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global1

(25,246 posts)
Wed Mar 25, 2020, 11:15 AM Mar 2020

Does Trump Even Know What 'Flatten The Curve' Means?......

Has Trump looked at the graph they made available the illustrates 'flatten the curve'?

It clearly shows that the flattened curve spreads out the cases of virus over a longer period of time in order to alleviate the pressures on hospitals to be able to handle the cases without being swamped beyond capacity.

I don't know if anyone ever explained that to him.


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Does Trump Even Know What 'Flatten The Curve' Means?...... (Original Post) global1 Mar 2020 OP
Probably thinks it's when he puts on his Man Spanx to hold in that huge gut and ass. Poorly. CurtEastPoint Mar 2020 #1
+1 H2O Man Mar 2020 #3
Must have read my mind! 2naSalit Mar 2020 #4
He's knows nothing and he's not interested in learning anything. mobeau69 Mar 2020 #2
I think that is probably closest to the truth. smirkymonkey Mar 2020 #10
He probably thinks it means letting the air out of Melania's "kidneys". Cousin Dupree Mar 2020 #5
Trump is flat out evil, stupid, and or crazy ... Auto plants are now making medical supplies. Botany Mar 2020 #6
I'd say no gratuitous Mar 2020 #7
He knows what it means Chainfire Mar 2020 #8
The man is dumb as a rock. IMO GeorgeGist Mar 2020 #9

2naSalit

(86,600 posts)
4. Must have read my mind!
Wed Mar 25, 2020, 11:21 AM
Mar 2020

Or... he just likes the line that looks more like Melanoma's kidneys so that's what he's shooting for. Besides, it looks more like winning than that boring flat line that doesn't go very high.

 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
10. I think that is probably closest to the truth.
Wed Mar 25, 2020, 12:27 PM
Mar 2020

He has no interest in trying to understand anything that might contradict his agenda.

Botany

(70,504 posts)
6. Trump is flat out evil, stupid, and or crazy ... Auto plants are now making medical supplies.
Wed Mar 25, 2020, 11:21 AM
Mar 2020

The idea that auto makers can just switch from stamping out auto bodies, bumpers, hoods, doors,
and so on and then start making ventilators or a production line that put together engines can now
start making surgical grade face shields is just fucking nuts.

He needs to be removed now.

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)
7. I'd say no
Wed Mar 25, 2020, 11:30 AM
Mar 2020

All he's focused on is the X axis, the time it takes to get back to "normal." That big hump of infections going up the Y axis doesn't mean anything to him, certainly doesn't translate into people getting sick or dying. He just sees that he can get back to his golf and his rallies sooner after all the sickness and death happens. And he doesn't see any of it affecting him.

Chainfire

(17,536 posts)
8. He knows what it means
Wed Mar 25, 2020, 12:08 PM
Mar 2020

It means he has to delay the reopening of the economy and the restoration of dividends; that is all he needs to know.

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