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

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  1. JoshuaHall

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    What’s it say about the people who continue to vote the same 2 parties into office then and fail to recognize that they have essentially the same goals and platforms?

    the vast majority of voting Americans are too stupid to understand politics?

    So if starts at the top, it starts with voters, and the people who continue to vote (R) or (D) are really the idiots.
     
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    I was born for life threatening epidemics!
     
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    barfo triggered obsessive commie pinko boomer maniac Staff Member Global Moderator

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    More like a transformer blowing. You gotta call the power company to climb the pole.

    The trouble is, they aren't invincible. Thinking you have a superpower is not as good as actually having a superpower.

    Where are you now?

    I'm sure your argument is right in some sense - but the same argument says we shouldn't have shut it down to begin with. Just carry on as if nothing was happening. Let the bodies stack up and keep on keeping on. The business of America is business, after all.

    barfo
     
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    Well of course, we all know Nazis were about keeping people from getting sick. Just like in 2009 we learned Nazis were about getting people health insurance.
     
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    Bullshit. Sanders isn't insane and he knows what a Nazi is.
     
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    No doubt the CDC fucked up. Also, the FDA fucked up. Also, the State Dept. fucked up. Dept. of Commerce fucked up. Dept. of Defense fucked up. The White House fucked up. The President fucked up.

    Where was it that the buck stops?

    barfo
     
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    The hypocrisy has now reached fully painful and ridiculously stupid levels
     
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    Reminds me of that famous Facebook post from a guy railing about Obamacare and, when challenged about what he'd do if he had no insurance, said he had nothing to worry about because he had a great plan through the ACA.

    Sometimes, the awareness is lacking.
     
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    executive branch

    executive branch

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    the executive

    it only stops near this particular executive when he can stuff it in his pocket
     
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    All the states and cities are running out of money. The federal government will have to bail them out, but Trump doesn't want to yet.

    He would like them to do him a favor, though.

    barfo
     
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    https://www.okayafrica.com/africans-in-china-guangzhou-evicted-left-homeless-blamed-for-coronavirus/

    Africans In China are Being Evicted from Their Homes and Blamed for Spreading Coronavirus

    Footage of Africans sleeping on the streets of Guangzhou has caused outrage online. Now, African governments are putting pressure on Beijing to take action.

    Fears of a second wave of coronavirus in China have led to widespread racism and xenophobia against African populations. Reports of Africans being forced out of their homes in Guangzhou, China have caused fear amongst its African community and backlash across social media.

    As China faces more cases of the novel coronavirus, much of the blame has been placed on foreign nationals who are being accused of importing new cases into the country. Guangzhou, nicknamed "Little Africa," has the highest population of African immigrants—largely from Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana and Uganda—who have long been a target of racial discrimination. Tensions further escalated over the weekend when Chinese state media reported that five Nigerians had contracted the virus and passed it onto a local restaurant owner.
     
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    Fail. The Cares Act gave them funding. The fact that you are trying to play like the federal government carries that purse is laughable.
     
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    I'm trying to think how big an impact relaxing the stay at home orders is really going to have

    people aren't going to go to restaurants and bars. They'll cut their own hair rather than go to barbers. They aren't going to get their teeth cleaned. They won't be going to the movies.

    I think people are really overestimating what relaxing restrictions will do for the economy. And I think they are really underestimating the impact if there's a major spike in infections. That will crater any resurgence in the economy and make things worse than they are now. People don't feel safe now....there's not going to be an explosion of economic activity until that fear is at a much lower level....IMO
     
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    Cares Act gave them some funding, mostly specifically for covid response. That doesn't begin to make up for their general budget shortfall due to the economic consequences.

    You can say that it isn't a federal problem, which is the Trumpian answer to all problems, but then what is your preferred solution?

    barfo
     
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    The more gullible members of the Trump cult will welcome a painful death in the ICU if it means owning the libs.

    barfo
     
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    julius I wonder if there's beer on the sun Staff Member Global Moderator

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    Letting people eat cake.
     
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