The virus of contradictions highlights the destructive consequences of capital's policies during a global health crisis, which has evolved into a crisis of a system that exacerbates its aggression against humanity. We observe the effects of neoliberal adaptation, the plundering of the earth's resources and inequalities, as well as the systematic violation of calls for global peace amidst a pandemic. In contrast, the example of another socio-economic system emerges, which places people's lives above profits, shaking the dominance of the capitalist order of things.