do about it. Is this a “Chinese virus?” The statement is absurd when this enemy aims to kill you all— every single man, woman and child alive. What is important is what to do about it. And what to do about it is obvious: it must be fought with whatever tools and weapons you have. You have mobilized to create vaccines, so you have armed yourselves. But now there are people who don’t want to use the weapons that have been made for them. How can this be? Do you want to lose this war? Are you mad? How can any American (or any human being) turn their back on an enemy not just of their country but of the world? Though my former master is no longer here, I know in every vibratory center of my insubstantial self that he would lead you all in this fight. He would not rest until every speck of this enemy were stamped out of existence. Can you doubt that for an instant? To look for people to blame or to take up arms against each other would be unthinkable to him—and should be to you. You should not fear each other or hate a certain
they thought that one human being could have more value than another. They thought slavery was a plausible economic and political tool. One of the great lessons of this plague you face is that it shows you that all are equal —equally threatened and must equally fight for the greater good of all. There can be no ‘them’ or ‘us’ now. There can only be all of you—together, united and strong in unity. And that unity is what you must all adhere to no matter what. It is the only way that you will be able to undo some of the damage that greed and lust for power have done to this beautiful world you were given. I am nothing but a digital cat. I have no reality—but I can speak here and I will. We must all, every colour, race or religion meet our Great Enemy as a single power and overthrow it. And if you think this will be the only such enemy, you are wrong. There will be others. You have made a place for them in your world by putting it out of balance and now must be prepared to unite and fight against the enemies this imbalance has propagated. There is no longer any room for hatred or greed or preferential treatment. You must all be as one, or you will all fail as one. Do not listen to false leaders who want to sow division and hatred. That way lies destruction for all. I am nothing but a digital cat, but this is what my late master would tell you if he were here.