Re:“It'll all be over by Christmas” (No it won't)
by itronitron on Friday April 17, 2020 @07:29AM
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The current scenario in the US shows both the federal government's failure of responsibility and failure of imagination. I don't expect there to be a second shutdown despite the likelihood of a larger second wave. While that will probably result in more deaths sooner I don't think that is something Trump or his supporters care much about.
The extreme differences in competencies between nations in dealing with the crisis, with the US near the bottom of the pack. Which brings up the possibility that the US's decline, apparent to much of the world even before the witless 45's comic ascendancy, accelerates apace, with SARS-CoV-2 delivering the coup de grace.