“In other ways the war continues with the practice of locking down being expanded, as in the US’ current ban on “unvaccinated” foreign travellers, which effectively amounts to a Black Travel Ban since those most affected constitute half or more of the Caribbean population and most of Africa.”
That’s a powerful point I’d neither thought of nor heard anyone else articulate: todays “progressives” have effectively recreated the Progressive Era racial immigration quotas they (conceptually, performatively, not actually) abhor.
You may see a comment by the author. My anthem too! - the language is difficult to parse - but all you need to know is: Outside like Garbage. Another commenter on another version gets it: "Buying Scrap Iron".
Containment and Expropriation: Lockdowns, Public Health, and the Scrap Iron Industry in Trinidad & Tobago
“In other ways the war continues with the practice of locking down being expanded, as in the US’ current ban on “unvaccinated” foreign travellers, which effectively amounts to a Black Travel Ban since those most affected constitute half or more of the Caribbean population and most of Africa.”
That’s a powerful point I’d neither thought of nor heard anyone else articulate: todays “progressives” have effectively recreated the Progressive Era racial immigration quotas they (conceptually, performatively, not actually) abhor.
Catching up here - excellent, I would say, anthropology - local to global and back again.
Only lacking the Raw Nitro embedded video at the end. Here it is!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jt2ptywGJYs
You may see a comment by the author. My anthem too! - the language is difficult to parse - but all you need to know is: Outside like Garbage. Another commenter on another version gets it: "Buying Scrap Iron".