Probably the greatest political act of our generation

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Great twitter thread that sheltering in place is a political act for the greater good.

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Nicole Hemmer
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People have chosen to radically alter their lives both to avoid getting sick and to save other people's lives.

That is a significant political act, and there is enormous support for it. But it doesn't fit conventional political scripts so it's not understood as political.
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At least, it's not understood as political in the way the lockdown protests are, even though the protests are much, much smaller and have very little public support.
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The closest we get to a political understanding of the choice to stay home (for those who have that choice) is when we talk about the partisan divide in support for restrictive measures.
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So the lockdown protests are treated — and legitimated — as a movement, while the much larger political action is not.
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And I should add: the lockdown protests are *designed* to look like a traditional political event, and meant to draw exactly the kind of media attention they generate. (Although journalists have been pretty good about looking at the people and pocketbooks behind the protests.)

[malaise]

1. Profound

Get thee to the greatest page

[handmade34]

2. why yes

I think she's got it... very astute