Biden Day 1: rejoin Paris climate accord, rescind Muslim travel ban, etc
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I look forward to seeing a return of sanity.
It's sad, though, that so much of his early actions will be damage control and attempts to undo the harm done by the festering bubo that previously occupied the Oval Office.
It's sad, though, that so much of his early actions will be damage control and attempts to undo the harm done by the festering bubo that previously occupied the Oval Office.
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Here, have some back-up facts.
It was not a "reinstatement." It was a hardening against some countries that had been identified by the previous administration as problematic. Travel was restricted, not banned.
*rump's policy was absolutely religiously motivated, and was the first major salvo in what became and assault against religious liberties nationwide.
Let's not "both sides" this when one side involved actual fascism. It's quite possible to sort "propaganda" from fact. I did it in less than 15 seconds.
It was not a "reinstatement." It was a hardening against some countries that had been identified by the previous administration as problematic. Travel was restricted, not banned.
*rump's policy was absolutely religiously motivated, and was the first major salvo in what became and assault against religious liberties nationwide.
Let's not "both sides" this when one side involved actual fascism. It's quite possible to sort "propaganda" from fact. I did it in less than 15 seconds.
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I see lizmonster already posted the politifact site re the claim in post #3.
I agree that all politics involves a certain amount of spin and emphasis on some events (and interpretations thereof) over others, but I am not sure what you mean by saying it is hard to separate facts from propaganda, or what you mean by "both sides," as if politics on the Right have been anything approaching "normal" over the past four years. Facts don't have "sides." It has never been easier to fact check and to assess the relative accuracy of different sources of news and information. It is also relatively easy to assess the biases and accuracy of various media outlets and to cross check information (and the spin) presented in news stories.
I agree that all politics involves a certain amount of spin and emphasis on some events (and interpretations thereof) over others, but I am not sure what you mean by saying it is hard to separate facts from propaganda, or what you mean by "both sides," as if politics on the Right have been anything approaching "normal" over the past four years. Facts don't have "sides." It has never been easier to fact check and to assess the relative accuracy of different sources of news and information. It is also relatively easy to assess the biases and accuracy of various media outlets and to cross check information (and the spin) presented in news stories.
I'm going to interject a moderation note:
I'm not putting up with Trump cultic bullshit.
From anyone. At all. There is no "both sides" to white supremacist hate-mongering.
I'm not putting up with Trump cultic bullshit.
From anyone. At all. There is no "both sides" to white supremacist hate-mongering.
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I saw something on TV this evening that I had almost forgotten existed: a presidential press conference. I mean a real one, where reporters from different news outlets, not just a hand picked few, asked questions, and the POTUS actually answered them and not once told anyone they were "terrible," "fake" or "nasty." Oh, and he stayed to the end instead of angrily storming out.
The last four years have been surreal in so many ways, but some of #45's behavior was so ubiquitous it became almost normalized too.
The last four years have been surreal in so many ways, but some of #45's behavior was so ubiquitous it became almost normalized too.
Last night I had the best night of sleep I had for five years. There is a tiny bit of hope in my heart. Our long national nightmare is finally over. Not that we're out of the woods, of course.
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The incoming Biden administration was shocked - that's the word they used - to learn that the Republicans have no plan and never bothered to make one to distribute coronavirus vaccines.
Nothing!
The new administration will have to start from scratch, long months after the vaccines were developed and ready.
Nothing!
The new administration will have to start from scratch, long months after the vaccines were developed and ready.
I'm sure the Delusionists will see that as further "proof" that the virus is a communist hoax and refuse to vaccine.
I think the explicit plan was, "Let the states do it"? That seems in-line with Republican dogma, so I'm not surprised.
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They had a plan. It was to ignore the pandemic as much as possible, because early on it appeared that the virus was mostly affecting "blue" states and big cities.
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/202...-states-is-worse-than-previously-thought.html