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Being a Republican can kill you; living in the same state with too many of them can kill you too (boingboing.net)
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The Washington Post conducted a study trying to get to the bottom of why American life expectancy was shrinking. What they found was that red-state politics was killing people at an alarming rate. …

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Ok, I've been thinking about this phenomenon for sometime, more so since 2016. Poorly/mis- educated, enormous economic and social stress, horrible nutrition all add up to a dysfunctional populace. And that effect is greater in "red" counties. How does this work in the longrun for the GOP? Less voters means less votes. smh.

[–] grue 12 points 1 year ago

How does this work in the longrun for the GOP? Less voters means less votes. smh.

FYI, your concern is no longer about the "long run." The GOP is well into the "overthrowing democracy to install a dictatorship" phase at this point.

[–] PRUSSIA_x86 6 points 1 year ago

You don't need votes if you rule by force.