AN OLD ENEMY IN A NEW GUISE: THE ARMED FORCES AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.51738/Kpolisa2023.20.2r.155rdKljučne reči:
oružane snage, vojska, zarazne bolesti, Ruski grip, Španski grip, COVID-19Apstrakt
COVID-19 naizgled je otvorio pitanje militarizacije zdravlja, primarno zbog ratnog narativa koji je pratio krizno komuniciranje tokom pandemije od njenog samog početka, ali i zbog konkretnog angažovanja oružanih snaga u suočavanju s različitim izazovima koje je pandemija vremenom postavljala pred gotovo sve države sveta. Međutim, kako to obično biva tokom događaja koji pogađaju celu planetu, kolektivno pamćenje i istorijsko znanje postaju prve žrtve te se iz sećanja ljudi brišu sve moguće istorijske paralele s prethodnim, istim ili sličnim, situacijama i neprilikama. U takvom stanju izmenjene svesti o nemogućnosti postojanja bilo kakvih prethodnih događaja koji bi bili onog stepena kritičnosti kakvog je pandemija COVID-19, često ćemo čuti izraze kao što su „ovo nikad nije bilo ovako…“ i „ovo se događa prvi put…“, što, razumljivo, može da predstavlja idealan teren za manipulisanje neznanjem, emocijama i strahom zarad ostvarivanja političkih i drugih ciljeva. Upravo iz pomenutih razloga, svrha ovog preglednog rada jeste jasno ukazivanje na to da zarazne bolesti nisu nikakav „novi neprijatelj“, da je uloga oružanih snaga bila konstantna od prvih zabeleženih globalnih zaraza, te da su oružane snage kroz modernu istoriju imale veliku ulogu u razvijanju načina i mera za suzbijanje zaraznih bolesti. Upravo uzimajući u obzir značaj oružanih snaga tokom pandemija zaraznih bolesti, odlučili smo da odaberemo tri pandemije koje su ostavile neizbrisiv trag u istoriji tri različita veka – Ruski grip krajem 19. veka, Španski grip početkom 20. veka i COVID-19 početkom 21. veka, s posebnim osvrtom na dokumentovana iskustva oružanih snaga Srbije u odabranim periodima.
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