Covid-19 Is Becoming Disease That Divides American Society (4)

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Covid-19 may be remembered as the disease that divided us.

The pandemic is affecting some groups more than others, stirring up a toxic mix of fear, resentment and schadenfreude.

Coronavirus has become a lightning rod for bullying of Chinese people in the U.S., as racial slurs like “Kung Flu” make the rounds on Twitter. The deadly outbreak has escalated the tension between generations, as some young people not-so-jokingly referred to the deadly virus as “#BoomerRemover” because it is most ...