I'll take a look I just -- I really want you to know this history, the whole media complex and especially Vox has been murderously disingenuous about this. They've killed people with their sneer. cc @balajis
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Replying to @DanielleFong @GMcruer and
Ok so they make 6 decent points but totally omit an actual compound estimate because they can't estimate the damage this has done on the other side, the downside risk. These include: this provides distribution between groups e.g. to jails, between cops, cops <> protestors
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Replying to @DanielleFong @GMcruer and
Permanent damage to health authorities credibility. The right is seeing this as hypocrisy from the left, they're not buying the idea that oh, it's less dangerous if it's outdoors.
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Replying to @DanielleFong @GMcruer and
Second order effects like normalisation of a wide variety of activities. Opening up bars and beaches happened after this.
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Replying to @DanielleFong @GMcruer and
There were hundreds of thousands of people who participated in the protests. Hawaii's outbreak is being blamed on it. There's a Minnesota outbreak too. It's only been OK in NYC and DC which there was an extremely strict lockdown that was observed and the numbers were lower...
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Replying to @DanielleFong @GMcruer and
In California, esp. e.g. LA there's a terrible outbreak, and this is weeks after the protests. And it is a racial issue! It is heavy in Hispanic and black communities.
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Replying to @DanielleFong @GMcruer and
The absolute biggest contributor is people who are being FORCED TO WORK ECONOMICALLY without adequate PPE. That is the single biggest contributor. But all other social or economic activities where people are in close proximity matter as much.
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I think we basically see eye-to-eye on this. Just a few points I'd add. First, BLM has been willfully misconstrued by the conservative media from the start, so the fact that this persists is not especially notable.
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Replying to @RichardGLolz @DanielleFong and
2. Opening up bars, etc. was being lobbied for by people with guns in the Michigan legislature before the BLM protests started. I doubt it's important to figure out "who started this," but if we are, let's at least be clear in our answer.
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Replying to @RichardGLolz @GMcruer and
yes! the "right" started with those absurd protests, which the government let happen. there's an escalation in conflict and stupidity. the right has conveniently forgotten this and it's worth pointing out since it always returns to this blame game, but both spread the virus!
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these protests and riots are at much larger scale than the originals. but now the whole situation is fucked. and the left is playing along almost. it's dumb! be the side of reason! i've been calling this out *SINCE THE BEGINNING*
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