03-23-2020, 04:22 PM
apparently Dr Fauci has been disappeared
Trump wants shutdown to end next week
03-23-2020, 05:04 PM
Links please. Can't find where Fauci is gone or where Trump states he wants the shutdown to end next week (though frankly, most people want the shutdown to end next week).
Here's a what I did find:
"President Trump said Monday that his administration would work to allow local economies to “cautiously resume” activities at the appropriate time amid the coronavirus outbreak, adding that the United States “wasn’t built to be shut down.”
“Our public health experts, who are terrific, are studying the variation and the disease across the country, and we will be using data to recommend new protocols to allow local economies to cautiously resume their activity at the appropriate time,” Trump told reporters in the White House briefing room Monday evening.
“Our country wasn’t built to be shut down,” Trump continued. “This is not a country that was built for this.” "
Seems reasonable to me.
Apparently he went on to say that he was optimistic that it would be a matter of weeks, not three or four months. Is optimism such a bad thing?
https://thehill.com/homenews/administrat...-shut-down
Here's a what I did find:
"President Trump said Monday that his administration would work to allow local economies to “cautiously resume” activities at the appropriate time amid the coronavirus outbreak, adding that the United States “wasn’t built to be shut down.”
“Our public health experts, who are terrific, are studying the variation and the disease across the country, and we will be using data to recommend new protocols to allow local economies to cautiously resume their activity at the appropriate time,” Trump told reporters in the White House briefing room Monday evening.
“Our country wasn’t built to be shut down,” Trump continued. “This is not a country that was built for this.” "
Seems reasonable to me.
Apparently he went on to say that he was optimistic that it would be a matter of weeks, not three or four months. Is optimism such a bad thing?
https://thehill.com/homenews/administrat...-shut-down
Free Phogge!!!! And no, crimson doesn't refer to the Tide.
Links please. Can't find where Fauci is gone or where Trump states he wants the shutdown to end next week (though frankly, most people want the shutdown to end next week).
Here's a what I did find:
"President Trump said Monday that his administration would work to allow local economies to “cautiously resume” activities at the appropriate time amid the coronavirus outbreak, adding that the United States “wasn’t built to be shut down.”
“Our public health experts, who are terrific, are studying the variation and the disease across the country, and we will be using data to recommend new protocols to allow local economies to cautiously resume their activity at the appropriate time,” Trump told reporters in the White House briefing room Monday evening.
“Our country wasn’t built to be shut down,” Trump continued. “This is not a country that was built for this.” "
Seems reasonable to me.
Apparently he went on to say that he was optimistic that it would be a matter of weeks, not three or four months. Is optimism such a bad thing?
https://thehill.com/homenews/administrat...-shut-down
Here's a what I did find:
"President Trump said Monday that his administration would work to allow local economies to “cautiously resume” activities at the appropriate time amid the coronavirus outbreak, adding that the United States “wasn’t built to be shut down.”
“Our public health experts, who are terrific, are studying the variation and the disease across the country, and we will be using data to recommend new protocols to allow local economies to cautiously resume their activity at the appropriate time,” Trump told reporters in the White House briefing room Monday evening.
“Our country wasn’t built to be shut down,” Trump continued. “This is not a country that was built for this.” "
Seems reasonable to me.
Apparently he went on to say that he was optimistic that it would be a matter of weeks, not three or four months. Is optimism such a bad thing?
https://thehill.com/homenews/administrat...-shut-down
Free Phogge!!!! And no, crimson doesn't refer to the Tide.
03-23-2020, 05:16 PM
(03-23-2020, 05:04 PM)cardcrimson Wrote: Links please. Can't find where Fauci is gone or where Trump states he wants the shutdown to end next week (though frankly, most people want the shutdown to end next week).We don't know how many cases there are in the US to within an order of magnitude. And Trump's "public health experts" are going to be able to figure out where we can lift the quarantines? No way.
Here's a what I did find:
"President Trump said Monday that his administration would work to allow local economies to “cautiously resume” activities at the appropriate time amid the coronavirus outbreak, adding that the United States “wasn’t built to be shut down.”
“Our public health experts, who are terrific, are studying the variation and the disease across the country, and we will be using data to recommend new protocols to allow local economies to cautiously resume their activity at the appropriate time,” Trump told reporters in the White House briefing room Monday evening.
“Our country wasn’t built to be shut down,” Trump continued. “This is not a country that was built for this.” "
Seems reasonable to me.
