My post was directed specifically at the question posed by the poster I was responding to
And I simply pointed out that the amount of harm he does is dwarfed by the amount of harm the people that willingly follow him do to themselves and those around them, considering Trump has very little direct control over any one specific citizen...they are able to make choices themselves.It boggles my mind that you guys have no way of stopping such a person. Ho much harm does he need to cause in order for him to get kicked out?
Because there are idiots in that state who can't seem to follow the guidelines issued by the CDC?
Funny thing about public health issues and pandemics, is that it only takes a few stupid people to ruin it for everybody. Democratic run states still have Republicans in them, and people that follow Trump.You say the major problem is Trump followers. These are democratic party run states and have low Trump followers, please explain why they are doing worse. Here is another head-scratch er, why is California doing so well, as a democrat party run state it is only 5% of the deaths and make up only 2% of cases reported in the state. How are they doing so well, but New York/New Jersey are not? Got to be all those Trump followers, according to you.
That said, I'm not blaming it entirely on Trump followers, though a large portion of them seem to have trouble following the guidelines. I just blame idiots. It just so happens that many of the folks who follow Trump and believe his rhetoric about this pandemic ARE idiots.... but Democrats can be idiots too.
Also this from @Edge specifically the bolded part at the end.
Because they aren't, not anymore. Like their deaths, new daily cases have similarly been trending downward since mid-April, while we're seeing largely Republican led states like Florida peaking and still growing.
They're doing better because each state is different, each states response is different, and each population is different. It's complex and there's no easy answer, despite many of us wishing there were. But to discount the significance that Trump and his adherents have played in this affair is nonsense.