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turbinetree

(24,632 posts)
Wed Jun 17, 2020, 12:48 PM Jun 2020

Texas governor blames young people for virus spike after rushing to reopen

Source: American Independent



By Emily Singer -June 17, 2020 10:47 AM

Republican Gov. Greg Abbott repeatedly dismissed concerns over the virus to reopen the state's economy. And now that cases are spiking, he's shifting blame to residents.

Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott is placing blame for his state's new spike in coronavirus cases squarely on the backs of young people, who he said are not following "health safety practices" when it comes to slowing the spread of COVID-19.

"They are not wearing face masks, they're not sanitizing their hands, they're not maintaining social distancing," Abbott said to local cable television network KRGV about Texans between the ages of 20 and 29. "And as a result, they are contracting COVID-19 at a record pace in the state of Texas."

Abbott's comments come after he was slow to implement any virus mitigation efforts and started reopening his state economy against the advice of public health experts.

He even banned mayors of cities and towns across Texas from implementing rules that require residents to wear masks — a tool public health experts say can go a long way to slow transmission of the virus.

Published with permission of The American Independent Foundation.


Read more: https://americanindependent.com/greg-abbott-texas-coronavirus-spike-reopen-economy-young-people-masks-covid-19/



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"Let's get back to work. Let's get back to living. Let's be smart about it," Patrick said back in March, when governors were starting to implement lockdowns. "And those of us who are 70-plus, we'll take care of ourselves. But don’t sacrifice the country."

And as such, Abbott, Patrick, and other Texas Republicans have received a bevy of criticism for eschewing the advice of experts to reopen the state.

Julián Castro, the former mayor of San Antonio, called Abbott out for shifting blame onto Texans rather than take personal responsibility.

"Greg Abbott believes in 'individual responsibility' for everyone except when it’s his turn to take some," Castro tweeted Tuesday night. "You opened up bars too early, blocked cities from requiring face masks, and failed to put enough testing and contact tracing in place. Poor leadership."

Published with permission of The American Independent Foundation.


Ah, yes the continued libertarian blame game.....................
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Texas governor blames young people for virus spike after rushing to reopen (Original Post) turbinetree Jun 2020 OP
Sounds like the numbers are real bad. Cracklin Charlie Jun 2020 #1
This Abbott team made there bed, they were only concerend about greed, and not wanting to keep peopl turbinetree Jun 2020 #2
The people are the unfortunate ones in this jimfields33 Jun 2020 #14
Trump is the guilty one. Kingofalldems Jun 2020 #24
The numbers are real bad. LisaL Jun 2020 #31
Dallas broke 400 New Case Barrier for First Time Today Stallion Jun 2020 #34
He reopened way too soon duforsure Jun 2020 #3
Gosh, if only you had the authority to do something about it, Governor. tanyev Jun 2020 #4
Of course he did. canuckledragger Jun 2020 #5
Did we expect anything different Wellstone ruled Jun 2020 #6
Winning hearts and minds the Repug way. sarge43 Jun 2020 #7
"even banned mayors of cities and towns across Texas from implementing rules that require..." keithbvadu2 Jun 2020 #8
And DeSantis blames old folks in nursing homes GusBob Jun 2020 #9
Abbot will never know how many deaths could have been avoided William Seger Jun 2020 #10
They think you and I should take personal responsibility, not them, Walleye Jun 2020 #11
It's almost like there should be some kind of organized leadership, elected by... LudwigPastorius Jun 2020 #12
So the mentally challenged idiot in charge in Texas take directions from the super idiot in the WH.. usaf-vet Jun 2020 #13
"and if it wasn't for those meddling kids!" Javaman Jun 2020 #15
some people are very horny RussBLib Jun 2020 #16
Fuck yourself, Greg Abbott. Paladin Jun 2020 #17
How about responsibility for the Governor that told them it was okay to gather in bars? LiberalLovinLug Jun 2020 #18
Sounds more like trump every day duforsure Jun 2020 #19
*cough* projection *cpigh* Neerav B. Trivedi Jun 2020 #20
a typical repug blaming other people for his own incompetence. samsingh Jun 2020 #21
The motherfucker forbids Texas cities and counties from enforcing their mask-wearing policies. dalton99a Jun 2020 #22
yes! First he dumped it all on the local governments to set policies yellowdogintexas Jun 2020 #37
Republicans... always trying to find someone else to blame sakabatou Jun 2020 #23
Leadership governor. You should try it sometime. yonder Jun 2020 #25
Very poor leadership. JDC Jun 2020 #26
Next time these assholes talk about "local control" the press needs to ream their ass. Scruffy1 Jun 2020 #27
The "young people?" It is all of your Republican voters, of all ages, who do not wear masks! Dustlawyer Jun 2020 #28
And he won't issue a mask order. LisaL Jun 2020 #32
Trump: "That's my Boy!" Jersey Devlin Jun 2020 #29
Abbott and Dan Patrick are fucking idiots. cayugafalls Jun 2020 #30
We don't just recommend people to wear seat belts. They have to do it. LisaL Jun 2020 #33
Passing the buck like a champ! nt Lucky Luciano Jun 2020 #35
Lots of young people here in Colorado too. Hip2bSquare Jun 2020 #36

