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RockRaven

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4. I think there is a 3rd reason -- to further politicize/partisanize shutdowns/lockdowns

Reply to ProfessorPlum (Original post)

Wed Apr 22, 2020, 12:48 PM

Apr 2020

By irresponsibly removing limitations on disease transmission, Repukes are inviting Dems to stake out a contrasting position of being pro-lockdown/shutdown. Why would they do this? "It's the economy, stupid."

They will then attempt to hang all of the economic impact of the pandemic on Democrats (no matter how feeble and spurious such an accusation is in fact) because of the Democratic support for stay-at-home orders.

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The partial business openings in the South are designed to 1.Kill the poor and 2.Kick people off UI [View all] ProfessorPlum Apr 2020 OP

That's a very inefficient strategy for killing people jberryhill Apr 2020 #1

no i'm saying it kicks huge numbers of people off of the unemployment rolls ProfessorPlum Apr 2020 #2

Yeah kind of like chemical weapons on the battlefield Shermann Apr 2020 #5

I also think cities of Atlanta and Memphis will be turned down money jimfields33 Apr 2020 #10

Is he going to reopen the courts too? durablend Apr 2020 #3

I think there is a 3rd reason -- to further politicize/partisanize shutdowns/lockdowns RockRaven Apr 2020 #4

this makes sense. unfortunately ProfessorPlum Apr 2020 #7

They need canaries. GeorgeGist Apr 2020 #6

Uh, no. Here's the real reason: 1. Kill black people. jpljr77 Apr 2020 #8

I can understand why. I'm sorry this is such a stressful time ProfessorPlum Apr 2020 #11

I believe this however those small businesses will fail within weeks if not days Arazi Apr 2020 #9