OT Coronavirus: America in chaos, News and Updates. One million Americans dead and counting

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  1. yankeesince59

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    Exactly...and Trump still refuses to take any blame for any of it.
     
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    It's from Trump's own direction over the CDC that widespread testing isn't available. It's pretty clear to me, from the videos and articles that I have viewed/read, that Trump is in charge of this, and nobody else.

    People need to face the facts, Trump is dictating directly to Americans that you are on your own when it comes to this virus.
     
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    Just taking the time to point out that I created this thread on Jan 3rd. The story in its infancy was concerning enough for me to post about.

    January 3rd.

    9 days ago our president was still posting things like this.

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    We should have been better prepared.
     
  4. Chris Craig

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    Well of course. Trump never takes responsibity for anything. He actually said he wasn't responsible. He is. He fired his whole pandemic team. When obama was leaving they had a meeting to talk about the possibility of pandemics. Trumps people fell alseep and complained about having to be there. This is why they needed to be there. If they had paid attention, if Trump took this thing seriously instead of calling it a hoax then we would have a better footing. We would have more supplies. Trump just today finally made it to where we are producing more supplies. Those supplies should have already have been ready and waiting, just in case.

    But, like I said, though he plays a big part, perhaps the biggest in our country since he is fearless leader, its not just him. Our government failed on every level, as did governments around the world. It's a fuck up of epic proportions. I hope that what comes out of this, is that we are prepared the next time. That keep extra supplies for it, an abundance of tests, vaccines, plans to pay people who can't work, etc etc.
     
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    "Democratic hoax".

    Maybe Trump should ask the families of those 22 who have died how they feel about it.
     
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    Not quite true governments around the world failed. South Korea has kept it under control after initial outbreak, so has Singapore. Not every country has become Italy.
     
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    Italy sees 475 new coronavirus deaths – the highest one-day toll of ANY country – and infections shoot up by 4,207, erasing hopes the rate was slowing
    • Italy records the highest one-day death toll of any country since the first case was detected in China
    • Civil Protection Agency announces 475 deaths as infections shoot up by more than 4,000 in a day
    • The update is a blow to hopes the country's lockdown had slowed the spread of Covid-19
    • Italian health chief Silvio Brusaferro urges countrymen: 'Do not give up'
    • Number of daily coronavirus cases in Italy had been fairly stagnant in recent days at around 3,500 per day
    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...ths-one-day-highest-one-day-toll-country.html
     
  8. Chris Craig

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    Yeah, Trump has failed miserably as president. He has shown all he cares about is his numbers and being re-elected. He doesn't give a damn about the people. Americans are dying as a virus is spreading around the world. As the president you have to take that seriously. You take every test you can get. You put every response program in effect. You get congress to put through aid bills to help working americans not just Airlines and big business. If supplies are low (there should have been stockpiles) you implement the production of more supplies immediately. Better too much than not enough. You call it a national emergency as soon as possible. You don't wait until you absolutely have to, until the numbers of the sick and dying are growing exponentially daily...by then it is to late. The numbers of the infected are far greater than reported. We don't have enough tests. We likely won't. People are without work sans paychecks to take care of their families. The time to act was months ago when this shit hit China and even before then. We were unprepared. We can never be unprepared again.
     
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    Don't think this was directed at me, but anyway, I know what you're saying but personally, my concern lies with the US...China, Korea, and Italy because of their large numbers of seniors, in my mind, should be in worse shape

    But damnit, this is the US and I for one expect us to be better than this...my mistake.
     
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    I'll probably get some heat for saying this but if there is any looting, they should be shot on site.
     
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    Is this a joke or are their marketing people really that thick?
     
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    Should they be touching each others hands like that?
     
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    I didn't say every government
     
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    https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/487873-trump-fell-asleep-at-switch-as-covid-19-spread

    Trump fell asleep at switch as COVID-19 spread


    History will record that Donald Trump was asleep at the switch while a deadly virus derailed the United States. We can only hope the next president gets the nation back on the right track.

    At a campaign rally in South Carolina on Feb. 28 the president claimed Democrats had politicized the coronavirus outbreak and it was “their new hoax”. Before that, on Jan. 22, the president said, “We have it totally under control. It’s one person coming in from China. It’s going to be just fine.” Since then, thousands of Americans have been infected, some have died, the economy is on the verge of collapse — and the worst is yet to come.

    After dismissing COVID-19 as a hoax, Trump finally declared a state of emergency on Friday, March 13. The president of the United States should be an international and national leader, but Trump’s tardy declaration followed aggressive action by prime ministers and American governors who were much more proactive.

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    By the time Trump finally got around to declaring a national emergency, Disney had already closed the company’s theme parks, several governors had declared states of emergency, and every major professional and amateur sports had suspended or ended their season.

    Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) took his cue from his president and failed to act. Last Wednesday the Democratic House majority passed an emergency bill to combat the coronavirus; the Senate GOP majority adjourned without acting.

    Last Thursday, March 12 was the anniversary of Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s first Fireside Chat, in 1933. At the time, the nation was deep in the Depression, banks were closing and millions of Americans didn’t have access to their life savings. FDR’s radio address that night calmed an anxious nation. Last Wednesday night, Donald Trump gave a halting nationally televised speech that made Americans even more nervous than they already were. The next day, Wall Street suffered its biggest meltdown since the economic crash of 1987.

    Joe Biden’s address to the nation Wednesday was everything Donald Trump’s wasn’t. Biden was cool, calm and collected, while the president appeared nervous during his speech. Biden’s speech was full of reassurance. He reminded Americans that the United States is a great country — one with a history of succeeding in the face of adversity.

    Trump’s success as a candidate compared to his troubles as president clearly dramatizes the difference between sales and administration. There’s an edge to everything Donald Trump says and does. That edge served him well during his 2016 campaign, but it isn’t what a troubled nation needs from a chief executive during a crisis.

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    During his 2016 campaign, candidate Trump sought to contradict science supporting climate change. Despite the near unanimous warnings of climate scientists from all over the world, he claimed global warming was a “Chinese hoax.” It appeared that the immediate victim of Trump’s war against science would be the fight against climate change. But the coronavirus has taken center stage while the ravages of climate change wait in the wings.

    The president’s disdain for science was manifested on Feb. 28 when he said, “One day it’s like a miracle, it will disappear.” This disdain is nothing new. In May 2018, the president abolished the office in the White House responsible for fighting pandemics, and appropriations for the Center for Disease Control have declined every year of his presidency.

    I remember worrying on Election Night on Nov. 5, 2016, about the consequences of Donald Trump’s elevation to the presidency. I thought that if we get into a war while this guy is president, we’d be in trouble. Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-Vt.) told Americans last week that the coronavirus is on the “scale of a major war.” Hopefully, we’ll have a new president on Jan. 20 next year. The big question is how bad things will get between now and then.
     
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    Yup, history will not be kind to the dipshit we now have in the White House.
     

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