Unfortunately, there will never be the will among officials to classify the gross negligence and malfeasance as a genocide based on bias and racial discrimination or animosity, even though those were clearly front and center. However, the number of collateral deaths of whites, including children, medical personnel, seniors (like me), and…
Unfortunately, there will never be the will among officials to classify the gross negligence and malfeasance as a genocide based on bias and racial discrimination or animosity, even though those were clearly front and center. However, the number of collateral deaths of whites, including children, medical personnel, seniors (like me), and people of all ages and from all levels of the social strata should be enough of an outrage to motivate some serious condemnation for the history books. And, the reality is, that before anyone made the racial connection, we know that Trump had already failed to take any action to stop the pandemic before it became a pandemic in this country, as he easily could have done and was done elsewhere by moving quickly to contain the virus and to protect everyone.
Sadly, you are right: because T didn't actually declare a military "police action" or command "brownshirt" gangs to go out and kill blacks and hispanics, most people will never connect the horrific Plan to the excess deaths. Are you too cynical, that only white deaths will get historical attention? As the old saying goes, it depends on who writes the history. When T did command his gangs to invade the Capitol of The United States of America, within days many people in power were already trying to erase that from history, so there you go.
Sorry for the delayed response. The good news is that there will be a wide variety of historians recording the events that are taking place unless the reactionaries and fascists do manage to take over completely and actually control what gets printed and documented on tape or digitally. The truth is likely to survive and be told eventually, regardless of the feeble attempts to suppress it. That may or may not prevent the crazies from destroying democracy and our way of life for generations. It will be up to the voting and protesting public and things aren't looking so good right now because ignorance is the goal of much of our schooling thanks to corporate and state influence which discourages inquiry and critical thinking.
Unfortunately, there will never be the will among officials to classify the gross negligence and malfeasance as a genocide based on bias and racial discrimination or animosity, even though those were clearly front and center. However, the number of collateral deaths of whites, including children, medical personnel, seniors (like me), and people of all ages and from all levels of the social strata should be enough of an outrage to motivate some serious condemnation for the history books. And, the reality is, that before anyone made the racial connection, we know that Trump had already failed to take any action to stop the pandemic before it became a pandemic in this country, as he easily could have done and was done elsewhere by moving quickly to contain the virus and to protect everyone.
Sadly, you are right: because T didn't actually declare a military "police action" or command "brownshirt" gangs to go out and kill blacks and hispanics, most people will never connect the horrific Plan to the excess deaths. Are you too cynical, that only white deaths will get historical attention? As the old saying goes, it depends on who writes the history. When T did command his gangs to invade the Capitol of The United States of America, within days many people in power were already trying to erase that from history, so there you go.
Sorry for the delayed response. The good news is that there will be a wide variety of historians recording the events that are taking place unless the reactionaries and fascists do manage to take over completely and actually control what gets printed and documented on tape or digitally. The truth is likely to survive and be told eventually, regardless of the feeble attempts to suppress it. That may or may not prevent the crazies from destroying democracy and our way of life for generations. It will be up to the voting and protesting public and things aren't looking so good right now because ignorance is the goal of much of our schooling thanks to corporate and state influence which discourages inquiry and critical thinking.