My point is that for people like me and most professionals the lockdown didn't destroy our lives. It was a major inconvenience that could effect our investments and certainly ruined our social lives but we didn't lose everything we spent decades building like some small businesses. More importantly one look at the poverty rate in California and how the poor go to malls for the air conditioning they can't afford at home destroys the caring narrative that the Democrats project. Poor people in my neighborhood have been devastated by the lock downs because many are part time workers. They also never complied with social distancing because of culture. So they are both poorer and sicker. Something liberal elites cannot understand.

I'm disappointed that Trump did not embrace wearing masks as much as he could have. I would have looked to South Korea as an example. Still the narrative that Trump ignored the pandemic rings hollow. From the beginning he placed the policy decisions on the Governors and local officials. He then told the Governors and local officials he would offer them any federal assistant they requested. It looks like their hatred of Trump got in the way of serving their citizens.

@wolfhnd "Still the narrative that Trump ignored the pandemic rings hollow. From the beginning he placed the policy decisions on the Governors and local officials. He then told the Governors and local officials he would offer them any federal assistant they requested. It looks like their hatred of Trump got in the way of serving their citizens."

The one thing that drove me crazy was the states that chose to criticize Trump heavily, yet not recognize the value of having control of their own state, as well as not recognize combined efforts. NYC for example, their more stricter mandates made a lot more sense than that of a more countryside area in upstate NY. Being able to weigh the balance should have been better understood by the political leaders of the state.

When Democrats and Republicans are seen working together to solve a common problem, they gain a considerable amount of greater trust between all citizens. It is a two way street, however. I think if Trump had done a two simple things, like wear a mask and not speaking badly of Democrats, he could have given off a better attitude. Likewise if Pelosi held off on talking negativity about Trump, and put politics aside for a moment, she could have appeared to be putting the peoples best interest ahead of the party.

To be honest, I'm not entirely happy with the way both Trump and Pelosi handled themselves. I don't fault anyone for COVID besides China. However, the fact we can't come together in a time of crisis is not good, and needs to change.

@wolfhnd Gee, Don't you get it yet? No proof a mask does a dam thing.

@johnlondon

There is no proof Trump isn't a Russian asset. We live in a world of uncertainty. Often we are forced to weigh logic more heavily than evidence.

The idiocy of promoting a class divide is on full display.

If the bleeding heart liberals would move back into and disperse throughout the inner cities the worst of the inner city problems would quickly disappear.

Those who do not suffer the consequences of their policies are unlikely to make good policy.