Apparently he went on to say that he was optimistic that it would be a matter of weeks, not three or four months. Is optimism such a bad thing?
https://thehill.com/homenews/administrat...-shut-down
Fauci said to expect months of shutdown. Show me a mass of reputable epidemiologists who thinks it will be weeks, and I will eat my shorts and post the video of it here on the site. Trump's statement is pure PR, hoping to get a rise in the stock market.
(03-23-2020, 05:04 PM)cardcrimson Wrote: Links please. Can't find where Fauci is gone or where Trump states he wants the shutdown to end next week (though frankly, most people want the shutdown to end next week).We don't know how many cases there are in the US to within an order of magnitude. And Trump's "public health experts" are going to be able to figure out where we can lift the quarantines? No way.
Here's a what I did find:
"President Trump said Monday that his administration would work to allow local economies to “cautiously resume” activities at the appropriate time amid the coronavirus outbreak, adding that the United States “wasn’t built to be shut down.”
“Our public health experts, who are terrific, are studying the variation and the disease across the country, and we will be using data to recommend new protocols to allow local economies to cautiously resume their activity at the appropriate time,” Trump told reporters in the White House briefing room Monday evening.
“Our country wasn’t built to be shut down,” Trump continued. “This is not a country that was built for this.” "
Seems reasonable to me.
Apparently he went on to say that he was optimistic that it would be a matter of weeks, not three or four months. Is optimism such a bad thing?
https://thehill.com/homenews/administrat...-shut-down
Fauci said to expect months of shutdown. Show me a mass of reputable epidemiologists who thinks it will be weeks, and I will eat my shorts and post the video of it here on the site. Trump's statement is pure PR, hoping to get a rise in the stock market.
03-23-2020, 05:47 PM
(This post was last modified: 03-23-2020, 05:47 PM by cardcrimson.)
(03-23-2020, 05:16 PM)burger Wrote:(03-23-2020, 05:04 PM)cardcrimson Wrote: Links please. Can't find where Fauci is gone or where Trump states he wants the shutdown to end next week (though frankly, most people want the shutdown to end next week).We don't know how many cases there are in the US to within an order of magnitude. And Trump's "public health experts" are going to be able to figure out where we can lift the quarantines? No way.
Fauci said to expect months of shutdown. Show me a mass of reputable epidemiologists who thinks it will be weeks, and I will eat my shorts and post the video of it here on the site. Trump's statement is pure PR, hoping to get a rise in the stock market.
Again, links please. Fauci said it could be two months. Please provide links showing that Fauci said three or four months of shutdown. And isn't Fauci one of the public health experts to which Trump was referring?
(03-23-2020, 05:19 PM)magnus Wrote:(03-23-2020, 05:04 PM)cardcrimson Wrote: Is optimism such a bad thing?
As long as you prepare for the worst.
Absolutely.
Free Phogge!!!! And no, crimson doesn't refer to the Tide.
(This post was last modified: 03-23-2020, 05:47 PM by cardcrimson.)
(03-23-2020, 05:16 PM)burger Wrote:(03-23-2020, 05:04 PM)cardcrimson Wrote: Links please. Can't find where Fauci is gone or where Trump states he wants the shutdown to end next week (though frankly, most people want the shutdown to end next week).We don't know how many cases there are in the US to within an order of magnitude. And Trump's "public health experts" are going to be able to figure out where we can lift the quarantines? No way.
Fauci said to expect months of shutdown. Show me a mass of reputable epidemiologists who thinks it will be weeks, and I will eat my shorts and post the video of it here on the site. Trump's statement is pure PR, hoping to get a rise in the stock market.
Again, links please. Fauci said it could be two months. Please provide links showing that Fauci said three or four months of shutdown. And isn't Fauci one of the public health experts to which Trump was referring?
(03-23-2020, 05:19 PM)magnus Wrote:(03-23-2020, 05:04 PM)cardcrimson Wrote: Is optimism such a bad thing?
As long as you prepare for the worst.
Absolutely.
Free Phogge!!!! And no, crimson doesn't refer to the Tide.
03-23-2020, 05:49 PM
I mean, who amongst us wouldn't want the shutdown to end next week. But I want it to end because we've managed to get this thing under control, not because we've given up the fight.
BC
BC
I mean, who amongst us wouldn't want the shutdown to end next week. But I want it to end because we've managed to get this thing under control, not because we've given up the fight.
