A firefighter/EMT who died of Covid-19 posted on his FB page a video attacking the media for its

[RAB910]

coverage of Covid-19. He posted it just 2 weeks ago. The guy on the video called Covid-19 a "mild illness" and accused the media of making the disease a bigger deal than it is. You read the rest of his FB page you can see the guy was a Trump supporter and posted many memes mocking Covid-19


Out of respect for the man's passing, I will not be posting his name or link to his FB page. Suffice to say it's all real and quite sad. I consider him 100% a victim of Donald Trump, the man he worshipped


I just shake my head thinking just how messed up so many American have become under Donald Trump and the GOP

[Blecht]

1. Sad Story If True

But without documentation it's just a story.

[RAB910]

2. I sent you the link so you can verify what I said to be true

[alittlelark]

4. Pls post the link Here.

[Blecht]

7. Thanks, but it doesn't change the value of this thread

Now I know it's true. But nobody else reading this thread will know it unless you share with them, too.

It's horribly sad.

On edit: I will leave it up to the OP to share -- they shared it with me in private, and I will respect that.

[RAB910]

9. I appreciate what you are saying, but it just doesn't feel right sharing the link publicly

I have sent it many times privately, but I don't want it out there for the public

[defacto7]

41. You are very wise and considerate. I appreciate your

forward thinking.

[tazkcmo]

52. Yes

Keep it private. Good move.

[cstanleytech]

31. Its true as I found both the article regarding their recent death and then their facebook

page via some basic googling and yes they were mocking the outbreak.

[dzika]

3. Please post more information

This is really interesting but it would help to know more.

[Demonaut]

5. whatever.......

[DrToast]

16. +1

Why make a thread if you're not going to share a link.

[MagickMuffin]

6. Without any way to verify your story it just remains a hidden story

Here on DU we like having sources for ourselves. Otherwise we can't confirm whether it is true or not. Not saying you're spreading disinformation, but . . . . .

[Kaleva]

8. It's true.OP sent me a link to his FB page and I found the news story about his death

[MagickMuffin]

11. They sent me the url as well

He is survived by his wife Maria, 9-year-old daughter and 7-year-old son.


What a pity he died of the thing he mocked and made fun of, really is a tragic and senseless act of compassion for the people he was serving. Now his children have to live without their daddy.

[RAB910]

13. We all know who taught him to mock this deadly serious threat

[Progressive Jones]

36. He didn't have to learn. Those people are like that naturally. nt

[calimary]

18. Um... can you share it with the rest of us?

[MagickMuffin]

43. check you inbox

url's added

[cstanleytech]

38. Actually I can confirm the story as I find the information of their death via google and then

found their facebook page.
In fact here is one links they shared

https://www.facebook.com/karl.heine.3517/posts/850017672139368

and then they also post a number of pro gun posts which causes me suspect that they probably are a Trump supporter.

[CanonRay]

44. After checking out his page all I can say is

One less Trump vote.

[rockfordfile]

10. I guess he learned the hard way

[Tech]

12. While I respect the need for privacy for the family, this would be a great cautionary

story for other deniers.

[malaise]

14. Tots and Pays n/t

[GeorgeGist]

15. When you worship a monster ...

you gotta take responsibility for being Deplorable.

[rainin]

17. Please send me the link, too.

[calimary]

19. Okay - I found this:

https://www.propublica.org/article/facebook-firefighters-corona

[RAB910]

21. Wow!

>In a 27,000-member private Facebook group for first responders who support President Donald Trump, firefighters and paramedics have posted thousands of comments in recent weeks downplaying the coronavirus pandemic that they are responsible for helping to handle.


I wouldn't be shocked if he was a member. I would love to peek inside to see how they are discussing his death

[mountain grammy]

22. He's killing his own supporters..

Sad, sad days in America.

[rainin]

26. Thank you for sharing the link with me

I went to his FB page and found many of the memes I've been seeing over the last month. Those memes disturbed me at the time, because it felt like they were mocking those of us who had already gone into lockdown for self protection (in my case to protect an elderly family member). It made me sad then, and sad now to learn of his death. Trump is responsible for this. I hope he is held responsible

[calimary]

40. So do I, rainin my friend. So do I.

I hope he is held responsible.

It's not for me to judge, of course. But I can't help feeling that St. Peter's gonna give him some REALLY bad news when he finally arrives at the Pearly Gates. I don't want to trust that donald will pay for his sins in the afterlife. I want to see him have a day of reckoning HERE ON EARTH, where we all can see it and maybe take a lesson from it.

MAYBE take a lesson from it. Not all, certainly. But hopefully some.

It just struck me that we're where the republi-CONS were in election years past. Definitely where they were in 2016.

