A "Readers Digest" of the Different Pandemic Opinions in the States
The differences between the states have become all too clear during the COVID-19 pandemic. Democrats and blue states are enjoying the enforcement unconstitutional lock downs. They jail people for opening their businesses then demand the Federal government pay unemployed workers' salaries. Holidays have been cancelled, schools have been closed, and people have become hopelessly isolated from their family and friends. And the people who live in blue states seem to like it.
Americans in Red States simply want to be left alone. They want to run their lives and their businesses as they see fit. Red Staters want to see their family to celebrate the upcoming Christmas holiday, and they are infuriated anyone would suggest they can't.
Most elected Republicans don't appear to have an actual opinion on the matter and simply hope whatever they say will get them reelected.
This is a tiny, minuscule fragment of the disagreements between red and blue states, but it does illustrate how different regions view authoritarianism. The populace of blue states seem willing to acquiesce to authoritarians, as long as they get some meager restitution. The residents of red states are unwilling to bow to authority even if they die in the process.
Authoritarianism and anti-authoritarianism cannot exist in the same house, and we are due for a reckoning.