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Originally posted by carpedm9587 View PostItaly: Banned inbound travelers from China one day after first infection found, and closure was absolute (all travelers).
U.S.: Banned inbound travelers from China who were not U.S. citizens 11 days after first infection found with 11 exceptions (including such small places as Hong Kong).
And yes, Dems were wrong to condemn the action, but given 4+ years of anti-immigration action from the Trump administration, their objection was wrong but understandable. Everyone was in "is this going to be a thing?" mode at that time.
There is not much reason to overly praise the administration here. They took a minimal action which was followed by piecemeal border closures for the next six weeks. And there is STILL no nationwide "shelter-in-place" order (8 states, all red, are still not issuing them) or limits on interstate travel.
MM is right, you guys complain that Trump is a wanna-be dictator in one breath and in the next breath complain because he isn't acting like one.
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Originally posted by carpedm9587 View PostThe arguments supporting those assertions have been made thoroughly in my previous posts. If you can't be bothered to read them, I'm not going to bother to repost. Besides, history suggests you'll:
a) handwave it away:
b) create a strawman and fight vigorously against it
c) take off on a tangent to divert the discussion
d) delete any parts of the post you cannot respond to and do a) through c) for the rest.
You, Sparko, Pix, Rogue, SeanD, Darth, and Demi are largely peas in a pod. Seer's a close runner-up. You subscribe to the Trump school of trolling and it's largely a waste of my time. And so is this exchange. I should have known better than to respond to you. Last word to you.
Translation: WAAAAHHH I can't argue against you so I will pretend to be above such things and run away...
and yet you won't leave. Just stop using this stupid tactic.
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Originally posted by seer View PostWhat are you talking about? On Feb.17 (not the 24th) Fauci said the risk to the American people was minuscule.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/...ds/4787209002/
Originally posted by seer View PostAnd yes Trump is overly optimistic...
Tell me, Seer, what would your reaction have been if Obama had stood at a podium in the middle of the 2008/2009 pandemic and strongly pushed a medical treatment that his experts were saying, "we don't know if this works yet!" Do you think having a leader with no medical expertise take a stand on a medical decision before the entire nation is a good idea? I don't. It doesn't matter if he is ultimately proven right and a few lives are saved by his action. What matters is that this practice is a formula for chaos that, if regularly practiced, would likely lead to a great deal of loss of life. But that doesn't matter to Trump. His decisions on what to do are rooted in how it will affect him, not the American people.
So, given his history, here's why I think Trump delayed until the last minute to flip the script. If Trump HAD acted decisively on 2/24, it is possible that this virus would have been nipped in the bud. However, it would have done so at a significant economic cost which is a risk to his re-election. After all, his primary mantra with his base is "the economy, the economy, the economy." And there would have been no PROOF that he nipped it in the bud, because there is no way to prove what WOULD have happened if he had not acted, leaving him vulnerable to accusations that he "over-reacted." We still see this accusation here and in far-right forums. Better for him to delay until it is absolutely clear to most people that there is a serious problem, and then begin acting when he is less vulnerable to being accused of over-reacting. It's a political calculation that puts his own political future ahead of the lives of Americans. He's not the first to do it. But a leader that cannot make the hard choices because they cannot get past themselves is not someone I want in power.Last edited by carpedm9587; 04-05-2020, 10:03 AM.The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy...returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. Martin Luther King
I would unite with anybody to do right and with nobody to do wrong. Frederick Douglas
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Originally posted by Sparko View PostBecause such orders are the job of the state governors. States have autonomy in such things. they know their state better than the federal government does. Some states like North Dakota have such dispersed populations that they might not need a stay-at-home order. It's up to the governor to decide.
Originally posted by Sparko View PostMM is right, you guys complain that Trump is a wanna-be dictator in one breath and in the next breath complain because he isn't acting like one.Last edited by carpedm9587; 04-05-2020, 09:59 AM.The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy...returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. Martin Luther King
I would unite with anybody to do right and with nobody to do wrong. Frederick Douglas
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Originally posted by Sparko View Postas long as they actually work, that is.The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy...returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. Martin Luther King
I would unite with anybody to do right and with nobody to do wrong. Frederick Douglas
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Originally posted by Sparko View PostYep. if you are debt free, it makes it a lot easier to live on less.Last edited by Mountain Man; 04-05-2020, 10:15 AM.Some may call me foolish, and some may call me odd
But I'd rather be a fool in the eyes of man
Than a fool in the eyes of God
From "Fools Gold" by Petra
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Originally posted by Sparko View PostThat seems very low for a double-nought spy."The man from the yacht thought he was the first to find England; I thought I was the first to find Europe. I did try to found a heresy of my own; and when I had put the last touches to it, I discovered that it was orthodoxy."
GK Chesterton; Orthodoxy
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Originally posted by Sparko View PostBecause such orders are the job of the state governors. States have autonomy in such things. they know their state better than the federal government does. Some states like North Dakota have such dispersed populations that they might not need a stay-at-home order. It's up to the governor to decide.
MM is right, you guys complain that Trump is a wanna-be dictator in one breath and in the next breath complain because he isn't acting like one.
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Originally posted by Sparko View PostWatching the various News channels, I see Fox concentrating on what people are doing to help, how people are making face shields at home on 3D printers, people praying, people helping each other, what breakthroughs are happening in treating this disease. CNN seems to be just concentrating about how bad everything is, the economy is doomed, Trump isn't doing anything, how we are heading into a great depression, gloom and doom.Last edited by Mountain Man; 04-05-2020, 10:25 AM.Some may call me foolish, and some may call me odd
But I'd rather be a fool in the eyes of man
Than a fool in the eyes of God
From "Fools Gold" by Petra
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Originally posted by JimL View PostN. Dakota-186 confirmed cases since March 11, 3 deaths.Last edited by lilpixieofterror; 04-05-2020, 10:27 AM."The man from the yacht thought he was the first to find England; I thought I was the first to find Europe. I did try to found a heresy of my own; and when I had put the last touches to it, I discovered that it was orthodoxy."
GK Chesterton; Orthodoxy
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Originally posted by lilpixieofterror View PostWith being in pockets of 35 or less. Ever been out there? Fargo, ND is the largest city (124,000) and contains 17% of the state population. The majority of the state is countryside.
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Originally posted by rogue06 View PostI have. Several times. Gotta bunch of relatives in Mandan, outside of Bismarck."The man from the yacht thought he was the first to find England; I thought I was the first to find Europe. I did try to found a heresy of my own; and when I had put the last touches to it, I discovered that it was orthodoxy."
GK Chesterton; Orthodoxy
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