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A timely metaphor by @larrywilmore: “America has dealt with the disease of racism (#COVID1619), since before its founding, but unfortunately has not achieved herd immunity. Like a viral outbreak, many of the carriers of the racism virus can be asymptomatic.“ (1/x)https://twitter.com/ringer/status/1267984713991389184 …

“You could be standing right next to them and have no idea that they could be carrying racism… they’re not coughing, don’t have a fever, not calling you a n*****. There appears to be no reason for you to be alarmed. And they may not even know that they’ve got the virus.” (2/x)

“Maybe a parent or a grandparent had it, but at the most they might have the antibodies, but they certainly don’t have the live racism virus... if they had COVID-1619, their lungs would be filled with hate, right? And that hate would come spewing out of their mouths.” (3/x)

"But see, that’s not how the racism virus works. If all it did was appear as hatred, it has no chance of survival. Viruses must survive. The racism virus is sneaky. Because here’s what it did: It found a host." (4/x)