Let's cut through the sanitized, corporate-friendly newspeak and lay it down bare: The Covid-19 pandemic did not create a financial crisis – it was a meticulously engineered wealth heist, a grand daylight theft executed under the guise of an "unforeseeable" disaster and an "unavoidable" economic fallout.

At the epicenter of this brazen burgle is not the pathogen itself, but a malignant contagion of corporate greed, led by bloated monoliths like Amazon, who reaped unprecedented profits while the ma and pop shops crumbled under lockdowns and restrictions.

Global megaliths like Amazon, not content with their existing mammoth market shares and billions in profit, have used the pandemic as a convenient smokescreen to cannibalize the economy and hoard wealth. These are not mere bystanders in a crisis; they are opportunistic predators feasting on the carcasses of smaller businesses.

Let's not forget: this was not an accidental or collateral damage. It wasn't a "Sorry, but we just had a better survival strategy" situation. No, this was a systemic, calculated transfer of wealth from the pockets of hardworking small business owners into the overflowing coffers of corporate giants.

The pandemic merely provided a perfect storm for these economic vampires to bleed dry the lifeblood of local economies, small businesses. They exploited people's fears and vulnerabilities, turning them into mere commodities in their relentless pursuit of profits. And they did so while hiding behind a façade of corporate responsibility and "essential service."

And what did our governments do? They handed out stimulus packages like candy at a parade, ensuring that these corporations could continue their feeding frenzy unabated. They played the tune to which these corporate marionettes danced, ensnared by the strings of political lobbying and corporate donations.

All the while, we, the people, were fed a steady diet of PR spin and half-truths, assured that these measures were necessary for our own good. "Amazon is keeping the economy alive," they said. "Without these companies, we would be worse off," they claimed. But who's worse off? The billionaire CEOs adding another zero to their wealth or the local store owner who had to shutter their lifelong business?

And what has been the cost of this corporate gluttony? The destruction of small businesses, the backbone of our communities. The erosion of diversity and competition. The widening of wealth disparity. The creation of a corporate oligarchy, dictating markets and manipulating consumer behaviors.

Wake up to the reality: The pandemic was the perfect storm, the opportunity they've been waiting for. They didn't find a million-dollar baby; they stole it from right under our noses. The wealth they've accumulated hasn't been earned—it's been plundered from the pockets of small business owners, the real heroes in the fight for economic survival.

The narrative that these corporations are the saviors of our economy is a choking smog of deceit. It's time to clear the air, call out the liars, the hypocrites, and the power players. We must demand accountability and demand change. We must refuse to silently stand by as economic inequality deepens and corporate oligarchy solidifies.

Let them feel the heat. Let them sweat. Let them panic. This was no act of charity or essential service. This was a robbery, a pandemic plunder. It's high time we treated it as such.