Current Affairs Donald Trump POS: Judgement cometh and that right soon

[Prevenger17]

Can I get a comment on the other 8 countries who have a worst death per capita?

I've seen this play before, particularly in gun debates. Find a country that's worse (Venezuela usually) and say "ha! We're better than Venezuela." I'll say it again, in a country of over 300 million, those per capita stats are absolutely damning and shouldn't be a source of pride

 

[Disgruntledgoat]

Not the worst. Just the highest number since we have more people in the country than All other countries that are actually being counted “correctly”. If US is doing horrible, I want to know your opinion on the countries ahead per capita. If Joe was in office and did the same thing, your mouth would be shut.

Ok i'll bite as I live in one of them. Belgium has a population of approximately 11m. 80% of the deaths from Covid took place in Brussels and the Flemish region. These two areas are some of the most densely populated in Europe. The majority of deaths were in care homes with the initial infections coming from several coach trips of elderly residents to northern Italy in the half term week in February, we are the crossroads of Europe with a lot of travel in and out every day by road and train, before we get to flights. We got hit hard and we got hit early. Since early March we have been on a real lockdown and, crazily, the situation is now very much under control.

We are not the richest, most powerful nation on earth there is absolute uproar at how ineffective our petty little right wing government was in the start. They aren't getting a free pass. The US is nothing like as densely populated as Flanders or Brussels, you are the richest and most powerful nation on earth and your executive has numerous powers that our extremely decentralised government(s) do not. You have the most powerful man in the world recommending people inject bleach and saying "it will go away". You have his press secretary asking if Covid 19 is so serious how did we survive the first 18. You have people protesting in support of a deadly virus and a president egging them on.

 

[Prevenger17]

Ok i'll bite as I live in one of them. Belgium has a population of approximately 11m. 80% of the deaths from Covid took place in Brussels and the Flemish region. These two areas are some of the most densely populated in Europe. The majority of deaths were in care homes with the initial infections coming from several coach trips of elderly residents to northern Italy in the half term week in February, we are the crossroads of Europe with a lot of travel in and out every day by road and train, before we get to flights. We got hit hard and we got hit early. Since early March we have been on a real lockdown and, crazily, the situation is now very much under control.

We are not the richest, most powerful nation on earth there is absolute uproar at how ineffective our petty little right wing government was in the start. They aren't getting a free pass. The US is nothing like as densely populated as Flanders or Brussels, you are the richest and most powerful nation on earth and your executive has numerous powers that our extremely decentralised government(s) do not. You have the most powerful man in the world recommending people inject bleach and saying "it will go away". You have his press secretary asking if Covid 19 is so serious how did we survive the first 18. You have people protesting in support of a deadly virus and a president egging them on.

Honestly have no idea how he can't see how atrocious their response has been

 

[LinekersLegs]

Deaths per capita US is second, only eclipsed by UK

I think that article defends the US compared to other countries even more.. and the other article was posted yesterday. Need comments on how bad those countries are.
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I really don’t think it does and on current trends we getting worse so sadly unlikely that our deaths won’t rise along with the case numbers.

I have frequently criticized other countries response in the coronavirus thread but this is the Trump one and since I happen to live in the US it is the one most immediately going to impact me. I think it matters hugely that POTUS is peddling the narrative that the rise is all due to extra testing.

 

[Prevenger17]

I think there was a study that said a competent federally led response (including not removing the “early warning system” and not shutting down the Pandemic Preparedness Taskforce) could have kept it at 50k

I have no doubt. New York, LA you can understand it was going to be a firefight with plenty of casualties. But there is no excuse for the curve we're seeing now. Pennywise was a less dangerous clown than this idiot

 

[BlueTX]

There is a reason I don’t post in the POTUS thread because not a single person can just let the man live and appeal to the people he supports. He had a 4th or July event ffs. The dems against Independence Day now?

"let the man live and appeal to the people he supports?" That would/should be all of us, no? He's the President of the United States. The whole of it not solely the minority of voters who checked his name at the ballot box. It's a HUGE part of the problem with his Presidency. He's in permanent campaign mode and has no interest in real leadership or appreciation for the office - other than how it benefits him personally.

It's a NATIONAL celebration today and not the time for the POTUS, no matter what party, to air political/personal grievances. If Biden acts this way next July 4 when giving his Presidential address you won't have to remind me. I'll be just as annoyed as I am now.

Tweetie Amin is a disgrace to us all.

 

[Disgruntledgoat]

Musing on a flag burning law with jail time is a real peek into his wannabe dictator mindset

 

[SteveSC]

I see Liam sorry I mean grinch is slipping again haha!

 

[Prevenger17]

I see Liam sorry I mean grinch is slipping again haha!

Grinch isn't LiamG tbf

 

[Death]

Grinch isn't LiamG tbf

Despite the coke problem and the beautiful voice.

 

[RAFUH]

Maybe put each other on ignore?

Absolutely fantastic suggestion Prev.

I may have to figure out how to do that for them

 

[verreauxi]

Death rates lag, but also importantly there is a Simpson's paradox at play when you aggregate data across all ages/regions. But imagine how much lower the death rates would be if he simply told Americans to wear a mask and led by example.

 

[davek]

How in all honesty can a country as monumentally important as the US continue to be presided over by a creature like Trump?

There surley has to be a mechanism to turf out of office a man who's carrying out a holocaust on the population?

November is much too long to wait. He needs sorting out right now.

 

[JimmyJeffers]

Grinch isn't LiamG tbf

@LiamG is due a comeback. Total legend

 

[JimmyJeffers]

How in all honesty can a country as monumentally important as the US continue to be presided over by a creature like Trump?

There surley has to be a mechanism to turf out of office a man who's carrying out a holocaust on the population?

November is much too long to wait. He needs sorting out right now.

Yeah surprised there’s not been some sort of attempted coup from within the party. They’ve all got blood on their hands, the disgusting lizard bootlickers. They’ve followed him so far that they’re in a position where they can’t reverse.