The United States Might Have a Secret Weapon Against Coronavirus

Washington Post ^ | March 19, 2020 | Henry Olsen

[DouglasKC]

I think this is going to be a lifesaver for many. Wouldn’t want to be in a big city though.

[rightwingcrazy]

Not politically correct. All cultures are equal, except for American culture, which is bad in every way. Or so we’re taught.

[fhayek]

Social justice. every fifth suburbanite should be injected with the virus at random. It’s only fair....

[Oscar in Batangas]

Fly-over country could become the new Super-Majority!

Come on Blue states, Mass Transit Commute, Commute, Commute

[hoosiermama]

Live in the middle of State Forestry and plan on staying here except to get needed supplies. Got a good month plus of staples but might need some milk or eggs in a week or two.

[rwa265]

Not wanting anyone to die, but the thought did cross my mind.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

What??? The Compost is extolling the virtues of single-family detached homes in the suburbs AND family automobiles used for commuting with ONE driver and no passengers AND powered by fossil fuels?

There are the things that liberals absolutely HATE more than any other!

[DoodleBob]

I'm just sayin'....

[SaxxonWoods]

It also means large urbans areas are much higher risk.

Hang in there, urbanites! This too shall pass.

[Savage Beast]

America's Secret Weapon:
President Donald Trump

[vg0va3]

District of Columbia (Population density: 11,665 people per square mile)
New Jersey (Population density: 1,213 people per square mile)
Rhode Island (Population density: 1,022 people per square mile)
Puerto Rico (Population density: 900 people per square mile)
Massachusetts (Population density: 890 people per square mile)
Connecticut (Population density: 737 people per square mile)
Maryland (Population density: 625 people per square mile)
Delaware (Population density: 500 people per square mile)
New York (Population density: 414 people per square mile)
Florida (Population density: 404 people per square mile)

[rarestia]

THANK YOU! I’ve been screaming this for weeks. Aside from the population centers, we don’t live on top of each other. Even quarter acre cookie-cutter neighborhoods are sufficiently distant. You run into problems with condos and apartments where dozens of people are touching elevator buttons, handrails, dumpster doors, and using shared swimming pools or recreational areas.

I live on several acres and don’t have much worry about all of this. My biggest concern is that they don’t stop the construction on my pool. We’re self-sufficient enough. Leave us the Hell alone.

[Brilliant]

Taking this a step further the normalization of remote access for businesses that have in the past been at best lukewarm toward it might make the office buildings obsolete and further encourage suburban or even rural living. The cities themselves may ultimately become obsolete.

[cdcdawg]

Urbanites, we have some bad news for you ...

[rarestia]

Florida (Population density: 404 people per square mile)

Understand this includes areas such as Jacksonville, Miami, Tampa, and Orlando. These metros are replete with apartments and condos and lighter on SFHs. On the other hand, MUCH of Florida is uninhabited swampland, and many rural parts are subdivided into large plots of acreage with greenbelt laws protecting them from further subdividing.

If you stay out of the major metros, you'll find a lot of farms and God-fearing, red-blooded Americans. Most of us were prepared long ago and are going about our daily lives.

[neodad]

Choo Choo Willie Green will be deeply saddened....

[Professional]

Isn’t that something...

All the the blue states that love open borders, homeless people, hate god, love abortion, didn’t want disposable cups...

[ProtectOurFreedom]

What? No chickens?

[rarestia]

To further this point, the Census has Miami-Dade as the most densely populated county at 1454.54 per sq km which is approximately 904 per sq mile. They are throwing off averages for the state overall. There's PLENTY of room to grow in Florida if you can tolerate the mosquitoes.