"If More Americans Need To Be Sacrificed To Open The Economy Then So Be It" [View all]

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Rep. Trey Hollingsworth (R-IN) said lawmakers like him need to 'put on our big boy and big girl pants' and end safety measures even as the virus continues to spread. Never underestimate the GOP's ability to say out loud what Trump is only hinting at. Namely that opening the economy back up is worth it, even if many more Americans will die. For them, it's a necessity. And in a way, there's nothing especially surprising about saying that.

Appalling, yes, but not surprising. What is galling though is this particular Indiana congressman thinks this decision is some kind of badge of honour to have such callous and wanton disregard for the lives of his fellow Americans. That it's somehow brave of them to sacrifice other people's lives. Elect psychopaths and this is what you get, America.

REP. TREY HOLLINGSWORTH:

"There is no zero-harm choice here. We are going to have to look Americans in the eye and say, "We are making the best decisions for the most Americans possible," and the answer to that is unequivocally to get Americans back to work, to get Americans back to their businesses.

The heartbreaking stories I have heard over the last couple of weeks only have reinforced the fact that we do have a biological challenge in this problem. But the economic challenge is growing and much, much larger, that we face today because of the poor decisions, and frankly, the panic that has set in.

We have got to get Americans back to where they want to be: back in the schools, back at work, back in churches ... This is the lesser of these two evils."

https://crooksandliars.com/2020/04/gop-rep-dying-coronavirus-necessary