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Bill maher gets it right here

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Maher referenced a Gallup survey that asked: "What percentage of people who have been infected by the coronavirus needed to be hospitalized?" The correct answer is between 1% and 5%, and only 18% of American adults responded correctly — 26% of Republicans answered correctly versus only 10% of Democrats. There were 41% of Democrats who believe at least 50% of people infected with COVID-19 need to be hospitalized, compared to 28% of Republicans. Additionally, there were 28% of Democrats who think that 20% to 49% of people who contracted COVID-19 must be hospitalized.

"So almost 70% of Democrats are wildly off on this key question, and also have a greatly exaggerated view of the danger of COVID, and the mortality rate among children," Maher said. "All of which explains why today the states with the highest share of schools that are still closed are all blue states."

The host asked, "So if the right-wing media bubble has to own things like climate change denial, shouldn't liberal media have to answer for 'How did your audience wind up believing such a bunch of crap about COVID?'"
 
It's a brand new virus, we have no idea of the lasting effects it does to the lungs and body. Bill Maher came off sounding like a ****ing moron here.

First Responders were dying from 9/11 from toxic inhalation and cancer 10 years after 9/11/2001. They still died from 9/11.

If someone dies from pneumonia in 2031 due to COVID-19 complications, they still died from COVID-19.

Saying "Democrats are too afraid of this virus that is only 14 months old and has no data" is what a ****tard would say.
 
I haven't seen any liberal/moderate media outlets pushing intentional misinformation about the dangers of Covid. A lot of people across the ideological spectrum are wildly misinformed on a whole host of issues.
 
COVID has killed 571K Americans. it has infected 31.6 million that we know about.


here are some potential long term consequences after infection. well, just the ones we know about so far.


COVIDiots are morons. not all morons are Republicans, though.
 
I haven't seen any liberal/moderate media outlets pushing intentional misinformation about the dangers of Covid. A lot of people across the ideological spectrum are wildly misinformed on a whole host of issues.
Yet we see a substantial difference between dems and GOP. Which points to misinformation/spinning over focus from the left media.
 
Yet we see a substantial difference between dems and GOP. Which points to misinformation/spinning over focus from the left media.

And if you asked people if they knew what the death total was you would likely see fewer conservatives acknowledging it.
 
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