Unbelievable. Fucking unbelievable.

[left-of-center2012]

“Texas to begin softening COVID-19 restrictions next week”

“US coronavirus deaths hits record one-day total of 4,591“

[TwilightZone]

1. No, it's completely believable.

This is Abbott we're talking about. Business is priority one, two, ten, and three hundred.

[KatyMan]

4. sure you might die

but think of the extra value your work would contribute to the shareholders!


fuckers

[Proud Liberal Dem]

11. Should start referring to him as "Governor Faarquad"

"Some of you may die, but that is a sacrifice I am willing to make" Hell, their LG was the one that got this whole suicide death train running. :-/

[jimfields33]

23. Ready to go

Stores can take orders to curbside customers.


Hardly doomsday. Restaurants are doing that now.

[guillaumeb]

2. What could go wrong? eom

[donkeypoofed]

3. I hope it's a party where NO ONE attends

They can't MAKE us feel safe and they can't MAKE us go out !!

[uponit7771]

5. Does the Governor overrule the mayors in Texas?!!

[cayugafalls]

6. Retail to go is the concept. Online ordering, pickup and delivery.

The opening is staged and can be pulled back if there is a spike.

I'm not a fan of Abbott's, it seems like he is running the pilot program that Trump was talking about.

We are Guinea Pigs. Great.

See you on the other side...

[VMA131Marine]

7. And then they will have to close right back down again

When cases start to spike.

Does Texas even have a testing and tracing program in place. All the epidemiological experts are saying that, before anything can open back up, widespread testing needs to be available, people who test positive have to be quarantined, and the contacts of people who test positive have to be traced and tested to prevent one case from turning into dozens or hundreds. If Texas isn’t planning to do that then this little experiment won’t last long and it won’t end well.

[MagickMuffin]

31. I have not heard of any testing

Testing bad. Testing has numbers. Numbers BAD!

[Salviati]

35. They won't need to test when the corpses start piling up.

That's the problem for republicans, 7 months until the election is too long to get by on bullshit.

[OhZone]

8. Suicide Cult.

[Celerity]

39. +1

[dalton99a]

9. Texans are tough

And they are bigger than the virus

[TwilightZone]

10. The real message is that collateral damage is acceptable.

It's not so much that Texans are tough. It's that losses are acceptable to protect the economy. That's always Abbott's first priority.

[DBoon]

16. The ancient Aztecs had nothing on modern Texans

Like everything else, Texas will do human sacrifice in a big way

[dem4decades]

15. Does Texas have a Boot Hill too?

[dchill]

37. Yes. It's called Texas.

[gibraltar72]

40. And stupid.

[SilasSouleII]

49. Please don't call Texans stupid.

N/T

[gibraltar72]

50. Obviously didn't mean all. Life long friend lives in SA.

Administration is stupid and probably criminal.

[Horse with no Name]

12. Dallas county will not abide

Yesterday it was said that if you are caught without a mask on in public, you will get fined $1000

This is nuts. The good thing is that most Democrats and Republicans I know are unhappy with this dictate.

[Takket]

13. its moving from the areas taking it seriously to the areas calling it a hoax now.....

[live love laugh]

14. Dying for $$$

[jmg257]

17. Doesn't seem like they are opening all that much - whats the scoop?

[BigmanPigman]

18. Pleeeeeese stay in TX and do not travel into CA.

They are basically allowing the virus to spread to other states. Oh goodie!

[Dem2theMax]

29. The only good thing? California is closed.

Nothing to do here. So hopefully they will all stay in Texas.

[Soph0571]

19. Sadly, it is all too believable

Next hot spot in 3...2...1...

[Buckeyeblue]

20. He can open but people won't go

A go few will. But not enough to probably even make a difference.

[left-of-center2012]

21. "A go few will."

OK Yoda

[Buckeyeblue]

22. LOL. I'm slowly losing my mind...

[hadEnuf]

24. People are going to be on their own soon and they need to start using common sense.

Trump and his asshole sycophant governors have become dangerous to listen to and are clearly not out for the best interests of the people in the least. They are having brainwashed citizens risk their own well being to try and make themselves look good.

That's some really sick dictator-like shit. The real Communists used to do stuff like this.

[blogslut]

25. He's being mealy mouthed about it

Appointing councils that are nothing more than the top office holders of the state. The businesses than can open have to comply with "retail-to-go" policies, whatever that means. Greg Abbott sucks so much.

[JCMach1]

26. Abbott is a POS, but this is more propaganda for the Trumpligans

Very little is opened by this... In fact, schools are closed by this for remainder of the year in his order.

