The P&R Plague Thread (Covid-19)
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BigRedBuster
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Danny Bateman
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Boy it is going to be a WILD RIDE if Trump is convinced to ignore medical professionals and listen to his cronies trying to restart the economy and save his own re-election.
Things could get a lot worse if we go this route. Trump is already guilty of having slept on this and not taken it seriously enough every step of the way. If he just retreats back to what feels comfortable and what he thinks is best for him personally holding onto power, we're going to be immensely screwed.
Things could get a lot worse if we go this route. Trump is already guilty of having slept on this and not taken it seriously enough every step of the way. If he just retreats back to what feels comfortable and what he thinks is best for him personally holding onto power, we're going to be immensely screwed.
commando
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well....it wasn't corona virus that got him...so maybe it worked....from a certain point of view.
knapplc
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BigRedBuster
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What I find very interesting is that Trump has been very clear that he is not dictating what each state should do as far as shutting down the economy and telling everyone to stay home. BUT....now he's contemplating easing restrictions so he can restart the economy.
Well....if the restrictions didn't come from the federal government, what restrictions are he thinking he's going to lift? Or...is he going to force states to ease their own restrictions? If so, how?
Danny Bateman
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I basically read this as Trump deciding he needs to just cut it loose and tell people to disregard medical experts telling us to do things like social distancing, self-quarantining, staying home from work, etc. because they're overly cautious.
Now that's not going to fly in a lot of states with strong leadership from governors like New York or Illinois who are determined to adhere to those guidelines and speak out against Trump's lack of leadership. But a lot of red Trump states have been a lot more lax or slow on providing guidance or restrictions on what their populations can do.
So we could see a lot of those states following his lead and getting worse because they treat this like no big deal.
knapplc
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this guy is saying the quiet part out loud.
Yep. That is what they're thinking.
Crazy thing is - the most likely victims of this policy are Trump voters.
And it's such a crazy contrast to what conservative leaders around the world are saying.
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Guy Chamberlin
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this guy is saying the quiet part out loud.
Yeah, and the part they insist on missing is where the hundred million sick Americans who don't die will still be getting sick at the same time and grinding the economy to a halt regardless, and when the overwhelmed healthcare system starts killing doctors and piling up bodies like Italy, every other American with a medical condition of any kind -- meaning all of us and our loved ones -- will be vulnerable in a way we've never been before.
Also, this is going on worldwide to worldwide economies. The countries who treat this quicker and more seriously will emerge as the economic powerhouse.
Also, the part where elitist motherf#&%ers are willing to accept the deaths of the less productive.
RedDenver
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this guy is saying the quiet part out loud.