Martin Longman is the web editor of the Washington Monthly.
He is also the founder of Booman Tribune and Progress Pond. Before joining the Monthly, Martin was a county coordinator for ACORN/Project Vote and a political consultant. He has a degree in philosophy from Western Michigan University.
And the “immunity” for those who catch it and survive is what? 60 days? 90 days? It’s not permanent immunity. And can those who had it still spread it, even during an immunity period? No one knows. What they were wanting was to cull those who inconveniently had horrific consequences of the disease, and once they were gone, dead, and buried, those who had demonstrated resilience and the ability to recover would make up the remaining Americans left. It is literally another perverse iteration of manipulating to achieve some sort of “master race” who demonstrated higher than normal survival characteristics… Read more »
So much we don’t know about this virus, which is why they call it “novel”. We may be looking at side effect illness for generations to come (“long haulers”).
Trump and his enablers like and admire the brutality and disregard for the welfare of others that drips from the recommendations of the “science advisor”.
I’m disgusted that such petty idiots play the victim act (“I was treated unfairly” etc.) and that so many people are suckers for it.
Presumably this is to “help the economy.” It is very nearly mindless: weak epidemiology, shallow economics, and pathetic political awareness. They, in this case Trumpies but also GOPers in general, think they can do things better, and it is always some over simplification and ignoring of actual experience.
The aim is to eliminate human beings as quickly as possible and have economy stay strong or unaffected. Today, the Congress passed legislation to fund businesses, and some other good things. However, they could not afford any monies to the blue states, where people are starving and waiting hours in long lines to pick up some food. The Republicans deliberately ignore the suffering and pain of those who suffer the most from the administrations bad management of the pandemic. Rather than help, they magnify the failure to assist. Where are the mighty protests about this obscene failure today in this… Read more »
Yeah, but aside from the mass mortality, ……
Every time my rage starts to diminish ….
And the “immunity” for those who catch it and survive is what? 60 days? 90 days? It’s not permanent immunity. And can those who had it still spread it, even during an immunity period? No one knows. What they were wanting was to cull those who inconveniently had horrific consequences of the disease, and once they were gone, dead, and buried, those who had demonstrated resilience and the ability to recover would make up the remaining Americans left. It is literally another perverse iteration of manipulating to achieve some sort of “master race” who demonstrated higher than normal survival characteristics… Read more »
How will we ever get a master race without a little bit of suffering?
https://www.studyfinds.org/children-with-covid-blood-vessel-damage/
Virtually all children!
So much we don’t know about this virus, which is why they call it “novel”. We may be looking at side effect illness for generations to come (“long haulers”).
Trump and his enablers like and admire the brutality and disregard for the welfare of others that drips from the recommendations of the “science advisor”.
I’m disgusted that such petty idiots play the victim act (“I was treated unfairly” etc.) and that so many people are suckers for it.
Presumably this is to “help the economy.” It is very nearly mindless: weak epidemiology, shallow economics, and pathetic political awareness. They, in this case Trumpies but also GOPers in general, think they can do things better, and it is always some over simplification and ignoring of actual experience.
The aim is to eliminate human beings as quickly as possible and have economy stay strong or unaffected. Today, the Congress passed legislation to fund businesses, and some other good things. However, they could not afford any monies to the blue states, where people are starving and waiting hours in long lines to pick up some food. The Republicans deliberately ignore the suffering and pain of those who suffer the most from the administrations bad management of the pandemic. Rather than help, they magnify the failure to assist. Where are the mighty protests about this obscene failure today in this… Read more »