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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump pushed too hard today
Even hard-core Republicans won't send their kids to crowded schools in a pandemic. He's going to lose a lot more support. Parents are very protective of our kids.
C_U_L8R
(45,400 posts)Just ask his kids
Xipe Totec
(44,001 posts)Person of Interest
(371 posts)not fooled
(5,986 posts)on to another generation. Not exactly 'parenting.'
tanyev
(44,003 posts)and dont want them to get sick.
They just want everyone else's kids to get sick.
sop
(11,078 posts)These schools will take every precaution to safeguard their precious students, unlike the public schools throughout Trump country.
gollygee
(22,336 posts)He can't hold onto much support if he's out trying to sacrifice people's kids to his re-election campaign.
Blue_true
(31,261 posts)in public schools. Public schools educate something like 25-27 times more kids. And public schools HAVE to take every child, they cant pick and choose, if a child is in their district and show up at school, they have to take that child in, regardless of his or her problem.
Blue Owl
(53,793 posts)grizzyboy
(12 posts)It's a conservative position to save money too.
HotTeaBag
(1,206 posts)Welcome to DU !!!
malaise
(275,413 posts)to remain in prison, why should people send their children to school,
When all the Fux hacks return to their studios, schools can reopen
Skittles
(157,043 posts)the same repukes who don't want the government making decisions for their kids have no problem with the government making decisions for women
RockRaven
(15,930 posts)fall in line on the rationale that they are being responsible by following the rules. Just watch.
C Moon
(12,471 posts)Phoenix61
(17,347 posts)I hope common sense prevails but...
renate
(13,776 posts)I think that unfortunately his ratings among his base are not going to suffer for this stupid, stupid policy.
Phoenix61
(17,347 posts)second before. Not when their co-workers kid, or their neighbors kid gets sick, when their kid does.
MyOwnPeace
(17,192 posts)remember, half of his "base" belongs there in schools because they didn't pay attention the first time.
Brainfodder
(7,119 posts)He belongs on death row and/or in a home for the mentally handicapped, unstable and OLD, does one exist and have an opening?
helpisontheway
(5,117 posts)captain queeg
(11,627 posts)Usually people are pretty protective of their grand kids.
helpisontheway
(5,117 posts)ancianita
(37,672 posts)paleotn
(18,774 posts)right before the election. It's madness. They've literally lost all touch with reality. But then again, there's no one left in the White House to tell Donnie that's an incredibly stupid fucking idea.
BigmanPigman
(52,129 posts)The timing of this is going to really hit the voters in the Fall. People will be getting sick once kids go back and we will see an increase in cases worse than we have seen to date. It is as if he wants to lose since the reopening of schools prematurely (for $$$ and not health/safety) will effect tons of families.
He is shooting himself in the foot with this single issue.
Traildogbob
(9,632 posts)A lot of his supporters barely can read and pumped out kids for gubment checks. Now they are having to keep them all day and expected to teach them math and reading and feed them. Fuck that, that interferes with their daytime Tee Vee stories. Open up that 5 day a week free day care damn it. MAGA!
Mazeltov Cocktail
(569 posts)They support children being massacred by AR-15s, they don't care what teachers are paid, they abhor children having lunches, I could go on and on...
Trump is the voice of republican voters who love god, guns, and gore. Why would an epidemic upset them.
gollygee
(22,336 posts)They don't care about other people's children - I agree with that - but when push comes to shove and the case rate is very high in late August, they're going to be worried about their kids and upset that they're expected to sacrifice them for Trump's re-election bid. I don't doubt they'd be happy to sacrifice other people's kids.
jmg257
(11,996 posts)who just don't care. They prop each other up on twitter, create/find other stats and claim "fake news" and shout 'life goes on".
They WANT their kids to go to school. They TRUST trump.
Morons.
Maskless brainless morons.
gollygee
(22,336 posts)when the numbers are up and they're facing sending their kids someplace they're likely to get sick, they will probably start seeing it as a threat.
jmg257
(11,996 posts)or how many die ('pre-existing issues') or how many are in hospitals (not all covid...pffft')
Dreampuff
(778 posts)That each time he did something stupid it would be the end of him. No such luck on anything so far and I doubt this will do it either.
As was said before, most of his morons believe this is a hoax and Sham and unless it hits their own child and their own family, they won't believe it. They will come up with any excuse to protect him no matter what he does. A whole different type of people.
They CDC had somewhat decent rules in place and he blew up and they have now come up with a new set of rules to please him. I wouldn't really call them rules. More like recommendations or gentle reminders.
luvallpeeps
(968 posts)devolved (is that a word?) into a clusterf_ck. Just when you think it can't get any worse, it does. I'll have to give him props though, he started with the Muslim ban, and the hits just kept on comin'. He wasn't always successful, but that's okay. As long as they see he hates. We've already acknowledged ad nauseam, that a certain percentage of voters will not be moved. He hates who they hate, and that's one powerful feel. One nation under God. I'm just bracing for the grand finale.