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D23MIURG23

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4. The lockdowns had nothing to do with him.

Wed Jun 24, 2020, 11:28 PM

Jun 2020

That was all lead by the governors. My state (MI) did a pretty hard lockdown and more or less turned things around - covid is still on the decline here. People gave Whitmer shit, but she's looking pretty smart IMO.

Florida's governor fucked around, and now that state is getting hammered.

Trump chose the "no leadership" option, and we got catastrophic by default, because states did not coordinate their responses to match a plan being recommended at the federal level. Trump is weak, but he is also stupid and only concerned with poll numbers and the stock market.

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Trump had three choices for coronavirus lockdowns. Bad, Worse, Catastrophic [View all] Renew Deal Jun 2020 OP

or a quick test/trace/isolation and sentinel process. We're doing little different from 1918 flu uponit7771 Jun 2020 #1

That is way beyond his capacity to understand Renew Deal Jun 2020 #3

+1 uponit7771 Jun 2020 #7

We're not getting out of this while Trump is in charge. Initech Jun 2020 #2

The lockdowns had nothing to do with him. D23MIURG23 Jun 2020 #4

+1 SoonerPride Jun 2020 #5

He influenced many states Renew Deal Jun 2020 #6

Especially the Trumpers. LisaL Jun 2020 #9

Yes Johnny2X2X Jun 2020 #17

You don't think he had a lot of influence on Governors? Especially the Republican ones? LisaL Jun 2020 #8

He literally muzzled the CDC because their reopening plan was too clear and specific. D23MIURG23 Jun 2020 #14

That's right chriscan64 Jun 2020 #16

I'm in the Australian state of Victoria canetoad Jun 2020 #10

Yeah, Good One! ProfessorGAC Jun 2020 #11

It's a bit strange canetoad Jun 2020 #12

Unfortunately the US is incapable of learning from other countries SouthernCal_Dem Jun 2020 #15

He chose catastrophic malaise Jun 2020 #13

Unfortunately everybody is going to pay for that. LisaL Jun 2020 #18

True n/t malaise Jun 2020 #19