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I feel like an asshole for laughing in a thread about a serious illness but some of y'all are funny as fuck
the virus hit Jamaica as well but the outcome has been amazing: traditionally due to colonial situation of white/Black/Chinese peeps, Black peeps and Chinese peeps have some internalized colonial dislike yet to dissolve. it takes time
and yet no one here is bashing Chinese peeps. flights are restricted but zero anti-Asian hate on the ground. fucking incredible
Dengue is a way worse issue here, over the past year a ton of people have died
getting better since they are mosquito spraying constantly but the smoke is toxic to cats and kills bees, which will have a massive impact on the farmers who are the real economy outside of tourism
but what to do? people are dying from this. I got it a while back but obviously survived. a woman I work with got it too and we both agreed, it's like getting hit by a truck. Zika (got that too, was just like a bad cold) is nothing compared to that
but really cool to see this country breaking the colonial mentality. this nation is an entirely different place than it was 15 years ago. all it took was Seaga to die. not trying to make this political, just amazing what can happen when a nation has an opportunity to change, for the better
so proud of how JA is handling this
wish everyone health, pass by my place if in need of pedialtyle popsicles, guineps and tofu
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