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Buckeye_Democrat

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12. Populism can result in better TV ratings, though!

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Wed Jul 8, 2020, 02:25 PM

Jul 2020

And stupidity is apparently what's most entertaining in the USA right now.

Scientists and medical doctors are booooring! (Not to me, but that seems to be the consensus among many Americans.)

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Merkel says pandemic reveals limits of 'fact-denying populism' [View all] brooklynite Jul 2020 OP

She is absolutely correct. Budi Jul 2020 #1

Certainly distinguishes them FROM us... calimary Jul 2020 #11

Nailed it. Pacifist Patriot Jul 2020 #2

Well put. Nt BootinUp Jul 2020 #3

She's assuming populist leaders in Brazil and the US don't want the immunocompromized applegrove Jul 2020 #4

I've wondered the same. But the economics of deallng with a massive (60%+) die-off has to be hard. erronis Jul 2020 #14

What does it say that we even have to ask ourselves? We don't have to ask in Canada. applegrove Jul 2020 #16

K & R IllinoisBirdWatcher Jul 2020 #5

limits of'fact denying populism', lying, stupidity, incredible self servingness, rottness, toxicity empedocles Jul 2020 #6

Tell it, sister! cp Jul 2020 #7

How weird is it that Germany is the good guy in the world and America is the facists ass sore? ffr Jul 2020 #8

Gee I wonder who she's talking about? Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 2020 #9

Perfectly put Auggie Jul 2020 #10

Populism can result in better TV ratings, though! Buckeye_Democrat Jul 2020 #12

Merkel has earned my respect Yeehah Jul 2020 #13

Burn! jcgoldie Jul 2020 #15

thank gawd she's not talking about the U.S.A..... IcyPeas Jul 2020 #17

This virus is exposing a lot of straight BS Roc2020 Jul 2020 #18

Oh how I wish I lived in a country with smart, reasonable, non crazy, non-sociopathic people DSandra Jul 2020 #19

Now whom might she have in mind? Karadeniz Jul 2020 #20

And her background is in Science! BigmanPigman Jul 2020 #21

No Shite.. Thank you, Angela Merkel! Cha Jul 2020 #22

This message was self-deleted by its author CatLady78 Jul 2020 #23