ok, but what about california then https://twitter.com/ebruenig/status/1245722478426697728

is it really impossible to believe that there might be a geographic divide in the speed at which people started taking this seriously, given the difference in how some state governments responded

I mean for Christ’s sake, the governor of Alabama, a state which hasn’t locked down even now, didn’t just become governor by magic. People elected her! Is it a stretch to say that they might believe the same things she believes?