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Dude, you're in deep. Just curious what your primary news source is?
You are using the term "virtue signaling" wrong. Let me help you understand it. If I were to say "we have to stop building baseball fields because a baseball hit a sparrow and the sparrows are in danger" that is virtue signaling that I care so much about the sparrows that I will attempt to stop something that I say will hurt them. In reality, I don't give a fuck about sparrows, I just don't like baseball because I'm a football fan.
Masks and social distancing reduce the spread of airborne illness. Its a fact. Washing hands helps too. You will never disprove that. You might find a crazy person with credentials to say it does not but I'm sorry to say it but they are ignorant. Without a doubt there will be someone out there who will misinterpret some data to say masks don't help but I hate to say they are either trying to stir the pot to sow division, are just doing it to watch the world burn, or are also completely ignorant.
Everything we did saved lives. We can't quantify how many exactly but we have some data that supports it. Research suggests that counties with higher Republican voter share experienced higher excess mortality rates compared to Democratic-leaning counties, especially after vaccines became widely available.
Knowing all this suggests to me that while you say you care you really don't give a fuck and all the anti mask/vax bullshit killed more of your own party members than you want to admit. So how about you learn what words mean, stop listening to bullshit, and shove your virtue signaling up your ass. I'm not your enemy bro. The people spreading misinformation meant to divide us are.