Friday, September 03, 2021

'Toontime: Denial in the Time of Coronavirus

credit: Joel Pett, Lexington Herald Leader

One man's proof is another man's ICU bed. The right wing fringe's antisocial demands that their 'freedom' to become infected should be respected is costing other 'Mericans their lives and livelihoods. It seems that these deniers have no concept of social responsibility despite claiming to be "Christians", which makes them hypocrites as well willfully ignorant. They should know what Christ said about hypocrites. (Mathew 23, 27-28)

Florida, where the governor is conducting a scorched earth campaign against common sense, recorded a record number of deaths since the pandemic began in August. Warm weather and stagnant floodwaters mixed with sewage is a witches brew of disease. Cholera, typhoid and mosquito borne diseases are a potential threat as the Ida aftermath unfolds in the south.

Percent of ICU beds occupied by Corona virus victims [courtesy: St. Clair @ Counterpunch]

Mississippi 59%
Alabama 55.7%
Florida 53.3%
Georgia 53.1%
Texas 49.6%
Arkansas 48.1%
Louisiana 46.8%
Idaho 46.3%
Okla 42.5%
Hawaii 41.9%
N.Carolina 39.9%
Missouri 39.3%
Kentucky 39.3%
Tennessee 36%