Can politics kill you? Research says the answer increasingly is yes.
As the coronavirus pandemic approaches its third full winter, two studies reveal an uncomfortable truth: The toxicity of partisan politics is fueling an overall increase in mortality rates for working-age Americans.
In one study, researchers concluded that people living in more-conservative parts of the United States disproportionately bore the burden of illness and death linked to covid-19. The other, which looked at health outcomes more broadly, found that the more conservative a state’s policies, the shorter the lives of working-age people.
@CriticalCupcake Science? I don't believe it exists. --Westley, "The Ignorant Bride"
@CriticalCupcake I have been thinking this for a long time. Two of my friends passed in 2020 from covid and Trump supporters (not sure if they’d still be but who knows). Sadly, if people cannot adapt (i.e., where a mask or get the vaccine) then they may not survive.
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