We don't have to flip everybody. All we need is a few more of 'em whose change-of-heart vote WE can count on. Just enough to win it.

[rainin]

46. I think we have to win BIG to overcome republican dirty tricks

fraud, and suppression. I had already lost hope in 2008, knowing the republicans had already stolen 2 elections, but a once in a lifetime figure emerged from the ashes and brought people out in huge numbers. tRump might inspire the same enthusiasm to get the republicans out of power. I try not to lose hope. If/when we do regain power, we need to make election security a top priority

[calimary]

49. Yep. We need to! And the numbers are OURS, in this!

There are MORE of us Democrats than there are GOPers.

Now the mission is - to get those majorities out to VOTE! Either in the polling places or in the mailbox!

ALL WE HAVE TO DO IS GET OUT THERE AND FLEX OUR NUMBERS!

[SharonClark]

54. Thank you for sharing this article.

And these are the people the public is suppose to put their trust in and bow down and worship?
No thanks.

[liberalmuse]

20. Trump is killing his own base.

That's tragic and eery. What a way to find out Dear Leader is a liar.

[IronLionZion]

25. Very recently they were airing ads featuring Pol Pot

and other mass murdering dictators to tell us that socialism will kill us. Even as the store shelves were emptied from panic hoarding and businesses were closing, many of them were claiming this is a dry run for socialism in case Democrats win the election.

[IronLionZion]

23. Virginia had a pastor die after he shared such misinformation

https://www.newsweek.com/virginia-pastor-dies-coronavirus-after-previously-saying-media-pumping-out-fear-about-pandemic-1494702

He died in rural North Carolina but was from rural Virginia.

There are consequences to spreading Trump's misinformation so his supporters are getting infected in rural areas, not just liberals in cities. Most liberals are social distancing and agreed to stay at home. Many conservatives are not. This is why I believe Trump supporters are simultaneously victims and perpetrators.

[thesquanderer]

24. Only 33, and if a firefighter, probably in good physical shape.

Any known underlying conditions?

[RAB910]

27. He looked overweight

https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/public-health/obesity-increases-risk-for-covid-19-complications-data-shows.html

[Jeroen]

45. 80% of Dutch IC Covid-19 patients are overweight

I do not have a link to this but it was reported on a Dutch news network today.
It made me think about the US population and how obesity could make the situation in the US even worse.

[Crunchy Frog]

48. EMT's are at high risk because they get exposed to very high viral loads.

Same with other medical workers. They're all dying at much higher rates than other groups of the same age and physical condition.

[SheltieLover]

28. K&R

Did dump, et. al really think it would only kill Dems? 😳

[AtheistCrusader]

32. It was just hitting the coasts.

For a party that likes to cry foul about 'flyover country' they sure seem to enjoy problems that impact the coasts.

But, turns out, viruses don't give a shit about things like that.

[MyOwnPeace]

39. Like I said in another post......

there's a posting of maps going around showing locations of "Sanctuary Cities" and comparing that with intensity of COVID-19 - basically saying that the "Sanctuary Cities" are the hotbeds of COVID-19.
GAWD, they are such cruel, selfish, ignorant FU*KS!

[wnylib]

35. Probably expect that the majority

will be Dems because of the demographics. More Dems in cities than rural areas. Greater spread in cities due to frequent close contact.

[AtheistCrusader]

29. And I think it's JUST starting to dawn on them.

Hence, Trump's pivot to a slightly more sober treatment of the situation in the last 48 hours.

The red states are going to start dying next, and when they die from it, it becomes a lot harder to pretend it's not a big deal.

[RAB910]

33. They will die in greater numbers in the red states

they don't like taxes so they lack the stronger government the blue states have. Things like public health, police, fire, and EMS for example

[Chainfire]

30. Karma can be, in Trump's words,

Nasty.

[Ilsa]

34. Trumpism is worse than COVID-19.

Trumpism turns your brains to mush. I'm glad it's mostly isolated to the US.

[atreides1]

37. Oh well

“There are two ways to be fooled. One is to believe what isn't true; the other is to refuse to believe what is true.”
― Soren Kierkegaard

[onecaliberal]

42. Sad state of affairs. This story will repeat itself all to often very soon.

[Crunchy Frog]

47. I checked out his page. At least he got in some really good laughs before dying.

[ThoughtCriminal]

50. Trumpers are having a hard time sorting it out

I mean, we have always been at war with Oceana. Right?

[brewens]

51. You know somewhere we have people that were reassuring their older family members

that it was nothing to worry about, maybe even after Trump declared the national emergency. It will turn out some of them got them killed, though we won't be able to prove it. I bet some will eventually tell the story.

[Zambero]

53. Sucked into Trump's personality cult

for some, death will be the only exit.