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I agree. He didn't move far enough fast enough. The public's awareness and preparation was slowed by the media (NYT, WaPo, MSNBC, others) screaming "it's just t

I agree. He didn't move far enough fast enough. The public's awareness and preparation was slowed by the media (NYT, WaPo, MSNBC, others) screaming "it's just the flu!" until just a couple weeks ago so most weren't prepared. :( My comment was in response to people not realizing this was a thing a month ago.

martinpw 7y ago
I think it was other news organizations than the ones you listed that were the primary culprits in screaming "it's just the flu"
- caseysoftware 7y ago
  Read https://twitter.com/balajis https://twitter.com/balajis starting early February and documented many of the posts. He was one of the earliest to call out their BS and anti-scientific agenda. And then the House tried to remove Trump's travel ban: https://www.politico.com/news/2020/02/12/house-committee-votes-to-rescind-trump-travel-ban-114649 https://www.politico.com/news/2020/02/12/house-committee-vot... You can play politics or you can look at reality.
  - gurumeditations 7y ago
    That Politico article is about the travel ban involving Muslim countries, not China or any Asian country. Do you read your own sources?
    - caseysoftware 7y ago
      Look at the date of the article very closely and realize that it covered all travel bans as noted in the subhead: "The legislation would void all of Trump's executive actions establishing travel restrictions."
      - cmurf 7y ago
        No, it's very narrow in what bans it would void; and even those can be reinstituted as soon as the President, Secretary of State, and Secretary of Homeland Security comply with the requirement that they address specific acts implicating a compelling government interest. Because the entire dispute is about Trump applying his decades long racial and religious animus to government policy, rather than the policy addressing a compelling state interest. https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/2214?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22National+Origin-Based+Antidiscrimination+for+Nonimmigrants%22%5D%7D&s=1&r=1 https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/2214...
  - cmurf 7y ago
    https://docs.cdn.yougov.com/fcdckgt368/econTabReport.pdf https://docs.cdn.yougov.com/fcdckgt368/econTabReport.pdf page 9 Do you think the coronavirus epidemic is a national emergency? yes, democrats 81%; no, republicans 53% page 18 Which cable news network do you watch the most? Democrats, 42% CNN, 48% MSNBC; Republicans, 89% Fox News Trump himself has been downplaying it this whole time. https://www.factcheck.org/2020/03/trumps-statements-about-the-coronavirus/ https://www.factcheck.org/2020/03/trumps-statements-about-th...

martinpw 7y ago

I think it was other news organizations than the ones you listed that were the primary culprits in screaming "it's just the flu"

caseysoftware 7y ago
Read https://twitter.com/balajis https://twitter.com/balajis starting early February and documented many of the posts. He was one of the earliest to call out their BS and anti-scientific agenda. And then the House tried to remove Trump's travel ban: https://www.politico.com/news/2020/02/12/house-committee-votes-to-rescind-trump-travel-ban-114649 https://www.politico.com/news/2020/02/12/house-committee-vot... You can play politics or you can look at reality.
- gurumeditations 7y ago
  That Politico article is about the travel ban involving Muslim countries, not China or any Asian country. Do you read your own sources?
  - caseysoftware 7y ago
    Look at the date of the article very closely and realize that it covered all travel bans as noted in the subhead: "The legislation would void all of Trump's executive actions establishing travel restrictions."
    - cmurf 7y ago
      No, it's very narrow in what bans it would void; and even those can be reinstituted as soon as the President, Secretary of State, and Secretary of Homeland Security comply with the requirement that they address specific acts implicating a compelling government interest. Because the entire dispute is about Trump applying his decades long racial and religious animus to government policy, rather than the policy addressing a compelling state interest. https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/2214?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22National+Origin-Based+Antidiscrimination+for+Nonimmigrants%22%5D%7D&s=1&r=1 https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/2214...
- cmurf 7y ago
  https://docs.cdn.yougov.com/fcdckgt368/econTabReport.pdf https://docs.cdn.yougov.com/fcdckgt368/econTabReport.pdf page 9 Do you think the coronavirus epidemic is a national emergency? yes, democrats 81%; no, republicans 53% page 18 Which cable news network do you watch the most? Democrats, 42% CNN, 48% MSNBC; Republicans, 89% Fox News Trump himself has been downplaying it this whole time. https://www.factcheck.org/2020/03/trumps-statements-about-the-coronavirus/ https://www.factcheck.org/2020/03/trumps-statements-about-th...