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When do these times become ‘prescedented’?
This job is miserable without travel.
Anyone in Vienna?
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Pro
And what do you suggest should be done about this?
Chief
I don’t think there is enough miseducation out there to the extent it should be the primary focus. I would think that proportionally lower wage blue collar jobs are more affected, especially in states that didn’t shut down (farmworkers in Florida). Likely compounded by the fact that these people typically live in extended families
Pro
Easy:Highlighting statistical differences between races. *we are here now.
Hard: separating correlation from causation and determining which factors really drive the statistical difference.
Extremely hard: Implementing effective programs to make long term change without significant adverse side effects.
It's not a solution, for sure, but taking a pill sounds more actionable and practical than solving broad racial disparities in the next 3 years!
Rising Star
Who’s tired of these stats that always has to do with race? 🙋🏻♂️
EY3 - it’s inherent in the name of the organization. If you’re gonna be named Black Lives Matter then you shouldn’t just focus on police brutality but the broader issues such as gang violence, fatherlessness rates, bad policies that keep communities in poverty, etc. And yeah I watched BLM protests “pigs in a blanket fry em like bacon” firsthand after Ferguson back in 2015. I don’t need a fact check on that haha. But I would say that in the same way the media is at fault for escalating violence against police they are at fault for showing bad things about BLM and not all the good things that supporters are doing because it doesn’t generate as much interest as chaos. It’s sickening!
I KNEW that the first response would be to “educate the Blacks”.
So tired of you all.
“There is literally nothing you can say to change someone’s world view”
My god this is defeatist as it gets. What’s the point of trying then?
Chief
OP, these numbers are well known. The co-morbidity issues are tied to socio-economic and racial factors. Hard to eat well when you live in a food dessert, for example. Obesity and diabetes are tied to diet and health care.
Chief
No. AP, I think that is also a likely huge contributor. As is living in close quarters. As is working in non-service but close quarters jobs (meatpacking, farm work...)
There is no single driver.
Rising Star
I’m really interested in what OP thinks this data means.
Def hire McKinsey for earth shattering insights. LMAO
And what?
This isn’t rocket science and I’m not sure why people are trying to make it racist.
Black people have a distrust of science from historical racial issues that causes a lot of people to not believe in the safety measures being communicated. They also have more jobs in industries that are required to work right now.
Latinos are generally working right now as well and generally have more people living together in the same household.
AP1 I was thinking the same thing. It seems like D4 thinks blacks are inferior, and don't have access to the internet or something.
Darker people get less vitamin D. Spread the word & supplement.
Rising Star
You guys are getting trolled so hard and it’s hilarious to see. EY1 got it
Chief
Are we offering cash prizes for finding the racist boggie man or something?
I don’t understand the point? It’s not like white people are going out trying to infect minorities...someone help me out here
Pro
I think it's worth considering the possibility that reopening non essential businesses such as restaurants and the service economy too early puts employees at much greater risk than customers.
Do you think white people aren't getting tested?
Chief
#bmi
All I said was looting disproportionately affected poor block owned neighborhoods and businesses and it was sad because it’s hard for grocery stores already to open and now even more will be closed making it harder to eat well. Not sure what white people looting have to do with it, seems like an immature response a 10 year old would use
Also disagree that looting is an acceptable byproduct of protesting, that’s how we get looting for every protest, by not condemning it and encouraging peace