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calimary

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8. It also eased the climate crisis a little.

Reply to Pantagruel (Original post)

Wed Dec 30, 2020, 03:41 PM

Dec 2020

Economic shutdown cut back on carbon emissions and other industrial pollutants - AND car/commuter pollution, too.

Hopefully the “new normal” of work-at-home and order-for-pickup/delivery options will prevail, once this nightmare (hopefully) finally runs its course.

We’ve GOT TO do many things differently if we’re going to have a planet not on the critical list.

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Bizarre hypothetical: Has Covid saved the Republic? [View all] Pantagruel Dec 2020 OP

yes demtenjeep Dec 2020 #1

+1 Earthshine2 Dec 2020 #2

He just couldn't muster any interest in leading a response Cirque du So-What Dec 2020 #25

Not bizarre BeyondGeography Dec 2020 #3

The Lord works Mme. Defarge Dec 2020 #4

It truly is biblical in scope. tinrobot Dec 2020 #36

If Trump had done even a half-assed job of handling the pandemic, he would have been re-elected. Arkansas Granny Dec 2020 #5

Absolutely yes. He would have won easily if he had just pretended to take some action and act like Irish_Dem Dec 2020 #6

That's asking too much of him Cirque du So-What Dec 2020 #26

He must have figured cheating would win the election for him. So he didn't have to bother with Irish_Dem Dec 2020 #27

No, it's killing hundreds of thousands BainsBane Dec 2020 #7

But what if we didn't have it and Trump had been doc03 Dec 2020 #16

Maybe BainsBane Dec 2020 #19

It also eased the climate crisis a little. calimary Dec 2020 #8

I'm waiting for justice Pantagruel Dec 2020 #9

Yes I believe it has for now and if Trump doc03 Dec 2020 #10

Likewise, the economic collapse in 2008 probably handed the Presidency to Obama. jalan48 Dec 2020 #11

'08 crisis Pantagruel Dec 2020 #15

Not sure how many more Republican catastrophes we can take in order to get a Democrat elected jalan48 Dec 2020 #20

Two disastrous elections Pantagruel Dec 2020 #32

It has ripped open and exposed every Republican weakness Blue Owl Dec 2020 #12

sane people know that demtenjeep Dec 2020 #14

I posted this on 12/02. Saying the extra unnecessary deaths might be worth it. brewens Dec 2020 #13

No, I think he would have lost without it. Democrats would not have been JI7 Dec 2020 #17

Good point Pantagruel Dec 2020 #21

As soon as I saw Trump's reaction to COVID I said it would be what brought him down. CaptainTruth Dec 2020 #18

The pandemic ended up helping him. W_HAMILTON Dec 2020 #22

yes, that is my counter-intuitive take as well LymphocyteLover Dec 2020 #38

I have almost no doubt that Trump would have won Hav Dec 2020 #23

Yes. bamagal62 Dec 2020 #24

I truly believe that if there hadn't been this COVID nightmare, T would have Nay Dec 2020 #28

I think it's more complicated-- see response 22 LymphocyteLover Dec 2020 #39

God works in strange ways. NT. anamnua Dec 2020 #29

No. It granted it a reprieve. roamer65 Dec 2020 #30

Interesting. kentuck Dec 2020 #31

I'm not at all sure the Republic is saved. It may have delayed its demise a little. Crunchy Frog Dec 2020 #33

After super Tuesday it was Biden's race to lose. ucrdem Dec 2020 #34

Trump would've lost anyway IMO, radius777 Dec 2020 #35

I don't think so. David__77 Dec 2020 #37