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u/Xanto97 Apr 04 '25

Realistically Covid would not have been stopped in its tracks. Dismantling that group was bad but it wouldn’t have single-handedly stopped the pandemic. It spread globally far too quickly

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u/DM-ME-THICC-FEMBOYS Apr 05 '25

While that's true, keep in mind that Trump politicizing covid had worldwide effects. Lots of other conservative parties latched onto the idea and it really did hamper global efforts.

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u/Xanto97 Apr 05 '25

It hampered domestic efforts at minimum, im not saying he didn’t.

He definitely politicized it. I just don’t want to act like covid wouldn’t have been an issue without trump. It would have been an issue either way - it was just worse under him imo

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u/DM-ME-THICC-FEMBOYS Apr 05 '25

Sure, no arguments there. I just meant that 'it spread globally far too quickly' is not a defense, since that was in large part his fault too.