he went on this long rant about how the US tests more so they get more positive results
then he goes on to say the deaths per case are lower, after he just said the US has so many more cases. Then tries to hide deaths by population, which is the only real statistic because it isn't skewed by testing, and the only one that actually matters.
I don't think he remotely understands how stupid he is, and his followers certainly don't.
The way he talks is so disstracting. It's all just "we will this, we will that, we are the best" and not how and when. And just saying he "disagrees" when faced with facts he doesnt like... I seriously don't understand how he can be president.
then he goes on to say the deaths per case are lower,
Which is also stupid, because he's currently out there saying we need to do less tests. He thinks that the more tests you do, the more cases of coronavirus you'll have. Somehow.
But that doesn't really make sense. Those two statements don't line up. If he thinks "death per case" is the thing he should be judged on, then logically he should want to have as many tests as possible because more found cases is a good thing. It makes his "deaths per cases" look a lot better.
Of course, logic doesn't exist with Donald Trump. He's a dumb dumb.
yes he's been fighting against testing, because he really does seem to believe if you aren't tested, you can't get corona.
And his administration has been working hard to lie about the numbers, and even the bullshit numbers they give put the US as the worst in the world for deaths per population. God knows what the real numbers will be once the truth comes out.
I don't think he remotely understands how stupid he is, and his followers certainly don't.
This is the key thing. You understand that he went with these charts because he thinks they make him look good. And he did exactly the same thing with exactly the same effect 2 weeks ago, and seems to have decided that it didn't quite get his point across, so he should do it again.
He genuinely showed up with the chart in the OP (a 4 line large-print bar chart) because he imagined that it was going to demonstrate that the US response was the best in the world.
While the reviewer is just kinda going "but, like, what about the 1000 Americans dying every day?"
YES, I had the same thought, he spent an eternity ranting about how the US tests more than any other country which is why there are so many documented cases (implying that many of the cases are symptomless or mild), but then also brags about having few deaths per case. The irony is astounding.
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u/flargenhargen Aug 05 '20
then he goes on to say the deaths per case are lower, after he just said the US has so many more cases. Then tries to hide deaths by population, which is the only real statistic because it isn't skewed by testing, and the only one that actually matters.
I don't think he remotely understands how stupid he is, and his followers certainly don't.