It would be him.
This guy is more often wrong than right.
He said this about Trump:
"We are very probably looking at a global recession, with no end in sight," Krugman wrote after the 2016 election.
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Sunday, April 19, 2020
Italian virologist says political correctness doomed his country's coronavirus response
Florence even launched a 'Hug a Chinese' Day initiative after Trump announced China travel restrictions
Just came across this article written March 21, 2020 and the death toll has only gone up since then.
PC run amok. Now I know why Italy got hit so hard early on. They were more concerned about emulating Trump's 'racist policies' choosing to follow in the footsteps of Chucky Boy.
...And did they pay a price for it!
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Italy is now the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic sweeping the globe and one of the country's top virologists says political correctness is partly to blame.
Dr. Giorgio Palù, a professor of virology and microbiology of the University of Padova and the former head of the European and Italian Society for Virology, recently said that concerns over "politics" and being perceived as "racist" delayed Rome's response to the deadly virus that originated in China.
A proposal to isolate travelers coming from China was deemed as 'racist'
Palù told CNN that the Italian government failed by refusing to impose a wider and stricter lockdown earlier on, instead of the initial restrictions that focused on 11 areas Rome placed in a "red zone."
"We should have done more diagnostic tests in Lombardy where there was a big nucleus. There is no sense in trying to go to the supermarket once a week. You have to limit your time out, isolation is the key thing," he said.
Palù also believes that politics delayed the government's reaction, which he decried as "lazy in the beginning," saying there is "too much politics in Italy."
The virologist added, "There was a proposal to isolate people coming from the epicenter, coming from China." However, he says the Italian government balked at the idea of singling out travelers coming from China out of concern it could be construed as racist. "Then it became seen as racist, but they were people coming from the outbreak."
'Hug a Chinese Day'
As RedState's Nick Arama points out, Italians were so preoccupied with perceptions of racism that the mayor of Florence even launched a "Hug a Chinese" Day initiative shortly after President Donald Trump and Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte announced travel restrictions on China.
"We follow the directions of the health authorities and we use caution, but no psychological terrorism," Mayor Dario Nardella saidin a tweet announcing the initiative while blasting those he said "could not wait to use this excuse to hate and insult." Nardella added the hashtag #AbbracciaUnCinese (#HugAChinese).
This was so patronizing—and stupid, @DarioNardella. https://t.co/ccoS0f4Hzn— Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) March 20, 2020
Naturally, Beijing welcomed Florence's "Hug a Chinese Day" project and promoted it through Communist Party mouthpieces CGTN and Global Times.
Over 53,578 Italians have tested positive for COVID-19 as of Saturday evening.
Saturday, April 18, 2020
OJ Simpson goes golfing in backyard for TikTok debut as he goes stir crazy at home during quarantine
OJ Simpson has taken surprisingly well to social media for a man who was locked up for nearly a decade.
The controversial figure joined Twitter last year, just before the 25th anniversary of wife Nicole Brown Simpson's murder.
He recently joined yet another popular app, making his TikTok debut with a trending meme while going stir crazy in quarantine.
Don’t know why he’s so bored. He does have a certain talent that should keep him occupied.
TikTok debut: OJ Simpson recently joined yet another popular app, making his TikTok debut with a trending meme while going stir crazy in quarantine
The 72-year-old shared a montage of his daily activities in isolation, set to Bored in the House by Jeremy.
It started with him watching TV, before playing some putt putt in his living room and working out with a resistance band.
He then dusted some photos and put away some clothes before taking the golf to the backyard and nursing a bottle of Jack Daniels back in front of the TV.
It appears he wasn't joking last month when he said he'd go crazy if golf courses were closed amid the COVID-19 outbreak.
Quarantine vibes: The 72-year-old shared a montage of his daily activities in isolation, set to Bored in the House by Jeremy
Isolation blues: It started with him watching TV, before playing some putt putt in his living room and working out with a resistance band
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