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52. It's an extrapolation

And probably not an off-base one. 90+% of the deaths are unvaccinated. Republicans are unvaccinated far more than Democrats.

In raw numbers, it is not even a slight reach to say Republicans are probably dying far more than Democrats to Covid.

However, where people err is the political glee from it. As you note, most of those deaths are coming from heavily blue areas. People seem to be salivating at the prospect "They're killing their voters!" Ok, but a lot of those voters aren't going to make much difference outside of closely purple areas. If a bunch of Republicans die in New York and California, what electoral difference does it make?

And that's where the unsavoriness comes in. Not just because gleefully celebrating the death of fellow citizens is exactly the kind of callous, inhumane shit that leads to worse polarization, Otherizing, and generally the mark of being a not great person.

But it also ignores that minorities - you know, our base - are still getting far worse outcomes, typically lower vaccination rates, and continued lack of access to health care during all this.

So those high fives include many of our friends going down with the other side we detest so much.

Covid has really revealed some people. It's not a good look. And for many, the illusion, "We're better people!" holds only through an absolute lack of self-awareness. Which, it's social media. If we ever reached a baseline of self-awareness, it would all collapse in on itself.