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Hekate

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5. "Many of these tools have been available to us for centuries": that's what galls me so badly...

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Wed Jul 22, 2020, 02:38 AM

Jul 2020

...and has galled me from the beginning.

We KNOW how to do this — or at least scientists and public health officials most certainly do, even if a segment of the population is pig-ignorant and hostile to science.

My gods, even a 3rd World nation with an intelligent leader could get a grip on an outbreak in their country if they mandated handwashing, masks, physical distancing, contact tracing, and quarantines.

There is no earthly excuse for what is happening in the United States.

Thnks for the post Rhiannon.

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Andy Slavitt - Ex-Obama health care head - Covid Update [View all] Rhiannon12866 Jul 2020 OP

Brilliant thread, thanks Rhiannon canetoad Jul 2020 #1

Thanks! I ran across it in my travels and I was impressed, I don't know why more aren't saying this! Rhiannon12866 Jul 2020 #2

Mahalo, Rhiannon! Nice to read someone on COVID who doesn't Cha Jul 2020 #3

Thanks! And I also found this heartbreaking Rhiannon12866 Jul 2020 #6

I know.. and some in the US "media" were talking about Cha Jul 2020 #8

Exactly! Who gives a damn about his "tone!" He fucked this up royally for over 6 months! Rhiannon12866 Jul 2020 #9

If he told me in March.... yes, I would've believed it. Buckeye_Democrat Jul 2020 #4

If they did a 180 from this moment on, lives still could be saved, but that's not gonna happen Rhiannon12866 Jul 2020 #11

Yeah, they're not flexible. Buckeye_Democrat Jul 2020 #12

Good analogy. That's the rub with these morans, they can never admit when they're wrong Rhiannon12866 Jul 2020 #13

"Many of these tools have been available to us for centuries": that's what galls me so badly... Hekate Jul 2020 #5

That's the thing, other nations have gotten a handle on this because they took action ASAP Rhiannon12866 Jul 2020 #15

K&R Leghorn21 Jul 2020 #7

But tRump says, "the virus WILL disappear"... BigmanPigman Jul 2020 #10

I wish that he'd "disappear" sooner rather than later! Rhiannon12866 Jul 2020 #17

Thanks, Rhiannon. Excellent summary of how we've failed as a nation. KY_EnviroGuy Jul 2020 #14

Good description. Rhiannon12866 Jul 2020 #16