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I don’t recall any of them telling everyone not to use the masks after their efficacy was proven. Trump stance on masks killed thousands of people.
Can you please share a link supporting your statement? AFAIR the efficiency of masks was not proven until recently and in the beginning of pandemic even WHO recommended against masks. Anyway, accusing Trump of thousand deaths because of what he said is just naive. If he was obviously wrong he wound be corrected by press, local governments, senators etc.
Trump says he is considering pardon for Edward Snowden
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Leaking was the method. It is a statement of fact that he was a leaker. It’s a statement of values/opinion that he was a whistleblower.
Grey comments like this are a reminder that the american tech industry has reached a point where you're only allowed to advocate for one set of ideas out loud (what a coincidence considering where SV and SF are). Nothing this person said is wrong or phrased in a hostile manner but the comment is going grey for simply acknowledging the nuance of the topic. As someone who grew up as a dem during a time when dems were t…
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Did you really think you were going to get carry reciprocity anytime soon? No, and that was just an example to illustrate a point. So if this is your one issue, It's not. You're reading WAY too much into that. It was just an example, and it was the first one that jumped to mind.
What a strange and minor issue to pick as an example. Do you have a list of promises not kept? I'm curious how they break down into ones that could not be kept because of Congress and ones that Trump reneged on.
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#404Politically, bringing back Snowden brings back the issue, Obama/Biden era big government spying program Prism. Trump: Remember everyone, Biden used to spy on you. This is similar to when he did a press conference with all of Bill Clinton’s accusers. Just a means to an end for Trump.
If this is the case, not a bad strategy for Trump. In general, I assume that any move by a politician is made entirely out of self-interest.