I really don’t want to include political items in this blog, because it’s supposed to be things that make you learn and/or laugh, and I’m concerned that political items will make people make a funny face and go elsewhere. And yet I feel compelled to post these:

Don’t just blame President Trump. Blame me — and all the other Republicans who aided and abetted and, yes, benefited from protecting a political party that has become dangerous to America. Some of us knew better.

But we built this moment. And then we looked the other way.

(…) The failures of the government’s response to the coronavirus crisis can be traced directly to some of the toxic fantasies now dear to the Republican Party. Here are a few: Government is bad. Establishment experts are overrated or just plain wrong. Science is suspect. And we can go it alone, the world be damned.

All of these are wrong, of course. But we didn’t get here overnight. It took practice.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/03/18/elections-have-consequences-slow-response-virus-is-one-them/

And speaking of utter hypocrisy:

Leadership: Whatever happens, you’re responsible. If it doesn’t happen, you’re responsible.— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 8, 2013

…whereas on Friday March 13, 2020:

“I don’t take responsibility at all,” Trump announced during a press conference declaring a national emergency in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.

And Liam Fox makes this important point on Twitter (Liam Fox@Liamfoxactor·Mar 13):

Fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, hate leads to the dark side.

When Yoda makes more sense than @potus you know what to do this November