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princessnegrita t1_iyeb0e3 wrote

The intentional part is the literal decades of de facto and de jure racism. The environmental repercussions are a side effect.

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drpvn t1_iyebj0w wrote

Yeah that’s not how I read his initial comment, which was saying that the city intends to harm these communities.

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princessnegrita t1_iyedxqc wrote

The OP said that having vulnerable groups suffer the most in events like this is the intention of the city.

Another way to say it would be: the fact that the most vulnerable groups have worse cases of COVID isn’t a bug, it’s a feature of a system built on inequality.

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drpvn t1_iyeft3r wrote

Right. He said that the city intends to have vulnerable groups suffer the most. That’s what I said.

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