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Roland99

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Thu Apr 2, 2020, 08:31 PM Apr 2020

It's almost like it's been on purpose. [View all]

I’m a Software Engineer (for simplicity’s sake) and *I* knew how dangerous this virus was going to be back over two months ago. I wasn’t privy to top secret briefings and briefings with the CDC and with Congress but *I* knew. A 2-3 week-long Great Pause with strict Stay At Home orders from mid-Feb to early March and we’d have been back to business, with behavior and procedural changes in place and travel restrictions.

Now we’re going to be in what will be 6-7 weeks, maybe another 2-3 more after that?? And what will be the economic and human cost for a two-month shutdown vs a 2-3 week one?

And you don’t think this admin knew all that?!?! Of course it did. But they chose to DO NOTHING. NOTHING. And still aren’t doing anywhere near enough.


It’s almost like it’s been on purpose.

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Their response is going according to plan mercuryblues Apr 2020 #1
There are times even Trump can't actually create his own reality. gibraltar72 Apr 2020 #2
But this is his own reality matt819 Apr 2020 #76
Trump kinda let's bad stuff happen so he can pretend to be a hero. In his mind. n/t Beartracks Apr 2020 #3
That's Munchausen syndrome by proxy. ... Hermit-The-Prog Apr 2020 #12
He's the ultimate arsonist/fireman. dchill Apr 2020 #48
Except he's a lousy fireman. n/t Beartracks Apr 2020 #75
Yeah, well, that's not his specialty. dchill Apr 2020 #79
He is no hero Rebl2 Apr 2020 #25
He's doing what his "fine people" wnylib Apr 2020 #62
Nazis. I hate those guys. Beartracks Apr 2020 #77
+ agree. nt iluvtennis Apr 2020 #53
Of course this is on purpose Just_Vote_Dem Apr 2020 #4
Disaster Capitalism at it's finest. Merlot Apr 2020 #44
they used ebola in 2014 and were going to do it again 2020 but got corona instead. problem is certainot Apr 2020 #60
My wife calculated 1,000,000 infected by April 1 in mid-January underpants Apr 2020 #5
Believe it or not, though, that is not bad news. Up until recently, we were Squinch Apr 2020 #7
+1, R0 of CV19 being nearly twice that of swine which infected 55 million Americans I can see ... uponit7771 Apr 2020 #18
I think that is confirmed cases. colorado_ufo Apr 2020 #52
And really, they're still doing nothing. There are still not enough tests, still Squinch Apr 2020 #6
+1, Pence said there would be 5 million test distributed March 16th ish and there are no logistics uponit7771 Apr 2020 #16
They will never give us enough tests to track and understand the spread. They are Squinch Apr 2020 #21
+1, with a burning passion the reporters who wont do their homework and preempt their fillibusters uponit7771 Apr 2020 #23
Yes. It would be as simple as: MontanaMama Apr 2020 #56
..👍🏼 uponit7771 Apr 2020 #68
Yep, they knew how dangerous this virus was going to be FM123 Apr 2020 #8
the fireman handmade34 Apr 2020 #9
I think it's just mismanagment. It's a style of management that they have been Baitball Blogger Apr 2020 #10
I am at hysteria level. dhol82 Apr 2020 #11
Swine flu inflected 50 mil Americans with R of 1.6 CV19 has a R of 2.8 ish we're screwed if Trump uponit7771 Apr 2020 #13
2 months? you think it will be that long? thats unbelievable Demovictory9 Apr 2020 #14
CDC said 8 - 20 weeks, even if "the curve" is flattened that doesn't mean we're in the clear it uponit7771 Apr 2020 #19
I wish America had a sane president during this time... I'm sure the world does too Demovictory9 Apr 2020 #28
THIS !!! uponit7771 Apr 2020 #31
Well, Disney and Universal closed 3/16. That seemed to really kick mass closings all over Roland99 Apr 2020 #20
I suspect it will be worse than that Generic Brad Apr 2020 #22
+1, " or some way to determine who is immune" or just some way to tell who's got it and who does not uponit7771 Apr 2020 #27
I'm hopeful this plasma of the immune and/or recovered can help, too Roland99 Apr 2020 #29
It does but there's not enough of it uponit7771 Apr 2020 #32
That would be one way to keep up a bidding war for ventilators, PPE, etc. colorado_ufo Apr 2020 #15
'I'm the Last Thing Standing Between You and the Apocalypse' Cozmo Apr 2020 #17
I completely agree. Trueblue Texan Apr 2020 #24
No doubt the man is a sadist Tweedy Apr 2020 #36
Has anyone seen the number of positives and deaths for Russia? maryallen Apr 2020 #46
+1 2naSalit Apr 2020 #65
Agree, once Wuhan hit 2500 cases you could crunch the numbers bucolic_frolic Apr 2020 #26
"More workers will fiercely guard their capital and their spending" this is what happened during the uponit7771 Apr 2020 #30
Wow, I hadn't heard CDC had a 20 week on it bucolic_frolic Apr 2020 #33
CDC couched it in school closes (link) uponit7771 Apr 2020 #37
I do believe you are underestimating the sheer incompetence Tweedy Apr 2020 #34
If it was just blind stupidity there'd be some stupidity in America's favor. There's not one thing uponit7771 Apr 2020 #38
True Tweedy Apr 2020 #81
I'm With You ProfessorGAC Apr 2020 #71
I swear... Chicagogrl1 Apr 2020 #35
Watch the series "Last Ship" LiberalArkie Apr 2020 #39
I smell Putin. OMGWTF Apr 2020 #40
On purpose? You mean, like this? chwaliszewski Apr 2020 #41
Yup I knew too and I never even went to college Marrah_Goodman Apr 2020 #42
It seems as purposeful as appointing pnwest Apr 2020 #43
Yup. The ? Is WHY? Joinfortmill Apr 2020 #45
My same question. To pocket a trillion $$$??? live love laugh Apr 2020 #72
6-7 weeks plus 2-3 more is unduly optimistic Wednesdays Apr 2020 #47
He said the WHO projections were "fake news" and "a hoax" for 3 weeks AdamGG Apr 2020 #49
To me, one of the most bizarre things about this. Initech Apr 2020 #50
You just know as soon as the peak happens and it flattens out a bit. OverBurn Apr 2020 #51
I was really hoping that cooler heads would prevail at the state level over this. Initech Apr 2020 #55
It's *almost* as if he's trying give himself a pretext for canceling the elections sandensea Apr 2020 #54
Putin tiptonic Apr 2020 #57
LIHOP......... Been used before....... nt Hotler Apr 2020 #58
Nope. He's just the world's biggest fuck-up. GoCubsGo Apr 2020 #59
Another example of great minds thinking alike rocktivity Apr 2020 #61
I think trump is handling it the way he is Doreen Apr 2020 #63
This message was self-deleted by its author Rainbow Droid Apr 2020 #64
There's a New and Improved Triple-Blade Razor, now with added Greed! Byyy, Hanlon. greyl Apr 2020 #67
Doesn't necessarily take intelligence when one controls the helm Roland99 Apr 2020 #69
This message was self-deleted by its author Rainbow Droid Apr 2020 #80
Trump has the whole United States and half of south america in cages. BComplex Apr 2020 #66
Speaking of cages... kskiska Apr 2020 #70
Remember hearing of ALL those Death Panels MagickMuffin Apr 2020 #73
This message was self-deleted by its author elocs Apr 2020 #74
Well, Newest Reality Apr 2020 #78
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