I think she’d do a good job tbh: probably on par with Canada, so for a western nation, decent. She’s very distinct from Biden IMO, and the ghouls around her are of a different variety than the scum of the earth in the Biden admin, no offense @neera_tanden
Trump's colourful personality certainly didn't help but I think a lot of the reason for the failed COVID response doesn't lie with the individual leader but rather with the material conditions of the US.
In an environment where prohibitive costs makes healthcare inaccessible to a large part of the population you can expect many to shy away from seeking medical attention as long as they can. The inhumane working conditions faces by many people are also a problem. With sick days as heavily rationed as they are in US America people are not going to do the responsible thing and call in sick if they feel unwell. Instead they're going to work sick and infecting their colleagues.
The predatory nature of society also creates a culture of toxic individualism. People are used to being on their own and to society trying to fuck them over. They're not used to being helped out to experience solidarity. There is no cohesion and people are taught from an early age that other people by default are out to get them and that it's smart and chill not to care about your fellow human beings. This makes it hard to get people to follow even moderate hygienic recommendations like wearing masks or social distancing.
The US covid response was also a massive failure due to the lack of democracy in the US political system. Power is de facto held by the oligarchs who funds campaigns and owns the media. These oligarchs are concerned with their own short-term financial gains and will not be willing to accept effective measures like lockdowns.
None of these things were something that came with Trump and Clinton certainly wouldn't have changed them. Covid is decimating the US because the system is sick and brutal, not because a single individual leader was bad.
We can change the leaders but we cant change the populace. I think things would have been roughly the same, most of the gorvernors that mishandled shit still would have done so.
Genuinely want to visit the parallel universe where Hillary won because I'd love to see how different the pandemic response would have been.
You'd get a tax credit for part of the hospital bills of your dead family
I think she’d do a good job tbh: probably on par with Canada, so for a western nation, decent. She’s very distinct from Biden IMO, and the ghouls around her are of a different variety than the scum of the earth in the Biden admin, no offense @neera_tanden
Again, good for a Western nation.
Are we counting New Zealand in the west, or are they the outlier that proves the rule?
Trump's colourful personality certainly didn't help but I think a lot of the reason for the failed COVID response doesn't lie with the individual leader but rather with the material conditions of the US.
In an environment where prohibitive costs makes healthcare inaccessible to a large part of the population you can expect many to shy away from seeking medical attention as long as they can. The inhumane working conditions faces by many people are also a problem. With sick days as heavily rationed as they are in US America people are not going to do the responsible thing and call in sick if they feel unwell. Instead they're going to work sick and infecting their colleagues.
The predatory nature of society also creates a culture of toxic individualism. People are used to being on their own and to society trying to fuck them over. They're not used to being helped out to experience solidarity. There is no cohesion and people are taught from an early age that other people by default are out to get them and that it's smart and chill not to care about your fellow human beings. This makes it hard to get people to follow even moderate hygienic recommendations like wearing masks or social distancing.
The US covid response was also a massive failure due to the lack of democracy in the US political system. Power is de facto held by the oligarchs who funds campaigns and owns the media. These oligarchs are concerned with their own short-term financial gains and will not be willing to accept effective measures like lockdowns.
None of these things were something that came with Trump and Clinton certainly wouldn't have changed them. Covid is decimating the US because the system is sick and brutal, not because a single individual leader was bad.
We can change the leaders but we cant change the populace. I think things would have been roughly the same, most of the gorvernors that mishandled shit still would have done so.