Cuomo says a Trump quarantine of New York and New Jersey would mean Civil War

Cuomo, and all governors, are elected to protect the people in their own state. No governor wants to quarantine their entire constituency. It would not be popular, may cause panic, and may not be that helpful once the outbreak is in full swing. The President is elected to protect the entire country. A quarantine in NY and other outbreak areas could substantially protect the rest of the country from contamination. Instead of announcing on TV that we may quarantine NYC, but not even discuss with Cuomo and NY in advance... the President needs to have private meetings with NY and negotiate an approach that protects the country, and also helps NY to avoid panic and fear evacuations. Trump can tell Cuomo that worst case is that NY doesn't support quarantines and the US puts national guard on the CT and NJ borders to keep people from exiting. Best case is that Cuomo cooperates and we come up with a plan to keep New Yorkers from leaving voluntarily with a system of monitoring to be sure. A coordinated plan could be communicated by Cuomo and Trump together and could keep people as calm as possible.

Americans can't stand each other. The country has been headed for civil war for several years, and this crisis is exactly what will trigger it.

Trump caves again.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-52080119

Mondo Hondo wrote:

Americans can't stand each other. The country has been headed for civil war for several years, and this crisis is exactly what will trigger it.

It was also divisive before 9/11, but Bush managed not to be a catalyst, afterwords.

3hr-marathoner wrote:

bartholomew_maxwell wrote:

It actually is a game because most of these medical reports are fake news, false positives, etc.

You are off the deep end on this, dude. Sure there is always uncertainty: false positives are a thing, testing isn't as widespread as it might be which messes with mortality estimates. But to conclude from this that the corona virus is all fake news is absurd.

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I'm perfectly fine with being off the deep end unlike lemmings who swallow everything they see as long as a professional person who looks good on TV, with makeup, tells me it is so.

Like WTF, Americans as a whole are so dumb because no one wants to think for themselves. They want everything spoonfed to them and gulp it down without questioning.

You assume that you're RIGHT just because you agree with what the mainstream media says. Well, whoop dee freakin doo. Just means you're gullible and unable to think for yourself.

3hr-marathoner wrote:

That's the fear, right? But riddle me this. Who is in charge of the federal government right now? Who stands to strip our power and hoard it for himself? Trump in is charge here. If there is anyone in with the ability to stoke this crisis for his their own personal gain, it's him.

Wow you're so freakin clueless. The WHO doesn't have to be a freakin individual. Like get outta here lemming.

TIGER KING wrote:

You tell me why Trump minimized it at first? He put a travel ban to and from China and liberals lost their minds screaming for all to hear "RACISM, XENOPHOBIA. " In the meantime they were trying to impeach him over some fallacious Russian bs. Weeks lost to fight Covid19 and here we are. STFU6

I agree. The Left and the media are both so full of hate that they probably want tens of thousands of Americans to die just so that they can blame it on Trump. Now the major news outlets no longer want to air the daily coronavirus briefings because Trump’s been handling the media like a boss and making them look like the biased fools that most of them are.

Thank God that this did not happen while Obama was president because the death toll would have been far worse. The way that the Obama administration handled Obamacare was so pathetically incompetent that they would have been quickly overwhelmed by a virus like this one.

3hr-marathoner wrote:

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Cry me a river, Libby. Trump's approval rating is actually increasing.

SDSU Aztec wrote:

Mondo Hondo wrote:

Americans can't stand each other. The country has been headed for civil war for several years, and this crisis is exactly what will trigger it.

It was also divisive before 9/11, but Bush managed not to be a catalyst, afterwords.

It's not necessarily a bad thing. Certain states have been carrying certain other under-performing states for decades, and maybe that practice should end - especially if the under-performing states are, ironically, the most angry and vocal about the status quo to begin with. There could be a perceived "win-win" to dividing the U.S. up. I think even people against the idea in general can see some benefit to it.

I'd love to die on the front lines of the coronavirus fight instead of hiding away in my 2500 sq ft home.

bartholomew_maxwell wrote:

I'd love to die on the front lines of the coronavirus fight instead of hiding away in my 2500 sq ft home.

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You're implying Cuomo is being selfish. Whether Trump believed a quarantine was necessary or just wanted to impose one because he hates Cuomo, his coronavirus response team talked him out of it. If Cuomo is not doing what he should do, Fauci or Birx would say so and Trump would be cheering them on.

bartholomew_maxwell wrote:

3hr-marathoner wrote:

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Cry me a river, Libby. Trump's approval rating is actually increasing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6j4FTUh6mYY

In times of crisis most presidents have approval ratings in the 80s. Trump is hovering around 50%.

bartholomew_maxwell wrote:

I'd love to die on the front lines of the coronavirus fight instead of hiding away in my 2500 sq ft home.

Sadly, that home you worked so hard for will make you a target more than a success story in the coming months.

If there ever was a 2nd Civil War, wouldn't they have to change The Country's name from UNITED States To Divided States?

I enjoy reading post-apocalypse fiction. A recurring theme is roadblocks to prevent fleeing from cities to the country.

If I lived in a big city and didn't HAVE to stay, I'd be already gone or making plans to leave.

Chances are that everything will be fine so you'll just be inconvenienced and out maybe a couple thousand dollars. But another recurring theme in these books is that when things go South, they go South in a hurry.

The governor of Rhode Island has already set up roadblocks on I-95 to stop travelers coming from New York. I'm not sure what these folks are being told to do, but a governor can impose martial law and close its borders.

Maybe a Civil War is the Deep State's plan for preventing Trump's re-election,

What's worse shutting the borders of a few states when most of the country is pretty much shut down already, but otherwise helping them to the maximum possible to in this crisis , or a civil war?

Cuomo and liberals are so dumb it's insane. They CRY and blame Trump because he didn't do more to prevent the spread of coronavirus. Then when Trump looks to take a big step, they CRY even more and say he is trampling on the power of each state.

So which is it, liberals? Should states be responsible for taking their own actions, quarantines, buying their own masks and ventilators? Or does the federal government need to take control of everything? Can't have it both ways, morons.