57 percent of Republicans think 176,000 coronavirus deaths (and counting) is acceptable. Holy shit.

[demmiblue]

Link to tweet

[BlueJac]

1. K&R

[marmar]

2. Contemporary Republicanism is a mental disorder.

[lonely bird]

22. Yes, it is.

It is the end result of cognitive dissonance. The mind seems to collapse and abandon critical thinking due to holding directly opposing positions as “truth”.

Just my opinion.

[dlk]

60. Don't forget the decades of extremist propaganda

Our brains are wired to believe things we hear repeatedly. The damage incurred by right wing propaganda cannot be underestimated. Tribalism is toxic!

[ananda]

35. And seriously, a death cult.

..

[Illumination]

52. Exactly what I've been saying also...

[Demsrule86]

3. This is a small number when you consider how many have left the Republican party.

[tanyev]

4. That 57% haven't been personally affected.

Yet.

[marybourg]

5. Only acceptable because caused by tRump.

Torches and pitchforks if caused by Obama.

[Botany]

6. Not to worry some that 57% will not be around by the election

Link to tweet

[Sancho]

7. ...as long as they think the deaths are mostly minority and immigrants, it's acceptable!

...and that is their belief.

[mtngirl47]

23. Don't forget the elderly

They think they should sacrifice themselves for the economy

[Sancho]

31. ...if the elderly are folks who want to protect SS and medicare - absolutely!

...letting them die off is ok!

[Larissa]

66. Amen

You've nailed it. As President Lyndon Johnson's words observed:

"If you can convince the lowest white man he's better than the best colored man, he won't notice you're picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he'll empty his pockets for you."

[Sancho]

73. Yep...the Archie Bunker method...

[Buckeye_Democrat]

8. Rush Limbaugh still compares it to the flu.

That's what I saw pretty recently, anyway.

They act like the rate of death and complications are comparable between Covid-19 and recent flu outbreaks, and keep pushing the idea that Covid-19 is a political ploy to "make Trump look bad".

Unbelievable that anyone could even imagine the possibility of such a grand conspiracy, involving people across the whole world, but they're stupid.

[Spazito]

9. I have no doubt those same 57 percent....

would find Trump shooting someone on Fifth Avenue as acceptable as well. They find anything Trump does or doesn't do is A okay with them.

I think only 37% of Americans identify as repubs so we are talking about 57% of 37%, around 20% of the Americans in total, the fringiest of the fringe, imo.

[KS Toronado]

39. 20% is still 1 in 5 Americans, what a shame 1 of 5 think people dying is OK

[Spazito]

45. I totally agree, they are the same kind of people the Nazis depended on...

to carry out their orders.

[KS Toronado]

55. OUCH, you are correct, what will dumpie tell his 20% to do after he loses the election?

God help us!

[samsingh]

10. 33% of the independents think so too and 10% of dems

[Blue_playwright]

42. Maybe they think...

... it coulda been worse? I don't really get it. 12k died of H1n1 and Obama was practically strung up over it. And those who recovered didn’t have the horrible long term problems.

[JHB]

54. Independents are hardly a monolithic group

Most of that 33% is from the part that thinks Republicans aren't conservative or libertarian enough.

[JI7]

82. Many Independents are Partisans and pretty much voter like members of a party

[AmyStrange]

11. I'm speechless. I am literally speechless...

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[PoindexterOglethorpe]

12. Keep in mind, these are generally the same people who think

school shootings are a trivial thing. Little kids have to have active shooter drills, but their god-given right to not wear a mask is far greater than anyone else's life.

[Wellstone ruled]

13. All these Dupes were and are

Brain Farted by Fox Noise. There lays the problem. Murdoch.

[Pepsidog]

29. Without Fox Trump would be toast inside Twp weeks. Protestors should be at Murdoch's door.

[AllaN01Bear]

34. and sinclair media.

[Wellstone ruled]

49. Murdoch and Sinclair

have created what is Trump. When Britain and Australia kick your sorry ass out of their Countries,you are a real Scum-bag. Sinclair joined Forces with the Koch Brothers years ago to push their Libertarian/Federalist crap since Nixon. Dare say,with the Koch's it was their story since playing with the Nazi's of the Thirties.

[Texin]

14. 57% still think it's fine because it has not affected them or their families personally.

It's happening to "others".

[yaesu]

15. every repuke I have had the misfortune to know had zero empathy. nt

[malaise]

16. But Benghazi

That is all

[Chainfire]

17. Compassion has no place

in the Republican world.

I have strong suspicions that a lot of those folks base their acceptance on the notion that a disproportionate number of deaths are people of color, that it is OK to sacrifice some old white people if it means thinning the ranks of color. I have read comments that the old people who have died, were on death's doorstep anyway, so it didn't really matter....

