Check this out guys
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Let's talk about numbers. Do you know anyone who has died from Covid? Do you know anyone who survived but has long term organ damage or other life-changing complications from the virus?
If you do not know anyone in either of these categories, it says something about your demographic. It says you are probably not Indigenous or in community with many Indigenous people. It says you do not live in a metropolitan area hit hard by any of the viral surges since spring. It says you likely live in a predominantly white area. It also says you do not work in a factory in those areas, definitely not in a meat-packing plant and not as agricultural guest worker. You are a U. S. citizen, so you do not live in fear of deportation. You are not incarcerated. Maybe you don't even know anyone who is. You do not work in a rest home, or in a hospital. You are in a fairly narrow swath of the population, but
because you mostly interact with people like yourself, you get most of your pandemic-related information from mediated sources rather than from direct experience. Some of these voices assure you they have reason to speak with authority about "what's really going on" despite the fact that they also lack direct experience.
So when they say the numbers are inflated, you believe them. When they emphasize the low death rate, you agree, this virus is not such a big deal.
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Enough time has passed to assess the claims about the numbers. Now nationally, and state by state, we see that the overall death rate for all causes for the year is much higher than normal, in fact, it is much higher than the recorded covid deaths. Why? Because
the numbers were in fact underreported for months as many corporate-run hospitals attempted to keep the money of elective surgeries coming in. A lot of people have died and will continue to die. The matter of WHO will die directly reflects the brutal reality of who gets access to health care in this racist, classist country. This number will continue to show which groups have lived with the ongoing immune-suppressing stress of oppression. This is undeniable.
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The fact that you can see how the ruling class is using the pandemic to their advantage does not change this reality. The fact that Covid is speeding up the transition to a tech-based economy does not change this reality. You can talk about these facets of the pandemic without denying the very real deaths and long term morbidities caused by this virus.
If your opinions about the pandemic impact on society do not include the very real impact on populations more vulnerable than yours, then you are missing a crucial part of the story. Expand your sources,
acknowledge the dead, admit your errors, support those communities who have been made vulnerable to this virus, question those who perpetuate narratives that do not include this reality.
And above all, add compassion and context to your critique."
-Janet Kent
Added bold to help you get the gist of the message.
@BALDNAZI please read bro and think. Just set your ego aside for a moment and read somebody else's perspective and think a minute. You're a smart dude and I know you have a good heart, I've seen you directly help many brothers on this site, many times.
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