07-05-2020, 02:08 AM
(07-04-2020, 02:22 PM)bfine32 Wrote: This is a well thought out post. My point remains the Left has something to gain by making this as much Trump's fault as they can and the Right must try to down play it. The truth is most likely somewhere in the middle.
If Trump has actually done the things he has been accused of--reducing the CDC by 80% last year, ignoring warnings in Jan/Feb., calling the pandemic a hoax, scoffing at masks, garbling national logistics, confusing/ambiguating his own doctors' recommendations, daily making false or misleading statements ("It's under control; anyone can get a test who wants one"), stopping or reducing testing, backing governors who open their states early, or never close them down--
and if the Right continues to scoff at masks and testing and other "communist" restrictions on our FREEDOM, and how the "hoax" is designed to help Dems win . . .
then I think the truth is most likely somewhere towards "the Left."
Trump is the one who looks at every issue and person through his politicized lens. How can the pandemic hurt his election? How can this or that move help him win anyway. Does letting Fauci or other doctors speak publicly help or hurt his elections chances? Same for testing, does it make him look good or bad?
Mightn't there be a few Democrats who actually want to reduce the virus, and will trade lost votes for saved lives? I'm skeptical of equating them with Trump, given that they don't flout facts the way he does, don't hire yes men, don't rattle on in public speeches about what helps them get elected and what doesn't, and generally appear more interested in finding out and communicating how much the virus has spread and how to fight it.