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The USA has sadly become the place that is suffering the most from Covid-19. Although statistically Mr Trump has been keen to tell us that based on the population it is not as bad as some other countries. Now I have to admit I am not a fan of Mr Trump, but to be fair he is the sort of President that folk either love or hate. I personally feel he is leading the USA down a dangerous path in his keenness to get the US economy back on track. I suspect (as other do) that with a presidential election looming he wants to show the country is doing well. The risk of course is that it potentially may lead to an even greater surge in Covid-19 cases.
One of the virtues and weaknesses of the American people is
their stubbornness and maverick attitude to life. Mr Trump has an almost
fanatical following among some and they believe that they have the right to be
free to roam where and when they want. To them the individual is king and
master of his own destiny. Unfortunately there are few ways to stop Covid-19
spreading at present without everyone being in Lockdown, and that is something
unacceptable to many in the US. They would argue it is not the states place to
tell folk they can’t go out and do the things they would normally do.
The result I fear is that these conflicts between state and
the individual and Mr Trump’s own mixed messages at times will result in many
many more US citizens dying. I hope I am wrong but I don’t think I am.
We have relatives and friends in the USA, and we worry a lot for them too. As you said, individualism overtakes the common good sometimes and it's a matter of concern.
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Yes indeed and I notice Mr Trump has come out with another classic statement today wondering if injecting disinfectant into yourself might help kill Covid-19. As it happens he is right it will but only by killing you first which kind of defeats the object.
DeleteMost of those pro-Trump "individualists" are really only in favor of their own right to do what they want, but they are not much in favor of anyone else's rights to, say, healthcare, or marriage, or voting, or religion, or immigration... It is a sad time here, to be sure.
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