Why is the Trump Administration so God Damned oblivious to any opportunity to draw the country together yet takes every opportunity to pull it apart.
COVID-19 response is yet another example. They keep peddling this "risk for average Americans is low" narrative. While that is likely true given the way COVID-19 appears to attack older people and those with chronic illnesses, particularly respiratory, the Trumpkin idiots are missing a golden opportunity here.
The narrative should be that while the risk to "average" Americans may be low, the risk to older Americans and those with chronic illness is very likely higher if not much higher. As such, being careful about travel plans and really rigorous personal hygiene may not have much impact on you personally, the added risk of mortality to those that are older and/or already dealing with chronic illness if individual Americans do not chip in and do their best as individuals could have a significant impact on those at higher risk level and thus the country as a whole.
Those at higher risk are not walking around with signs on their backs identifying themselves for us. The Administration is neither emphasizing thinking about travel plans carefully nor are they emphasizing personal hygiene. MEDIA is doing much more to push the personal hygiene narrative.
At least, the Administration finally started pushing the right narrative regarding face masks though not enough as yet. We now have a shortage of face masks for healthcare professionals for whom they are important protective devices. The general public really does not get much benefit out of wearing masks. There is likely a modest benefit for the general public wearing N-95 masks but its not worth draining the supply of masks. Wash your hands, avoid contact with others, cover your mouth when you sneeze and if using your hand WASH YOUR HANDS AFTER and stay away from people that are sneezing. Turn your head, WHATEVER!
We really won't know where we are and what is what until we can do testing at a high enough level to produce actual data that can translate into action, personal and governmental, another place where the Trump Administration has really dropped the ball.
Again though, it is staggering to me how oblivious the Trumpkin Administration is to any opportunity including a golden opportunity to unite the country and tell a narrative of how taking individual responsibility can help each of us individually but the degree to which helping ourselves can responsibly help all Americans regardless of their age or other risk factors like chronic illness.
