At the risk of being down-voted, I'm not trying to start a political debate. I'd just like to know, as someone outside the USA, how this is affecting the election campaigns there.
Are personal costs of the pandemic encouraging people to support subsidised healthcare, and therefore a left-wing party?
Or is the xenophobic rhetoric of "blame China/Europe/travellers/etc" causing people to support a right-wing party?
I also haven't seen a full discussion of the chain of cause and effect. There was a shift from the primary sector to tertiary services, which led to urbanisation to find demand for services. Young people living in cities can make more friends than before, and this is good! It also means that there are more people living in close quarters, who can spread disease more effectively. I'm willing to face the risks of urban life instead of subsistence farming, but I wonder if other generations resent that.
Are personal costs of the pandemic encouraging people to support subsidised healthcare, and therefore a left-wing party?
Or is the xenophobic rhetoric of "blame China/Europe/travellers/etc" causing people to support a right-wing party?
I also haven't seen a full discussion of the chain of cause and effect. There was a shift from the primary sector to tertiary services, which led to urbanisation to find demand for services. Young people living in cities can make more friends than before, and this is good! It also means that there are more people living in close quarters, who can spread disease more effectively. I'm willing to face the risks of urban life instead of subsistence farming, but I wonder if other generations resent that.