There may well be Democrats in Heaven

Some burns, some does not

Bat flu or COVID-19 is wildfire, consuming the results of decades of decisions to suppress risk and renewal, and the flames are uniquely tailored to our culture. The many survivors will populate the world going forward and their values will prevail. They survive because they survived, not because they were better or worse people. So of course, there will be some Democrats in heaven.

When wildfire races across the land, many creatures die in groups large and small. Others burrow underground. Some fly over top. The fast and strong do an end run. Clever mammals may build an asbestos suit or trap some breathable air below the surface of a lake. Heck, a few will watch safely from orbit. Those are the active players. Other survivors will just happen to be there: There will be lots of fish doing regular fin and gill stuff in deep water and they never notice a thing. Others will happen to be in a patch missed because the wind shifted for ten minutes. Virtue does not mean you will survive. Surviving means you survived.

We are experiencing a stress test of our culture.

Rapid change is upon us. Some of the dead-fall being burnt up is called over-regulation and some of the over-fliers are innovators. Big government is doing fine.