> The way things are going now, it's like we're letting up just enough to keep the damn thing circulating, killing more people needlessly That was the objectiv

> The way things are going now, it's like we're letting up just enough to keep the damn thing circulating, killing more people needlessly That was the objective by our president, from the get-go. Remember who is in office: a malignant narcissist with sociopathic tendencies. When an authoritarian ruler (even a soft one) says something, even if it sounds like an exaggeration, like "lock her up" or "I Could Stand In the Middle Of Fifth Avenue And Shoot Somebody And I Wouldn't Lose Any Voters", you should absolutely believe them at face value. They are not people to be messed with. Also, in the US, a death from something adverse is nothing more than a statistic. The 60,000+ deaths (likely to be double based on the deaths reported compared to previous years) are nothing more than a statistic. Remember that. It is sick but true. You should take a look at the countries that are part of the European Union, that are east of the Iron Curtain. They have dealt with crises before, and relatively recently, and they seem to have done pretty well in the circumstances. The IMHE group at the University of Washington, which is a world-renowned team, posts projections on COVID-19 statistics both in the US and from EU countries [1]. [1] https://covid19.healthdata.org/united-states-of-america https://covid19.healthdata.org/united-states-of-america