Progressive Pandemic? What's the real progressive take on C19 policies? | R&T #32 with Mark Read

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The C*19 response has largely been split into two camps - those who believe in vaccines, masks, and lockdowns vs those who don't. This is a binary response to a public health crisis that requires nuance. In this discussion, Mark Read and I discuss. Mark teaches Media Studies at NYU and at Southern Main Community College.

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Notes:
Mortality by state: https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2022.02.10.22270721.abstract

00:00 - The Class Issue
01:20 - Intro
02:57 - Mark’s Background and 90’s activism
07:15 - Science vs Propaganda
11:30 - Questionable benefit, known harm
15:55 - Public Health Officials and the Pandemic of Fear
18:05 - Class and Tribal Identity
19:30 - Natural Immunity and Boosters
23:16 - Paul Offit and Public Trust
25:00 - Understanding the false dichotomy of Status Quo vs Fascism
35:27 - The left needs to organize
38:04 - Corrupt elites breed distrust of institutions
41:35 - Mask science overview
44:50 - When does this end?
46:45 - Red State Blue State experiment
51:55 - Case counts and collective anxiety disorder
56:42 - How do we build our movements?
1:01:38 - The duopoly within hegemony
1:07:17 - Media as a panic generator
1:12:48 - Getting back in-person organizing and Long COVID
1:20:20 - Compassion towards those suffering from anxiety