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It is astonishing that some commenters here are trying to argue that the US is experiencing anything other than an accelerating disaster right now. We are going
by somewhereoutth 6y ago
It is astonishing that some commenters here are trying to argue that the US is experiencing anything other than an accelerating disaster right now. We are going to witness what the unrestricted spread of this virus can do to a developed nation. This is due in no small part to those who would vocally downplay the effects of the virus, its penetration into the population, and/or the necessity for drastic public health measures.
The EU makes cold hard calculations on matters such as this - I am glad they have my back.
- nine_zeros 6y ago+1 This is just the absurdity of constant cheering of American Exceptionalism, something that has been deteriorating for a while and took a nosedive in the last 4 years. America will be a great lesson for other democracies of how electing a stupid leader can regress the country so rapidly.
- ars 6y agoStrange message. The actual data: https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/data/new-cases-50-states https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/data/new-cases-50-states does not show any kind of "accelerating disaster". Instead it shows that some states have completed their infection curve, and other are just starting it. Not a single state is showing a downward trajectory that then reverses and climbs upward. So what is your basis for saying that? > The EU makes cold hard calculations on matters such as this - I am glad they have my back. You do know that the EU has more deaths than the US, yes? It's possible that could change, since it's not over yet in the US. But as of right now I see zero indication "they have your back" in any special way. Their situation is more or less the same as the US.