05-24-2020, 05:13 PM
(This post was last modified: 05-24-2020, 05:14 PM by danbrotherston.)
(05-24-2020, 03:14 PM)jamincan Wrote: Everyone says he's had a remarkable good run, but what exactly has he done well besides not being a utter disaster like Trump? I'd say he hasn't made things worse, but I definitely feel his leadership has been tepid and lukewarm and leaving people confused and unsure of what to do.
For me, the biggest things he has done is to follow public health's scientifically based guidance, and not flinch in the face of the false belief you can save the economy by killing people.
He hasn't necessarily been the best leader, but I think he's done all right. He's been a bit naive in believing that people and especially 'corporations' won't just do the 'right thing' when asked (where the 'right thing' is what's best for the community), but he seems to genuinely want it to happen...for example, he seemed genuinely surprised and angry that landlords were doing the obvious selfish thing.
I mean, I think that's just a feature of true naive conservatism (the market will regulate itself kind of belief).