Almost all places were under lockdown when that "14 days to flatten the curve" took place.

And everyone followed guidance? Trick question, you know they didn't.

That said, I think it was Trump who said two weeks. I think the doctors were unwilling to promise a specific time. I'm not necessarily attacking him on that - it was a hard political sell even with a two week estimate.

I agree. I think the "14 days to slow the spread" was to give people some hope. Would have been quite different if it had been "We'll get totally through this in 18-24 months!"

We've all been there. You give a best case scenario. Not the best idea as it usually bites you.

I live in LA and most people followed the guidance. The freeways were empty. I worked everyday. Empty freeways on LA at 5 pm in the afternoon means people were hunkered down.

Fair point. I over generalized and deserve the hand slap.

Two weeks was far too ambitious. I don't recall if we knew at the beginning that the time between exposure and showing symptoms could be 13+ days. That's rare, but its one of the reasons it has spread like it has. Compare to SARS which was far deadlier but had a shorter incubation.

That said, viruses don't travel in a vacuum and don't survive forever on surfaces. I don't think it is a stretch to say that if we could have genuinely locked down for 30 days we should have been able to squash this. Logistically, I get that it isn't that easy, but especially at the beginning it should have been doable. If states had in fact over reacted instead of waiting until the last minute then we could have among the best numbers in the world and Trump would probably be President.

But hindsight is 20/20. We knew less, didn't have the tests we have now, and honestly knowing something and experiencing it are different. I will admit the Democrats were winding up to exaggerate and make it seem worse than it was on Trump...but then they didn't need to. I don't think anyone expected it to be what it has been. Maybe the CDC and epidemiologists who've had more direct experience with these sorts of things, but not the politicians or the electorate. Hell, I believed, but believing and understanding aren't the same.

No, your Covid god said it as well. He also said masks were pointless, but apparently that was before his handlers changed his mind.

“I cannot see that all of a sudden, next week or two weeks from now it's going to be over. I don't think there's a chance of that. I think it's going to be several weeks.”

It was a new virus and he was either being hopeful or his estimates were wrong.

Masks...I don't think anyone actually thought it would be as bad as it was at the beginning. People started getting desperate and looked to things we hadn't done before. Handlers? LOL

What's the theory on the masks at this point? How do they fit into the plan for world domination?

"It was a new virus and he was either being hopeful or his estimates were wrong."

As someone who is supposed to know what he's talking about, he sure is wrong a lot about the subject.

"Masks...I don't think anyone actually thought it would be as bad as it was at the beginning. People started getting desperate and looked to things we hadn't done before. Handlers? LOL"

He's an "expert." At least he claims he is. And he gets paid more than anyone in Washington. He shouldn't be wrong as much as he is on this.

Yes, his handlers. The people who tell him what to say and when to say it.

Man, Trump should have replaced him then.

His handlers - that's crossing over into Qoncpiracy land. Its an implication you aren't going to be able to prove and I am uninterested.

"Man, Trump should have replaced him then."

Yes, I agree. I was pissed when he kept him on his team.

"His handlers - that's crossing over into Qoncpiracy land. Its an implication you aren't going to be able to prove and I am uninterested."

I guess. You're the one who made it a point to single it out. Sometimes, "proof" isn't necessary when it's blatantly obvious. I have serious questions as to how he makes millions when he's wrong so many times. He can't even answer simple questions when asked by the Senate.

His job is to predict the unpredictable. You aren't happy with what he is saying so you are trying to make it sound like that is somehow a sign of incompetence. You should watch more than just clips of the senate interview, because he nailed it. A few pressed him to say things he couldn't know and he pushed back, but that is what he is supposed to know. He is a scientific advisor. He deals in facts.

"His job is to predict the unpredictable. You aren't happy with what he is saying so you are trying to make it sound like that is somehow a sign of incompetence."

No, it has nothing to do with whether I like what he says or not. I have SEEN the statistics of Covid. I know what it can do and who it affects the most. It isn't about being petty. It's about not wanting the government to control everything I do. Too much control. Unconstitutional.

"You should watch more than just clips of the senate interview, because he nailed it. "

Yeah, that would be an opinion. A wrong opinion, but an opinion nonetheless.

"He is a scientific advisor. He deals in facts."

And which facts would these be? Wearing two masks is better than wearing one? Kids should stay home from school even though they don't spread the virus around? Only small businesses should be shut down while the big businesses are allowed to stay open?

He's a tool, a puppet, for the left. He says what they want him to say and when he goes slightly off script, they throw a tantrum. The left did the same thing when the CDC said if you got vaccinated you don't need your mask and can go back to normal. Proof again that it isn't about "the science," it's about control.

You are mixing what was advised and what was adopted as policy. A doctor is going to tell you to eat a perfectly healthy diet, exercise, etc. You are going to adopt as much of that as you are willing to. He isn't the president, or governors.

"they" who say that?

Hitler Rants Parodies with that downfall clip are some of the funniest videos on YouTube.

God moves in mysterious ways.

Well, that one didn't lived long.

This has been the longest two weeks I’ve ever seen