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> On Jan. 31, President Trump issued the travel restrictions from China. One day after the travel restrictions were put into place, Biden said in Iowa, “We have

> On Jan. 31, President Trump issued the travel restrictions from China. One day after the travel restrictions were put into place, Biden said in Iowa, “We have, right now, a crisis with the coronavirus… This is no time for Donald Trump’s record of hysteria and xenophobia – hysterical xenophobia – and fearmongering to lead the way instead of science.” > Biden added, repeating a line from his USA Today oped: “Diseases have no borders, they have no borders.” > The same day, Biden Tweeted similarly, “A wall will not stop the coronavirus. Banning all travel from Europe — or any other part of the world — will not stop it…” https://www.cerescourier.com/opinion/editorial/biden-flips-china-travel-ban/ https://www.cerescourier.com/opinion/editorial/biden-flips-c... All Biden's statements are suffused with reminders of the idiotic things Trump is associated with even when it serves no purpose in context of a pandemic. "Diseases have no borders"? He was looking for opportunities to bring up campaign lines. At the end of the day, the narrative switched completely where before established health knowledge recognized NPIs outside of social distancing as largely ineffective.

LatteLazy 6y ago
That's fair. I apologise for doubting you. I'm disappointed in Biden, all he needed to say was "too little too late" but instead of being in front of things leading, he was still behind the curve scoring points. And he's the guy leading the US for the next 4 years. Again, sorry I didn't believe you. I'll be more open next time!
- gnusty_gnurc 6y ago
  I guess I see the issue as almost impossible to solve since they're all politicians unable to engage in reasonable discussion, especially when it was election season.
- Brian_K_White 6y ago
  I want to engrave this on a plaque to pull out every time someone tries to equate both sides of any given conservative vs liberal argument. As though they are merely equally opposed and there is no fundamentally different character. It's just the color on the jersey. I don't know the last time I ever saw a conservative do this. This is one of the fundamental differences right here. And I apologize because, I bet your words were sincere, and that probably means you do not actually approve of me using them for point scoring. But you are you and of course would not praise yourself, and I, being a 3rd party, am free to say "See that? That's how it's done."

LatteLazy 6y ago

That's fair. I apologise for doubting you. I'm disappointed in Biden, all he needed to say was "too little too late" but instead of being in front of things leading, he was still behind the curve scoring points. And he's the guy leading the US for the next 4 years. Again, sorry I didn't believe you. I'll be more open next time!

gnusty_gnurc 6y ago
I guess I see the issue as almost impossible to solve since they're all politicians unable to engage in reasonable discussion, especially when it was election season.
Brian_K_White 6y ago
I want to engrave this on a plaque to pull out every time someone tries to equate both sides of any given conservative vs liberal argument. As though they are merely equally opposed and there is no fundamentally different character. It's just the color on the jersey. I don't know the last time I ever saw a conservative do this. This is one of the fundamental differences right here. And I apologize because, I bet your words were sincere, and that probably means you do not actually approve of me using them for point scoring. But you are you and of course would not praise yourself, and I, being a 3rd party, am free to say "See that? That's how it's done."