Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
General Discussion
Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRemember when 100,000 deaths were an "incalculable" loss?
Link to tweet
Text
It was "incalculable" on May 24th.
The loss of 250, 000 Americans as of Nov 18th is indescribable. Unfathomable. And mostly preventable.
The loss of 250, 000 Americans as of Nov 18th is indescribable. Unfathomable. And mostly preventable.
InfoView thread info, including edit history
TrashPut this thread in your Trash Can (My DU » Trash Can)
BookmarkAdd this thread to your Bookmarks (My DU » Bookmarks)
8 replies, 619 views
ShareGet links to this post and/or share on social media
AlertAlert this post for a rule violation
PowersThere are no powers you can use on this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
ReplyReply to this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
Rec (8)
ReplyReply to this post
8 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
Remember when 100,000 deaths were an "incalculable" loss? (Original Post)
tblue37
Nov 2020
OP
hibbing
(10,094 posts)1. Acceptable to 70 million Americans n/t
gratuitous
(82,849 posts)2. Trump really blew through his self-bestowed mulligan
Early on, Trump basically said the first 100,000 Covid-19 deaths were no big deal as he gave himself a mulligan for them. Well, we're at 250,000 Americans dead, and Trump can't be bothered in the least.
LisaM
(27,792 posts)3. In the first few weeks, they made a typo one day.
Instead of 1800 or so, they out it up at 5000+. My heart sank, it seemed like so many. They fixed it, but geesh.
malaise
(268,665 posts)4. I just heard that it will be 300,000 by December 14
Criminal negligence at best - genocide at worst
LiberalArkie
(15,703 posts)5. Remember when 2606 dead at the WTC caused the U.S. to go to war
yonder
(9,654 posts)6. I remember the tRump campaign suggested calling up to 200k deaths a "win" way back then too.
A "win" they could manage politically.
angstlessk
(11,862 posts)7. Yes, his prediction of millions was a farce...
in order to protect him when thousands upon thousands died.
Hell, he could have said 10's of millions...it was all just to protect himself.
Wounded Bear
(58,584 posts)8. 4 Vietnams, working on 5...in less than 1 year...nt