Gun-tote’n, law abide’n Americans prepare to die for freedom

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Let’s make no bones about it, they’re nuts (though on occasion I do admire their ‘freedom at all costs’ credo), via Domain:

The governors of several US states – including close allies of President Donald Trump – are moving to rapidly reopen businesses and churches as protests against government-mandated lockdowns spread throughout the country.

The Republican Governor of Georgia, Brian Kemp, has announced that gyms, churches, bowling alleys, tattoo parlours, barbers and nail salons would be allowed to reopen by the end of the week in his state.Scroll left through recommended storiesScroll right through recommended stories

…Tennessee Governor Bill Lee, also a Republican, announced that his state’s stay-at-home order would finish at the end of April, and that some businesses would be able to reopen this week.

…Henry McMaster, the Republican Governor of South Carolina, announced that furniture, clothing and jewellery stores could operate in his state as long as they limited customers to 20 per cent of fire capacity

…protests have been held in Maryland, Colorado, Minnesota, Michigan, Washington and other states. Many have been organised by gun-rights advocates and conservative activists.

Let’s look at the state of virus curve for each: 

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They’re all going to die.

About the author
David Llewellyn-Smith is Chief Strategist at the MB Fund and MB Super. David is the founding publisher and editor of MacroBusiness and was the founding publisher and global economy editor of The Diplomat, the Asia Pacific’s leading geo-politics and economics portal. He is also a former gold trader and economic commentator at The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, the ABC and Business Spectator. He is the co-author of The Great Crash of 2008 with Ross Garnaut and was the editor of the second Garnaut Climate Change Review.