Shouting in Silence: Ordinary People's Blocking Records | Jinma Fund Announcement No.52

Recently, "silent management" has been carried out in many places in China, in Chengdu, Guiyang, Yili, Shanxi, and many large and small cities. In this issue, Jin Maada once again selects the voices of ordinary people under China's zero-clearing policy. In the records of anger, despair, powerlessness and pain, the creators continue to testify for themselves and history. From Lhasa, to Shanghai, Chengdu, Nanchang, Weinan... people make their voices heard and find their dignity in their expressions; people keep asking, what is blocking China? When nothing can be done, we can at least hold the pen in our hands and prevent this year from becoming a "year of nothing".

Sealed and controlled diaries everywhere

Lhasa Isolation Weekly & Lhasa Weekly (2) —— by @Debbiehou Qijiang

On Sunday night, the group suddenly notified that the government would distribute love vegetables and medicines... Around one o'clock in the morning, the ceiling lights accompany me to wait quietly. When I was in front of my house, the "dong dong dong" suddenly pierced the air with shock, as if it was knocking on my forehead. I was so frightened that I jumped up and hurried to open the door. The other party shouted at high speed: "How many people are in the family?" I replied, "Two." The other party: "Go back."

The author in Lhasa recorded his knowledge and experience of being blocked: "You can only live, not happy." People who secretly walked downstairs but were reported by the neighbors, the food and Lianhua Qingwen that were rudely put in the early morning, the official list of "necessary materials", the neighbors who could not seek medical treatment... The author wrote, still able to eat, still Being able to "necessarily live" is not "luck in misfortune", on the contrary, we should realize that "misfortune must be mixed with more misfortune".

Principles Home Diary Series - by @unable to

I have seen all kinds of good people's certificates, only our most "shabby". However, under the draconian blockade, a little shabby may indicate that the community or property has consciously or unintentionally chosen to raise the muzzle of the gun by an inch. Our piece of paper, as long as you have a copier, you can copy it at will, and you can go out as many times as you want. And I see the most luxurious, is Xi'an. Dozens of pictures were posted on the back cover of someone's mobile phone, each of which was a Qinqiang mask. I have to say, I think it's good to use it on the bus card, as if it has a bit of cultural heritage. It's a bit embarrassing to use it on a good citizen certificate.

On the afternoon of August 29, a person with the online name "Tropical Rainforest" said in a WeChat group that Chengdu would soon implement static management. On August 30, "Tropical Rainforest" was administratively detained for 15 days for the crime of picking quarrels and provoking trouble. On September 1, Chengdu started the "principle at home" policy. The author based in Chengdu began to write a "Principle Home" diary. The time of being forced to stay at home has also been extended in units of three days. As of today, I have written in my diary for more than ten days. Writing in the absurd is a way of preserving one's self and dignity.

Sealed Diary (1) & (2) & (3) —— by @不人NEMO

There are several pedestrians and private cars on the road of more than ten kilometers, but there are several temporary traffic police posts every few kilometers. It is to check whether the private car has a pass to go out. Private cars that go out without authorization will be persuaded to return and fined. . Along the way, I watched the city where I grew up in the late summer and early autumn, but it was more quiet and empty than the Chinese New Year. Leisure, laziness, slow pace, etc., as the proud labels of locals, have disappeared within a few days. The roller shutters of the street shops were closed, the gates of the residential areas were locked with chains, and in some places there were even razor wire fences dedicated to the border. As Wesley said in "Chasing the Dragon": "There is no need to destroy the buildings of the big city, and there is no need to kill any inhabitant of the big city, even on the surface, the big city is the same as before, but only let the advantages of the city be restored. Disappear, you can make it destroy death."

Another sealed diary from Chengdu. Take the opportunity to go out for a walk, check the condition of the kittens in the shops on the street, and record the bookstore owner who discouraged everyone from becoming an epidemic prevention volunteer. In the midst of imbalance, powerlessness and anger, the author seizes these moments when everyday life can be maintained and strives to drag himself out of the abyss of despair.

