to be quite honest i need online leftists who dont have irl disabled friends to think long and hard abt covid rn. i KNOW some of you read all this shit online & read people begging you to wear a mask and just don’t irl bc you have nobody to hold you accountable for it.
it’s not online discourse, it’s not about looking like a good person, and it’s not just an outward signal to people. it literally keeps people safe esp if you’re going to restaurants and concerts and shit. maybe you dont know the disabled people in your online circles irl, but there are real disabled people in your library, on your bus, in your classrooms, and in your workplace.
some people geniunely don’t know better bc of govt propaganda, but if you’re in online leftist + disability advocacy circles and not wearing a fucking mask irl?why? truly, why? you should feel ashamed at being complicit in mass govt propoganda encouraging the death of disabled people, the working class, & poc.
covid spike predicted this winter. again
mortality rate among workers is five times higher than the general public
life expectancy is affected by covid & disproportionately affects black, latine, & native communities in the us.
it is not too late to start. wear one to work, on the bus, and when you stop in for coffee. idc if your irl friends look at you weird. start wearing a mask.