No, it is the protests that took numbers that were getting better and better all throughout May and reversed course. We had a 7-day rolling average of 32,000 cases per day in mid-April. That number declined to 20,000 cases per day by the end of May, but then the riots started. We are now at 65,000 cases per day, with cities still seeing rioting.
It would take a special type of fool not to see some cause and effect there.
Bullcrap on about 10 counts.
1) Of all the mass gatherings, outdoor protests in masks are the most minimal configuration for spread. Much better way to spread a virus? Stand people next to each other without masks in an indoor arena, just for example.
Or in a bar, or a pool party.
From those commies over at Forbes...
Research Determines Protests Did Not Cause Spike In Coronavirus Cases
Protests against systemic racism held in 300-plus U.S. cities following the death of George Floyd did not cause a significant increase in coronavirus infections, according to a team of economists who have published their findings in a 60-page
paper released by the National Bureau of Economic Research; these somewhat surprising results are supported by Covid-19 testing data in many populous cities where demonstrations were held.
https://www.nber.org/papers/w27408.pdf
2) It would take a "special type of fool" to quote the number of cases per day "by the end of May," then add "but then the riots started." What else happened? OH YEAH, WE OPENED UP A BUNCH OF ECONOMIES WITHOUT MEETING GATING REQUIREMENTS. But you know, can't miss those memorial day beach trips/drink specials/etcetera.
3) we knew how to beat this. Other countries did it. We didn't. We didn't, and we didn't on purpose. And guys like you were prattling about it not being that bad.
This is one sick ****ing country, and it's going to get sicker in the fall.
I don't think we see football this year, and I DO think that voters will punish the relentless "cheerleaders" who botched the response, and even now are insistent on marching kids (all ages, all sizes) into congregate settings -- to kill some, but more significantly to kill teachers, parents, and grandparents.
You can't just pretend everyhing's going to be okay and have it be okay.