[zeestephen]

The USA does have substantial excess mortality. However, 50% of those deaths came under the non-populist regime of Joe Biden.

It is also impossible to determine how many deaths are related to the 2 million unvaccinated illegal immigrants who surged across our southern border in 2021.

Before 2020, USA mortality was rising an average of 35,000 deaths per year, or about 1.5% per year.

In 2020 and 2021 combined, we have had roughly 1 million excess deaths.

When the final 2021 numbers are in, the two year increase will be close to 20%.

[Army Air Corps]

Statist mouthpiece decries non-statists.

[BenLurkin]

This article is a jaw-dropping endorsement of authoritarianism. An open display of how “democracy’ — to the left — means the exact opposite of government of, by, and for the people.

Unreal.

[packagingguy]

“50% of those deaths came under the non-populist regime of Joe Biden”

https://www.abc10.com/article/news/verify/coronavirus-verify/more-covid-19-deaths-in-the-us-in-2021-than-in-2020/536-a4cfb1be-648b-41a7-8b64-6600131234d3

This article is simply a globalist hit piece. We don’t even know who died with covid as opposed to from covid.

Even if it is true would you rather have a slight chance of dying free or live forever in serfdom?

[KarlInOhio]

How much of this is from regular use of hydroxychloroquine and ivermectin in Africa and South America? How much from authoritarian countries just lying about death rates (I’m looking at you, China)?

[KnutKase]

Populist = Free
Non-Populist = Non-Free

[Skywise]

Gee - almost like certain totalitarian oppressive societies might’ve released a virus on purpose…

[Stosh]

If one is going to “follow the science” one needs to know the uncertainty / ‘error bars’ in the data being evaluated. Data from statist regimes tends to be less than reliable.

[ClearCase_guy]

Well, I’m sure we’d all be better off living under a fascist dictatorship. But ... I’m busy trying to be free right now.

[dforest]

Yessir, that virus sure does stay away from statists and commies. y’all.

[metmom]

Oh, BS.

They just want to make governments that are for the people look bad.

[Flying Circus]

Weird definition of populist and I don’t think the governments classified as “populist” generally meet the definition. My guess is they wanted to group countries they could put the worst statistics on and label them “populist” so they could push their own elitist political agenda.

[RockyTx]

this means nothing

1st world countries have an older population

[Mi-kha-el]

Our statistics are skewed. They includes people who died with Covid (from other causes), not of Covid. Other countries include only those who died of Covid. And their statistics look like rose petals. I have an impression that, besides the new religion called Science, nobody knows diddly shit about this virus, especially those, who throw the word “science” around more than anyone else.

[Seruzawa]

Chloe and her friends go for a walk:

[Bishop_Malachi]

Populist nations fared much worse during Covid outbreak, new research says

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This is Leftist-speak for Gloablism = Good, Nationalism = Bad.

[Steve_Seattle]

The populist/non-populist dichotomy is forced. For example, the "populist" USA is divided into 50 states with varying approaches to Covid, and some of the most left-wing states had the worst records against Covid. Similarly, they call the UK "populist," but Boris Johnson governed much like a leftist as far as Covid is concerned. Furthermore, the "non-populist" Sweden was widely criticized on the left for NOT following the rigid protocols of most left-wing countries. And "populist" Israel has always had pretty strict Covid protocols.

The article also fails to consider the varying demographics of the countries and the degree of the comorbidities in those countries. Finally, by limiting itself to 2020, the article ignores the huge increases in Covid that have occurred in the most highly-vaccinated countries, "populist" or not.

[Tell It Right]

Them referring to the U.S. as a "populist" nation is such a big lie!

Of all the world's migrant population (people living in a country besides the one they're born in), 20% of them live here! And we have only 5% of the world's population. Obviously we four times as much of the migrant population as you'd expect.

And someone dares to call us "populist"? Really?

[Steve_Seattle]

Here's a comparison of Covid deaths-per-million between some of their "populist" countries and Western European "progressive" countries:

POPULIST

Turkey - 1,050
Israel - 916
India - 351

PROGRESSIVE

Belgium - 2,477
Italy - 2,406
France - 1,985
Austria - 1,545
Switzerland - 1,544
Germany - 1,401
The Netherlands - 1,236

Of course, counter-examples can be found, but I'm just trying to show the idiocy of their simplistic generalizations. There are so many other variables besides this silly "populist" category: demographics, climate, population density, medical infrastructure, diet, and treatment protocols - even, possibly, DNA differences in various populations.

Nor did they even compare the Covid strategies used in various countries: chances are that many of the "populist" countries had strategies very similar to the "non-populist" countries, and progressive Sweden was criticized for not following the protocols used by most progressive countries.

[WMarshal]

Remember, when government looks out for the vast majority of its citizens and supports their rights it is BAD!