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If I'm reading the announcement of the upcoming Anarchist Bookfair in Madrid correctly, then there won't be anything virtual about it. This is what fairs and festivals are all about: actual, face-to-face human interaction, and the sharing of a common experience. While I certainly don't believe that the coronavirus is a "hoax", I do think the risk to most people has been vastly over-stated, and that lockdowns and other authoritarian measures are doing far more damage to people's lives than the virus itself. If so many Americans are willing to come out into the streets for Black Lives Matter protests, then why should anarchists forego the opportunity to meet their comrades and forge a real (not virtual) community of resistance?