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Andrew Cuomo Takes a ‘Hatchet’. In a recorded call, he explains why he favors broad lockdowns.
WSJ ^ | October 15, 2020 | WSJ Editorial Board

Posted on 10/16/2020 9:53:46 AM PDT by karpov

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo likes to say that his virus policies, including a strict, prolonged lockdown of New York City, are based on science. Well, he finally revealed the truth when he told Jewish leaders last week that he is locking down their communities again due to public fear.

Cases in Brooklyn, Queens and some New York City suburbs have been rising, and Mr. Cuomo blames orthodox Jewish communities not adhering to his rules. Last week he shut down nonessential businesses and schools in these communities and limited gatherings at houses of worship to 10 people.

“They have never been following the regulations with any rigor,” Mr. Cuomo said earlier this week. “I had an eye-opener in talking to them. Now you see the result.” Eye-opening for New Yorkers too. The Jewish newspaper Hamodia posted a recording of the call between the Governor and Jewish leaders. Here he is explaining his decision to lock down:

“I am 100% frank and candid. This is not a highly nuanced, sophisticated response. This is a fear-driven response. You know, this is not a policy being written by a scalpel. This is a policy being cut by a hatchet. It’s just very blunt. I didn’t propose this. It was proposed by the mayor in the city. I am trying to sharpen it and make it better. But it’s out of fear. People see the numbers going up—‘Close everything! Close everything!’

“It’s not the best way to do it, but it is a fear-driven response. The virus scares people. Hopefully if we get the numbers down in the zip codes, the anxiety comes down, and then we can have a smarter, more tailored approach. Your point is right. ‘Why close every school?

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Editorial; US: New York
KEYWORDS: 2020election; akadeblasio; andrewcuomo; antifa; billdeblasio; cuomo; election2020; landslide; lockdown; newyork; newyorkcity; nyc; ocasiocortez; occasionalcortex; orthodoxjews; trumplandslide
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Paging Justice Barrett. Do Cuomo's actions violate the 1st Amendment?

1 posted on 10/16/2020 9:53:46 AM PDT by karpov
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To: karpov

Sorry, source is WSJ, not NYT!


2 posted on 10/16/2020 9:54:28 AM PDT by karpov
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To: karpov

So much for following the science...


3 posted on 10/16/2020 9:55:51 AM PDT by gov_bean_ counter (In this circus called the Democrat Party, Biden is the monkey and Harris is the organ grinder...)
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To: karpov
I hope the Orthodox Jews show more spine than my Catholic co-religionists have and stand up for the Free Expression of Religion under the First Amendment!.

"Dia shábháil ar fad anseo!"

4 posted on 10/16/2020 9:58:08 AM PDT by ConorMacNessa (FMF Corpsman - Lima 3/5 RVN 1969 - St. Michael the Archangel defend us in Battle!)
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To: karpov

I’m still shocked we had some knuckleheads that frequent this site, cheering these lockdowns!

They will NEVER give this newfound power up...EVER!


5 posted on 10/16/2020 9:58:54 AM PDT by Artcore (Trump 2020!)
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To: karpov

This election seems clear to me. Do you favor never ending wars and lock downs or not?


6 posted on 10/16/2020 9:59:22 AM PDT by Steve Van Doorn (*in my best Eric Cartman voice* 'I love you, guys')
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To: karpov
The only justification for a broad lockdown is that it will "make the virus go away."

Cuomo's first lockdown locked the virus into closed quarters with the people, allowing continuous - and even easier - spread. It did not go away - it just deprived healthy people of the opportunity to get it, get over it, and mover the country one step closer to broad immunity.

Since Cuomo is not quite that mentally defective, we can only assume that this is not a medically sound recommendation, but part of a continuing collectivist campaign of malice against normal Americans.

7 posted on 10/16/2020 10:04:00 AM PDT by Mr. Jeeves ([CTRL]-[GALT]-[DELETE])
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To: karpov
When America's founding ideas prevail among "We, the People," then all ideas are allowed to be circulated freely, with "We, the People" evaluating those ideas and making our individual decisions as to their value.
8 posted on 10/16/2020 10:20:06 AM PDT by loveliberty2
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To: loveliberty2

Needless to say, America’s Founders and Framers of its Constitution, expected that “We, the People” we be an “educated electorate,” fully capable of evaluating all ideas and recognizing the “ideas of liberty” as those upon which our Constitution is founded.


9 posted on 10/16/2020 10:23:07 AM PDT by loveliberty2
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To: loveliberty2

Correction: should be “would be an “educated electorate.”


10 posted on 10/16/2020 10:24:20 AM PDT by loveliberty2
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To: Artcore

‘I’m still shocked we had some knuckleheads that frequent this site, cheering these lockdowns!’

how ‘bout that handful that cheered on ratting on their neighbors and tossing them in the clink or a year...?


11 posted on 10/16/2020 10:34:52 AM PDT by IrishBrigade
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To: karpov

“........... Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out— Because I was not a Jew. Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.”


12 posted on 10/16/2020 10:34:55 AM PDT by buckalfa (Feed Your Head ! Feed Your Head !)
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To: karpov

When is Cuomo going to hand out the yellow Star of David for them to sew on their clothes?


13 posted on 10/16/2020 10:35:51 AM PDT by nevergore (I have a terrible rash on my covfefe....)
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To: karpov
Cuomo has to be indicted on that nursing home genocide.

He sent those people to their deaths no different than trains to Treblinka.

Meanwhile Cuomo stashed his 89-year-old mom Tilly at Fredo's manse, until Fredo and his nutty bleach-bathing frau Cristina caught the gleep.

14 posted on 10/16/2020 11:23:42 AM PDT by StAnDeliver (I've got your Third Rail of Politics right here.)
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To: karpov

So he wants to spread fear?


