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The article simply assumes that all responsibility for Covid-19 lies with Donald Trump (who coincidentally was elected the president of the United States by its

The article simply assumes that all responsibility for Covid-19 lies with Donald Trump (who coincidentally was elected the president of the United States by its citizens). There's not even a hand wave to Red China for first quarantining and then spewing out thousands of Covid-19 infected civilians to the USA and the rest of the world. Nothing is said about the WHO, CDC, NIH all of whom obviously had no part to play in this story. No regard is shown for our nations laws, which vest powers of control mostly with the states in regard to the control of epidemics.

dragonwriter 6y ago
> who coincidentally was elected the president of the United States by its citizens US Presidents are not elected by the citizens, though the way they are elected tends usually in practice to align with the expressed will of the citizens, at least since the electors themselves have been elected by citizens, albeit disproportionately. But not in the case of Trump, among several other exceptions.
- giardini 6y ago
  dragonwriter says >"US Presidents are not elected by the citizens, though the way they are elected tends usually in practice to align with the expressed will of the citizens, at least since the electors themselves have been elected by citizens, albeit disproportionately. But not in the case of Trump, among several other exceptions."< Pedantry and sophistry. "Elected" merely means "chosen by vote". Q. Who voted for President of the USA in the 2016 USA elections? A. The citizens of the USA. Q. Who was elected president of the USA in 2016? A. Donald Trump. Therefore, Donald Trump was elected president of the USA by its citizens. Q.E.D. Or perhaps you know of someone else who was elected president of the USA in 2016? If so, please name them, tell us why we neither hear their voice nor see them issuing decrees. Why do you not speak for them, man or woman, whichever ye be? Are you a traitor to their cause and, by your inactions, a traitor to your country (only if you're a US citizen, of course)?
  - dragonwriter 6y ago
    > "Elected" merely means "chosen by vote". Yes, and the President of the United States is not chosen by a vote of the citizens, but by a vote of the Electoral College.

dragonwriter 6y ago

> who coincidentally was elected the president of the United States by its citizens US Presidents are not elected by the citizens, though the way they are elected tends usually in practice to align with the expressed will of the citizens, at least since the electors themselves have been elected by citizens, albeit disproportionately. But not in the case of Trump, among several other exceptions.

giardini 6y ago
dragonwriter says >"US Presidents are not elected by the citizens, though the way they are elected tends usually in practice to align with the expressed will of the citizens, at least since the electors themselves have been elected by citizens, albeit disproportionately. But not in the case of Trump, among several other exceptions."< Pedantry and sophistry. "Elected" merely means "chosen by vote". Q. Who voted for President of the USA in the 2016 USA elections? A. The citizens of the USA. Q. Who was elected president of the USA in 2016? A. Donald Trump. Therefore, Donald Trump was elected president of the USA by its citizens. Q.E.D. Or perhaps you know of someone else who was elected president of the USA in 2016? If so, please name them, tell us why we neither hear their voice nor see them issuing decrees. Why do you not speak for them, man or woman, whichever ye be? Are you a traitor to their cause and, by your inactions, a traitor to your country (only if you're a US citizen, of course)?
- dragonwriter 6y ago
  > "Elected" merely means "chosen by vote". Yes, and the President of the United States is not chosen by a vote of the citizens, but by a vote of the Electoral College.