It’s fascinating what the data bears out:
- COVID-19 cases and spreaders are overwhelmingly middle-upper class and white.
- Those being policed the most are poor, black and brown.
- The workers suffering the most and not receiving gov support also happen to be brown and black.
- COVID-19 cases and spreaders are overwhelmingly middle-upper class and white.
- Those being policed the most are poor, black and brown.
- The workers suffering the most and not receiving gov support also happen to be brown and black.
(The race and class dimensions to this probably help explain why most of our media ecosystem is falling over itself to praise the government.)