Death and the Polarization
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This graph from Kieran Healy is a pretty good summary of American politics circa 2021 in itself:
As Healy says, this trend is only going to get more pronounced over time. The wingnut propaganda industrial complex is very good at its job, and “make sure as many of our supporters get COVID as possible” is one of their key targets.
Seventy-one days in a row the New York Times is reporting average deaths over 1,000 per day https://t.co/tACbK6BU33 pic.twitter.com/DPUBPjyJs9— wsbgnl (@wsbgnl) October 31, 2021