Jesus christ - I hate posting in these threads but these takes are some of the most ill informed you can have.

In terms of actually "following the science", DeSantis has probably done that more than any governor outside of MAYBE Larry Hogan.

- In Mar/Apr 2020 he immediately shut down nursing homes, you know what Florida has a lot of and mandated testing for all entress
- Earlier in 2021 before it was even federally mandated, he prioritized vaccinating the elderly
- He has been a constant advocate for everyone that is medically able to get vaccinated
- He's intently focused on getting kids back to the most "normal" in person schooling they can have in the environment and statistics, which is, you know, the most important aspect of long-term inequality that everyone was so focused on last year

No doubt he politicizes the issues, as does every politician. But the fact that he's gotten multiple positive shout outs from fricking Bill Maher should tell you everything you need to know.

But if you prefer statistics, as I do, notice that Florida, one of the most populated states of elderly in the US, has middle of the pack mortality rates. That should at least qualm your fears to a point.

Keep in mind I'm a bleeding heart moderate capitalist that hates both sides. Stop watching the fricking news.

This post was edited on 8/26/21 at 9:17 am