Being Trump.
And no, that’s not sarcasm. That’s the truth.
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The article, specifically the section I already quoted, has your answer.
You are right, but if there would have been a unified message from the top down, things may be different. And it wouldn’t be (as) political.
But the virus was made political right off the bat. And people chose sides. Once that happened, it was a lost cause.
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It should be amazing to me that half the country hates one man so badly that the hatred has made them completely blind to the situation. To reality.
The reason it’s not is because it plays out with the other half ever 8 years (or 4 in some cases).
There is no doubt in my mind that if this had happened any time from 2008-2016, it would have been the exact same conversations reversed.
The media, including social media, has turned us into a country of blind, mouth-breathing morons incapable of thinking for ourselves, incapable of any semblance of logic and demanding “LINKS!” to prove we’re “right” because some other dumb ass agrees with us.
We are completely dependent on the government and the media to do our “thinking” for us. To tell us what to think. To interpret.
That’s why we don’t achieve great things any more. We don’t think, we link.
And it’s getting worse everyday.
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I’m asking you, for your opinion.
There was a unified message.
The CDC guidelines. YOU DO NOT NEED TO WEAR A MASK
What was political?
Who made it political?
You can’t or won’t answer. You know the truth. Do you honestly believe that with those same directions coming out of an Obama administration the compliance would have been any higher?
Fauci worked for Obama.
There was no unified message.
Did the President and all 50 governors and every mayor and town leader all convey the same message from the start?
Everyone made it political. Dems and Repubs. Media. Everyone.
Because there was no unified message.
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There was a unified message. The CDC guidelines. From the start.
We knew where to go to get our instructions.
Philosophical question:
Who is responsible for the compliance of requirements for conduct needed from the citizenry?
I agree with the author that there is blame to go around, from the POTUS to media to elected officials national and local to individual Americans. We are all collectively to blame.
Okay, thanks.
Fine.
What is the #1 blame we put on the POTUS?
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Already told you. What do you think I meant when I said the #1 blame on Trump is being Trump? Think that was just “It’s funny cause I hate Trump” deflection, or is there something inherent to Trump’s nature and how he behaves that compromised our collective response to this epidemic?
You don’t need me to eloborate on that, you know exactly what I’m talking about.
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No, I do not know what you’re talking about.
@LucyLou since you liked it, maybe you can answer?
or is there something inherent to Trump’s nature and how he behaves that compromised our collective reaponse to this epidemic?
What? What inherent in Trump’s nature compromised the response in NY and California?
No fun?
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A high school diploma used to be the equivalent of a college degree. People would then start a job, learn on the job and advance accordingly.
Of course if you wanted a law degree, engineering or medical degree further education would have been required as it is now.
Excellent post.
I’d also add the CDC had plenty of funding to study and to prepare for pandemics. I think they, like any government agency, got complacent and missed the mark.
One positive aspect of this is the realization that manufacturing crucial to this country needs to be brought back home and some should go to multiple sources.
We had the majority of our eggs in one basket with China as did many other countries.
I think this pandemic was a wake up call.
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