2. There's a human story, which ideally should call forth empathy, but also, of necessity, a political story. Trump has spent almost the entirety of this year downplaying the pandemic, continued to hold rallies, mocked those who wore masks. That can't be forgotten.
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3. Trump's bungling of the pandemic has led to tens of thousands Americans dying who would have survived in the USA had a competent president. His positive test is also an occasion to reflect on that bungling and vast human toll he bears responsibility for.
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4. The worst political response would be for Biden to, as some have suggested, suspend his campaign. The opposite is true: now, more than ever, the Democrats need to hammer home that Trump has bungled a pandemic & needs to be replaced. More here:https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/trump-covid-positive-election/ …
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some people actually think decency matters and aren't broken by cynicism wanting decency can be about more than virtue signaling
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Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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The decent and proper response is to never wish well to powerful white sumpremacists because you are implicitly wishing ill on all the millions of people he will go on to directly harm. You're confusing cowardly politeness with moral decency.
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This is my quandary. (1) be a decent human being, or (2) do what is expected for proper, kind people to do.
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