Studies show “there was less evidence of social distancing in counties that voted for Trump….. Republicans were more skeptical about the effectiveness of social distancing than Democrats and have been traveling more outside their homes.    These are real belief differences that should have us really concerned.”

Why should we be concerned about that?  Is the author afraid the skepticism about social distancing would lead to an increase in death rates?

The article also says:  “Democrats are far more likely to live in counties where the virus has ravaged the community, while Republicans are more likely to live in counties that have been relatively unscathed by the illness, though they are paying an economic price.”

So let’s see.  The virus was less deadly in areas and among groups that ignored social distancing orders, but we’re supposed to be concerned that people take the orders “with a grain of salt?”  I don’t think so!

Ideology and belief systems matter – both regarding the quality of life and sometimes life itself.

For the fact-checkers, the source for my observation is:  https://frontier.yahoo.com/news/coronavirus-deadliest-where-democrats-live-121518089.html.  The story originally appeared in and was copyrighted by the New York Times.  (The unfortunate use of Republican and Democrat nomenclature was theirs.)

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