Any bets that the RW government of Italy collapses as more and more people die from

[malaise]

COVID-19? And it's not just the deaths - the country has virtually shut down.

[dewsgirl]

1. I think this is only the beginning for collapsing RW governments.

[malaise]

2. Yep

The Con will be a one term president. More and more people are fed up of his vainglorious arrogance and ignorance. It's amazing to watch the melt down

[dewsgirl]

3. It is, I figure if the virus is going to be damaging to our lives,

at least it will damage him as well.

[Wounded Bear]

4. There are times I wish our government could collapse as fast as our Parliamentary fellows...

It is too hard to bring down incompetent and unlawful administrations here in the States.

[guillaumeb]

5. Can the Italian government blame Obama?

Has Obama ever travelled to Italy?

[Wellstone ruled]

6. Looking more likely now

that the Vatican is reporting a COVID 19 case. Their whole economy is a total shit show.

[malaise]

8. Yep -Italy is a mess

and getting worse

[IndyOp]

7. Quite possible. People usually don't "rise" to an occassion -

unless they've acted publically and had some success at it in recent years. So...

I hope we see some phoenix's rise from the ashes.

[brooklynite]

9. The Italian government isn't RW...

The former government was; the current government is center-left-populist.

[malaise]

10. You are right

They did collapse late last year but the convoluted replacement won't survive this

[procon]

11. News is predicting Italy will slide into ac Recession if not

a Depression. I worry that will drag down other European countries, which will then impact us. This won't be like the 2008 Recession where we had Obama and his team of experts to stop the collapse before we had the 2nd Great Depression.

With a man as stupid as Trump, I hold no delusions that he, or any of his fawning, incompetent ass kissers, will have the slightest inkling on how to manage a huge economic failure like a Recession. Tax cuts is Trump's answer to everything, that, and blaming Obama for his every screw up. How long before Trump's lies a usher us into another Great Depression?