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Re:Covid-19 is now officially a pandemic, WHO says by smt1 on Wednesday March 11, 2020 @01:15PM (#22547622)
There is a poll that said that Democrats are taking it much more seriously than Republicans:

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-po...

Irony.

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Re:Covid-19 is now officially a pandemic, WHO says by Reedx on Wednesday March 11, 2020 @01:41PM (#22548054)
They are incapable of occupying the same position at the same time. It's ridiculous. Pure tribalism at work.

"Initially the left was saying flu was a bigger threat. Now they are taking it seriously, shutting down events.

Initially the right was taking it seriously, banning travel. Now they are calling it the flu."

https://twitter.com/balajis/status/1237241527035928576

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Re:Covid-19 is now officially a pandemic, WHO says by Izkata on Wednesday March 11, 2020 @03:07PM (#22549233)
> They are incapable of occupying the same position at the same time. It's ridiculous. Pure tribalism at work.

That's not really what GP's poll indicates:

> About four of every 10 Democrats said they thought the new coronavirus poses an imminent threat, compared to about two of every 10 Republicans.

Both less than half.

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Re:Covid-19 is now officially a pandemic, WHO says by squarefoot on Wednesday March 11, 2020 @01:43PM (#22548098)
Most republicans were successfully programmed to believe what Trump tells them, which as of today is a mix of underestimation of the risks and then dodging responsibilities.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/fact-checking-...

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/04/us/politics/coronavirus-t...

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