Shenzhen closed the city for two days, street observation as a rider—— by @RefrigeratorRocky

This is a rare moment of tolerance for riders in the city. The order pool is always abundant, the delivery time is extended, there is no need to make things difficult for the community security, there is no need to climb the stairs and wait for the elevator, and the customers have become a little milder due to the ban. We can openly drive over-standard Mercedes-Benz electric cars on the motorway, as if the DC traffic laws are invalid at this time.

What is the scene like in a city that has been shut down? When "non-essential business places" are sealed one by one, who will decide whether coffee, craft beer, and McDonald's are "essential" or "unnecessary"? On September 2, Shenzhen announced that it would carry out "two nucleic acid tests for all staff in the region within two days". In exchange for the freedom to enter and exit the community, the author went back into battle and became a takeaway rider, recording the street sightings within two days.

[02] Two years of suspension: The story of the border town Ruili's closure—— by @1/1.4 billion/1.4 billion

According to William, there is no natural barrier on the border of the Ruili section, and it is particularly difficult to prevent and control the import of overseas epidemics. Keeping the border is not an easy task. The initial conditions are very simple, almost like a wild adventure. In addition to dealing with the weather, wild animals, and stowaways who are not too polite to cross the border, unarmed ordinary people. William said that there are ordinary people who were injured by guarding the border, and some people were locked in the city during the rotation and were trapped on the border for a month. Last year coincided with a military coup in Myanmar. William said: "It's really dangerous. I don't know what the government thinks." The city people were not allowed to guard the border.

According to statistics, by April 2022, Ruili, a small town on the China-Myanmar border, has been repeatedly closed for more than 160 days, and the resident population has dropped from 500,000 to 200,000. The podcast One in 1.4 billion invites Wiliam, a local young man, to share the story of the lockdown in this small border town. "Everything that happened to Ruili happened in Shanghai," and we still hear too little of Ruili's voice.

Please go to Thousands of Waters and Thousands of Mountains to cooperate with nucleic acid testing—— by @Lola

After more than a month of peace, I was still wandering on Zhongshan Road the day before, playing mahjong until more than two o'clock, and when I woke up the next day, I saw the government's announcement that three confirmed cases were found on Zhongshan Road, and the whole city entered again. In the state of martial law, everyone is requested to cooperate with the screening and complete a nucleic acid test on time.

The author, who lives in Nanchang, Jiangxi, can hear loud speakers shouting from the window before he wakes up every morning: "Please go to Wanshuiqianshan to cooperate in nucleic acid testing." The reason why I went to "Thousands of Waters and Thousands of Mountains" is actually because the nucleic acid testing point is located in a pedicure pavilion called "Thousands of Waters and Thousands of Mountains Footpath", but it has produced an unexpected effect - despite the thousands of rivers and mountains, it is still impossible to escape nucleic acid.

Endless nucleic acid detection - by @pengson

Nucleic acid testing in Weinan always started very early. When the sky was dawning, a loud broadcast was heard all over the community. After a while, the sound got closer and closer, and through the window, I saw an electric car slowly riding over. It was unclear whether it was a security guard or a volunteer. The voice-activated lights in the opposite building all blew up, followed by the cries of children, the curses of adults, and the barking of dogs. I checked my phone, it was just after 5 o'clock. He tried to go back to sleep, but couldn't.

An "anti-epidemic" record from Weinan, Shaanxi. From "stab in the throat" to "just stab twice", the author secretly thanked the inspectors who fooled the work. After all, "the more serious you are, the more hardship the common people will have to endure."

Drive 1100 kilometers and leave Shanghai with cat, dog and boyfriend - by @noodlezoo

The security guard who led us was actually very familiar with us. He knew that we came here to rent a house in November last year and had two dogs. Every time I came out with the puppy, he asked me, what about the other dog? He seems to have told me that he is from Shaanxi, and he has been staying here for the past three months when the epidemic was closed. Every day there is a courier, he rides a small electric motorcycle to the downstairs of the unit. On May 28, the penultimate day before the lockdown was lifted, I went to the door with an expired pass and wanted to get out. He quickly gave me a wink and told me to leave when the residents from the neighborhood committee were not around.

