Nationally, a study by Yale researchers determined that “the excess [COVID] death rate among Republican voters was 43% higher than the excess death rate among Democratic voters.”
They are literally being deceived to death.
Nationally, a study by Yale researchers determined that “the excess [COVID] death rate among Republican voters was 43% higher than the excess death rate among Democratic voters.”
They are literally being deceived to death.
I agree with your interpretation completely. I definitely prefer viewing it as a metaphor and I think you've explained the metaphor perfectly. My former reaction was triggered by @CrayonRosary's sentence "Then God cast them out for disobeying him." I thought I would try to review their more literal interpretation from the same point of view as them – I find it to be an interesting excercise that can lead to better understanding.