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Re:How the pandemic might play out in 2021 and beyond by bryanrasmussen on Friday August 21, 2020 @09:58AM (#24234922)
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"
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Re:How the pandemic might play out in 2021 and beyond by phenkdo on Friday August 21, 2020 @10:47AM (#24235329)
> 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.

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Re:How the pandemic might play out in 2021 and beyond by atomi on Friday August 21, 2020 @11:35PM (#24241305)
> ...they tell the public what it wants to hear

That's because it's a sure fire way to get elected in a democracy.

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