BC
BC
03-23-2020, 06:02 PM
This link provides more nuance on how Trump is presenting the issue to the country
https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/23/politics/...index.html
https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/23/politics/...index.html
This link provides more nuance on how Trump is presenting the issue to the country
https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/23/politics/...index.html
https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/23/politics/...index.html
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/po...se-971808/
If we really want to stop ridiculous numbers of deaths, it will require 2-4 months of shut down. That's just the way it is. No amount of wishing will change that.
If we really want to stop ridiculous numbers of deaths, it will require 2-4 months of shut down. That's just the way it is. No amount of wishing will change that.
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/po...se-971808/
If we really want to stop ridiculous numbers of deaths, it will require 2-4 months of shut down. That's just the way it is. No amount of wishing will change that.
If we really want to stop ridiculous numbers of deaths, it will require 2-4 months of shut down. That's just the way it is. No amount of wishing will change that.
03-23-2020, 07:11 PM
(03-23-2020, 06:56 PM)akiddoc Wrote: https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/po...se-971808/
If we really want to stop ridiculous numbers of deaths, it will require 2-4 months of shut down. That's just the way it is. No amount of wishing will change that.
Rolling Stone magazine as the purveyor of truth and source of expert opinion during a time of a global viral pandemic?
Free Phogge!!!! And no, crimson doesn't refer to the Tide.
(03-23-2020, 06:56 PM)akiddoc Wrote: https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/po...se-971808/
If we really want to stop ridiculous numbers of deaths, it will require 2-4 months of shut down. That's just the way it is. No amount of wishing will change that.
Rolling Stone magazine as the purveyor of truth and source of expert opinion during a time of a global viral pandemic?
Free Phogge!!!! And no, crimson doesn't refer to the Tide.
03-23-2020, 08:31 PM
(03-23-2020, 06:56 PM)akiddoc Wrote: https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/po...se-971808/
If we really want to stop ridiculous numbers of deaths, it will require 2-4 months of shut down. That's just the way it is. No amount of wishing will change that.
Absolutely unbelievable that a link to Rolling Stone can be used with a straight face.
"It's not what you don't know that gets you in trouble. It's what you think you know that just isn't so."
Mark Twain
(03-23-2020, 06:56 PM)akiddoc Wrote: https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/po...se-971808/
If we really want to stop ridiculous numbers of deaths, it will require 2-4 months of shut down. That's just the way it is. No amount of wishing will change that.
Absolutely unbelievable that a link to Rolling Stone can be used with a straight face.
"It's not what you don't know that gets you in trouble. It's what you think you know that just isn't so."
Mark Twain
03-23-2020, 09:06 PM
(03-23-2020, 08:43 PM)oldalum Wrote:I think I can get there.(03-23-2020, 05:04 PM)cardcrimson Wrote: “Our country wasn’t built to be shut down,” Trump continued. “This is not a country that was built for this.” "Which countries were? This is a useless statement. Just says the truism that being shut down is not good.
France was built for shutdowns -
The working citizens get 6 (or more) weeks of vacation.
Many routinely take August off, so they have that part of the challenge down too.
And, with universal health care, they don't need to scramble back to work seconds after layoffs.
Most of Europe has a similar deal as many even offer extended paid breaks for those struggling with serious illnesses.
The USA was not built for shutdowns
Working citizens get 2 weeks of vacation time, if they are lucky
Most don't even take their 2 week allocation each year
With insurance provided by employers Americans often can't afford healthcare when they become unemployed
In most cases USA citizens will get a small fraction of their pay should they become disabled and almost nothing if they have a serious illness.
So if you think about it the USA was not built for shutdowns is essentially true.
For similar reasons the USA was not built for pandemics.
(03-23-2020, 08:43 PM)oldalum Wrote:I think I can get there.(03-23-2020, 05:04 PM)cardcrimson Wrote: “Our country wasn’t built to be shut down,” Trump continued. “This is not a country that was built for this.” "Which countries were? This is a useless statement. Just says the truism that being shut down is not good.
France was built for shutdowns -
The working citizens get 6 (or more) weeks of vacation.
Many routinely take August off, so they have that part of the challenge down too.
And, with universal health care, they don't need to scramble back to work seconds after layoffs.
Most of Europe has a similar deal as many even offer extended paid breaks for those struggling with serious illnesses.
The USA was not built for shutdowns
Working citizens get 2 weeks of vacation time, if they are lucky
Most don't even take their 2 week allocation each year
With insurance provided by employers Americans often can't afford healthcare when they become unemployed
In most cases USA citizens will get a small fraction of their pay should they become disabled and almost nothing if they have a serious illness.
