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I assume you agree with the statement in the introduction that blacks are shot by police at a rate 2.5x that of white counterparts, and that at the time of the report there were over 180,00 Covid-19 deaths. And, reading further it also states the protests are “overwhelmingly peaceful”. Also, it’s implication of a”violent government response” and a “militarized federal reaction” helping to stoke violence. In conclusion, it says that increasingly, the protests are being “met with violence by state actors, non-state actors, and counter protestors”. What point were you trying to make, exactly?

Can you not look beyond the percentage of crimes committed to the disparity in sentencing? The thirteenth amendment abolished involuntary labor “except for punishment of crime whereas the party shall have been duly convicted”. After the civil war, this was used primarily in the south to convict black people and conscript them to service as criminals. Hence the proliferation of the “chain gang”. This societal view of African Americans as a whole being a criminal people is self fulfilling prophecy created by generations of unequal justice. I know you’ll hold me to a factual standard that does not exist for your cohorts in here, so believe me, I’m gathering the data to back my assertion.

Point is, he stokes fear when he sees it to his advantage. It was illegal aliens in ‘16, it’s leftists and thugs in ‘20. Why do you not understand that he swung and missed on his biggest opportunity to lead. You think I would have refused a mask because he asked? No. Would you have refused if he asked? Would you have trusted the doctors if he asked you to? I would have. Had he done that, we would have had results comparable to Germany. The V shaped recovery he predicted would have occurred and he would be on his way to a landslide re-election. He failed in his duty to all Americans. And still, no defense.

I got opinions like the rest of you, along with that anatomical part we all have. I get my info from various sources and draw my own conclusions. The truth will out eventually.

I think levees are Corps of Engineer responsibility, not the Mayor of New Orleans. Corps of Engineers is federal, President is Commander in Chief. At least Bush took his criticism in stride and didn’t blame everyone else in sight. Trump cannot stand the heat in the kitchen. You know the rest of that saying.

Why? You don’t require Baddog to document his incredulous statement that 94% of reported Covid deaths are not No, effective leadership kept it from becoming such a debacle as this.

Eligible and fit are two entirely different things.

Common knowledge.

I’m not stoking fear, Card, and you know it. I’m not afraid. I’ve followed the science and CDC since the start, and would have done same had trump called on all citizens to do so. He can’t lead.

Probably 160,000 or so would not have died from the virus.

The deed was good. The motive is what I’m talking about. If trump knew the virus spread through the air, why did he hold the rally in Tulsa, removing the social distance signs and discouraging masks? Because he doesn’t care about anyone but himself. Was he on the floor shaking hands? No one got close to him without protection. Again, I’m waiting for a defense. Over 1000 views here, no defense yet offered.

Wear masks, limit crowds, testing, quarantine, and contact tracing. Kind of like Germany did.

So is Putin, Real. There is no defense in your world. Only excuses.

He wasn’t a leader then. It was good PR. He does nothing that will not benefit him personally.

Trump talked to Xi Jinping in the days before his lies. They knew. Pandemics are no one’s fault. The response to them is directly related to the quality of leadership on the national level.

Our deficit is approaching socialist levels under this failed president.

It was xenophobic. The horse was already out of the barn, and trump did the only thing he knows how to do - stoke fear that others are responsible for bringing this to our shores and make himself look heroic by shutting borders.

If you look at the countries with the worst statistics, you’ll find leaders who are attempting authoritarian rule, like trump. Bolsonaro in Brazil. Modi in India. Leadership matters. The top three countries in infections and deaths.

I’m sorry, Card, but you got your history wrong. I’m reading a book right now, “The Splendid and the Vile” by Eric Larsen. It is about the London Blitz and Churchill’s command of it. Chamberlain is the one who downplayed the threat. His lack of leadership failed miserably. Churchill started sounding the alarm as soon as he became Prime Minister. Look into what he was saying well before The bombing started. He did not lie to his people.

Hell, I’m not fit to be President. Weren’t no attack.

190000 dead behind his lies. Still no defense.

The job is the test. Trump’s failed.

Why?

And, still no defense.

You ain’t fit to be President, either.