This is clear from his first sentence: "Americans of color are dying from COVID-19 at a disproportionate rate to white Americans due to the accumulated effects of institutional racism at the federal and state levels."
White Americans are 76.6% of the U.S. population.
Black Americans are 13.4% of the U.S. population.
Asian Americans are 5.8% of the U.S. population.
Hispanic/Latino Americans are 18.1% of the U.S. population.
Race of American COVID-19 deaths:
White: 62.8%
Black: 14.9%
Asian: 4.3%
Hispanic: 12.4%
1 and #2 comorbidities for COVID deaths? Obesity and obesity-related diabetes.
Obesity rates in the U.S., by race:
White: 30.4%
Black: 40.7%
Hispanic: 34.5%
Asian: 12.7%
And we're done; this is why nobody, anywhere, ever says: "Let the Marine do the thinking!" The "systemic/institutional racism!" canard is and has been utter bullshit. All the pimps pushing it are bullshit artists.
The author is, apparently, a fucking idiot.
This is clear from his first sentence: "Americans of color are dying from COVID-19 at a disproportionate rate to white Americans due to the accumulated effects of institutional racism at the federal and state levels."
White Americans are 76.6% of the U.S. population. Black Americans are 13.4% of the U.S. population. Asian Americans are 5.8% of the U.S. population. Hispanic/Latino Americans are 18.1% of the U.S. population.
Race of American COVID-19 deaths: White: 62.8% Black: 14.9% Asian: 4.3% Hispanic: 12.4%
1 and #2 comorbidities for COVID deaths? Obesity and obesity-related diabetes.
Obesity rates in the U.S., by race: White: 30.4% Black: 40.7% Hispanic: 34.5% Asian: 12.7%
And we're done; this is why nobody, anywhere, ever says: "Let the Marine do the thinking!" The "systemic/institutional racism!" canard is and has been utter bullshit. All the pimps pushing it are bullshit artists.