Re:How the pandemic might play out in 2021 and beyond
by bryanrasmussen on Friday August 21, 2020 @09:58AM
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One of the functions of politicians in recent decades seems to be being public cheerleaders - Churchill in modern guise would have said something like "I have nothing to offer you but some pretty good results that will be quite enjoyable"
Re:How the pandemic might play out in 2021 and beyond
by phenkdo on Friday August 21, 2020 @10:47AM
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> One of the functions of politicians in recent decades seems to be being public cheerleaders
It's very easy to blame the politicians, the average American has led a largely comfortable, coddled life and is unprepared to hear anything negative. Politicians are also sales-persons and they tell the public what it wants to hear.
Re:How the pandemic might play out in 2021 and beyond
by atomi on Friday August 21, 2020 @11:35PM
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> ...they tell the public what it wants to hear
That's because it's a sure fire way to get elected in a democracy.
Disease experts are very cautiously optimistic over a period of years. Economists are in sharp disagreement whether we will see a quick or multi-year recovery, with a few dissenters pointing out the the economic effects could last decades. And politicians seem to have unbridled optimism, which to an outsider can only be explained by access to a persistent vault of champagne.