Political Asymmetry of Coronavirus Infections

American Thinker ^ | May 12, 2020 | Gary Gindler

[WWII_Historian]

The more we learn about coronavirus epidemics, the more it convinces us that pseudoscience is now accepted in all countries of the world as legitimate. Many articles show an unpleasant picture of not just the pandemic of the novel coronavirus, but the pandemic of massive, Orwellian politically induced psychosis.

We've just begun analyzing the role of political preferences of various authorities in dealing with the epidemics. The initial response of United States governors to the coronavirus was quite dissimilar, depending on their party affiliation. The phenomenon was also independently discovered by Prof. James R. Rogers and is currently gaining traction.

To this day, the number of detected coronavirus cases in Democrat-led states exceeds the corresponding number in Republican-led states. The asymmetry between states where the governor is a Democrat and states where the governor is a Republican is staggering. For example, at the beginning of March 2020, there were 14 times more infected cases in the Democrat-led states in comparison to Republican-led states. At that time, more than 90% of all COVID-19 cases in the United States were concentrated in the Democrat-led states.

By the end of March, there were four times more infected people in the Democrat-led states than in Republican-led states. Since then, the ratio slowly goes down, as expected, and currently is about 2.50. The proper theoretical value of such asymmetry must reflect the population split between the Democrat-led states and Republican-led states — i.e., about a 54%–46% split, or 1.16 ratio.

Currently, the spread of novel coronavirus infection in the United States moves in the right direction — in the direction of the theoretical 54%–46% split. Such a move is slow, about one percentage point in five days.

The jury is still out on the exact driver of the described political dichotomy.

[wildcard_redneck]

Fearpers and other assorted shutdown masochists go “REEEE!”

[frank ballenger]

City of Detroit, NYC and others somehow account for enormous numbers of the victims, while Michigan’s outstate counties had 1-5 total cases (!!) on some of the state impact maps. Lifestyle? Staying away from crowded buses and subways? Fresh air outside? Not sure.

We do know the Coronavirus is racist, though. Dems told us early on. That’s why black people are victims a lot./s

[Balding_Eagle]

Masks;

In some ways I’m not opposed to the wearing of masks, it allows more people out which helps the quiet and quick spread of the virus to an unsuspecting public.

All the while the Soccer Moms and their friends in the press feel comfortable as they receive their dose.

[Jeff Chandler]

We are not going to stop the virus.

Secure the care centers, quarantine the sick, pass the HCQ/zinc, and let everyone else go free.

[Balding_Eagle]

And don’t forget to wear that mask!

[foreverfree]

Bump