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Author JD Vance: upper class brought virus here, but not being affected
Posted on 5/1/20 at 11:47 am
Posted on 5/1/20 at 11:47 am
Hate to engage in class warfareisms, but this analysis by brilliant author JD Vance seems largely accurate. Six figure professionals working at international firms brought this virus to America, and now are overwhelmingly supporting economic shutdowns that don’t AT ALL affect their wallets or their health. It’s the poor and middle class that are facing both the disease and the govt-induced poverty.
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J.D. Vance
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Looking at the COVID map and the demographics of death, one random hypothesis I have is that the professional class in high GDP, high inequality regions brings the disease in, and then withdraws from social life in a way that ensures the working class gets slammed.
Also, that withdrawal can beneficially stop the spread over time. I'm not making a crude populist claim here. Just stating the obvious: that once the seeds are planted, some groups of people are better positioned to steer clear of the fallout.
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This post was edited on 5/1/20 at 11:50 am
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Posted on 5/1/20 at 11:50 am to HailHailtoMichigan!
I feel like this topic is just aiming to create misguided anger.
Posted on 5/1/20 at 11:51 am to HailHailtoMichigan!
I don't see anything particularly brilliant about his observations.
Posted on 5/1/20 at 11:51 am to HailHailtoMichigan!
I'm surprised no-one is saying it was invented to kill blacks.
Remember when they said gwb blew up the levees?
Remember when they said gwb blew up the levees?
Posted on 5/1/20 at 11:51 am to HailHailtoMichigan!
I've seen better theories from PJ.
Posted on 5/1/20 at 11:51 am to HailHailtoMichigan!
The OT hates elites but also hates poors. This will be very confusing to them.
Posted on 5/1/20 at 11:52 am to HailHailtoMichigan!
I'm going to just take a minute and try to absorb the ridiculousness of this post.
Posted on 5/1/20 at 11:52 am to HailHailtoMichigan!
Affluent Chinese running away from their country's mass infection brought it here
Posted on 5/1/20 at 11:53 am to HailHailtoMichigan!
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but this analysis by brilliant author JD Vance seems largely accurate.
Not even close.
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one random hypothesis
Is just that. Some random, unsubstantiated brainfart that falls apart when examining actual epidemiological data. The hotspots generally started in major urban areas where travel from China and affected regions concentrated in ethnic populations that were also from those same regions.
Posted on 5/1/20 at 11:54 am to Jim Rockford
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The OT hates elites but also hates poors. This will be very confusing to them.
Bunch of Middle American Radicals over here.
This post was edited on 5/1/20 at 11:55 am
Posted on 5/1/20 at 11:54 am to HailHailtoMichigan!
Some people need more hobbies
Posted on 5/1/20 at 11:57 am to HailHailtoMichigan!
Everyone is entitled to their opinion.
If you're just now catching on to the disproportional standard of living between the wealthy and the poor (in any country, mind you), I guess I only have to say "welcome to the conversation".
If you're just now catching on to the disproportional standard of living between the wealthy and the poor (in any country, mind you), I guess I only have to say "welcome to the conversation".
Posted on 5/1/20 at 12:08 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
Nothing ground breaking in his theory! News Flash!! Read the Bible, Read a History Book! In times of plague the less affluent have always been effected the worse.
Posted on 5/1/20 at 12:10 pm to Odysseus32
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If you're just now catching on to the disproportional standard of living between the wealthy and the poor (in any country, mind you), I guess I only have to say "welcome to the conversation".
The “poor” in this country live pretty high on the hog.
Posted on 5/1/20 at 12:23 pm to TigerFanInSouthland
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The “poor” in this country live pretty high on the hog.
This is something I have to constantly remind myself. Compared to some people in this country, I live in filth. Compared to most people in any developing or non-developed country, I'm a fricking king.
That's not to dismiss the idea that some people ascend to their level of wealthy by illegitimate means, but it's healthy to remind yourself every now and then that if you live in the U.S., things could be much worse.
Posted on 5/1/20 at 12:25 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
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brilliant author JD Vance
Posted on 5/1/20 at 12:26 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
Never trust a person that converts to Catholicism.
Posted on 5/1/20 at 12:30 pm to yatesdog38
Vance's wife clerked for the ultimate faux conservative judge, Chief Justice John Roberts.
Posted on 5/1/20 at 12:30 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
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Six figure professionals working at international firms brought this virus to America
I'm going out on a limb here and state this author is in favor of "globalization", "no borders", and against the "build that wall" chant
Posted on 5/1/20 at 12:32 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
He's right, unless he's also implying intention.Rich people are more likely to travel and poor people are more likely to be unhealthy.
But the observation stops there, not sure what he wants as a result.
But the observation stops there, not sure what he wants as a result.
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