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Again, absolutely terrifying that people here actually think this administration has properly handled the response to this global pandemic. At any step of the way, really.Other countries mishandling their response to it doesn’t give our administration a free pass. As we say on Scoop, that is very dumb and dangerous thinking.
Again, absolutely terrifying that people here actually think this administration has properly handled the response to this global pandemic. At any step of the way, really.
I don't. I really don't. At all. But I think it's absolutely terrifying that people here actually believe this administration (which includes people other than Trump, btw) has completely botched the response to this global pandemic at every step of the way. I read things here and elsewhere that are are overly critical and untrue. That's the problem with bias in either direction. If someone is biased and attacks and/or defends everything then credibility is lost. I agree Trump has little credibility because he lies and says stupid stuff. Unfortunately, I also think many who criticize Trump have little credibility because they lie and say stupid stuff. As always, the truth lies in the middle.I've tried to resist being drawn into the political. I will now resume trying.
I agree with you to some extent. Some of the criticisms of Trump are really minor and not productive. And yes the administration has done good things too. No doubt.The biggest problems were the delay in recognizing the problem (and while China does deserve SOME blame for that, you are warping time if you think the administration does not), and the continued mixed messaging about what needs to be done.As I said earlier, if he would have simply said back in late March "we are shutting everything down until the end of April and I'm calling on Congress to pass a relief bill," then hounded governors who didn't comply, and stuck to his guns with the messaging, we would all be better off. But the waffling and differing messages doesn't help.
American Exceptionalism is dead. We now compare ourselves to other countries when convenient, and when we don't measure up we give excuses.
Two words: Massive Testing
I think it's absolutely terrifying that people here actually believe this administration (which includes people other than Trump, btw) has completely botched the response to this global pandemic at every step of the way. I read things here and elsewhere that are are overly critical and untrue. That's the problem with bias in either direction. If someone is biased and attacks and/or defends everything then credibility is lost. I agree Trump has little credibility because he lies and says stupid stuff. Unfortunately, I also think many who criticize Trump have little credibility because they lie and say stupid stuff. As always, the truth lies in the middle.
Fluff I think it’s fair to say your political leanings are decidedly non Republican. But throughout this thread you’ve been pretty much right down the middle fair in your analysis. Thank you.
"Sleepy Joe" warned about COVID-19 back in January.https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2020/01/27/coronavirus-donald-trump-made-us-less-prepared-joe-biden-column/4581710002/
WHO and separately Dr. Fauci in January said this is not something Americans need to worry about.
We are also way way under on reporting cases and deaths. We have had terrible testing capacities. So all nations are in a similar boat in terms of under-reporting. The bottom line, since the beginning the mortality rates from cases has been high 3-5%, it was experts down playing these numbers to 1%. The Ro from China, were higher or equal to what we are currently observing.
So, you are saying Sleepy Joe nailed it and should be commended, as he was ahead of Fauci and the WHO.
We are counting every COVID related death as a COVID death. That is not how other countries are reporting. We have taken a liberal approach.https://theunionjournal.com/birx-says-government-is-classifying-all-deaths-of-patients-with-coronavirus-as-covid-19-deaths-regardless-of-cause/
German scientific study says mortality rate from COVID is .37%. This is far lower than the modeling estimates and WHO claims of 3.5%.Using antibodies for their research it suggests many people have the virus.Studies like these will push leaders to open up the economies early in my opinion.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2020/04/08/coronavirus-latest-news-2/#link-2H64MNBNRVCWJPBJQTVLVHCZ4E
Germany beginning antibody testing next week. We really need to get going with this as well. A vaccine would be great and all, but that's a log way off. A therapeutic treatment and this kind of testing is what it's going to take to return to some semblance of normal. https://apnews.com/9c685e0cc728698f04a31bf0caecf5ff