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Hospitals overflowing in tents past two weeks

Journal by c0lo

Lyndon B. Johnson hospital in Houston, Texas.
Hunt County Regional Medical in Greenville , Texas
Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas, Beaumont, Texas
Brevard County Hospital, Florida
Scripps Encinitas, (south) California

One would think they learn something, but clearly the one is wrong.

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  • (Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday August 10 2021, @03:17PM (7 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday August 10 2021, @03:17PM (#1165452)

    https://usafacts.org/articles/summer-covid-19-cases-and-deaths-in-five-charts/ [usafacts.org]

    Black Americans were 20% of all COVID-19 deaths in May compared to 13% of the US population, a return to the disproportionate numbers seen early in the pandemic. Through September 2020, the number of Black Americans who died was disproportionate to their population share. From October to January 2021, the Black share of COVID-19 deaths decreased while white people died of COVID-19 disproportionately. In November 2020, 74% of the people who died were non-Hispanic white, compared with 60% of the population overall. The Black share of COVID-19 deaths rose above its population share again since February.

    We can speculate that the Chinese engineered the Wuhan virus to target Africans and specifically African Americans!

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  • (Score: 2) by DannyB on Tuesday August 10 2021, @03:28PM (6 children)

    by DannyB (5839) Subscriber Badge on Tuesday August 10 2021, @03:28PM (#1165457) Journal

    We can speculate that Americans who happen to be black have learned to distrust police, and the government in general. They find that many things in life still seem to be rigged against them. They perceive that they are guilty until proven innocent. (and probably rightly so)

    Is it no wonder that maybe they are more susceptible to false information that appeals to their distrust of government?

    That's my speculation. Since you invited speculation.

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    • (Score: 2) by DannyB on Tuesday August 10 2021, @03:29PM (5 children)

      by DannyB (5839) Subscriber Badge on Tuesday August 10 2021, @03:29PM (#1165458) Journal

      (and probably rightly so)

      Their perception of being guilty until proven innocent is probably right.

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      • (Score: 1, Offtopic) by Runaway1956 on Tuesday August 10 2021, @04:55PM (4 children)

        by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Tuesday August 10 2021, @04:55PM (#1165483) Homepage Journal

        So, not speculating any longer, but stipulating.

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        • (Score: 2) by DannyB on Tuesday August 10 2021, @05:00PM (3 children)

          by DannyB (5839) Subscriber Badge on Tuesday August 10 2021, @05:00PM (#1165486) Journal

          That reply was simply to clarify in case of any misinterpretation whether accidental, or more likely deliberate.

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          • (Score: 2, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday August 10 2021, @06:30PM (2 children)

            by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday August 10 2021, @06:30PM (#1165521)

            Runaway is just mad you ruined his totally-not-racist joke.

            • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday August 10 2021, @08:32PM (1 child)

              by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday August 10 2021, @08:32PM (#1165573)

              He seems to be like that a lot of late. Poor Runaway1956!

              • (Score: 2, Troll) by Azuma Hazuki on Wednesday August 11 2021, @04:31PM

                by Azuma Hazuki (5086) on Wednesday August 11 2021, @04:31PM (#1165785) Journal

                "Of late" nothing. He's always been like this, he just feels no need to hide it any longer.

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