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re: Let's be honest: EVERYONE underplayed the virus early on
Posted on 4/10/20 at 12:25 pm to Bjorn Cyborg
Posted on 4/10/20 at 12:25 pm to Bjorn Cyborg
Sorry - I still think it's overblown. And maintained that since day 1. 
This post was edited on 4/10/20 at 12:27 pm
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Posted on 4/10/20 at 12:25 pm to Bjorn Cyborg
Dems downplayed it because they wanted to bash Trump as a racist.
Reps downplayed it because they knew Dems would use it to crush economy.
Reps downplayed it because they knew Dems would use it to crush economy.
Posted on 4/10/20 at 12:26 pm to Bjorn Cyborg
You spelled overplayed wrong. They're still overplaying it now.
Posted on 4/10/20 at 12:26 pm to Scruffy
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It absolutely was overblown.
I don't disagree.
But there was no class of people downplaying it, while another class of people hyped it up. Everyone downplayed it early on.
Posted on 4/10/20 at 12:26 pm to SickGainzLP
quote:Absolutely.
Some people actively downplayed it and directly stated it was being overblown to hurt Trump politically. Those people are morons.
The media (all channels) overplayed it though because they gained viewers...and those viewers kept coming back because they were afraid.
They do that with every situation, be it a shooting, hurricane, tornado, etc.
Posted on 4/10/20 at 12:29 pm to jdd48
Right there with you 
Posted on 4/10/20 at 12:29 pm to Scruffy
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The media (all channels) overplayed it though because they gained viewers.
Yes. In March. Not in January or February.
Posted on 4/10/20 at 12:30 pm to Bjorn Cyborg
Saying that the response was overblown will be the new attack on Trump. They will say the Governors and states only went off the Federal guidelines titled “President Trump’s Coronavirus Guidelines for America”. That the executive branch, with the national experts and CDC did this.
Book it.
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Book it.
Posted on 4/10/20 at 12:33 pm to Redleg Guy
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That the executive branch, with the national experts and CDC did this.
Yep...this is the "he made you do it" narrative
Posted on 4/10/20 at 12:35 pm to Redleg Guy
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Saying that the response was overblown will be the new attack on Trump. They will say the Governors and states only went off the Federal guidelines titled “President Trump’s Coronavirus Guidelines for America”. That the executive branch, with the national experts and CDC did this.
Book it.
I agree that will be their strategy. But everyone from the Who to Fauci did the same thing.
However, when there are less than 50,000 deaths nationwide it will be a fizzle and will come out a victory for Trump.
Posted on 4/10/20 at 12:35 pm to Bjorn Cyborg
Trump was the only voice taking it seriously from the beginning and nobody listened. Dems act like this isn't true.
But he never treated it like it was going to be a pandemic. And it's not. It's just a slightly worse flu.
As usual he's been right from the beginning but crucified for it.
But he never treated it like it was going to be a pandemic. And it's not. It's just a slightly worse flu.
As usual he's been right from the beginning but crucified for it.
This post was edited on 4/10/20 at 12:38 pm
Posted on 4/10/20 at 12:47 pm to braindeadboxer
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Posted on 4/10/20 at 12:51 pm to theunknownknight
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Thought it would be closer to the flu. But a little worse.
What do I win?
You’d lose. You can’t claim “this isn’t that bad” when the country has been shut down for a month and It’s successful
This post was edited on 4/10/20 at 12:52 pm
Posted on 4/10/20 at 12:53 pm to Bjorn Cyborg
Hard to get the projections right when China was both hiding info and lying about the info it DID release.
Posted on 4/10/20 at 1:05 pm to Bjorn Cyborg
Do we underestimate the flu every year? We shut down the fricking country over the flu.
Posted on 4/10/20 at 1:08 pm to AggieHank86
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Hard to get the projections right when China was both hiding info and lying about the info it DID release.
Had pretty good data from other countries in February.
Many people on this forum called and stated why, but the "scientist" and "experts".
This post was edited on 4/10/20 at 1:09 pm
Posted on 4/10/20 at 1:12 pm to AggieHank86
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Hard to get the projections right when China was both hiding info and lying about the info it DID release.
And the WHO is playing goalie for the CCP.
If the OP is right (and everyone underplayed it), the MSM is showing their arse to the world by only going after Trump and Republicans.
Posted on 4/10/20 at 1:13 pm to Bjorn Cyborg
We should all stop the gotcha and pointing fingers and get to the real issue. CHINA.
Posted on 4/10/20 at 1:16 pm to Bjorn Cyborg
It's pretty much 5-10 x H1N1. That's it. No one saw that coming I don't care who you are. That being said, it's not that big a deal to shut down the whole fricking country over it. I barely even remember H1N1.
Posted on 4/10/20 at 1:18 pm to Bjorn Cyborg
I think the travel ban saved tens of thousands of lives. Looking back, it was pretty amazing that he pulled the trigger as early as he did considering how so many of the Democratic Leaders were against it.
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