turbinetree

(24,632 posts)
2. This Abbott team made there bed, they were only concerend about greed, and not wanting to keep peopl
Wed Jun 17, 2020, 12:56 PM
Jun 2020

safe, and they "did not" want to let the people that work in the state get unemployment to basically keep them safe, until things settled down........nope there libertarian attitude is damn the torpedoes full speed ahead.........he has Blood On His Hands, the entire team and legislature.....

jimfields33

(15,475 posts)
14. The people are the unfortunate ones in this
Wed Jun 17, 2020, 01:26 PM
Jun 2020

And not all are guilty of not following rules. They were just unfortunate in getting it anyway.

Stallion

(6,473 posts)
34. Dallas broke 400 New Case Barrier for First Time Today
Wed Jun 17, 2020, 04:08 PM
Jun 2020

Tarrant County 180 so including all DFW area Counties we are talking about about 700-800 cases

duforsure

(11,882 posts)
3. He reopened way too soon
Wed Jun 17, 2020, 12:57 PM
Jun 2020

And now like trump he wants to blame others for his poor policies causing this virus to spread more. Like trump he offers up excuses.

canuckledragger

(1,632 posts)
5. Of course he did.
Wed Jun 17, 2020, 12:58 PM
Jun 2020

He's a conservative republican in office. He'll ALWAYS blame someone else for the disasters HE is directly responsible for.

It's been their MO for fucking decades, knowing their supporters are too stupid to question them

keithbvadu2

(36,370 posts)
8. "even banned mayors of cities and towns across Texas from implementing rules that require..."
Wed Jun 17, 2020, 01:07 PM
Jun 2020

"even banned mayors of cities and towns across Texas from implementing rules that require..."

The party of big gov't.

So much for that idea of local control.

William Seger

(10,742 posts)
10. Abbot will never know how many deaths could have been avoided
Wed Jun 17, 2020, 01:11 PM
Jun 2020

... if not for his incompetent leadership. Ditto Trump, and it's a mercy that neither deserve.

Walleye

(30,729 posts)
11. They think you and I should take personal responsibility, not them,
Wed Jun 17, 2020, 01:19 PM
Jun 2020

The rich white men. They’re paid well to kick the shit downhill

LudwigPastorius

(8,944 posts)
12. It's almost like there should be some kind of organized leadership, elected by...
Wed Jun 17, 2020, 01:21 PM
Jun 2020

Last edited Wed Jun 17, 2020, 02:08 PM - Edit history (1)

the majority of the state's citizens, that could pass and enforce laws to ensure the health and safety of the public.

We could call these things a "legislature" and "governor".

Fucking Abbott... This dickhead continues to push to open up businesses until the entire state is a petri dish.

Meanwhile, he ain't letting anybody into his OWN house. Hell, no!

usaf-vet

(6,094 posts)
13. So the mentally challenged idiot in charge in Texas take directions from the super idiot in the WH..
Wed Jun 17, 2020, 01:23 PM
Jun 2020

... then both whine that it is not their fault they are not responsible for any new spikes.

