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    -=> On 08-06-20  17:29,  Aaron Thomas <=-   
    -=> spoke to Alan Ianson about Re: It is what it is <=-   
      
    AT> However, this part sounds like news with a twist. All I know is New   
    AT> York. It  was the world's epicenter at first, but now officials for the   
    AT> state of New  York are claiming a victory with flattening the curve.   
    AT> This is the most  liberal blue state in all of the USA (in my opinion.)   
      
   New York has done great because of the leadership of its Governor.  It   
   did the right things and has squashed the virus outbreak there.  You   
   should be thankful to the leadership for that.   
      
    AT> Trump gave state governors autonomy with handling coronavirus. Some   
    AT> states  have done poorly with reopening (Arizona, Florida, Texas) but   
    AT> the media (and  Democrats) prefer to blame Trump instead of blaming   
    AT> Democratic state  governors.    
      
   You call it giving them autonomy -- I call it abandoning them to their   
   own devices.  Trump made the states bid against each other for critical   
   supplies, thus driving up the prices.  He could have and should have   
   made a national unified effort and distribution.  He even had FEMA   
   stealing equipment that states had ordered and paid for.   
      
    AT> How would the USA react if Trump were to deploy our military to   
    AT> enforce mask  wearing? Or if he used the military to enforce social   
    AT> distancing?   
      
   That would never have been necessary.  Instead he should have not told   
   people not to wear masks nor practice social distancing.  His constant   
   repeat of that refrain is one of the reasons that so many of the Red   
   states are now following his advice -- to the detriment of their   
   citizens and at the cost of their lives.   
      
    AT> Trump is "in favor" of reopening schools, but again, he's not   
    AT> dictating school openings; he's letting the governors control school   
    AT> reopenings. When those  governers do a bad job, fingers will be pointed   
    AT> at Trump because his voice  sounds like Sinatra.   
      
   Again -- a little bit of leadership and acceptance of responsible   
   leadership and paying attention to his scientific advisors would have   
   gone a long way.  Instead what is happening is that some governors are   
   forbidding local jurisdictions to take appropriate safety measures.   
      
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