Comments by "wily wascal" (@wilywascal2024) on "Trump says he will pressure governors to reopen schools as virus surges" video.
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It's like rowing or paddling upstream, or into a stiff wind--if you ease-up too much or stop, you will only have to paddle twice as hard to make up all the previous hard-earned progress that was quickly lost. Failing to maintain isolation and other measures for sufficient time to stop the spread of COVID-19 transmission will cost U.S. more in time, effort, money, and LIVES. Reopening and relaxing measures too early in defiance of the science and data is the ultimate in colossal ignorance, greed, ruthlessness, and arrogance.
We have a segment of Republican cult willfully ignorant, who malevolently seek to sabotage containment efforts. But many do not grasp how important it is that we treat ourselves and everyone else as being infected.
This is because people know that is very unlikely, especially outside dense urban areas, where incidence rates are low. Because of the delay in onset of the disease and asymptomatic carriers, COVID-19 is a stealth killer that uses Americans against each other as its foot soldiers, transporting it, keeping the disease and its train of transmission alive. This is further complicated because people cannot see a virus, see it attacking, see it spreading, until it is too late. For many of us, seeing is believing, and people are incapable or reluctant to make that leap of logic required to keep them and everyone safe--even with the massive public education efforts.
Of course, the problem becomes greatly exacerbated when the President refuses to wear a mask, and his administration works against itself in fighting this deadly global pandemic, sending conflicting messages to the public. Toxic Trump, his administration, and all the Republicans who have aided and abetted him, are directly responsible in our view for the senseless deaths of tens and thousands of Americans. The dead are the worst of it, but there is also the tremendous needless suffering and economic loss accompanying their wanton criminal negligence.
No national testing, no rational national coordinated pandemic response. Republican governors reopening too quickly in defiance of CDC guidelines are only following the President's lead. Democratic governors in many states likewise being adversely pressured by Toxic Trump's pandemic disinformation and Republican opposition to requisite lockdowns. Problem starts at the top. Don't fault even the worst Republican governors as much as this President. The President needed to take the lead, take the hit for the hard decisions--not put all the weight on governors as he as.
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Toxic Trump: A clear and present danger to himself and others. U.S. #1 national security threat sits in the Oval.
Republicans: Like to play dumb, demonstrating just how really, REALLY dumb they are. Complicity renders them likewise a clear and present danger to themselves, others, the nation. Decades of programming from right-wing media, demagogues, plutocrats, and politicians created a mindless Republican cult, too hyper-partisan to place national interest over ignorant tribalism. GOP chained themselves to the rabid, ravenous beast consuming them, which they created, nourished, and exploited.
Democrats, Independents, others: WTF?!?
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To those not wearing masks, social distancing, or following guidelines: Your willful ignorance does not mask your wanton disregard for human life, your appalling lack of humanity and humility, your supremely selfish inconsideration of others. Despite absolutely loathing wearing a mask, it's also the reason it's worn. The sooner we all start wearing masks, social distancing, and taking this deadly pandemic seriously, the sooner we get to take them off, the less time they'll need to be worn. Not to mention, the sooner we can go back to a normal that is more like normal, the sooner we can get our jobs back and our economy rolling, again. And, of course, most importantly, the more lives we can save--which might even be your own life, or the life of a friend or loved one.
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Toxic Trump: "I'm the BEST, just absolutely CRUSHING the competition, with over THREE MILLION coronavirus cases and over 132 -- one-hundred and thirty-two!!! -- THOUSAND deaths! Easy as 1-2-3! They ALL got eighty-sixed, 'cause nobody else even comes close! With a QUARTER of the world's cases AND deaths--can you even imagine how truly great, how awesome, that achievement is, with only just FOUR PERCENT of the world's population to work with? Believe it or not, I accomplished in only FIVE WEEKS what it took the Vietnam War a whole TWELVE YEARS to do! Not done with the fun--and not to be outdone--I then doubled down on the death toll from Vietnam in just FOUR MONTHS! PLUS, we're not even counting ALL the COVID-19 cases and deaths here in the U.S.! And, with only SEVEN PERCENT of the U.S. population already infected, we're just getting started with all the sickness and death; there's PLENTY more to come! Those other weaklings and losers don't stand a chance, because we're going to keep right on winning--as long as I'm in charge! Now, vacation's over; time to get back to work on increasing those numbers, people! Let's keep America great, get rid of all the excess baggage! As wartime President, I am commanding all CIVILIANS to senselessly sacrifice their lives for my arrogance, stupidity, vanity, malevolence, and greed!"
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We got Big Brag Daddy Baghdad Bob broadcasting direct from Washington, D.C. daily, with Toxic Trump and a revolving cast of his sycophantic minions! Happy talk, disinformation, empty promises, idle threats, vicious smears, bogus pandemic models, dog whistles, continuous crackpot conspiracies--they got it all, and more!
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The Vietnam Veterans Memorial (VVM, or "the Wall") is dedicated not to the war, but to the 2.7 million U.S. military men and women who served in the war zone, living and dead. It contains nearly 58,300 names of those dead or missing, on two ten-foot high granite wings, each spanning nearly 250 feet. A close uncle's name is etched into the black rock of the Wall.
Propose erecting a similar monument for all those who senselessly lost their lives to COVID-19 due to our Traitor-'n-Thief, Toxic Trump, and all those Republican so-called "leaders" in Congress, SCOTUS, and the GOP, complicit in enabling, aiding, and abetting his malfeasance. In just four MONTHS, the U.S. has ALREADY needlessly lost more than TWICE as many to COVID-19 -- than died in all thirteen YEARS of the Vietnam war.
It would also honor all those front-line ESSENTIAL workers who selflessly put their lives on the line every day to keep us safe and secure; the names of their dead to be given prominence and note upon the structure.
Whether constructed in the form of a wall or something different, its principle intent would be to serve as a constant, enduring reminder to us all and to future generations; as a testament to--and a barrier against--our own American ignorance, arrogance, avarice, cowardice, and malevolence. A sort of visual prophylactic, if you will, built in hope of protecting us against inbred hubris, greed, and stupidity. It's design should be open, with interchangeable elements that challenge--and help teach--people to reason, and to think critically and objectively, while stressing humanity, humility and humbleness.
The VVM Wall is likewise also a monument to American ignorance, hubris, avarice, and malevolence, although erected solely to honor those military personnel. Few may think, or have thought, of it that way; and doubtless many would refuse to think of it as such, but the truth stands out in stark, prominent display for everyone to see...if they just apply a little critical, objective reasoning.
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