People seems to find it easier to understand this administration's (many) failures. But I don't think it's sunk in to most of the country how deep and broad the problem is, with different manifestations across the political spectrum. 2016 was both a symptom and an accelerant.
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I agree that this is possible and the kindest interpretation. I think we're having amnesia here, folks. In February, the common message *across media* wasn't that we were about to get hit hard, but this wasn't that big a deal, and what about the flu, etc.https://twitter.com/_DJ_DC_/status/1303805939187879945 …
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I dropped everything else and started writing about the pandemic in long-form at the *end* of February because I was desperately trying to convince smart, educated people in my broad circles to stop conferences & traveling, or at least to get their parents protected, and failing.
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A good number of people in my mentions making similar claims... That airborne transmission was obvious as early as February! Along with people saying "everyone" knew of severity of the situation. It's *September* 2020, and the CDC *still* doesn't have guidelines for ventilation.pic.twitter.com/9eNyjNQWJh
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I would like to banish "oh, you're surprised"; "everyone knows/knew this"; "it wouldn't make a difference" from our vocabulary. That savvy, cynical stance is, in effect, paralysis posing as sophistication.
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Plus, the very *reason* he should have spoken up sooner is *because* this admin is so bad
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because this is who Mafia-Don.ny is ~~ he does not care about anyone unless they are useful or give him money or give him exposure / famepic.twitter.com/ScGEgoAnuo
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While I’m not surprised that administration insiders did nothing and waited for their tell-all paychecks, I would have expected more from Woodward at this point in his career and life.
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It's bizarre how all the Rational Men are insisting that we can't be appalled by both Trump and Woodward, and pointing out that Trump is "worse" than Woodward, as if it were a contest, and whoever is "worse" should get all the criticism.
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Possible that Woodward himself did not believe what Trump was saying, and rather leaned on the many Voxsplainers about how the flu is so much worse. People forget the "Educated Take" back in Feb was that this was no big deal
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