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First, I did not call Trump a racist for closing travel from China. I ...


saw that other countries were doing it as well. The people who did, they were wrong. (at least I wouldn't call Trump racist for only that 1 act). Ultimately, it was a good idea. That said, we knew the virus got out of China. In fact, Europe reported their first case on 1/24. So why did we only restrict travel from China when testing was so limited? If Trump knew it was that contageous and dangerous, why stop with China? It's an important question especially when the Trump Adminstration compared it to the common flu.

What's my point? My point is that TRUTH matters. Trump and his administration's lies will cost lives. His lack of urgency ultimately translated into our lack of testing China lies too. Their government will cost people's lives as well.

Leadership is not about being "damned if you do, damned if you don't." Leadership is doing what's best for everyone. Leadership is not about blatant lies. Leadership is not about putting blame on everyone except yourself. Leadership is taking accountabiliy. Did you ever think most Americsns got COVID-19 wrong because our government said it was contained and compared it to the flu? Did you ever think we got it wrong because testing wasn't a priority?

I never blamed Trump for the pandemic or virus. The virus started n China. Once the virus reached Europe, a pandemic was inevitable. However, Trump's downplaying cost time to contain the virus. Trump's lies comparing it to the common flu and making it a MSM / Democratic political narrative only exacerbated a dangerous situation. Trump's response was dismal if not negligent. His lies are hurting America, like the Chinese lies hurt China.

For someone who's well read up about testing, you don't know much about the standard in COVID-19 testing ... South Korea. No doubt that South Korea had some advantages due to their culture and experience ... but they still prioritized testing from the very beginning. One of the most basic steps for containment. They also coordinated the testing between the private and public sector. Our administration didn't prioritize the most basic process for containment. Why? Part of the reason was Trump lying it was contained, accusing the virus as a political narrative, and comparing it to the common flu.

The TRUTH matters.

[Post edited by Blah at 04/08/2020 12:19PM]

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