Shutting everything down destroys the economy and forces Trump to do the same or

Mar 20, 2020
11:28:52pm

ToasterChive All-American

... else it can be said he's not doing enough... then the economy is destroyed and can be used against him.

Its political and the overreaction is astounding.

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I’m watching you guys over here from Japan, and I’m kind of in shock

Cheesy Gordita All-American

3/20/20 7:15pm

K-12 cancelled for a month? So far, two weeks here in Utah.

Don_Juan_El_Guapo

3/20/20 7:17pm

Well because our outbreak is about a month ahead of the US

Cheesy Gordita

3/20/20 7:20pm

So we are doing what Japan did a month ago and you are in shock?

LiveCoug

3/20/20 7:21pm

US is doing much much more and Japan is about a month further along in their outbreak

Cheesy Gordita

3/20/20 7:23pm

Gotcha. Just schools in Japan...

LiveCoug

3/20/20 7:25pm

That's the billions of dollars question. No decision will be made until May.

Cheesy Gordita

3/20/20 7:27pm

USA Swimming sent an open letter to the US Olympic committee today

Squeegee

3/20/20 7:54pm

Funny...my kid's swim coach wants to hold practices because "chlorine kill

Don_Juan_El_Guapo

3/20/20 7:58pm

Nuts. we're one of the biggest teams in the country and we're out.

Squeegee

3/20/20 8:26pm

Oh, they aren't practicing...she just wants to practice...same thing here...they

Don_Juan_El_Guapo

3/20/20 10:38pm

Next time round, we start moderate social distancing a few week earlier,

Plato

3/20/20 7:18pm

My point is we are on the same timeline but we've been going through it for about a month longer

Cheesy Gordita

3/20/20 7:22pm

Politicians are literally losing their freaking minds on this. Terrible

kotacoug

3/20/20 7:32pm

It's an election year gift for the Dims so expect the hype for a few more months

CougarThug

3/20/20 8:52pm

Well it's just beginning. This week we had thousands of kids

Shihan

3/20/20 7:37pm

Why didn't the same happen in Japan? They reacted similarly only cancelling school after over 1000 cases were confirmed

Cheesy Gordita

3/20/20 8:17pm

Japanese people have been wearing masks regularly for

Shihan

3/20/20 8:34pm

It couldn't possibly be because the US is taking it too far. It's just the Japanese are so awesome?

Cheesy Gordita

3/20/20 9:03pm

Guidelines are only as good as the level of compliance to the

Shihan

3/20/20 10:08pm

Masks - sorry, but people wearing them in public now are one of two things...

antiyewt

3/20/20 10:45pm

If you are not infected, wearing a mask can help you avoid touching your mouth

Shihan

3/20/20 11:21pm

A lot of people think that actually increases risk as people touch their face

Bill

3/20/20 11:56pm

Our politicians are morons.

Bostonblue

3/20/20 7:38pm

Perhaps one difference is how fast it's spreading in each country. See charts from FT.

mik3

3/20/20 7:43pm

How is India keeping this under control?

claw

3/20/20 7:48pm

Good question. Some of the largest slums in the world. There is just no possible way with

AtomicHamster

3/20/20 7:52pm

My theory is it’s there and people are dying from it, but they just don’t have the infrastructure to assess it.

antiyewt

3/22/20 1:33pm

Warmer climate, perhaps?

maizecoug

3/20/20 8:46pm

I dearly hope so. This would buy us some needed time.

AtomicHamster

3/20/20 9:23pm

Politics. Dem states are attempting to destroy the economy. That's the differenc

Harbinger

3/20/20 8:05pm

How did they get Trump to buy in and help them?

mik3

3/20/20 8:23pm

Bec he's really a democrat...

VACOUGFAN

3/20/20 8:27pm

How do you figure trump has helped them?

Harbinger

3/20/20 8:32pm

with the help of the Lord's church, apparently.

ag4cougs

3/20/20 8:31pm

The church is shutting down businesses?!? Who knew!

Harbinger

3/20/20 8:32pm

I can't help you put two and two together, man. Keep watching cable news.

ag4cougs

3/20/20 8:38pm

Cable news? Who watches cable news anymore?

Harbinger

3/20/20 8:49pm

This is not productive reasoning

Cheesy Gordita

3/21/20 5:59am

Sure it is.

Harbinger

3/21/20 6:39am

I wonder how much of this is cultural. Correct me if I’m wrong, but it seems

Ikuna

3/20/20 8:36pm

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JohnnyComeLately

3/20/20 9:47pm

It sounds like the verdict is still out on whether it’s contained or about to spike.

NihonCougar

3/20/20 9:05pm

The fact that it hasn't already ballooned defies all logic and means it likely already has quietly run its course

Cheesy Gordita

3/20/20 9:30pm

I pray pray pray that this is the case. I'll feel much more in agreement if 2

unctoothman

3/21/20 6:03am

The fact the everyone’s first assumption is that I’m saying the US hasn’t done enough fast enough is telling

Cheesy Gordita

3/20/20 9:09pm

Because it’s political here.

Powerbait DPM studnt

3/20/20 9:59pm

I'm saddened to hear that

Zoobieman

3/20/20 10:09pm

No, it’s because they haven’t been testing and don’t now where it’s spread

Sumguy

3/20/20 10:30pm

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Cheesy Gordita

3/21/20 6:00am

Here’s a very telling Twitter thread from an American living in Japan.

Malacis

3/20/20 10:24pm

Interesting, I didn’t know that about hand washing and gargling. That + masks to not get others sick seem like

Mike Honcho

3/20/20 10:28pm

Shutting everything down destroys the economy and forces Trump to do the same or

ToasterChive

3/20/20 11:28pm

If the media focuses on something, I automatically thinks it’s political.

Powerbait DPM studnt

3/21/20 6:23am

that's one way to absolve him...of everything.

ag4cougs

3/21/20 1:03pm

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