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Ask HN: Why is there no public outcry in US on coronavirus handling?

3 points by quietthrow ↗ HN
The us leadership has botched how it’s handled this situation. People with symptoms have been turned away from testing simply because they don’t meet the criteria of having travelled to a region or being in contact with somebody who has been tested positively. Rich and famous people are being tested and common people who are already burdened by the economic state are bearing more. How can a countries populous not do anything ?

The us’ ineffectiveness is exposing that American exceptionalism is nothing but the house of cards in this current time.

What can people do besides the usual “call your rep /senator”?

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anigbrowl
There is a public outcry, but since it's not safe right now for people to assemble in noisy crowds it is necessarily only happening over the internet.
quietthrow
Seems like a case of “if a tree falls in the forest and nobody hears it, has it really fallen?”
32gbsd
stay inside and lock the doors until election time then vote. seems to solve most political problems.
[dead] xnrv
here ya go: The Trump administration's handling of the coronavirus pandemic is a national disgrace. We should have impeached him ten times over by now. I don't trust the current government to handle this, or any, situation requiring decisive and urgent action with competence or even a modicum of intelligence. At this point I feel that our entire political system is corrupt and beyond repair. Drain the swamp my ass. Let it burn.
quietthrow
I hear yea your frustration but it didn’t work that way. If he all the politicians In the world were directly impacted by this you’d see much different execution. But the reality is not that. How can one create a platform for common people to voice their opinions and then aggregate it into people’s choice ? If people see others voicing their opinions it gives them courage to speak up. Although I understand that this works on both positive and negative opinions.

(Besides voting)

rolph
message managment and ridicule is a big part:

"I still say we have to as a nation and state go forth with everyday activities.”

That advice contradicts recommendations by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and information posted to Young’s own official campaign and congressional Facebook pages and his congressional website."

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22625054