So if you think about it the USA was not built for shutdowns is essentially true.
For similar reasons the USA was not built for pandemics.
03-23-2020, 09:29 PM
(03-23-2020, 08:43 PM)oldalum Wrote:Oldalum, I bet you scoffed at this, too:(03-23-2020, 05:04 PM)cardcrimson Wrote: “Our country wasn’t built to be shut down,” Trump continued. “This is not a country that was built for this.” "Which countries were? This is a useless statement. Just says the truism that being shut down is not good.
"We choose to go to the Moon! We choose to go to the Moon...We choose to go to the Moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard; because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills, because that challenge is one that we are willing to accept, one we are unwilling to postpone, and one we intend to win, and the others, too."
Perhaps not as eloquent, but the message is the same.
Free Phogge!!!! And no, crimson doesn't refer to the Tide.
(03-23-2020, 08:43 PM)oldalum Wrote:Oldalum, I bet you scoffed at this, too:(03-23-2020, 05:04 PM)cardcrimson Wrote: “Our country wasn’t built to be shut down,” Trump continued. “This is not a country that was built for this.” "Which countries were? This is a useless statement. Just says the truism that being shut down is not good.
"We choose to go to the Moon! We choose to go to the Moon...We choose to go to the Moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard; because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills, because that challenge is one that we are willing to accept, one we are unwilling to postpone, and one we intend to win, and the others, too."
Perhaps not as eloquent, but the message is the same.
Free Phogge!!!! And no, crimson doesn't refer to the Tide.
(03-23-2020, 09:06 PM)Farm93 Wrote: France was built for shutdowns -You are a deeper thinker than I am! I think it's time for me to shut down for awhile.
The working citizens get 6 (or more) weeks of vacation.
Many routinely take August off, so they have that part of the challenge down too.
And, with universal health care, they don't need to scramble back to work seconds after layoffs.
Most of Europe has a similar deal as many even offer extended paid breaks for those struggling with serious illnesses.
The USA was not built for shutdowns
Working citizens get 2 weeks of vacation time, if they are lucky
Most don't even take their 2 week allocation each year
With insurance provided by employers Americans often can't afford healthcare when they become unemployed
In most cases USA citizens will get a small fraction of their pay should they become disabled and almost nothing if they have a serious illness.
So if you think about it the USA was not built for shutdowns is essentially true.
For similar reasons the USA was not built for pandemics.
(03-23-2020, 09:06 PM)Farm93 Wrote: France was built for shutdowns -You are a deeper thinker than I am! I think it's time for me to shut down for awhile.
The working citizens get 6 (or more) weeks of vacation.
Many routinely take August off, so they have that part of the challenge down too.
And, with universal health care, they don't need to scramble back to work seconds after layoffs.
Most of Europe has a similar deal as many even offer extended paid breaks for those struggling with serious illnesses.
The USA was not built for shutdowns
Working citizens get 2 weeks of vacation time, if they are lucky
Most don't even take their 2 week allocation each year
With insurance provided by employers Americans often can't afford healthcare when they become unemployed
In most cases USA citizens will get a small fraction of their pay should they become disabled and almost nothing if they have a serious illness.
So if you think about it the USA was not built for shutdowns is essentially true.
For similar reasons the USA was not built for pandemics.
03-23-2020, 09:33 PM
(03-23-2020, 09:06 PM)Farm93 Wrote:(03-23-2020, 08:43 PM)oldalum Wrote:I think I can get there.(03-23-2020, 05:04 PM)cardcrimson Wrote: “Our country wasn’t built to be shut down,” Trump continued. “This is not a country that was built for this.” "Which countries were? This is a useless statement. Just says the truism that being shut down is not good.
France was built for shutdowns -
The working citizens get 6 (or more) weeks of vacation.
Many routinely take August off, so they have that part of the challenge down too.
And, with universal health care, they don't need to scramble back to work seconds after layoffs.
Most of Europe has a similar deal as many even offer extended paid breaks for those struggling with serious illnesses.
The USA was not built for shutdowns
Working citizens get 2 weeks of vacation time, if they are lucky
Most don't even take their 2 week allocation each year
With insurance provided by employers Americans often can't afford healthcare when they become unemployed
In most cases USA citizens will get a small fraction of their pay should they become disabled and almost nothing if they have a serious illness.
