[lex24]

And yet 25 Million people protesting, with as many as 500,000 in a crowd did not.  I want Trump to lose.  But if you don’t think politics plays a role in these studies, I have some swamp land to sell you.

BTW - these aren’t science.  They are extrapolalating from statistics.  And statistics are easily manipulated.  I mean c’mon, that these people were at rallies means lesser crowds at bars and tattoo parlors. Right?  Lesser crowds mean less spread..... Damn those ugly undesirables. 

Or maybe I’m wrong. Maybe the virus can distinguish “good” crowds from “bad” crowds.

And, of course, the media is running with it.  Reported on CNBC, Yahoo etc....

Right. And the behavior of those cheering on authoritarianism was exactly the same as those demanding human rights. I mean, there was no difference in the use of masks, for example.

Not where I’m coming from and you know it.  I’m not now nor have I ever criticized the “behavior” relating to peaceful protests.  Or the fact that they happened.  The protests were inevitable and justified. (But the “behaviors” were probably quite similar - cheering, chanting, yelling in tight spaces without social distancing. The two differences are a higher percentage of masking in the protests. And I suspect longer time together in the protests (although I’m unsure on that).)

The  virus doesn’t give a damn on the why. And while masks help some they certainly aren’t a panacea.  Further, there were obviously large numbers of unmasked people in the protests.  Hell, if 90% wore masks in a crowd of 500,000, (which I find to be unlikely) that still leaves 50,000 unmasked. And that was just one protest. The sheer numbers and common sense lead to “the implication” that this contributed to the spread.

[lex24]

And yet 25 Million people protesting, with as many as 500,000 in a crowd did not.  I want Trump to lose.  But if you don’t think politics plays a role in these studies, I have some swamp land to sell you.

BTW - these aren’t science.  They are extrapolalating from statistics.  And statistics are easily manipulated.  I mean c’mon, that these people were at rallies means lesser crowds at bars and tattoo parlors. Right?  Lesser crowds mean less spread..... Damn those ugly undesirables. 

Or maybe I’m wrong. Maybe the virus can distinguish “good” crowds from “bad” crowds.

And, of course, the media is running with it.  Reported on CNBC, Yahoo etc....

Right. And the behavior of those cheering on authoritarianism was exactly the same as those demanding human rights. I mean, there was no difference in the use of masks, for example.

Not where I’m coming from and you know it.  I’m not now nor have I ever criticized the “behavior” relating to peaceful protests.  Or the fact that they happened.  The protests were inevitable and justified. (But the “behaviors” were probably quite similar - cheering, chanting, yelling in tight spaces without social distancing. The two differences are a higher percentage of masking in the protests. And I suspect longer time together in the protests (although I’m unsure on that).)

The  virus doesn’t give a damn on the why. And while masks help some they certainly aren’t a panacea.  Further, there were obviously large numbers of unmasked people in the protests.  Hell, if 90% wore masks in a crowd of 500,000, (which I find to be unlikely) that still leaves 50,000 unmasked. And that was just one protest. The sheer numbers and common sense lead to “the implication” that this contributed to the spread.