Dallas and most of the cities don't peak until May for the initial outbreak spike.

[LoveMyCali]

27. Vermont is going back also

I live in upstate NY but a friend of mine works in VT and she was notified today that it's back to work as usual on Monday.

[Vinca]

30. We've been following this today since it affects my husband's business in Vermont.

It's a limited opening for "low contact" professionals and there are all kinds of restrictions about the number of people who can be in one place at one time, face masks, etc. Most people are still stuck at home for the time being.

[LoveMyCali]

38. I'm just kind of surprised

that they are encouraging interstate travel.

[Hassler]

28. Cut him some slack, Abbott is thinking of the suffering funeral business.

[Javaman]

32. It's because Abbott is trumps fluffer

He thinks the orange asshole is getting another term and has hopes of being tapped for some fucked up positioninhis cabinet other that fluffer at large

[cydney_wong]

33. Nothing Surprises me With Texas

I lived there twice, San Antonio and Abilene, and nothing surprises me with Texas.

[RussBLib]

34. I live in Texas

...and I sure need to go to Colorado, dammit.

[abakan]

36. Texas, a whole other country

Giddy up lets cull the herd!

[Steelrolled]

41. I don't have a problem with some states slowly trying it out.

Everyone else will learn from it. And Texas is in much better shape than states like Michigan.

The reality is that we are all going to be living in a world of ongoing infections and deaths over the next couple years - we just need to learn how best to control it in the face of conflicting needs. This goes for the entire world. Until we get a good vaccine, there will always be some risk.

For people who want to go out, if they get infected (and can expect to recover), they will be contributing to herd immunity, which will help others. For those who want to stay in, and are fortunate enough to be able to do so, they can wait it out.

For states opening up, I would like to see regulations on employers to allow working from home whenever possible (if the employee wants to) and providing workplace protection to the extent possible (if the employee wants it). I don't expect this in Texas, but other states might.

[world wide wally]

42. Very Republican

[Bengus81]

43. Hmmm....Joel Olsteen and other MEGA churchs have anything to do with this?? Nah.....

Yeah right...........

[Lonestarblue]

44. Mayors are the ones who shut the big cities down, not Abbott.

I don”t know whether the governor has the power to overturn the mayors’ orders. I know that Texas has tested very few people and that cases are increasing every day, so we have not seen a peak.

The problem with online ordering and curbside pickup or delivery is that stores are so overwhelmed with orders that it’s impossible even to place an order. And if you happen to get in to the system, it’s three to four weeks before you can pick up your groceries. I’m not willing to go without fresh vegetables that long. I’m in Austin, and I hope the grocery stores here continue the safety protocol they’ve been using. Even if the governor forces other businesses to open, they may not see many customers. I will go only to the grocery until the number of cases is decreasing, not increasing.

[left-of-center2012]

51. "I don"t know whether the governor has the power to overturn the mayors' orders."

It happened in S.C. where my brother lives.
Mayors issued stay at home orders, and shut down a lot of nonessential businesses.

The Republican governor said they didn't have the authority and he reversed their orders.

[duforsure]

45. Without testing he doesn't know,

Abbott hasn't tested enough to know whats about to happen. 170,000 tests done in a state with just under 29 million. He could infect many more without testing. When it does he'll work to cover it up.

[TxVietVet]

46. The real true believer wingnuts here in rural SE Texas

Will follow thru with Abbott’s wishes. There will be quiet a few who will have a keg party and head on out on their last trip.
As much as they hate their opponents, I say party on, with as many of your friends you can gather up. My wife and I will continue on with the same rules we live by now.

[Kensan]

47. Totally believable...and

Is it wrong that I assume the worst in these people, and expect to see an increase in corporate owned life insurance policies? You know, maybe just take out a little policy on a special few employees that might have a few underlying health issues.

I try to be positive, and think there’s a limit to the depths people will go. Problem is, they traded in the shovels and hired Halliburton to use a deep sea mining drill. They want to see if it’s possible to cleave the Earth in two.

[slumcamper]

48. Gaslighting.

Gaslighting is manipulation intended to confuse at the least, or doubt your own sanity at most.

It is directed particularly toward individuals of higher cognitive functioning, e.g., the ability to analyze, make connections, draw inferences, and--particularly--synthesize information from multiple sources.

We are not crazy. Tthe powers that prevail at this moment seek to confuse and confound us with irrational statements and actions, though. Stay the course. Resist.

[Pluvious]

52. Please see this thread...

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100213302746

[left-of-center2012]

53. Have a nice day