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In reply to the discussion: I Think Putin Ordered Trump To Kill As Many Of Us With The Covid-19 As Possible [View all]The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,976 posts)Also, there's Occam's razor: The simplest explanation is probably the correct one. Trump, with or without Putin's input, isn't trying to kill people to satisfy Putin; he just doesn't care. His only goal is re-election. He has either managed to convince himself that the virus is going away, or he's trying to convince everybody else that it is - because he thinks that if the economy recovers he will be re-elected. Because he's stupid and ignorant and refuses to listen to experts, he thinks that the economy will recover quickly if everything re-opens right away and everybody goes back to work and starts buying things as if nothing had ever happened. Obviously this is spectacularly wrong but it's obvious that it's what he believes (or at least wants everybody else to believe). Data showing the virus is spreading out of control in some areas doesn't matter to him because he simply rejects it as fake news. He believes only what he wants to believe. His actions certainly benefit Putin because they weaken the US, but Putin doesn't have to lift a finger or suggest a thing. Trump is doing it all by himself.