In this video, we reflect on the state of division and partisanship in the US, and we review the history of how we ended up here. It’s both surprising how long a journey it’s been, and it’s shocking how deliberate and how powerful have been the techniques that made it happen. Support this channel: https://patreon.com/mallenbaker The Mallen Baker Show is aimed at all people who see themselves as change makers, with commentary on issues and change movements with a particular focus on climate change and environment, social issues, free speech and corporate social responsibility. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9Vr9knIKaE

Political leaders and various experts have been heard to say in recent weeks and months that we have reached the point where we need to "learn to live with Covid". In principle, that’s obviously true. But what does that phrase actually mean? As one commentator noted, : “For some, the phrase ‘living with Covid’ has become shorthand for ‘let’s not do anything else’”. But then others have said that, in their view, learning to live with Covid means wearing masks in indoor situations forever. There’s quite a gap between those two, so what’s the reality behind what we can expect about how this is going to settle down? Support this channel! https://patreon.com/mallenbaker The Mallen Baker Show covers news, current affairs, science and politics. It aims to be independent, fact-focused and non-ideological. A rational and reasoned approach to some of the difficult issues of our time, including climate change, the Covid pandemic, and how we can best survive and thrive in the modern world. You can also find videos at: https://odysee.com/@mallenbaker The Mallen Baker Show Clips channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_DHGJzhaR3U6nmNHy54KQg Follow the show page on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/mallenbakershow And my website https://mallenbaker.net Quotes reported in this video should not be taken as an implication of their author’s endorsement or involvement in this video. References An Outbreak of Human Coronavirus OC43 Infection and Serological Cross-reactivity with SARS Coronavirus, Patrick et al, 2006 (study showing deaths in care home from OC43 coronavirus) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2095096/ The time course of the immune response to experimental coronavirus infection of man, Callow et al, 1990 (small study reinfecting volunteers with human coronavirus) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2271881/pdf/epidinfect00023-0213.pdf?fbclid=IwAR3U9u2pdzYOEystLSxjyaCLPrG57zNenxcVq81QhLBENQZjwt8wAd-gTsw Pandemic to endemic: How the world can learn to live with COVID-19, McKinsey, Oct 2021 https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/healthcare-systems-and-services/our-insights/pandemic-to-endemic-how-the-world-can-learn-to-live-with-covid-19 2022, the year with live with Covid-19, Time Magazine https://time.com/6133110/2022-the-year-we-live-with-covid-19/ The Coronavirus Is Here Forever. This Is How We Live With It. The Atlantic Aug 2021 https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2021/08/how-we-live-coronavirus-forever/619783/ Our post-pandemic world and what’s likely to hang around, Harvard Gazette https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2020/11/our-post-pandemic-world-and-whats-likely-to-hang-round/ Learning to Live with Endemic COVID-19, Asia Pacific Centre for Security Studies https://apcss.org/ ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3MciD6RAeI