Ok. Thread incoming

A minute ago, we saw shocking, SHOCKING video of a maskless grocery story in Naples, FL

Naples is in Collier County. I compared deaths there to Imperial County, CA with one of the earliest mask mandates in the country

Yeah, Imperial has done way, way worse

We literally saw video evidence that mask compliance is extremely bad in Collier. So they must have had more cases, right? I mean, Imperial will fine you up to $1,000, charge a misdemeanor and up to 90 days in jail if you don’t comply

Nope. Imperial is way way worse there too.

Now, you may be saying, well I assume Imperial is bigger and more dense, because that’s ALWAYS why numbers are worse, right?

Nope. Collier is 187 per square mile, Imperial is 34.

Collier is more than 5x the density of Imperial County. So that doesn’t work.

You might also say, well Collier might have a younger population, that’s a big influence on outcomes, right?

Oh wait, turns out Collier’s median age is 50.8(!!!) And Imperial’s is 32.4. Collier’s median age is 57% higher than Imperial

And yet Imperial has done so, so much worse

So here we have two counties, one with an early mandate when cases & deaths were very low, threatening their citizens with huge fines & literally jail time

The other county has people openly not complying. That county is older, and 5x the density. And their results are better.

Not just better, MUCH better.

How could this happen? The science on masks working is CRYSTAL CLEAR. Shepard Smith told me! It’s crystal clear! The CDC Director said so! And he has never been wrong!

Oh well. Who cares right? Masks work. Because they work.

Oh and if you think I’m kidding about the punishment in Imperial County, I am most definitely not kidding.