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Our "leaders" likely know little better than we and we barely know what is happening. Under such circumstances it is difficult to know "the right thing" to do.
by giardini 6y ago
Our "leaders" likely know little better than we and we barely know what is happening. Under such circumstances it is difficult to know "the right thing" to do.
The public is so naive that they cannot comprehend a monotonically increasing function (e.g., total deaths/cases). The news daily points out "the total number of deaths/cases is increasing &c...", a trivial truism in an epidemic, yet it engenders fear and panic.
- option 6y agoa good reminder to people to vote in elections based on candidates’ track record and not based on FB/youtube ads
- AnimalMuppet 6y ago"Who do you want running your country/state when a pandemic hits" is a different axis than most voters have historically decided on. We're finding out that competence matters, not just ideology.
- giardini 6y agoAnimalPuppet says>""Who do you want running your country/state when a pandemic hits" is a different axis than most voters have historically decided on. We're finding out that competence matters, not just ideology."< I am unconvinced that one should choose leaders based on the likelihood of a pandemic, nor do I believe that one can predict competence under such circumstances given our contentious political environment. Its all a crapshoot and someone has stolen the dice.
- option 6y agocompetence matters always, not just during pandemic. I hope US will learn the lesson
- giardini 6y agoLuck, yes. Competence, no. There is no "lesson" here unless you mistakenly believe history repeats itself.
- archagon 6y agoOur federal leaders are clearly trying to pretend as hard as possible that the virus is a hoax (and failing).