And to be sure, that was their lived experience. They weren’t and aren’t lying, but none of them REALLY understand economics, or how FDR and Hoover and the Fed and bad Congressional policy (the Smoot-Hawley tariff, which arguably helped create the Second World War) took what would have been a year or two downturn and turned it into a decade long downturn.
But what we are seeing NOW is that Republicans are the only one trying to put the working poor back to work. We are the only ones trying to keep small businesses from failing. And this is national. It’s everywhere. If you live in a State with a Democrat for Governor, they are dragging their feet. If you have a Republican, by and large, they are on the front edge of reopening.
And here is the thing: I don’t even think Democrats have thought far enough ahead to have a plan for if the disease actually HAS disappeared. If Georgia reopens and, NOTHING. Florida, NOTHING.
I saw a headline: Texas sees record in deaths. It was 58 deaths, versus the previous record of 50 set 2-3 weeks ago of 50. This in a State of 28 million. Average mortality in the country annually is very roughly 1 in a hundred, which would mean 280,000 people die in Texas of something every year, or over 20,000 a month.
Since this thing started, from the CDC’s website as of a couple days ago, 49,000 people died of COVID-19, and 808,000 from all causes. That’s about 6% of all deaths.
For THAT we have destroyed we don’t know yet how many small businesses, how many dreams, how many lives?
I think the Democrats are going to lose the mantle of “Best Party in a Downturn”. They are CAUSING the downturn, and not only doing so unapologetically, but actively denigrating, insulting, and more or less castigating as unwanted political dissidents anyone who disagrees with their policy.
What is MOST interesting about this is that the media is covering for them. They aren’t reporting stories of heartache, loss and woe, and the DEMOCRATS GET THEIR NEWS FROM THAT MEDIA.
That means NO ONE IS TELLING THEM HOW BADLY THEY ARE FUCKING UP. They haven’t figured it out yet. They may not figure it out until November.
I just really, really hope Trump and Pence have a plan to forestall and to the extent possible eliminate the extensive voter fraud which will UNQUESTIONABLY be attempted.
But I’m not sure there will be enough cheating possible to stop this landslide.
And the effects will be lasting. Once you awaken from a dream you’ve been in all your life, you don’t go back quickly, and don’t go back, EVER, the same way.