The other reasoning is that, without the great leadership of the Trump administration, the numbers would have been far greater.

For every Trump failure, there is an excuse, and it doesn't need to pass any credibility test.

There are people out there who honestly believe that Trump is the greatest president the nation has ever seen. It is as if, nearly half of the nation is insane. Propaganda works.....

[niyad]

19. May each and every one of those who said these deaths are acceptable.contract a fatal case of

this virus. And, yes, I do include that insane 10% of Dems. I find that number appalling.

[Pepsidog]

26. Me too.

[BunnyMcGee]

46. Add me to the list

And I know someone who doesn't believe in wearing a mask. Washing my hands...

[2naSalit]

58. If it's okay for other folks...

These assholes can be next then.

[onetexan]

20. The GOP has become the Party of Depraved Indifference To Human Life so it's no surprise the majority

don't care that 176K+ American lives were taken away. It's collateral damage to them, expendable for the party's dominance. This is horrifying at every level yet they're trying to normalize it as acceptable.

[Lonestarblue]

21. I just cannot grasp the import of these numbers.

That well over a majority of Republicans think it’s okay for their fellow citizens to die is astonishing and truly dismaying. That many of those deaths could be prevented with the simple acts of wearing a mask in public and maintaining physical distance is well known yet ignored by these same people because preventing someone else’s death infringes on their freedom. And what is wrong with Independents that a third of them agree!

Since Trump’s election, many things have angered and depressed me, but this statistic sends me into despair the future of this country. When you have such a significant number of people who do not place any value on the lives of their fellow citizens, you have an extremely sick country. My God, this is just unbelievable.

[StarryNite]

24. Trump: I could 'shoot somebody and I wouldn't lose voters'

Or he could let 176,000 and counting die and he still won't lose his voters.

And they wonder why they are called deplorable.

[Pepsidog]

25. Disgusting.

[EleanorR]

27. They protested against fake "death panels"

But now they're ok that trump is actually allowing thousands of our parents and grandparents to die alone. They truly are a cult.

[KS Toronado]

41. EleanorR, that a great insight, thank you.

[LudwigPastorius]

28. GOP: two ticks away from being a...

Nazi death cult.

[bucolic_frolic]

30. Tell them they're next.

See if they're still numb.

[AllaN01Bear]

32. their response reflects dear leader ," it is is what it is "

[Sneederbunk]

33. Cold-hearted SOBs.

[RockRaven]

36. A lot of right wingers view poll questions as loyalty tests. You give the "right" answer

to signal that you are sticking with your side.

[Martin Eden]

37. After 3,000 deaths on 9/11 Bush launched 2 wars & spent $trillions

But nearly 60 times as many deaths is so "acceptable" they're outraged at having to wear masks to protect the lives of fellow Americans.

[BunnyMcGee]

48. That's a great way of putting it.

I wonder if they would have an answer to that.

[Martin Eden]

61. Many of them would answer

Hoax! Fake news!

I know a couple of people who think this whole "pandemic" is a bunch of bullshit.

Many answered "acceptable" because the poll lacked the choice "fake news."

[raging moderate]

65. Yes. And both wars were against the wrong countries.

As I am sure you know, neither war had anything to do with the countries that had attacked us on 9/11. These people are so easily manipulated. If Trump told them they had to wear masks, they would beat up anybody who was without a mask.

[Martin Eden]

71. GW Bush is a war criminal

It burns me seeing him treated with honor, living a life of wealth and privilege.

[nevergiveup]

38. Knowing a lot of Republicans

I am shocked that 43% consider it "not acceptable"

[TimeToGo]

40. Not thrilled with the way the question Is framed

Some might read it as unavoidable. Now, that’s not a full excuse because even though some deaths were unavoidable, the huge number was definitely avoidable (what would the death number have been with a competent response?).

I don’t know what the questions surrounding it were - maybe the avoidable question was in there. Or maybe there was setup prior. Do we have that?

If anybody believes even one death is acceptable, they are bad people (10% Democrats??!!). I just don’t know for sure that all these people understood the question. I’m going to hope that is the case. Because if not . . . . man!

Edit to add — the question may basically just be a referendum on Trump.

[DSandra]

43. Someone tell me that if Trump stays in power, that he will not try to create his own "master race"

And that includes killing the weak and vulnerable, because they abhor weakness.

Remember, Trump admires dictators and likes to read Hitlers speeches...

[keithbvadu2]

44. How many of the 2 that died of Ebola were acceptable when Obama handled that pandemic?

How many of the 2 that died of Ebola were acceptable when Obama handled that pandemic?

Donald J. Trump@realDonaldTrump · Oct 15, 2014
President Obama has a personal responsibility to visit & embrace all people in the US who contract Ebola!

