We read it all the freaking time these days. Basically:<\/p>\n
\u201cChina, South Korea, Singapore, Hong Kong were able to curve the virus\u2019 spread thanks to an incredible community and mass surveillance system\u201d<\/p>\n
And so we have people that are like:<\/p>\n
– let\u2019s do the same<\/p>\n
– why can\u2019t we do the same?<\/p>\n
And I\u2019m like BE-CAUSE, THAT\u2019S WHY. LEAVE IT.<\/p>\n
Yes obviously, very homogenous populations, socially, culturally, will do a better job at fighting a global issue (except for Japan, it looks like they love Denial over there; there\u2019s always exceptions). Yes, for very heterogenous populations like we see in giant cities like Paris London NYC or LA, it is a lot more difficult. We don\u2019t care the same way.<\/p>\n
And that\u2019s fine. Why? BECAUSE DIVERSITY IS GOOD. I mostly lived my life in big cities with vibrant communities but I also lived in monolithic cultures. It\u2019s not a debate, plurality is phenomenal. It\u2019s exciting for the mind, it\u2019s invigorating. It\u2019s not easy. It\u2019s valuable as hell.<\/p>\n
But now in 2020, after feeling within the past decade how tensions between communities prevail, people flock toward the idea that being separated is the exit to happiness. Sure, it makes things easier to deal with people who feel like you. I\u2019m kind of new to this and it\u2019s completely dope and necessary.<\/p>\n
But we need to melt too. Growth. Comprehension. Empathy.<\/p>\n
So of course right wing folks are pushing for this \u201cexclusively white people together would be so great, wouldn\u2019t it?\u201d while salivating at the \u201clet\u2019s monitor everyone else!\u201d and I don\u2019t like this shit at all.<\/p>\n
If this virus leads democratic countries to autocratic behaviors Imma throw hands, wash them, throw them again ad nauseam.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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