At the end of June, the author and her boyfriend returned to their home in Hunan from Shanghai with two dogs and two cats. It should be an ordinary piece of life, but reading it makes people sweat on the palms of the people in the text. In a special period full of uncertainty, every step is thrilling.

I was in Hangzhou East, and it took me an hour to get out of the station—— by @亀台No.4

In fact, you can figure out with your toes, who is this "strict" epidemic prevention policy in Hangzhou Station aimed at? Population exodus has caused panic in different cities. Hangzhou can also be called its "victim". When I posted this on Weibo, some people commented that if people from Shanghai go to other places, they will face is directly isolated. The logic behind this is that people who come out from the place where the epidemic occurred, and other areas are willing to let you in, are already a huge gift. It is in this mutual comparison that we seek comfort and a sense of identity.

The deepest humiliation and powerlessness may not necessarily come from verbal or physical violence. Everyday moments can also destroy human dignity. At Hangzhou East Railway Station, the author suffered the most real pain and anger in the three years since the epidemic began.

Epidemic Documentary

[Video recording] Inside the square cabin—— by @000

How could this highly organized control system, an ode to rational spirit, be a product of pre-modernity? But it actually produces a pre-modern experience—naked. "Postmodernity" is no longer about identity politics and pluralism without a fuss, and it is also farther away from the security of the body and the liberalism of the spirit. The other side of its essence gradually emerges before our eyes - it is with the sophistication of management technology that the nakedness of our lives is possible.

After being infected in mid-April, the author made video recordings in the square cabin in Putuo District, Shanghai. The author asked, "Can a person who has been stripped naked be the same as before?"

"I feel betrayed": what Hong Kongers who fled Shanghai after being trapped for two months say - by @sycamorekuu

In the WeChat group of patients, Xiao Jiu saw many absurd stories. I was surprised that I could hear the "reactionary" speech from her. Xiao Jiu was surprised by the absurd reality that she once refused to believe. She said that some patients were quarantined in hotels after they recovered and were discharged from the hospital, while her seven-year-old son was discharged a few days later than her. , her son lost contact in the toss and turns.

Two people who originally believed in the system, excitedly returned to Shanghai from Hong Kong, but were admitted to the hospital due to the epidemic and experienced a series of setbacks. When institutional injustice finally hits them, they say, "The world needs revolution."

Women's Fangcai Survival Battle: After Unblocking, My "Battle" Is Not Over - by @feminist voice

In the cabin, the object I need to fight against is easy to be embodied. It is the dazzling incandescent lamp above my head, the blurry white face, the nucleic acid report that is always "under testing", and the locked elevator door. And when I got home, these specific portraits were gone, and the adrenaline that kept me writing my diary and walking more than 10,000 steps was gone. **The monster I fought against became a massive, invisible force that melted into the air, reminding me of my insignificance with every breath. **I suddenly collapsed.

A record of a feminist's struggle to live in a Shanghai Fangcang. She watches cats from a distance, listens to her favorite songs, arranges cabins, talks with friends and family for several hours a day, resists the possibility of being swallowed up by a sense of powerlessness, and refuses to be caught in the face of control without dead ends. However, when she walked out of the cabin, when everyone thought she was "alright", she collapsed - the battle did not end with "exiting the cabin".

The struggle of the "weak"

Encounters and struggles in Lane 1200—— by @飛西

On Sunday night, someone called the police first. Everyone began to gather in front of the big iron gate. After the two police cars arrived, the police were tepid and muddy at first, and they would report the situation layer by layer and advise everyone to disband in place. "We have been resting for more than 50 days!" someone shouted in the crowd. At this time, there were 60 or 70 people gathered in the alley, insisting that the police contact the street representative of the neighborhood committee to face the confrontation. !" slogan.

