Here's the thing. The threat of a pandemic rates right up there with the threat of nuclear war.

[Solomon]

Therefore, accordingly our defenses against this threat are of the utmost importance.

This administration dismantled a system that was set up to protect us from pandemics.

But he didn't want to spend the money "on something we don't need". So he dismantled it.

Now, to our utter shame, this administration is telling the public that the prior administrations neglected this grave duty, and that this administration "fixed it".

The audacity of this guy!

Shame on us. Not shame on him (he is incapable of shame) but shame on us.

[gibraltar72]

1. Can I just crawl under my desk then?

[efhmc]

2. But killing people with weapons is so much more fun than letting people just get sick and die.

[abqtommy]

3. I dunno about comparing COVID-19 and nuclear war. It's obvious to me that many people will

survive the pandemic but nuclear war not so much. I do agree that our defenses for either situation should be robust and effective...

[Solomon]

4. Both have the capacity to eradicate humans from the planet. Ok. What ranks higher than nuclear war

and pandemic?