Coronavirus Racial Disparities Miss
the Bigger Picture
American Greatness,
by
Heather MacDonald
Original Article
Posted By: earlybird,
4/15/2020 3:32:32 PM
Public officials and activists are sounding the alarm about alleged racial disparities in the coronavirus death rate. New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams claimed last week that the city’s official responses to the virus have “clearly” discriminated against black and brown New Yorkers, as evidenced by fatality data. Blacks make up 22 percent of New York City’s population. As of April 6, they made up 27.5 percent of virus fatalities where the race of the deceased was recorded. (Such data were compiled in 63 percent of all cases.) White New Yorkers are about 33 percent of the city’s population. They made up 27.3 percent of virus fatalities where the
Reply 1 - Posted by:
Jesuslover54 4/15/2020 3:48:38 PM (No. 380674)
Her sound arguments will not go to change any Democrat's behavior, sad to say.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
Proud Texan 4/15/2020 3:52:10 PM (No. 380684)
Obviously the virus MUST be detained and given diversity training.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
Lazyman 4/15/2020 3:55:29 PM (No. 380691)
We don't need personal responsibility I guess but at the end of the day it is the final determinant.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
bad-hair 4/15/2020 4:15:32 PM (No. 380718)
Ok. Enough is enough. We've got to get these numbers back in line. Bars and restaurants are officially open, but only for white people. Black, brown you stay home. White people, got a job ? get your butt back to work and take the bus to get there. You've been hiding out way too long. PS once you get your $1200 check book a flight to Louisiana. No worries folks. Pelosi is drafting the legislation as we speak. We'll sort these dam statistics out by July.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
DVC 4/15/2020 4:21:33 PM (No. 380724)
FTA:"There may be “structural” elements to obesity and hypertension, but those conditions are largely the result of behavioral choices that individuals can control. Playing the race card during a pandemic is not just politically corrosive, it is medically unsound."
Yes, exactly. Being obese requires eating too many calories. Excuses are wonderful, but I guarantee that if you take an obese person and lock them in a jail cell and feed them fewer calories, with no chance to get extra, they WILL lose weight. And obesity has a direct connection to diabetes for many. A friend was warned 25 years ago that he was "pre-diabetic". A big guy, he immediately massively changed his diet, dropping all carbs and lost 40 lbs or more. He is still not diabetic, kept the weight off.
And hard data in Kansas. Death rate for whites is 1.44 deaths per 100,000 people. For blacks it is 11. 47 deaths per 100,000 - in the same counties, same hospitals are available to them, but an eight times worse rate of death from this virus. THAT is eye popping to me.
But blacks have much higher rates of obesity, high blood pressure and diabetes, and according to a doc friend, lower class people of all races frequently do not take BP meds or diabetes meds seriously because neither disease is physically painful. He says "If it hurt, they'd take the pills, it doesn't hurt, they don't take the pills."
I have seen this in my own family, just "blowing off" BP meds because "I don't really need those".... so bleeding inside an eye cost half the vision in that eye, doc said it was due to not using the BP meds, he just said "Yeah, what does he know?" with a wave of the hand. I can't understand it in someone I love who wouldn't listen to the docs, or me. At some point, you just let them live their lives, no nagging.
Greater damage to internal organs is the result of poorly following diet and drug regimens.
Life is all about choices. It is free country, sorta, and you are free to make choices which are known to shorten your life and harm you health. But don't whine that it is somebody else's fault when those bad outcomes happen.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
HerbVA 4/15/2020 4:23:31 PM (No. 380725)
Personal responsibility is not part of so many of those people. Multiple generations of welfare dependents have been inculcated in the belief that someone else, i.e. , the government, is responsible for their support; and any problems they have are Whitey’s fault.
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
JHHolliday 4/15/2020 4:44:39 PM (No. 380734)
The media relentlessly try to cover up or ignore the huge disparity between whites and blacks when it comes to violent crime. We have all noticed that for years they have omitted the race of the perps. It's to the point of absurdity now. Most of us can make an educated guess. If the crime is essentially witless (drive-by shootings, killing someone because they "dissed you, etc.) you can pretty much tell which demographic is involved.
Start crying wu flu racism and they may inadvertently expose some facts that they wish would remain hidden.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
Lawsy0 4/15/2020 6:42:44 PM (No. 380859)
I call BS on such stuff since the 1996 onset of HIPAA Rules, they no longer ask race or nationality questions.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
bad-hair 4/15/2020 6:51:21 PM (No. 380869)
Oh, I may have forgot to mention … Chinese and sadly Italian restaurants must remain closed. So it's come down to burgers and chicken.
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
MickTurn 4/15/2020 6:52:15 PM (No. 380870)
This reminds me of the Police 'Investigation' that shows Racism because 80% of the people arrested for crimes were Black...it failed to mention the beat was 80% Black in population...OOOPS
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
Omen55 4/15/2020 7:30:55 PM (No. 380918)
Here is the prove,aside from the Mickey D in China,that the Chinese are racists towards Blacks!
I want to hear from dem on this.
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
Elljay 4/15/2020 7:56:09 PM (No. 380948)
Obviously Mother Nature is racist and xenophobic.
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
lakerman1 4/15/2020 8:23:10 PM (No. 380974)
personal behavior in the black sub-culture is contri9buting to the kung fllu virus.
Dapping is common - slapping hands in various poses, with everyone in a group, is typical. Smoking menthol cigarettes is typical. Smoking blunts - cigars stuffed with marijuana is common. Parties with lots of people are common.
staying up all night and clubbing, sleeping all day - common. excessive alcohol consumption - common.
reality is tough, but real.
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
rabblerouser 4/16/2020 9:16:01 AM (No. 381426)
I have seen in my own area how seriously blacks have been taking the "social distancing" recommendation. Which is not very seriously.
Just another opportunity for the tired, old racism horse to be flogged again.
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