But the everyday citizen cult members in Texas communities did exactly what they believed from the two super idiots.

They were told that all was safe. Go ahead open up.

So open they do. No masks, no separations, no washing hands. But lots of partying swapping drinks.

And of course lots of spit carrying Covid-19 to go around.

Then of course surprise surprise a Covid spike. With no one ready to take the blame.

PARTY ON BOYS AND GIRLS. Be sure a go visit mom, dad, grama, and gramps with hugs and kisses.

Javaman

(62,444 posts)
15. "and if it wasn't for those meddling kids!"
Wed Jun 17, 2020, 01:29 PM
Jun 2020

scooby is on the job. LOL

he's such a fucking moron. he's just itching to be in washington. just another orange asshole lacky.

RussBLib

(8,985 posts)
16. some people are very horny
Wed Jun 17, 2020, 01:34 PM
Jun 2020

after being cooped up for a couple of months. They are so desperate to get laid they just packed multiple bars like fucking sardines. Very few masks, no social distancing at all. Why don't you have a couple of friends over to have a couple of beers? No, they have to pack themselves into a bar shoulder to shoulder with strangers. It's stupid. And it certainly does not help when they see the president and his people not wearing masks, and here's FOX frequently ridiculing the very notion of wearing masks.

The Gov gave them a little freedom and they pretty much fucked it up.

Believe me, I think Gov Hot Wheels is a jackass, and we need to flip the whole fucking Texas legislature to Democrats. Then we can get some actual progress for this state.

duforsure

(11,882 posts)
19. Sounds more like trump every day
Wed Jun 17, 2020, 01:38 PM
Jun 2020

It's someone else's fault. We need a Texas governor , not a corrupt imbecile who can't accept responsibility, and again just like trump has done. Vote people , remove these crooks from office.

samsingh

(17,571 posts)
21. a typical repug blaming other people for his own incompetence.
Wed Jun 17, 2020, 01:58 PM
Jun 2020

or lack of spine in standing out to traitor trump

yellowdogintexas

(22,119 posts)
37. yes! First he dumped it all on the local governments to set policies
Wed Jun 17, 2020, 09:06 PM
Jun 2020

then he decides it's time to re open stuff and now he wants to have control of policy setting.

Our Hard Core Republican Mayor was not pleased that she no longer had final say over mask wearing and public gatherings.

Scruffy1

(3,239 posts)
27. Next time these assholes talk about "local control" the press needs to ream their ass.
Wed Jun 17, 2020, 02:39 PM
Jun 2020

He has refused to allow El Paso and Houston to require mask. I'm sick of these fucking Christians killing in the name of money.

Dustlawyer

(10,493 posts)
28. The "young people?" It is all of your Republican voters, of all ages, who do not wear masks!
Wed Jun 17, 2020, 03:08 PM
Jun 2020

He is so full of shite! The Republicans here think wearing a mask or gloves are a sign you are a dirty Democrat. There is no bottom to these Republicans. They only care about their individual advancement and no care for the costs to others!

 

Jersey Devlin

(85 posts)
29. Trump: "That's my Boy!"
Wed Jun 17, 2020, 03:28 PM
Jun 2020

"I can't remember his name, and I don't know where Texas is, but that's my boy!"































Note: Not an actual quote by Donald Trump

cayugafalls

(5,631 posts)
30. Abbott and Dan Patrick are fucking idiots.
Wed Jun 17, 2020, 03:43 PM
Jun 2020

They seriously have some sort of mental disorder brought about by sucking so much shit out of trumps ass.

LisaL

(44,962 posts)
33. We don't just recommend people to wear seat belts. They have to do it.
Wed Jun 17, 2020, 03:50 PM
Jun 2020

But yet he won't issue a mask order.

Hip2bSquare

(291 posts)
36. Lots of young people here in Colorado too.
Wed Jun 17, 2020, 08:31 PM
Jun 2020

The number of cases are going down here in Colorado. Perhaps having a competent, compassionate and tough governor is a key. Do yourself a favor Texas!! Vote them out!

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