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onecaliberal

(32,854 posts)
Sun Mar 29, 2020, 12:20 PM Mar 2020

We are on our own. There isn't a national plan, there will be NO plan for slowing the spread.

republicans want it to spread because the economy is the only thing they’re concerned about. They’re too stupid to understand what has already happened.
Our only hope is that governors band together and knit a national response by mutual agreement.

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TwilightZone

(25,471 posts)
3. It was always going to be up to the states to respond.
Sun Mar 29, 2020, 12:25 PM
Mar 2020

This was entirely predictable at the federal level and, to some degree, at the state level where states are heavily Republican.

Docreed2003

(16,858 posts)
7. And Trump said as much yesterday
Sun Mar 29, 2020, 12:30 PM
Mar 2020

When he praised the "free market" and its response. If you take that, with his screed about not being responsible for providing the states with their needs, it becomes very apparent to those with eyes to see that our federal government, at least our current leadership, has no plans for an organized federal response and is willfully ignoring its role during a national tragedy. We know what's coming, the only question in my mind is will enough of the country be willing to see just how awful and damaging this administration's response has been. This could have been predicted in the total lack of response to the devastation after the hurricane in Puerto Rico, a response that trump praised extensively. We are now watching the same amount of care on a national level.

Brainfodder

(6,423 posts)
5. Can we spilt the country up after this please? Republicans need to be alone with each other!
Sun Mar 29, 2020, 12:26 PM
Mar 2020


Deep South, Montana, Wyoming, Dakota..... Force them to move to those places, IDs with party affiliation!



But emails.... STFU and get in the bus!

Brainfodder

(6,423 posts)
9. Whoa, where do you think you're going with that ID?
Sun Mar 29, 2020, 12:35 PM
Mar 2020

We don't tolerate your kind here!

Hey Joe, this guy from Louisiana thought he could just drive to Disneyland.

We'll need to tag and bag him for quarantine, please phone ahead and let them know it's a ID10T incoming!

The nerve of some people!

tinrobot

(10,899 posts)
8. This is what happens when you drown big government in a bathtub
Sun Mar 29, 2020, 12:31 PM
Mar 2020

Sometimes you gotta be careful what you wish for.

 

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)
11. Interesting how
Sun Mar 29, 2020, 01:31 PM
Mar 2020

suppression of the true viral case numbers in Red States is about to come back in ugly stories later on.

Utah is a example. Been following the spread from Salt Lake City on the North and St George on the Southern Border. The Politic of Conservatism and suppression has kept the truth suppressed until the local Newspaper finally had to report the truth after social Media exploded about how many cases there are in real time.

Spring Break was a major transmission for both Utah and South Dakota.

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