So if you think about it the USA was not built for shutdowns is essentially true.
For similar reasons the USA was not built for pandemics.
Feel free to relocate to France.
Free Phogge!!!! And no, crimson doesn't refer to the Tide.
(03-23-2020, 09:06 PM)Farm93 Wrote:(03-23-2020, 08:43 PM)oldalum Wrote:I think I can get there.(03-23-2020, 05:04 PM)cardcrimson Wrote: “Our country wasn’t built to be shut down,” Trump continued. “This is not a country that was built for this.” "Which countries were? This is a useless statement. Just says the truism that being shut down is not good.
France was built for shutdowns -
The working citizens get 6 (or more) weeks of vacation.
Many routinely take August off, so they have that part of the challenge down too.
And, with universal health care, they don't need to scramble back to work seconds after layoffs.
Most of Europe has a similar deal as many even offer extended paid breaks for those struggling with serious illnesses.
The USA was not built for shutdowns
Working citizens get 2 weeks of vacation time, if they are lucky
Most don't even take their 2 week allocation each year
With insurance provided by employers Americans often can't afford healthcare when they become unemployed
In most cases USA citizens will get a small fraction of their pay should they become disabled and almost nothing if they have a serious illness.
So if you think about it the USA was not built for shutdowns is essentially true.
For similar reasons the USA was not built for pandemics.
Feel free to relocate to France.
Free Phogge!!!! And no, crimson doesn't refer to the Tide.
03-23-2020, 09:38 PM
(03-23-2020, 09:29 PM)cardcrimson Wrote:(03-23-2020, 08:43 PM)oldalum Wrote:Oldalum, I bet you scoffed at this, too:(03-23-2020, 05:04 PM)cardcrimson Wrote: “Our country wasn’t built to be shut down,” Trump continued. “This is not a country that was built for this.” "Which countries were? This is a useless statement. Just says the truism that being shut down is not good.
"We choose to go to the Moon! We choose to go to the Moon...We choose to go to the Moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard; because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills, because that challenge is one that we are willing to accept, one we are unwilling to postpone, and one we intend to win, and the others, too."
Perhaps not as eloquent, but the message is the same.
Huh???????????
(03-23-2020, 09:29 PM)cardcrimson Wrote:(03-23-2020, 08:43 PM)oldalum Wrote:Oldalum, I bet you scoffed at this, too:(03-23-2020, 05:04 PM)cardcrimson Wrote: “Our country wasn’t built to be shut down,” Trump continued. “This is not a country that was built for this.” "Which countries were? This is a useless statement. Just says the truism that being shut down is not good.
"We choose to go to the Moon! We choose to go to the Moon...We choose to go to the Moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard; because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills, because that challenge is one that we are willing to accept, one we are unwilling to postpone, and one we intend to win, and the others, too."
Perhaps not as eloquent, but the message is the same.
Huh???????????
(03-23-2020, 09:29 PM)cardcrimson Wrote:nope, you bet wrong. I don't see the similarity at all (and from the post immediately above, it seems I'm not the only one). And I aced those SAT questions about things that are similar and those that are not! But I'm happy to learn if you can explain plainly enough for me to understand!(03-23-2020, 08:43 PM)oldalum Wrote:Oldalum, I bet you scoffed at this, too:(03-23-2020, 05:04 PM)cardcrimson Wrote: “Our country wasn’t built to be shut down,” Trump continued. “This is not a country that was built for this.” "Which countries were? This is a useless statement. Just says the truism that being shut down is not good.
"We choose to go to the Moon! We choose to go to the Moon...We choose to go to the Moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard; because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills, because that challenge is one that we are willing to accept, one we are unwilling to postpone, and one we intend to win, and the others, too."
Perhaps not as eloquent, but the message is the same.
________________
However, Kennedy's words seem fitting for the moment, with our country facing the societal challenge of fighting the virus and its personal and economic harms, except that this challenge is not one of choice and can't be postponed.
(03-23-2020, 09:29 PM)cardcrimson Wrote:nope, you bet wrong. I don't see the similarity at all (and from the post immediately above, it seems I'm not the only one). And I aced those SAT questions about things that are similar and those that are not! But I'm happy to learn if you can explain plainly enough for me to understand!(03-23-2020, 08:43 PM)oldalum Wrote:Oldalum, I bet you scoffed at this, too:(03-23-2020, 05:04 PM)cardcrimson Wrote: “Our country wasn’t built to be shut down,” Trump continued. “This is not a country that was built for this.” "Which countries were? This is a useless statement. Just says the truism that being shut down is not good.
