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COVID-19 and the next election:
Mar. 30th, 2020 09:42 amhttps://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/03/social-distancing-culture/609019/
I have observed this exact phenomenon talked about in the article. Somehow "red state" people believe
they're gaining *something* by ignoring the warnings.
This part seems extra stupid:
“It feels very militaristic,” she said. “I’m just like, ‘What the hell, is this 1940s Germany?’”
Well, maybe, but perhaps it should be. In 1940s US .gov enacted curfews and spent enormous amounts
of money on defense and directed private industry on what they could and must manufacture and there
was rationing.
If we're the greatest country on earth and we won WW-II, maybe we should act like the greatest country on earth.
I have a suspicion that COVID-19 deaths will be split along two or three lines:
1) economic: If you can't afford to not work, or work from home, or if you're crowded in a house
with people who can't change their behavior, you're more likely to die.
2) educational: Most of the people who seem to think it's a hoax or "just a bad flu" or make
asinine comparisons to other diseases seem to be bad at logical thinking or are otherwise dumbasses.
3) political: The "red staters" who get some joy by thinking they're "owning the libs" by ignoring
the recommendations of the CDC and WHO.
I'm not sure how that's going to break down come election time, but (3) would suggest there might be
fewer conservative voters still alive.
I have observed this exact phenomenon talked about in the article. Somehow "red state" people believe
they're gaining *something* by ignoring the warnings.
This part seems extra stupid:
“It feels very militaristic,” she said. “I’m just like, ‘What the hell, is this 1940s Germany?’”
Well, maybe, but perhaps it should be. In 1940s US .gov enacted curfews and spent enormous amounts
of money on defense and directed private industry on what they could and must manufacture and there
was rationing.
If we're the greatest country on earth and we won WW-II, maybe we should act like the greatest country on earth.
I have a suspicion that COVID-19 deaths will be split along two or three lines:
1) economic: If you can't afford to not work, or work from home, or if you're crowded in a house
with people who can't change their behavior, you're more likely to die.
2) educational: Most of the people who seem to think it's a hoax or "just a bad flu" or make
asinine comparisons to other diseases seem to be bad at logical thinking or are otherwise dumbasses.
3) political: The "red staters" who get some joy by thinking they're "owning the libs" by ignoring
the recommendations of the CDC and WHO.
I'm not sure how that's going to break down come election time, but (3) would suggest there might be
fewer conservative voters still alive.
