Stay Home Or Open Up? U.S. Political Divide Hits Coronavirus Response | The 11th Hour | MSNBC

Dr. Nahid Bhadelia reacts to America's political divide affecting how Americans respond to the threat of the coronavirus pandemic. Aired on 05/13/2020.
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Stay Home Or Open Up? U.S. Political Divide Hits Coronavirus Response | The 11th Hour | MSNBC

45 comments

  1. We need to listen to the medical experts because the one thing that Trump knows how to do well, and that’s to lie.

    1. You’re right Trump listens to experts. Liberals and Democrats harass Trump no matter what he says

    2. Yes, because “medical experts” would never lie in a system where “medicine” is a profitable business.

  2. Wisconsin – with your court ruling today I’m thinking you’ll need to order 500 new body bags. As our moron in the oval would say OH WELL, SO SAD…..IT’S ALL BEAUTIFUL.

    1. LOSING NOW : Kinda’ weird, isn’t it? When your, “government,” is actually fighting, in the courts AGAINST safety, just so they can get their industries running again, and get paid. And, how dumb are these hacktivist organised, “protestors,” that Donny openly supports, challenging his OWN, “policies?” Donny’s polls were dropping, “biglee,” when this thing started, and the country was, “United.” Now, it’s, “political.” And, Donny is back in the game, fighting against common sense, for the money. A, “United,” States of America is Donny’s Kryptonite. Think about the implications of that, America? . . .

    2. @Ash Roskell Behind every one of those “protestors” is a 100,000 people who wish they were there.

    3. MrSpencerport : And not a ONE of them is ANY of their, “leaders,” is it, son? Oh no. They’re staying safely wrapped up in their PPE, only ever removing their masks when a camera points in their direction. You’re just a Helot slave, genuflecting for your masters, who think of you (when they think of you at all) as utterly disposable . . . I would pity you, but . . . I just don’t 🤣

  3. This sucks, I know it’s the right thing to take this slow, but financially I’m really starting to feel it & I know I’m probably better off than many. I feel for all of you hurting financially.

    1. Start asking where the government bailout disappeared to? Tax payer money gone with zero oversight to prop up a stock market that helps the 1%

    2. MrSpencerport : Awe . . . Bless . . . Who told you THAT son? Hope it wasn’t your, “accountant?” Was it Alex Jones? Or, someone off of Fox, maybe? Coz’ their fortunes, “don’t,” rely on the same shares as Donny’s, do they, kiddo? . . . Not a reader, are you? Lemme’ guess? Trump, “fan,” by any chance? 🤣

    3. the safe reopening is the reason this country is screwed….how about this? we all just go back to normal and people will live and people will die….the same as every other year in history…….quit being a sheep…they are playing you all

  4. I am just waiting for a lot of young blue eyed blond children to die and then things will turn around.

    1. the safe reopening is the reason this country is screwed….how about this? we all just go back to normal and people will live and people will die….the same as every other year in history…….quit being a sheep…they are playing you all

    2. @the therorist The question is how many tens or hundred’s of thousands of additional people will die each year over and above the usual numbers that die from the usual illnesses, especially if no precautions are taken until a suitable vaccine for COVID-19 is readily available. COVID-19 has proved to be a very nasty and tricky virus, being easily and unknowingly transmitted from one person to another, and also quite deadly to the elderly and those with other underlying health issues. This is a lottery you don’t want to win, and some people will have more tickets in this virus lottery than others. All I can say is good luck and stay safe.

  5. It is not a political divide. It is a stupidity gap. One the one side, normal sane people, on the other hand people who reason if you cant see it is not real. You can see the earth so it is flat not round. You can see the climate change so it is not real. You can see a virus so it is not real. You can see dark people so they are real and take away your jobs. Guess the usa is now a country divided by stupidity.

  6. Dr. Fauci was asked for his experience and expertise- now Trump is crucifying him for his science base expertise.
    Common now – he help us with pass outbreaks- Ebola, SARS- please please let’s think 🤔 please. Everyone wants the economy back but HOW do we do it safely together.
    Dr. Fauci- thank you 🙏 for helping us navigate this crisis.

  7. USA, your fake General has marched you past the warning signs and deep into the quicksand.
    You are screwed whichever way you turn.
    String him up.

  8. Donny’s polls were dropping, “biglee,” when this thing started, and the country was, “United.” Now, it’s, “political.” And, Donny is back in the game, fighting against common sense, for the money. A, “United,” States of America is Donny’s Kryptonite. Think about the implications of that, America? . . .

  9. to me, its not about patriotism to stay home or wear a mask in public. to me, it is a moral courtesy to practice social distancing because this is the most important time in all of our lives to be as decent as possible to each other. respect and care for your neighbors and your communities, and let’s be a better society once we get through this. may the Force be with us.

