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"When the next pandemic occurs (and make no mistake, it will) and the federal government is unable to respond in a coordinated and effective fashion to protect
by papito 6y ago
"When the next pandemic occurs (and make no mistake, it will) and the federal government is unable to respond in a coordinated and effective fashion to protect the lives of US citizens and others, this decision by John Bolton and Donald Trump will be why."
-Stephen Schwartz, on Twitter, May 2018
People knew. Also, Americans don't really have the habit of factoring in major events outside of their control into their long term strategy. It will be ok. The danger is "over there". The oceans will protect us.
- sukilot 6y agoAlternatively, this was Trump's 9/11 -- the threat the President+Cabinet knew was coming and intentionally unprotected the nation from, in order to manufacture an excuse to retaliate against a tangentially connected enemy.
- dane-pgp 6y agoAs conspiracy theories go, that one perhaps hits hardest because of the "banality of evil" aspect to it.
- Der_Einzige 6y agoI don't see what is arendtian about this...
- 3131s 6y agoTo those downvoting... Why is Bandar bin Sultan still free? Why was information suppressed by congress concerning Bandar sending $130,000 to the two 9/11 hijackers? Why has the Bush family never been questioned about their close friendship with Bandar?