Just decided to start a thread on the 3 Maskless Amigos who are sitting back watching Texas Covid spread. They talk about the vaccine, which is months away, but what will they do for the next few months? How bad will they let this get? Time will tell, but this thread will be for them all, along with Crenshaw & the rest of our blind eye (no pun intended) to the truth heartless GOP leaders. Cruz and Crenshaw were blaming China again this week, but what have we done since those first 12 cases? Did China tell them to tout a no mask stance for their followers? Did China tell them to call it a flu or tell people nobody dies from it? Did China tell them to minimize the deaths as only 1% and urge people to open up last May? Did China tell them to lie about the seriousness of Covid? Did China tell the GOP to have Covid spreadfest no mask rallies for months? Did China tell them to scoff at social distancing and advice from the medical experts? Did China tell the GOP to continue this no mask stance, even though they are spreading it in the White House to employees and putting others at risk? Sorry guys, you just can't blame China after all your negligence. What are you going to do now, other than hold huge Christmas parties all season with mask free, money hungry heartless jerks?
Let the spread continue. These churches can't make enough money going virtual, even if it saves lives. There is nothing righteous about your party at this point Greg. You have all shown that saving lives is not a priority of your party.
you don’t have to go to church if you don’t want to. And Iv been to church recently for a funeral (no it wasn’t covid) and we all had to wear a mask. so what’s the difference in going to worship your faith or going out to eat or going to a grocery store? Places all over the world did massive full blown lockdowns and still had a spike. I don’t see this going away anytime soon until we get a vaccine that’s first safe and second works at an 85%+ success rate.
I definitely support individuals managing their risk, if we made certain mandates and acted accordingly in areas of severe outbreaks. Unfortunately, that seems incredibly difficult for our leaders to manage. Outbreaks are going to happen regardless of rules in place since humans will relax overtime when case loads are low, it's how we manage those outbreaks that can help us overcome the virus. Not sure why the hell it has to be a blue vs red issue in this country, I mean I know why, but it still baffles the mind lol. I don't like the government sticking their nose in my life either, but we do elect them to protect the public interest in times of crisis since the majority seem to need someone to tell them what to do, otherwise, they suck at managing their risk. That's not to say that our government knows how to handle everything, after all, there has been failures all around managing this pandemic, but man, I wish some of our officials would at least acknowledge their mistakes rather than antagonizing the public by speculating over COVID deaths and ****.
So then the Republicans were wrong then for blaming China for "letting" the virus leave their country? I mean if the US shouldn't do lock downs because the virus is going to spike either way, why does China and the rest of the world have to, but we shouldn't because of inconvenience? Do you not see the hypocrisy of the China blaming that happened in order to shield any sort of responsibility to do a damn thing?? Yes I'm sure China lied, but guess who else lied??.... numerous times..... the President of the United States. Why is China held to a higher standard than the United States when there is a Republican in charge?? And yes some restrictions don't make a whole lot of sense while others aren't restricted enough. The bottom line is usually money, and what they believe feeds the economy more (and I think they are wrong in alot of areas). The central issue since the beginning has been taking responsibility of ANY sort which is what Trump and the Republicans refused to do after the April 6th reports came out about Covid disproportionately affecting Black and Brown Communities (AKA the Nanny State). After that was reported, the central issue has been a purposeful effort to take ZERO responsibility and do a damn thing. Lockdowns needed??... probably not because of the economic toll... but something needed to be done other than blaming China, and then doing EXACTLY what you blame them for.
Why do you assume I go tout to eat or to a grocery store? I don't. I've had groceries delivered since March and haven't gone to any restaurant. As for other countries, well we have one of the dumbest leaders of them all. We have a raging pandemic, and he has done absolutely nothing but encourage the most reckless behavior of them all.
Well it's obvious that people assuming their own risk has put everyone else at a much higher risk by running around Maskless like their moron leaders let them do. Stuff like Trump rallies, Sturgis rallies, and crowds of partying carefree Maskless bar patrons were not necessary, nor smart. Biden won without having Covid rallies, but Trump is all about selling shirts, hats, and Trump flags, golfing and making money at his properties, and getting money from donors. It's one big grift. I think he defies the safe thing to do because he truly doesn't give a damn about who it hurts. Paxton, Cruz, and Abbott are just his lapdogs, following their master's orders. There were so many things that could have made things better for everyone. Other leaders around the world have done a much better job.
I wish I could remember what article I read or person I listened to years ago which made me believe Ted Cruz was smart. I used to think he was just trolling and acting like an obnoxious moron to appeal to the dumb Republican base, but how do you say something as stupid as this? This **** should follow him for the rest of his career. An absolute disgrace. This is the Republican stupidity and unhinged everything-is-a-hoax mindset that's likely led to thousands of extra deaths that could've been avoided with different leaders.
I didn’t say you do I’m saying their open for Business as they should be imo. Not everyone can get food delivered not everyone is that fortunate.
I think what we've seen is that of course the Republican Party has been hijacked by utter stupidity but that we've also seen that America is driven less by democracy and more by consumerism and a nasty form of capitalism. Instead of paying people to stay home and reinforcing the importance of mitigating risks to getting the virus we've done a hodge podge of things that could never work because it takes unity of purpose and effort to fight a pandemic.
It’s always about the money And China has been buying This country way before Trump it happened under a Obama it happened under Bush this isn’t new.
China owns over a trillion dollars of US treasury bonds yes. However it’s becoming a cliche excuse to just point fingers at China or claim someone is bought off by China. The issue is solving our own problems instead of playing the blame game like children. The next terrible disease could come from a Nebraska Chipotle food processing center. Diseases are going to happen all over the world. Our ability to respond to a pandemic is what really matters. That’s my central point here.
Grocery stores are not the biggest problem. People wear masks in grocery stores. I do NOT like having to pay 15 or so extra dollars to have groceries delivered. Yes, I am lucky I have a store near me that does that. I won't take any risks because I live with someone more vulnerable. I had to quit substitute teaching for that, which means no money. But, I still have miltary retirement luckily. It's enough to get by. It's gatherings that are the biggest problem. People gathered eating or drinking mask free, swapping spit and the virus indoors, or in close proximity outdoors. Bars are the least essential of them all.