    1. I fully agree with that way of looking at it. Wish more did. But, realistically, neither, “morality,” nor, “curtesy,” have ever scored high on the trump cult’s list of priorities. Especially since the precise opposite of that has been their modus operandi regarding most issues. Donny has only, “politicised,” the virus, because, A) he was dropping sharply, according to his own pollsters, against Biden, while the country was being, “United,” and supporting each other in the face of a crisis. America seemed to be responding appropriately and following a moral, “instinct,” if you like? Then, Donny turned it into a, “them v us,” situation, as he does with everything, to get back in the game. A, “United,” States of America is literally TOXIC to him, his brand, and his chances of survival. Division was what got him in power, and stirring up that division, to a point that must be the worst America has seen since the Civil War (and, oddly enough, over the very same issues) is what has kept him powerful. And he and his hacktivists, organising these, “protests,” on the internet, know this. Right now, Donny is spending more time with his lobbyists than his Cabinet, figuring ways to get the whole country back to work and making his shareholder-bosses all that MONEY that keeps them from jumping ship to Biden’s team. He believes (and he could be right?) that exposing us ALL to the virus, will cause it to weaken in effect among the general population, and things will get back to normal, if we just lift away the lockdown, everywhere. If he’s wrong, and instead of that, it mutates into a more virulent strain, as the scientists are predicting, he will have cost us more lives AND jobs, slowing the economy even more. Let alone the fact that he’s willing to take this gamble, which he’ll only ever admit to if it pays off, after they’ve buried most of the stats, his plans are truly monstrous; and I don’t know which is more tragic? The fact that he’s in a position to do this to us? Or, the fact that his blind, racist, greedy followers are SO stupid, that they are lining up to campaign for their own demise? Even if trump’s gamble pays off, it will have cost a lot of unnecessary deaths to find that out. And, I noted that, in that familiar way that Donny ALWAYS projects his own crimes and conspiracies onto others, he was admitting what he’s up to; by accusing Fauci of it. When he said Fauci is, “trying to play both sides.” This, coming from the man who openly encourages America to, “protest,” against his OWN policies? The man who can’t admit that he just wants us to ignore ALL protective measures and get back to work. So, he’s looking for excuses, wherever he can find them, and getting mad at the guy who’s simply answering questions; NOT setting policy. This is turning into America’s darkest hour.
      Sorry to go on like that. Wasn’t my intention when I started. I hope my words were not wasted? I sense not? Since, “courtesy,” matters to you, I imagine you would pay me the courtesy of reading my response? And, from that same courtesy, my apologies, for offloading all that onto you ✌️

    2. Ash Roskell i agree we are stuck between a rock and a hard place indeed. im glad that there are others out there who stay well informed because in my town it seems like not many people care, and its very disconcerting to be surrounded by such stupidity. stay healthy ✌🏽

    3. very boring films : They’re just scared, most of them. If not of the virus, and the threat of the 2nd Wave, they’re terrorised by the thought of being one month away from failing to pay down on something vital to their families. These things have a way of ironing themselves out. I know that sounds somewhat platitudinous, but I think it will. You too, my friend. Stay safe, and best wishes for you and yours 👍

  10. Looks like America has to learn things the hard way. We want everything now. Wisdom , common sense and common good doesn’t work here. All of us will pay.

  11. You guys, meaning the USA, are crazy. Good luck. God knows where you all will end up? I hang my head in sadness and shake it in disbelief.

  12. People I know you want the economy to open but we have to listen to the Scientist. trump is not a scientist.

    1. @Pam Deshane As I have stated before people will always do what they deem necessary for themselves… my point is this is not this man’s first rodeo you have people not wearing mask and not even doing social distance as if to say “I’m not listening to anyone” and people are losing their lives everyday. If you can and want to…go back to work but please be safe…Dr Faucci is not just trying for this economy to stay shut down but he’s saying….not so fast… There will always be different opinions on how to do this…but if I needed surgery….I go to a Dr.

  13. The political divide hits EVERYTHING – because the right-wingers nowadays turn every fact they don’t like into a controversy.
    If Trump would say “People don’t die when they are killed.”, we would have a political divide about if people can die or are actually immortal…

  14. Why is the the White House trying to make The Infectious Diease Dr. Look like he knows nothing but when THE GUILTY PRESIDENT NEEDED A RESPECTABLE MAN HE’S ALL GOOD TRUMP NEEDS TO GROW UP IJS.

  15. If there were any other president in power, this pandemic wouldn’t be so politicized. Unfortunate that real people are dying over it everyday.

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