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hugo7-
On the subject of the crowds. A couple of points I think often get overlooked;
Textbook social distancing isn’t always practical at a demo but reasonable efforts were made by many.
When crowd photos/footage are ‘judged’ for their attitude towards the pandemic ... are we looking at typical or worst-case examples of crowding? If we’re looking at the worst photo possible to find, totally atypical of events, why is that?
It’s not considered where the demonstrators would be otherwise. In short ... not everyone has space - people live in busy homes and use shared services.
miro_o
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I think I would reply:
This government's failure to address racism parallels its failure to address the pandemic. The fact that one can be changed by us as a society means we must strive to do so. Covid is visible, it is immediate. The human brain can envisage this with ease.
Racism is malignant and hidden, its effects spread through and across generations, but these effects are just as (if not more so) damaging to health, wealth and social inequality.
People don't (?won't) see it unless we have a reason to see it, and as such this movement is vital, necessary and important.
From my own POV- I have failed to be as anti-racist as I should be. My own background and our collective experiences after 2001 should have instilled greater responsibility in my actions.
The data released by the NHS in 2018 about pay discrepencies, coupled with WINLTWPAR and a few other resources have helped me understand and spurred me towards better actions, but my relative ongoing inaction is unacceptable.
I will do better.