Link to tweet

[Grammy23]

47. It is all fine & good until it is their

Grandma, Aunt, brother, child, spouse, cousin, brother-in-law, favorite uncle, minister, 5th grade teacher, local circuit court judge, small business owner, school bus driver, mayor, neighbor, doctor etc. etc etc.

Then it becomes tragic.

So cruel and short sighted.

They seem to have forgotten that those people ALL died needlessly. They would all still be living and carrying on with their lives if not for Covid-19.

[richdj25]

50. Not surprised in the least by Republican responses

given the majority of those infected are people of color, which they don't care about at all. The other sad part is Dems and Independents agreeing with people dying.....period.

When you get down to it, humans can be some truly unfeeling - nasty people.

[PatrickforO]

51. Biden should win by a landslide..........IF.............we get out the vote.

Otherwise, say goodbye to the republic.

[PurgedVoter]

53. What this chart says to me is different.

It says that 43 percent of Republicans are capable of empathy and learning. Ten percent of those who say they are Democrats on polls are lying Republicans and the 33% that made your life hell in school are still managing to make your life hell.

[The Animator]

56. My Cousin is a conservative and tested positive for Covid a few months ago.

He’s in his mid forties and diabetic.
But apparently his case and symptoms were fairly mild, so now this genius is convinced that since it didn’t kill him the whole pandemic has blown out of proportion and the numbers are being politically inflated...

[FakeNoose]

72. He could have infected his parents, or someone else's parents

It's less likely to be fatal for the younger ones but the fatalities climb for older and weaker victims. There's no guarantee your cousin won't get it again, since different strains of the virus are going around. Covid doesn't care whom you voted for, it's just looking for more victims. Another thing to consider is that some people have experienced damage to their lungs, brain, liver or other organs that can be life-affecting, even though they may have survived the virus.

[The Animator]

74. Oh I'm well aware.

But because it didn’t personally affect him as much as he was expecting, it must all be politically driven hysteria...
He got really, really lucky, but thinks his experience is reality for everyone else.

I’m sure Herman Cain would be relieved to know it’s not that big a deal.

[pwb]

57. 43% not acceptable is a big number.

A lot of pukes have been hurt by Trumps inaction.

[gulliver]

59. It's not all that far from human sacrifice

The pain and deaths mean the medicine is working. Ooga Booga is pleased.

And, of course, don't forget the fact that they are the perps in this. They could look at the simple math and figure out that they're wrong. Or they can deny that anything is wrong. I wonder which they'll choose.

[DBoon]

78. The Aztecs were known for human sacrifice

Being sacrificed to them was an honor as it pleased the gods. Dying of Covid in Trump's america has no honor or dignity.

[gulliver]

79. But notice that Republicans want to make it about "sacrificing" for the good of the economy.

And, like the Aztecs, what some Republican leaders like to do is based on folly, superstitious urges, and no shortage of flimflam, rather than rationality, empathy, and science. It's really not too hard to see a parallel here, imo.

Was it better to have your heart cut out or to suffocate slowly on a ventilator? The Aztec common people probably thought the whole sacrifice thing was just sort of a debate between two schools of thought.

[dchill]

62. So, 43% DON'T find it acceptable, or they "don't know?"

Asking for a nation.

[moondust]

63. Of course they do.

Just like this is also acceptable to the Heavily Armed Lunatics (HALs) EVERY YEAR:





https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_violence_in_the_United_States

[tom_kelly]

64. Believing what they're told n/t

[roamer65]

67. 1/3 of the country is comprised of genocidal criminals.

[progressive nobody]

68. ...

I have no words...

[kentuck]

69. The number of deaths is irrelevant to them.

It could be 10 million deaths and they would feel the same way.

It's just a number. It's not a person they can relate to.

[tinrobot]

70. Do the math. A little over 28% of voters are registered Republican

That 57% of 28%, so around 15% overall.

Currently, 40% registered Democrats, 29% Independent, plus a few percent for other parties. Calculating it out for the population, we get a little over 28% who think it is acceptable and 72% thinking it is unacceptable.

I still think that 28% is too high, but let's get some perspective when people start throwing these numbers around. An overwhelming majority think it is unacceptable. That will impact the vote this fall.

[LiberalLovinLug]

75. They read it as: Do you think you are still not an idiot for supporting Trump?

Trump finds it acceptable.
They voted for Trump
If some whiny liberal polling company comes asking me to make Trump look bad, (and me an idiot), I will not do that.

[FakeNoose]

77. Exactly right - that's why these polls

... don't mean shit.

[JI7]

81. It's the same thing because they are still ok with the deaths

[Mc Mike]

76. They're the 'pro-life' party.

[JI7]

80. It's a Trump Cult