I see that you edited your first point questioning how the economy could tank if nothing was open. So i'll assume that you agree that it did tank for the reason. The point is that the shutdowns tanked the economy, and they did little to prevent the spread of covid. Because each state had their own policy, bur the results ended up being what you would expect based on population. However it was democrats that were pro shutdown, which is why they get the blame for the economy.
However I do agree that noone really listened. I think as Americans we are too spoiled and entitled to be told what to do, and that goes for both side.
That study done by Yale was focused on just 2 out of 50 states. Ohio and Florida. Even then it was based on deaths within the county, not the actual party affiliation of the deceased. That is a really small sample size, and a flawed way of looking at things. My red state/blue state argument is different because it's not really about the people, but about the leadership and policy.
If you are going to argue the legitimacy of the protest, I don't think there was legit reason. There is no systemic racism, and even if there was, this is not an example of it. Systemic racism would've protected Derrick Chauven, but it didn't he was arrested, convicted, and thrown in jail. Why is there a need to protest? He was held accountable.
With that said, peaceful protest is a right whether its legit or not, so they can do it. But is it really a good idea to do it in the middle of pandemic, when they recommend no groups of more than 10 people, and keeping 6 feet apart from each other. You argued that maga republicans didn't listen, but these were clearly the largest group gatherings going on at the time.
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