"We choose to go to the Moon! We choose to go to the Moon...We choose to go to the Moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard; because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills, because that challenge is one that we are willing to accept, one we are unwilling to postpone, and one we intend to win, and the others, too."
Perhaps not as eloquent, but the message is the same.
________________
However, Kennedy's words seem fitting for the moment, with our country facing the societal challenge of fighting the virus and its personal and economic harms, except that this challenge is not one of choice and can't be postponed.
03-23-2020, 10:26 PM
(03-23-2020, 09:38 PM)oldalum Wrote:(03-23-2020, 09:29 PM)cardcrimson Wrote:nope, you bet wrong. I don't see the similarity at all (and from the post immediately above, it seems I'm not the only one). And I aced those SAT questions about things that are similar and those that are not! But I'm happy to learn if you can explain plainly enough for me to understand!(03-23-2020, 08:43 PM)oldalum Wrote:Oldalum, I bet you scoffed at this, too:(03-23-2020, 05:04 PM)cardcrimson Wrote: “Our country wasn’t built to be shut down,” Trump continued. “This is not a country that was built for this.” "Which countries were? This is a useless statement. Just says the truism that being shut down is not good.
"We choose to go to the Moon! We choose to go to the Moon...We choose to go to the Moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard; because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills, because that challenge is one that we are willing to accept, one we are unwilling to postpone, and one we intend to win, and the others, too."
Perhaps not as eloquent, but the message is the same.
________________
However, Kennedy's words seem fitting for the moment, with our country facing the societal challenge of fighting the virus and its personal and economic harms, except that this challenge is not one of choice and can't be postponed.
Glad you aced those SATs!
Kennedy pushed the US to conquer space, the moon, and all those unnamed other things. Trump pretty much the same for the virus. Our country is not to be conquered by a virus. . .
Free Phogge!!!! And no, crimson doesn't refer to the Tide.
(03-23-2020, 09:38 PM)oldalum Wrote:(03-23-2020, 09:29 PM)cardcrimson Wrote:nope, you bet wrong. I don't see the similarity at all (and from the post immediately above, it seems I'm not the only one). And I aced those SAT questions about things that are similar and those that are not! But I'm happy to learn if you can explain plainly enough for me to understand!(03-23-2020, 08:43 PM)oldalum Wrote:Oldalum, I bet you scoffed at this, too:(03-23-2020, 05:04 PM)cardcrimson Wrote: “Our country wasn’t built to be shut down,” Trump continued. “This is not a country that was built for this.” "Which countries were? This is a useless statement. Just says the truism that being shut down is not good.
"We choose to go to the Moon! We choose to go to the Moon...We choose to go to the Moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard; because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills, because that challenge is one that we are willing to accept, one we are unwilling to postpone, and one we intend to win, and the others, too."
Perhaps not as eloquent, but the message is the same.
________________
However, Kennedy's words seem fitting for the moment, with our country facing the societal challenge of fighting the virus and its personal and economic harms, except that this challenge is not one of choice and can't be postponed.
Glad you aced those SATs!
Kennedy pushed the US to conquer space, the moon, and all those unnamed other things. Trump pretty much the same for the virus. Our country is not to be conquered by a virus. . .
Free Phogge!!!! And no, crimson doesn't refer to the Tide.
03-23-2020, 11:06 PM
(03-23-2020, 10:26 PM)cardcrimson Wrote: Kennedy pushed the US to conquer space, the moon, and all those unnamed other things. Trump pretty much the same for the virus. Our country is not to be conquered by a virus. . .Ah, I see what you are referring to, thanks, I appreciate the insight. I hope many others are as inspired by Trump to make the necessary sacrifices to win this battle. I'm personally not inspired by Trump and didn't read that into those words. The sentence before that one was unassailable on its own I think.
(03-23-2020, 10:26 PM)cardcrimson Wrote: Kennedy pushed the US to conquer space, the moon, and all those unnamed other things. Trump pretty much the same for the virus. Our country is not to be conquered by a virus. . .Ah, I see what you are referring to, thanks, I appreciate the insight. I hope many others are as inspired by Trump to make the necessary sacrifices to win this battle. I'm personally not inspired by Trump and didn't read that into those words. The sentence before that one was unassailable on its own I think.
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