Yesterday Jamelle Bouie wrote in the Times that Republicans really don’t want the pandemic to end. Biden came into office promising to fight the pandemic. If it continues, however, won’t the Republicans be able to point to Biden’s failure? In fact, Biden’s popularity had already gone down before the Afghanistan withdrawal.
So, if you can ban mask mandates (DeSantis), pass legislation punishing businesses that require vaccines for their employees (Abbott), give funds to families to school districts that reject masks (Ducey of Arizona), and cheer the super spreader Sturgis motorcycle rally (Noem of S.D.), you will increase the number of deaths, and you will be able to point the finger at the president for not keeping his word.
And if people die, it is a small sacrifice in order to aid the Trump wing of the Republican Party.
Remember that most of the current cases and deaths are in red states. So, to a certain degree they are killing their own voters. Sadly, innocent people also die. But most of them have a fighting chance if they are vaccinated.
ReplyDeleteWhat bothers me most is the kids who aren't able to get the vaccine who are dying because of stupid adults.
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