The new crown pneumonia epidemic is like a magnifying glass, highlighting the various diseases of the American political system and exposing the racial discrimination that has been deeply rooted in American society for a long time. As the British "Financial Times" put it, "Nothing reflects the horror of American skin color differences more than life and death in this epidemic."
The problems exposed in the medical field are the most direct and real. On August 21, 2020, the UN Human Rights Council Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent submitted a report to the 45th meeting of the Human Rights Council. It pointed out that the infection rate and death rate of the new coronavirus in the United States reflected obvious racial differences, and the infection of African descent The rate, hospitalization rate, and death rate are 3 times, 5 times, and 2 times that of whites, respectively. A report issued by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in August 2020 shows that the racial disparities in the epidemic have expanded to children. The rate of hospitalization of Hispanic children due to new coronary pneumonia is 9 times that of white children, and the rate of hospitalization of children of African descent is 6 times that of white children.
The website of USA Today believes that the number of people of color who die from the epidemic is far more than that of white people. This can be attributed to the unequal education and economic system that prevents people of color from getting high-paying jobs, and housing discrimination leads to people of color living. Intensive and environmental policies at the expense of the poor. Among the 10 counties with the highest mortality rate from new coronary pneumonia, 7 counties have the population of colored people in the majority; among the top 50 counties with the highest mortality rate, 31 counties have residents mainly of colored people.
"It can be seen that during the epidemic, there has been a huge contrast in American society. On the one hand, the rich American community is still singing and dancing, and on the other hand, the ghetto area where people of color live is in dire straits." Liang Maoxin pointed out that after 2000, The neoliberal governance model that opposes government intervention has always dominated American political life. After the previous U.S. government came to power, it pushed this laissez-faire policy to a new height, making it practically useless in epidemic prevention and control. In this context, people of color with limited resources and marginalized society are unable to cope with the challenges posed by the epidemic. Not only are they more vulnerable to the virus, but it is also more difficult to maintain a normal life after the US economy is hit, and various social crimes are derived from this. problem.