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I'm not sure if this is meant to be snarky, but it's 100% true. >They're just betting that enough voters in key swing states are on board with their alternativ

I'm not sure if this is meant to be snarky, but it's 100% true. >They're just betting that enough voters in key swing states are on board with their alternative reality that they won't notice The propaganda that is digested by Trump supporters solidly claims that: (a) covid isn't that bad, it's just the flu, (b) people who are scared of it are not really Americans, and (c) any noise about it being dangerous is just the liberal left trying to undercut Trump. This is the world we live in. Put on Fox or any AM right wing station - those are the talking points. It's all so disheartening and just, I don't know, depressing maybe is the word?

TheGrim-888 6y ago
I know this issue is all political at this point, but if you want an honest answer, I personally believe most of the points you laid out. Here's my rationale for the points you mentioned: 1) All of the actual data and figures I've seen indicate that yes, it's worse than the flu, but that the reaction to it has still been insanely out of proportion. I'm basing that viewpoint on the data I've seen. I'm not basing my viewpoint on an emotional basis. I'm not basing my viewpoint on just whatever people on reddit/twitter/facebook scream at me. If I'm presented with different data (actual factual data, not opinion pieces) I'd be willing to change my viewpoint. But so far I have yet to see anything that would change my position. 2) This is a pretty large strawman/exaggeration and obviously I don't believe in that. 3) It's demonstrably, factual, obvious that the economy was one of Trump's selling points, and if the economy tanks, that removes one of his selling points and hurts him politically. That's undeniable. It's fact that the more chaos and perceived problems there are, the more it hurts him politically. That's undeniable. Where the argument could be is whether the left is intentionally trying to press those buttons or if they're acting in good faith. When I take how I've seen them act over the past few years (one such example being the partisan impeachment fiasco), combined with the fact that their reaction is entirely out of line with the actual data/facts (point 1), it leads me to believe that they are indeed intentionally overplaying it for political gain. Their political party benefits if they overplay it. They have means, motive, and opportunity. I don't watch Fox news. I don't watch CNN. I don't make my viewpoints match what the hive mind screams at me is true. I base my viewpoints on the data I've seen. I'm entirely open to changing my viewpoint if better data comes in.
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TheGrim-888 6y ago

I know this issue is all political at this point, but if you want an honest answer, I personally believe most of the points you laid out. Here's my rationale for the points you mentioned: 1) All of the actual data and figures I've seen indicate that yes, it's worse than the flu, but that the reaction to it has still been insanely out of proportion. I'm basing that viewpoint on the data I've seen. I'm not basing my viewpoint on an emotional basis. I'm not basing my viewpoint on just whatever people on reddit/twitter/facebook scream at me. If I'm presented with different data (actual factual data, not opinion pieces) I'd be willing to change my viewpoint. But so far I have yet to see anything that would change my position. 2) This is a pretty large strawman/exaggeration and obviously I don't believe in that. 3) It's demonstrably, factual, obvious that the economy was one of Trump's selling points, and if the economy tanks, that removes one of his selling points and hurts him politically. That's undeniable. It's fact that the more chaos and perceived problems there are, the more it hurts him politically. That's undeniable. Where the argument could be is whether the left is intentionally trying to press those buttons or if they're acting in good faith. When I take how I've seen them act over the past few years (one such example being the partisan impeachment fiasco), combined with the fact that their reaction is entirely out of line with the actual data/facts (point 1), it leads me to believe that they are indeed intentionally overplaying it for political gain. Their political party benefits if they overplay it. They have means, motive, and opportunity. I don't watch Fox news. I don't watch CNN. I don't make my viewpoints match what the hive mind screams at me is true. I base my viewpoints on the data I've seen. I'm entirely open to changing my viewpoint if better data comes in.

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