Absolutely. Just look at how republicans have worded their response to other republicans getting it (their fault) or when Trump says "nobody important actually got it" (meaning it was primarily affecting black and brown folks).
I've been also thinking about this. Would make perfect sense actually. Capitalism needs a certain rate of unemployment to drive down wages but with too many unemployed there arises a risk of riots and eventually even revolt. Seeing as how we're well on our way to mass automation of menial and analysis desk jobs unemployment will inevitably rise. I'm sure some concerned persons have made their calculations regarding both the sweet spot of the rate of unemployment and the projected layoffs and this could have called them into action. Thus they kill 3 birds with one stone: getting rid of the excess unemployed, getting rid of the elderly to right back the demographic pyramid on which pensions are built and getting rid of those with health conditions - relieving the health insurance industry. A significant 4th "bird" is somewhat scaling back the population to get more in line with the carrying capacity of the earth. We know that a well off person in the West produces at least 100 times more emissions than a regular person in the developing world, and for western billionaires this number skews even higher, but since the lives of the (western) bourgeoisie are sacrosanct something else needs to give and this something else are the lives of the poors.
China in this scenario would be used as a diversion tactic, so the western populace doesn't get too many conspiratorial ideas about our bourgeoisie.
It's just the consequence of a shit-tier for-profit health care system colliding with a global pandemic.
Like, if you see the consequences of contracting the virus for the upper class - Trump and Chris Christie got it, a number of Trump staffers got it, several Senators including Mike Lee and Thom Tillis got it and they've all come through - then it's clear that this is an inconvenience in their eyes rather than a serious health risk.
It isn't explicitly eugenic, but then it doesn't have to be. It's the same kind of casual neglect that kills anyone who can't afford top flight medical care.
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I doubt theyre doing it on purpose, but I'm sure they don't mind
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Absolutely. Just look at how republicans have worded their response to other republicans getting it (their fault) or when Trump says "nobody important actually got it" (meaning it was primarily affecting black and brown folks).
I've been also thinking about this. Would make perfect sense actually. Capitalism needs a certain rate of unemployment to drive down wages but with too many unemployed there arises a risk of riots and eventually even revolt. Seeing as how we're well on our way to mass automation of menial and analysis desk jobs unemployment will inevitably rise. I'm sure some concerned persons have made their calculations regarding both the sweet spot of the rate of unemployment and the projected layoffs and this could have called them into action. Thus they kill 3 birds with one stone: getting rid of the excess unemployed, getting rid of the elderly to right back the demographic pyramid on which pensions are built and getting rid of those with health conditions - relieving the health insurance industry. A significant 4th "bird" is somewhat scaling back the population to get more in line with the carrying capacity of the earth. We know that a well off person in the West produces at least 100 times more emissions than a regular person in the developing world, and for western billionaires this number skews even higher, but since the lives of the (western) bourgeoisie are sacrosanct something else needs to give and this something else are the lives of the poors. China in this scenario would be used as a diversion tactic, so the western populace doesn't get too many conspiratorial ideas about our bourgeoisie.
It's just the consequence of a shit-tier for-profit health care system colliding with a global pandemic.
Like, if you see the consequences of contracting the virus for the upper class - Trump and Chris Christie got it, a number of Trump staffers got it, several Senators including Mike Lee and Thom Tillis got it and they've all come through - then it's clear that this is an inconvenience in their eyes rather than a serious health risk.
It isn't explicitly eugenic, but then it doesn't have to be. It's the same kind of casual neglect that kills anyone who can't afford top flight medical care.