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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWill this Coronavirus Disaster establish a new vetting standard for candidates?
We didn't have the experience before to even know that this question had to be asked of every candidate that runs for office: "Would you put the economy's health ahead of human life?" But I think it should now be standard.
Lots of follow-up questions. "If you decided that the economy was more important would you take responsibility for the lives that were lost because of your decision?"
It's important, because now we don't just have Trump stating that he's not responsible for the failures of preparation and he's now ready to double down with his Easter surprise; but we also have Gov. Mike Parson (R-MO) refusing to shut down his own state and not willing to accept responsibility for the deaths that might happen.
I think it's important for voters to understand what they are voting for.
Reference: https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=post&forum=1002&pid=13178837
Jane Austin
(9,199 posts)They should all be as smart as - or at least as well-informed as our Dem candidates.
I started to say as Elizabeth Warren, then realized that would be impossible.
tblue37
(65,307 posts)2naSalit
(86,524 posts)shit we need to know from now on.
Baitball Blogger
(46,699 posts)We're turning into known history.
2naSalit
(86,524 posts)Last edited Thu Mar 26, 2020, 06:38 PM - Edit history (1)
manner of maintaining our democracy. This got way out of hand. No more underhanded BS. I hope we can figure out a way to prompt future generations to rediscover compassion and respect.
Baitball Blogger
(46,699 posts)The Chamber of Commerce use to have an exercise which involved dividing a group of people into three groups. My friend told me about this. She participated in the exercise. One group was defined as the wealthy, the second as the teachers and health workers and the third as the poor. The wealthy were allowed access to coffee and a table of pastries that were in the room. It was determined that the wealthy could invite others to the food and drink if they wished.
And then the three groups were sent to three different rooms to assess how they wanted the exercise to "evolve" based on their qualities. When the poor group made it into the room, they discovered an empty room. No chairs, no tables.
When the groups again reconvened, the person monitoring the exercise asked what everyone determined. Mostly, questions were asked to get a full understanding of their group's power and ability or limitations. The monitor answered their questions, explaining that there were consequences to their decisions. And then the monitor told them that they were to go back into their respective room to determined what would happen next. When the poor group got up, they stole the chairs in the conference room to have something to sit on.
When the groups again reconvened, the wealthy group had penalties set up for the poor for stealing the chairs. They seemed to enjoy using their power to inflict hardships on the other groups. They even withheld food from the poor eventually "killing" a few from starvation.
I don't know where the pandemic twist came in, but the wealthy were so annoyed with the poor group that they tied the hands of the health service group from helping the poor to ensure that they would only provide assistance to the wealthy.
By the end of the day, only the members of the wealthy group survived.
Which, I might add, would not really happen that way because viruses don't discriminate based on financial portfolios.
The Chamber of Commerce said that of all the times they conducted the exercise they had never seen such dire results. That was in the nineties and that kind Highlander exhibition reflected what I felt was going on in my community.
dweller
(23,628 posts)this deserves a standalone post
powerful
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XRubicon
(2,212 posts)When they win their parties nomination or maybe earlier.
I would bet trump couldn't pass this check.
Baitball Blogger
(46,699 posts)XRubicon
(2,212 posts)The top secret background check would look at finances and everything else too.