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Irony Abounds as the Left Politicizes the Coronavirus
Townhall.com ^ | November 19, 2020 | Victor Davis Hanson

Posted on 11/19/2020 4:33:28 AM PST by Kaslin

Where has the coronavirus gone?

Nowhere. The pandemic has gained a second wind, even as it is mysteriously scarcer in post-election headlines. If anything, COVID-19 seems more contagious as cold temperatures arrive, people stay in indoors and perhaps their vitamin D levels taper off.

Whatever one's views on the virus -- whether it remains an existential threat or, contrarily, prompts overreactive lockdowns that are more harmful and maybe even deadlier than the virus itself -- nothing much has changed since Election Day.

Or did viral perceptions suddenly change? The pandemic certainly no longer serves as an election lever to demagogue President Trump as a veritable killer.

States such as California are under near-complete lockdown. Draconian measures will abbreviate Thanksgiving gatherings in a way unprecedented in U.S. history. Yet elites such as California Gov. Gavin Newsom and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) have violated the quarantines they have endorsed.

Following the media announcement that Joe Biden would likely become president, crowds swarmed into the streets of San Francisco and Los Angeles. They violated every state mandate requiring masks and social distancing. Authorities did nothing -- just as they had done nothing during the summer-long protesting and rioting. Apparently, some outdoor gatherings were correct; others, not so much.

A similar warping of science accompanied news about the possible rollout of a COVID-19 vaccine.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Editorial; Philosophy; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: andrewcuomo; coronavirus; coronavirusvaccine; gavinnewsom; jobiden; politics; science

1 posted on 11/19/2020 4:33:28 AM PST by Kaslin
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To: Kaslin

Lin wood attorney said this, the virus is a hoax to get mail-in balloting and perpetrate fraud on an American election


2 posted on 11/19/2020 4:35:01 AM PST by ronnie raygun ( Massive mistakes are made by arrogant fools; massive evils are committed by evil people.")
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To: Kaslin

It is really heartwarming to think of God sitting at the knee of Dr. Fauci, gasping in awe of all that he knows.


3 posted on 11/19/2020 4:36:49 AM PST by 17th Miss Regt
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To: Kaslin

Certainly. The two “O” administrations were BOTH dress rehearsals... along with all the other levels of Liberal political ‘wins’ in the past several decades.

Don’t believe it? How many times have you listened to a Liberal politician and asked yourself, ‘How the he*& does someone THAT ignorant and THAT biased get into office’?


4 posted on 11/19/2020 4:57:27 AM PST by SMARTY ("Barbarism is the absence of standards to which an appeal can be made" Y Gasset)
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To: SMARTY

Ooops—wrong thread for this post.


5 posted on 11/19/2020 4:58:41 AM PST by SMARTY ("Barbarism is the absence of standards to which an appeal can be made" Y Gasset)
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Pfizer’s actions appear were made to gain favor with a Biden administration. The next administration will be putting out billions of dollars in new contracts for vaccine production and they want the lion’s share.


6 posted on 11/19/2020 6:06:57 AM PST by LibertyOh
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To: Kaslin
PEOPLE CONTROL, SICK STAY HOME.


7 posted on 11/19/2020 6:30:43 AM PST by GailA (TRUMP IS A GUTSY PRESIDENT)
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To: Kaslin
PEOPLE CONTROL, SICK STAY HOME.


8 posted on 11/19/2020 6:31:20 AM PST by GailA (TRUMP IS A GUTSY PRESIDENT)
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