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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAre you better off? Let's take a stroll down memory lane...
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/donald-trump-covidThe former presidents allies want voters to recall their lives four years back, but March 2020 was a harrowing period most people would rather forget. In this 2024 election cycle, its crucial to remember.
To the extent that anyone observes an anniversary of the pandemic, it is this week, the second week of March, when the World Health Organization declared a pandemic; American corporations began a slow-motion shutdown; the NBA suspended its season; and the Trump administration (belatedly) declared a nationwide emergency. But the preceding weeks were critical.
In January and February 2020, Trump repeatedly claimed that the coronavirus was under control and downplayed the dangers. He effusively praised Chinas handling of the outbreak and said, on January 30, that we think its going to have a very good ending for us.
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Are you better off? Let's take a stroll down memory lane... (Original Post)
onecaliberal
Apr 17
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GreenWave
(6,829 posts)1. Hell yes!
onecaliberal
(33,012 posts)3. Read the article. There is no question. That is the point.
Literally everyone alive is better off.
GreenWave
(6,829 posts)4. This topic has been brought up repeatedly on Chris Hayes All In.
Thus I answered it because the GOP is hoping people who vote their way have no memory. We all should answer it whenever it comes up.
onecaliberal
(33,012 posts)5. Absolutely. It's coming up in a lot of places.
Seeing it everywhere. We all need
To be talking about that hell because were all emotionally damaged to some degree from it. Were still not over the nightmare.
WarGamer
(12,515 posts)2. 3/20 was scary...
No one knew HOW bad this would be... was this the biggy that would kill 50% of the global population?
Would the economy implode?
Ummm... my 401k just lost 40%...