Re:Why Don’t They Believe Us?
by jleyank on Friday September 03, 2021 @06:36PM
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The red states had several waves to prepare their responses, then a vaccine appeared. One would think these two factors would have guaranteed excellent response vs later COVID waves. Instead, they planted their heads in the sand, blew off the vaccine and are leading n America if not the world in cases. And deaths are rising quickly. They just threw it all away, “reasons”.
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Ah, yes, those red state rednecks and their COVID-19 death rates barely better than backwaters like... (checks notes)... Belgium (2,180 deaths/1,000,000 people).
Sorry for the sarcasm, but I don't know how better to express my frustration at this kind of stereotyping. Americans and the world should be in this together, rather than making this another divisive culture war political shibboleth.
Indeed, I submit the hypothesis that this disdain makes it more likely that rural America will distrust you when you try to tell them what's in their best interest.
Sorry, but I have difficulty coming up with descriptive words for people who see what might keep their people alive (watching what’s happening elsewhere) and yet fail to profit from the data.
Edit: google says the rate for Belgium has been flat this year. This is what I’m saying - after watching Italy and nyc and maybe India people should have been prepared.