In 1347, Jews were blamed for bubonic plague. In the 1990s, gays were blamed for HIV. In 2020, immigrants are blamed for COVID. The weak-minded desire to blame “outsiders” for epidemics goes back millennia, as discussed in #ApollosArrow.

And so this man should be deeply ashamed. https://t.co/o683VefGCp

— Nicholas A. Christakis (@NAChristakis) July 15, 2021