[CornFed]

This guy is part of a concerted attack on democracy and the constitution of the USA. The current president and his collection of enablers continue to sew division to increase their political power. The continuing attempt to obscure and diffuse Covid-19 information is part of that attack. So finally they found an MD willing to pander to them. The attack on truth, and caution, and national response continues. Sad to see Stanford label applied to this, but it comes with the territory. A kook is more news when Stanford is attached. Dammit.

Oregontim, I am not sure which would be worse. It may be that the POTUS of the USA truly believes he is right and everybody who disagrees with him is wrong. In that case, the people sewing division are the ones that disagree with him. Simply agree with him and all would be well. It also may be he is cynically sewing division knowing full well he is wrong and not caring. Either one is pretty horrible. However, I believe it is more the first case than the second. POTUS believes what he has to believe to make him be right. Facts and "reality" just don't matter.
I don't believe he is capable of a well thought out cynical attack on democracy. His native stupidity does it for him. He simply doesn't believe that the COVID-19 epidemic is as bad as it appears to be to everybody else. He can't contemplate the possibility that is true, because if it is, he was wrong. That is impossible, ergo it can't be that bad.

Hmmm ... Goose, yes, I have to say, that's a very good explanation. Agreed.

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This guy is part of a concerted attack on democracy and the constitution of the USA. The current president and his collection of enablers continue to sow division to increase their political power. The continuing attempt to obscure and diffuse Covid-19 information is part of that attack. So finally they found an MD willing to pander to them. The attack on truth, and caution, and national response continues. Sad to see Stanford label applied to this, but it comes with the territory. A kook is more news when Stanford is attached. Dammit.

Wow, different realities. I just got a -1 for the above, with the add-on note: "the seeds of division (?) were sown primarily by Barack" One of the things I hate most about 2020 is that we've lost facts as common ground. That in itself is one of the roots of the Covid-19 crisis, IMO.

And in the spirit of full disclosure, the -1 also pointed out that I had used "sew" instead of "sow." Oops. At least, a silver lining.

Many writers have observed that Trump's election was, in large part, a backlash to the divisiveness of Obama and his administration.  His insults about "bitter clingers" and his comments about bringing a gun if his opponents bring a knife and myriad other reckless, dismissive comments, finally angered a sufficient segment of the public (combined with a horrible candidate and campaign in Hillary Clinton) that Trump won.  I don't think anyone would assert that Trump is not divisive.  I find it remarkable if you would assert that Obama was not.

Division is a tool that corrupt politicians use to control the largest possible segment of the electorate.  The tactic is despicable.  It is very prevalent, but it is not useful to promote solutions for big issues.  Obama, unfortunately, was an expert practitioner of the tactic.

https://www.npr.org/2017/01/19/510533942...tator-says

[CornFed]

This guy is part of a concerted attack on democracy and the constitution of the USA. The current president and his collection of enablers continue to sew division to increase their political power. The continuing attempt to obscure and diffuse Covid-19 information is part of that attack. So finally they found an MD willing to pander to them. The attack on truth, and caution, and national response continues. Sad to see Stanford label applied to this, but it comes with the territory. A kook is more news when Stanford is attached. Dammit.

Oregontim, I am not sure which would be worse. It may be that the POTUS of the USA truly believes he is right and everybody who disagrees with him is wrong. In that case, the people sewing division are the ones that disagree with him. Simply agree with him and all would be well. It also may be he is cynically sewing division knowing full well he is wrong and not caring. Either one is pretty horrible. However, I believe it is more the first case than the second. POTUS believes what he has to believe to make him be right. Facts and "reality" just don't matter.
I don't believe he is capable of a well thought out cynical attack on democracy. His native stupidity does it for him. He simply doesn't believe that the COVID-19 epidemic is as bad as it appears to be to everybody else. He can't contemplate the possibility that is true, because if it is, he was wrong. That is impossible, ergo it can't be that bad.

Hmmm ... Goose, yes, I have to say, that's a very good explanation. Agreed.

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This guy is part of a concerted attack on democracy and the constitution of the USA. The current president and his collection of enablers continue to sow division to increase their political power. The continuing attempt to obscure and diffuse Covid-19 information is part of that attack. So finally they found an MD willing to pander to them. The attack on truth, and caution, and national response continues. Sad to see Stanford label applied to this, but it comes with the territory. A kook is more news when Stanford is attached. Dammit.

Wow, different realities. I just got a -1 for the above, with the add-on note: "the seeds of division (?) were sown primarily by Barack" One of the things I hate most about 2020 is that we've lost facts as common ground. That in itself is one of the roots of the Covid-19 crisis, IMO.

And in the spirit of full disclosure, the -1 also pointed out that I had used "sew" instead of "sow." Oops. At least, a silver lining.

Many writers have observed that Trump's election was, in large part, a backlash to the divisiveness of Obama and his administration.  His insults about "bitter clingers" and his comments about bringing a gun if his opponents bring a knife and myriad other reckless, dismissive comments, finally angered a sufficient segment of the public (combined with a horrible candidate and campaign in Hillary Clinton) that Trump won.  I don't think anyone would assert that Trump is not divisive.  I find it remarkable if you would assert that Obama was not.

Division is a tool that corrupt politicians use to control the largest possible segment of the electorate.  The tactic is despicable.  It is very prevalent, but it is not useful to promote solutions for big issues.  Obama, unfortunately, was an expert practitioner of the tactic.

https://www.npr.org/2017/01/19/510533942...tator-says