• FuglyDuck@lemmy.worldEnglish
        9·
        2 months ago

        Nobody is angry at the republicans for causing the pandemic.

        Democrats are angry that republicans (specifically under Trump) fucked up the pandemic response and at least indirectly- but also frequently directly- killed hundreds of thousands of the millions of dead Americans.

        Imagine not being angry at that.

        For example, Trump resisted lockdowns because rich people didn’t want to lose money. This lead to greater spread, which lead to a larger surge which lead to overwhelmed ICUs and deciding who got ventilators and who didn’t.

        While Trump was looting medical resources exactly like ventilators and sending them to his bestie, Putin.

        Fuck you for spreading trump apologia.

      • boonhet@sopuli.xyz
        5·
        2 months ago

        As above. This was a global crisis. The issues were not caused by the Republican party, nor by the Democrats, nor by anyone even in America! I know… Imagine a thing happening that isn’t directly to do with America!

        Welll there were some people trying to prevent lockdowns from being enacted, some people suggesting Ivermectin and bleach as cures or prevention for COVID, etc…

        Different countries had very different outcomes and while the US wasn’t the worst, it could’ve been a lot better if a certain party hadn’t hampered any effort at improving the situation.

          • hr_@lemmy.world
            21·
            2 months ago

            A bit unfortunate you’re getting down voted for a more nuanced take. The jury is still out on large scale lockdowns. China managed to control the spread by aggressive contact tracing and testing, resorting to lockdowns as last resort. And it worked fairly well for some time.