1/ In the first few weeks of the pandemic, almost all of the patients in the emergency room were of minority communities who were never given the luxury of staying home. ‘Lockdowns’ or whatever version we had were not equity focused— most vulnerable were the usual victims.
2/ But blaming this on Fauci or other scientists is missing the reality that our minority communities have often been at the center of inequities long before Covid. ‘Lockdowns’ didn’t “create” these inequities. And many of the folks shitting on Fauci & ‘lockdown’ policies…
3/ now seem to be jumping on the bandwagon as if their biggest concern is/was minority or impoverished communities. The worst part of these ill-faith arguments is that ‘focused protections’ essentially protects old people & allows young people- which includes frontline workers
4/ to keep working & getting sick bc their risk of death is low & always was relatively speaking. They discount morbidity. They discount intergenerational households with no way to isolate. They discount missed days of work without paid leave.
This wasn’t about ‘lockdowns’
This wasn’t about ‘lockdowns’
5/ It is and always has been about long-standing inequities in our society— Fauci or COVID19 didn’t create these.
The epidemic made them clearer. That’s about it.
The epidemic made them clearer. That’s about it.
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