This is a blue state bug (for now at least)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:well, guess I am keeping my 6 year old away from the morons until she is vaccinated

Yes, it's why we aren't going south to see family or take a vacatio vacation in the south this year. Not worth it.

[Anonymous]

The thing that always got me about the "Blue state bug" line is a strong response from the White House / Trump administration / red states could have kept this a predominantly blue state phenomenon.

[Anonymous]

It is rather amazing that the right praises Operation Warp Speed and then eschews taking the result of it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It is rather amazing that the right praises Operation Warp Speed and then eschews taking the result of it.

I can thu k of descriptive words other than "amazing."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The thing that always got me about the "Blue state bug" line is a strong response from the White House / Trump administration / red states could have kept this a predominantly blue state phenomenon.

You need to look at it through the lense of Trumpsters. Covid pandemic was a hoax, so why should Trump have responded any differently.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The thing that always got me about the "Blue state bug" line is a strong response from the White House / Trump administration / red states could have kept this a predominantly blue state phenomenon.

You need to look at it through the lense of Trumpsters. Covid pandemic was a hoax, so why should Trump have responded any differently.

If it was such a hoax, maybe they should have just let him have tea with lemon and honey to treat his own severe case of covid rather than moving heaven and earth to get him monoclonal antibodies which, if IIRC, weren’t FDA approved at the time either.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The thing that always got me about the "Blue state bug" line is a strong response from the White House / Trump administration / red states could have kept this a predominantly blue state phenomenon.

You need to look at it through the lense of Trumpsters. Covid pandemic was a hoax, so why should Trump have responded any differently.

If it was such a hoax, maybe they should have just let him have tea with lemon and honey to treat his own severe case of covid rather than moving heaven and earth to get him monoclonal antibodies which, if IIRC, weren’t FDA approved at the time either.

THIS

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you look around the US, where are the deaths?

Let's look at the top 20 states in terms of deaths per 100k people.

LA, MI, PA. IN, GA, and MS.

Infection rates?

LA, MI, PA, SD, GA, IN, and MS.

Now maybe the governors of TN/SC/GA/FL opening too soon might lead to more outbreaks like the one around Albany NY or Rapid City SD, but as of now? It's the red states doing better on average.

TX is barely getting hit, with an infection rate 1/4 that of the national average and a death rate 1/10th the national average.

FL? Infection rate about half and a death rate about a third.

GA? Infection rate about two-thirds and a death rate about half.

What will the rejoinder be if TN, FL, GA, and SC re-open without massive amounts of illness and death by the end of May?

I mean I'm smart enough to realize it's the 2nd or 3rd inning of a 9 inning game, but come on, facts are facts right now. The red states are just doing better now.

I'm tired of hearing what a great job Governor Cuomo is doing. From where I can see it, he's presiding over infection rates TWICE that of Lombardy, and death rates that are approaching Lombardy. THAT's the model of our response right now?

I'd rather hear from Inslee, Newsome, or Brown (Oregon Gov). They seem to, well, actually be succeeding. The Northeast - and I include Maryland in this - needs to just stop telling red states what to do. They've failed to stop the virus, and to stop the deaths. Maybe the governors of MN or NM, too, they seem to be leading a decent blue state response to this virus.

This virus isn't some liberal avenger, punishing the dumb Trumpies for their dumb choices.

Either from density or from dumb luck, the blue states are getting slammed and the red states getting spared.

If it's density, maybe density isn't the solution to all our problems.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you look around the US, where are the deaths?

Let's look at the top 20 states in terms of deaths per 100k people.

LA, MI, PA. IN, GA, and MS.

Infection rates?

LA, MI, PA, SD, GA, IN, and MS.

Now maybe the governors of TN/SC/GA/FL opening too soon might lead to more outbreaks like the one around Albany NY or Rapid City SD, but as of now? It's the red states doing better on average.

TX is barely getting hit, with an infection rate 1/4 that of the national average and a death rate 1/10th the national average.

FL? Infection rate about half and a death rate about a third.

GA? Infection rate about two-thirds and a death rate about half.

What will the rejoinder be if TN, FL, GA, and SC re-open without massive amounts of illness and death by the end of May?

I mean I'm smart enough to realize it's the 2nd or 3rd inning of a 9 inning game, but come on, facts are facts right now. The red states are just doing better now.

I'm tired of hearing what a great job Governor Cuomo is doing. From where I can see it, he's presiding over infection rates TWICE that of Lombardy, and death rates that are approaching Lombardy. THAT's the model of our response right now?

I'd rather hear from Inslee, Newsome, or Brown (Oregon Gov). They seem to, well, actually be succeeding. The Northeast - and I include Maryland in this - needs to just stop telling red states what to do. They've failed to stop the virus, and to stop the deaths. Maybe the governors of MN or NM, too, they seem to be leading a decent blue state response to this virus.

This virus isn't some liberal avenger, punishing the dumb Trumpies for their dumb choices.

Either from density or from dumb luck, the blue states are getting slammed and the red states getting spared.

If it's density, maybe density isn't the solution to all our problems.

Yeah, rich people almost always got the vaccination, poor people often didn't.

[Anonymous]

Uh, the vaccine is free to anyone who wants it. It is available in just about every chain grocery store and pharmacy in the country. Being "rich" has nothing to do with it.

[Anonymous]

Which states currently have the most new cases per capita? Deep red vaccine and mask refusing states like Wyoming, Florida, Nevada, Utah, Arkansas... Which states are currently most hit by the Delta variant? Largely the same states...

https://www.mayoclinic.org/coronavirus-covid-19/map

https://news.yahoo.com/delta-variant-spreads-rapidly-across-162436575.html

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Uh, the vaccine is free to anyone who wants it. It is available in just about every chain grocery store and pharmacy in the country. Being "rich" has nothing to do with it.

Interesting rationalization. Look at a zip code map of any blue metro area (DC, NYC, etc.) and note we rates are highest and lowest. Lowest rates of vaccination are in the poorest areas (Anacostia in DC, Hunts Point or Far Rockaway in NYC) and the highest rates will be in 20016 in DC or UES/UWS in NYC. It's just an association, but a strong one I'm afraid.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Yeah, rich people almost always got the vaccination, poor people often didn't.

You are making excuses.

UT, TX, FL.. these are not "poor" states, but they are Trumpster states.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Yeah, rich people almost always got the vaccination, poor people often didn't.

You are making excuses.

UT, TX, FL.. these are not "poor" states, but they are Trumpster states.

You're making a fool of yourself. Poor people are not getting vaccinations in blue metro areas and blue states. A smart, decent person gets that every vaccination makes the rest of us safer. There's a vast number of unvaccinated in deep blue areas and that is absolutely worth noting.

Lastly: please stop letting Trump own your attention. He's gone, in case you didn't know.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Yeah, rich people almost always got the vaccination, poor people often didn't.

You are making excuses.

UT, TX, FL.. these are not "poor" states, but they are Trumpster states.

You're making a fool of yourself. Poor people are not getting vaccinations in blue metro areas and blue states. A smart, decent person gets that every vaccination makes the rest of us safer. There's a vast number of unvaccinated in deep blue areas and that is absolutely worth noting.

Lastly: please stop letting Trump own your attention. He's gone, in case you didn't know.

And yet, those blue states mamaged to get 70% of their population with at least 1 dose. What point are you tryong to make?