Just did a rather disappointing radio interview on 'living with the virus' and 'acceptable deaths'. I'm honestly so tired of this- I think it's abhorrent & is a statement that's often made by privileged white men who're very unlikely to see the consequences in their own lives.
Vaccines doesn't mean we let 1000 people die each wk, 1000 people go into hospital daily, and tens of thousands develop long COVID each week, when simple things like masks, ventilation, better TTIS systems would save so many people from death & suffering, why would we accept it?
I often wonder if we're so happy to accept this because the people impacted are the ones who're generally let down by govts and society- the least privileged, the poorest, the most vulnerable, and the marginalised.
Some lives just matter less than others.
to clarify- while I've talked about privileged white men here, I recognise privilege is intersectional - and this broadly stands for privilege from race, gender, class, ableism, sexual orientation, and others factors.
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