The article describes a protest experience in Shanghai when the lockdown was lifted. When other communities were unblocked, the young people still locked in the alleys started a collective action. The experience of participating in public life was born in the high pressure and the gap. "Being forced to learn to advocate, complain, quarrel, and resist may not always succeed, but it is better than waiting for generally incompetent and cowardly grassroots organizations to send themselves away." .

Social Survival Guide with Chinese Characteristics—— by @Meursault

One day, several police officers from the police station suddenly came to the company. They wanted to obtain our surveillance video because they believed that a thief on record had visited our company. Later, I asked my colleagues in the security team why the police station knew that a thief had come. Colleagues said that the police said that the thief had scanned our company's premises, and they could see it in the background.

Anthropologist James Scott believes that the lazy delay, sabotage, false obedience, and disobedience of the rules by Malaysian farmers are actually acts of resistance to unequal rule, calling them "weapons of the weak". When we can't take the risk of public resistance, what other means of resistance is there for everyone other than the "We are the last generation" declaration? The author provides a survival guide "to avoid becoming a victim of epidemic prevention."

Chen Zijuan's "Trial Record": From Shenzhen to Fengxian, to wait for the trial of a human rights lawyer - by @NGOCN

After reading the health code, it is also required to see the ID card. The people in the car were asked to show them all. She showed her health code and ID card, and soon, someone wearing protective clothing came to her, saying that it was a public security inspection and refused her car to enter Fengxian County. The reason is that "Dongguan" is displayed on her itinerary card. "But Dongguan is a low-risk area." She defended.

The NGOCN article recorded the experience of Chen Zijuan, the wife of the detained human rights lawyer Chang Weiping, who rushed from Shenzhen to Fengxian County in order to wait outside the courthouse on Chang Weiping’s trial day, but was blocked on the highway in the name of epidemic prevention. In addition to controlling the public, epidemic prevention has also become a weapon to suppress dissidents. CN also made a series of reports on " Epidemic Prevention in China " in 2021, and it has not lost its timeliness in retrospect.

Thinking in Epidemic Prevention

Nucleic acid testing, our new clock - by @Erica

Nucleic acid testing has thus become our new yardstick for measuring time. This action, event, and chain quenching process not only makes us rack our brains to calculate time, but also becomes time itself. It is that contradictory coin that shows us both sides at the same time. A mechanical clock divides time into equal entities.

How living and working under capitalism has reshaped people's perception of time is a hotly debated topic in academic circles. And when nucleic acid detection becomes a daily and mobile pass of life, how will our sense of time and space be allocated and cut?

Days when you can't have sex - by @DreamOver

During the most painful time of quarantine, I couldn't get an erection. This makes me feel more and more like a pig in a pigpen. I eat feed every day, check whether the quarantine is qualified, and I can't do anything else. Originally, the difference between me and the pig was that I wasn't castrated. Now that I can't get an erection, it's no different from being stabbed. The pig was fanned to taste better; the meat was marinated to taste better.

If we believe Oscar Wilde's words that equate sex with power. Then, when every minute and every second of life is confronted with overwhelming power, who can not be "impotent"? During the lockdown period in Shanghai, the author began to think about why he needed sex when he couldn't have sex.

Democracy can't be eaten? —— by @tengbiao

Nobel laureate in economics Amartya Sen believes that food and hunger issues are inseparable from "issues of freedom, media and democracy", writing in "Development in Liberty" (1999): " There has never been a famine in a functioning democracy in the history of the world." Because a democratic government "must win elections and face public criticism, there is a strong incentive to take steps to avert famine and other disasters." There has never been a major famine because of food shortages, but because of unfair distribution of food.

Recently, a help document from Yili circulated on the Internet again. In 2022, so many people will be starving from the east coast to the west inland. What exactly causes hunger under the Zero Policy? The article provides one of the answers.

Virginia Woolf once said that nothing has really happened until it has been recorded. The process of writing is to tell the truth of one's own story and refuse to be included in the "correct memory". If you are also in the block control area, you are welcome to write about your experiences and feelings, and you are also welcome to Tag articles or writers related to this issue in the comment area.