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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSen Murphy: 70% of Republicans think it's ok to still do big social gatherings.
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Chris Murphy ✔@ChrisMurphyCT
This is what is freaking me out. I mean, 70% of Republicans think its ok to still do big social gatherings.
This defiance comes straight from Trump, bc there are many other Republican leaders who are doing and saying the right things.
✔@mattyglesias
Matthew Yglesias
Endangering your family and community to own the libs
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncna1159106
10:27 AM - Mar 15, 2020
Yeah, except the governor of OK. He since deleted the tweet:
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Sen Murphy: 70% of Republicans think it's ok to still do big social gatherings. (Original Post)
Dennis Donovan
Mar 2020
OP
Idiot! Who will he blame if one of his kids dies or is permanently injured from this virus?
GreenPartyVoter
Mar 2020
#1
It'd be nice if the chuds were only subjecting themselves to the forces of natural selection.
backscatter712
Mar 2020
#7
I can avoid exposure from those people, I mostly stay away from Walmart in the first place
beachbumbob
Mar 2020
#8
GreenPartyVoter
(72,381 posts)1. Idiot! Who will he blame if one of his kids dies or is permanently injured from this virus?
Dennis Donovan
(18,770 posts)3. Libs. It's their only go-to
GreenPartyVoter
(72,381 posts)4. So true.
beachbumbob
(9,263 posts)2. I say go for it!!! I certainly will encourage those conservatives to do so
PatSeg
(47,600 posts)6. That was my initial take as well
Let Darwinism take over.
Of course, they would end up clogging the healthcare system and a lot of innocent people could die as a result, so I really would prefer that they just go home and shut up.
backscatter712
(26,355 posts)7. It'd be nice if the chuds were only subjecting themselves to the forces of natural selection.
But they put us all at risk.
Otherwise I'd say let them earn their Darwin Awards.
beachbumbob
(9,263 posts)8. I can avoid exposure from those people, I mostly stay away from Walmart in the first place
empedocles
(15,751 posts)5. Contrarian here, - some 'cons seems to be catching on. Only 15% or so
catch-ons could make a huge political difference.
Mr. Ected
(9,670 posts)9. If these fools would turn off FOX for a few days, they might use their brains instead of their hate
But that ain't going to happen, so this virus may end up disproportionately sickening more R's than D's.
This is where "we told you so" will be wholly inadequate.