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Laura PourMeADrink

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15. Exactly. But I don't even think we know what the magnitude

Reply to abqtommy (Reply #14)

Sun Mar 1, 2020, 11:03 AM

Mar 2020

Is of all those "chips around the edges" added together. His MO of distraction works. If I was advising a campaign, I would dig into those chips and bring them up. Trump's biggest worry is that someone will aggregate his shit.

Said this a million times - there's a gold mine of malfeasance in the regs he's removed. Like his overturning the Obama reg that stopped coal companies from dumping sludge that contains proven cancer causing materials into our waters. And even lowinfos care about clean water.

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The Chinese model of COVID containment cannot be implemented in the US, I'm afraid [View all] NickB79 Mar 2020 OP

The Chinese model also didn't contain COVID anyway, so it's not a big difference in the end... RockRaven Mar 2020 #1

I guess by contain, I meant to say slowed it down NickB79 Mar 2020 #5

Agree. Provide time to develop the infrastructure to deal with the outbreak. n/t Strelnikov_ Mar 2020 #8

Very true. And trump pointing to China and their declining Laura PourMeADrink Mar 2020 #2

Really? tRUMP is still here tweeting, ranting and destroying every aspect of our society. If abqtommy Mar 2020 #3

Of course. I was referring to the control Chinese leaders Laura PourMeADrink Mar 2020 #10

I understand what the op topic is. Do you understand that a word such as Draconian abqtommy Mar 2020 #12

Yes. I guess I see your point? Laura PourMeADrink Mar 2020 #13

HT2U abqtommy Mar 2020 #14

Exactly. But I don't even think we know what the magnitude Laura PourMeADrink Mar 2020 #15

+100 Spot on! abqtommy Mar 2020 #17

Church money would dry up too much, so GOP is hopelessly positioned against reasonable measures. nt greyl Mar 2020 #4

At least the churches will get closed by quarantine measures. roamer65 Mar 2020 #6

Americans don't like being told what to do or have our freedoms restrained.... KY_EnviroGuy Mar 2020 #7

Here is a video of an ideal China traffic check point situation in regard to their outbreak. braddy Mar 2020 #9

And who is going to feed all these people if they are stuck in home? LisaL Mar 2020 #11

Who wants a Chinese style of containment? NutmegYankee Mar 2020 #16