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In reply to the discussion: Covid: Horror in North Dakota [View all]peggysue2
(10,844 posts)22. If we were losing this many Americans in a war over the same time period . . .
There would be a public outcry for the heads of POTUS and the Generals in charge. Instead, we have a Covid Task Force doing nothing and Trump insisting the Virus War is a hoax. Remember early on Trump referred to himself as a wartime president.
Trump lost the war. Trump lost the presidency. Pence calling a Task Force meeting now would be funny if it wasn't so tragic.
The Administration is directly responsible for these deaths and the accompanying suffering. The Republicans howled over the four Americans lost in Benghazi, crucifying Hillary Clinton for the losses.
But 250,000 dead and 10 million infected? Crickets.
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If we were losing this many Americans in a war over the same time period . . .
peggysue2
Nov 2020
#22
According to this site, we'll probably be at 245K by the end of today.
Pacifist Patriot
Nov 2020
#53
I know someone who thinks she's wonderful and should run for POTUS in 2024!
progressoid
Nov 2020
#60
The majority of people won't take it seriously until the know someone who knows someone who died.
Klaralven
Nov 2020
#56
"There is no penalty for non-compliance." So how the hell do you expect ANYTHING to get better??
Evolve Dammit
Nov 2020
#44
The states that got hit very hard in the spring were mostly strong blue states.
Mariana
Nov 2020
#57