COVID is Killing Republicans and Saving America

 

Vaccination rates relative to 2020 vote (Post Data, Washington Post)

There is little dispute that democracy in America is a mess. Partisanship has itself become a dog whistle for lawlessness, where gun-toting students harass their teachers in class for providing a balanced view of events. America has become a country where states flout long established national decisions and a partisan Supreme Court sits as idle observers ignoring the views of their esteemed predecessors. Yet, these are just examples of many, some more harrowing and disturbing, events that happen daily across the country. To many Americans the future looks bleak.

Did you ever wonder how we would get out of this mess? How we could turn back or push back on this tidal wave of fascism masked as ultra conservatism masked as legitimate politicking in a democracy?

Well, we may just be saved. You see, Republicans, or at least the base of support for Republicans, continue to refuse vaccinations and are getting sick and dying at a rate that exceeds Democrat supporters.

To be fair, many factors contribute to high COVID-19 death rates, such as poverty, access to health care (related to poverty), lack of and type of employment (also related to poverty) and age. These are but a few factors; there are others of course.

However, if we look at the geography of high rates of infection, illness, and deaths – especially since vaccines became available – they align to states where vaccination rates are lowest. The places where there are low uptake for vaccines are the same places where people continue to get ill and die at higher rates. These places are in states with high Republican support. In other words, the vaccine (each of them) works, but Republican supports don’t want it.

So if you’re vaccinated and a Democrat, sit back, relax, and wait it out. Time will take care of the craziest ones and America will regain its balanced perspectives. The future is not so bleak.

P.S. To those who, I know for certain, will comment back with vitriol and name calling and will say I’m spewing lies and fake news, take the time to read these articles below. This isn’t news. This is your life, documented.

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