15 posted on 10/16/2020 11:27:32 AM PDT by 1Old Pro (FILL THE SEAT)
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To: karpov

This video was initially uploaded to YouTube on 10/3 and, as of now, has just under 1.5 MILLION VIEWS. Since then, it’s ALSO been uploaded to, among others, both BITCHUTE & BRIGHTEON over a dozen times each.
Here are representative links to BITCHUTE & BRIGHTEON uploads. (How does one say “SCREW YOUTUBE” in German.)

If you need a reason WHY YOU should share this, a comment below the YouTube version may help, to wit:
“Quarantine is when you restrict the movement of sick people.
Tyranny is when you restrict the movement of healthy people.
Stupidity is when you can’t tell the difference.”

Do not be dismayed at the small number of views on BRIGHTEON & BITCHUTE. Perhaps we can help by sharing those links and draw folks away from the LEFTIST NAZIS AT YOUTUBE.
Here are some representative links:
https://www.brighteon.com/4445f474-84e3-4e4f-b24f-07f11e091994
https://www.brighteon.com/f55a94e7-d4dd-44cc-9cfd-efce6998bd23
CAUTION: ZUCKERBERG’S NAZI’S WILL NOT ALLOW POSTING BRIGHTEON LINKS ON FARCEBOOK. And TWITTER is also playing the censorship game, for now mainly with the growing BIDEN scandal.
USE ONE OF THE BITCHUTE LINKS BELOW ON FB:
https://www.bitchute.com/video/ZPXpGuefQRk9/
https://www.bitchute.com/video/J2W1iSLu64iG/
(BITCHUTE is based in the UK and has several versions with foreign language subtitles.)
LET’S HELP MAKE THIS GO VIRAL WORLDWIDE!!


16 posted on 10/16/2020 11:28:06 AM PDT by Dick Bachert (ee)
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To: Mr. Jeeves

This video was initially uploaded to YouTube on 10/3 and, as of now, has just under 1.5 MILLION VIEWS. Since then, it’s ALSO been uploaded to, among others, both BITCHUTE & BRIGHTEON over a dozen times each.
Here are representative links to BITCHUTE & BRIGHTEON uploads. (How does one say “SCREW YOUTUBE” in German.)

If you need a reason WHY YOU should share this, a comment below the YouTube version may help, to wit:
“Quarantine is when you restrict the movement of sick people.
Tyranny is when you restrict the movement of healthy people.
Stupidity is when you can’t tell the difference.”

Do not be dismayed at the small number of views on BRIGHTEON & BITCHUTE. Perhaps we can help by sharing those links and draw folks away from the LEFTIST NAZIS AT YOUTUBE.
Here are some representative links:
https://www.brighteon.com/4445f474-84e3-4e4f-b24f-07f11e091994
https://www.brighteon.com/f55a94e7-d4dd-44cc-9cfd-efce6998bd23
CAUTION: ZUCKERBERG’S NAZI’S WILL NOT ALLOW POSTING BRIGHTEON LINKS ON FARCEBOOK. And TWITTER is also playing the censorship game, for now mainly with the growing BIDEN scandal.
USE ONE OF THE BITCHUTE LINKS BELOW ON FB:
https://www.bitchute.com/video/ZPXpGuefQRk9/
https://www.bitchute.com/video/J2W1iSLu64iG/
(BITCHUTE is based in the UK and has several versions with foreign language subtitles.)
LET’S HELP MAKE THIS GO VIRAL WORLDWIDE!!


17 posted on 10/16/2020 11:29:11 AM PDT by Dick Bachert (ee)
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To: gov_bean_ counter

This video was initially uploaded to YouTube on 10/3 and, as of now, has just under 1.5 MILLION VIEWS. Since then, it’s ALSO been uploaded to, among others, both BITCHUTE & BRIGHTEON over a dozen times each.
Here are representative links to BITCHUTE & BRIGHTEON uploads. (How does one say “SCREW YOUTUBE” in German.)

If you need a reason WHY YOU should share this, a comment below the YouTube version may help, to wit:
“Quarantine is when you restrict the movement of sick people.
Tyranny is when you restrict the movement of healthy people.
Stupidity is when you can’t tell the difference.”

Do not be dismayed at the small number of views on BRIGHTEON & BITCHUTE. Perhaps we can help by sharing those links and draw folks away from the LEFTIST NAZIS AT YOUTUBE.
Here are some representative links:
https://www.brighteon.com/4445f474-84e3-4e4f-b24f-07f11e091994
https://www.brighteon.com/f55a94e7-d4dd-44cc-9cfd-efce6998bd23
CAUTION: ZUCKERBERG’S NAZI’S WILL NOT ALLOW POSTING BRIGHTEON LINKS ON FARCEBOOK. And TWITTER is also playing the censorship game, for now mainly with the growing BIDEN scandal.
USE ONE OF THE BITCHUTE LINKS BELOW ON FB:
https://www.bitchute.com/video/ZPXpGuefQRk9/
https://www.bitchute.com/video/J2W1iSLu64iG/
(BITCHUTE is based in the UK and has several versions with foreign language subtitles.)
LET’S HELP MAKE THIS GO VIRAL WORLDWIDE!!


18 posted on 10/16/2020 11:30:07 AM PDT by Dick Bachert (ee)
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To: StAnDeliver
Fer cryin' out loud. Will somebody...ANYBODY... spring for a BIGGER BOAT.


19 posted on 10/16/2020 11:34:11 AM PDT by Dick Bachert (ee)
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To: Artcore

Mask Nazis Must Die!


20 posted on 10/16/2020 3:16:31 PM PDT by packrat35 (Pelosi is only on loan to the world from Satan. Hopefully he will soon want his baby killer back)
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