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I think Yang and Tulsi should be running the Democrat show, they have the most backbone and IQ on the left.
There's a funny dynamic with that kind of thing. You have subgroups A and B within a broad ideological grouping or party, and then when A criticizes B, that's proof that A is a bold truthteller willing to speak out against his party/coalition mates, but when B criticizes A, that's proof that B is a hack.
That said, I think Yang is right here (didn't watch the whole vid, but his position that schools should be reopened is correct). And I say that as someone who generally does not think highly of the guy.
Two reasons:
- Both sides have turned COVID policy into a partisan culture war issue. Republicans have taken the side of no restrictions and Dems have taken the side nonsensical over-restriction.
- Democrats are largely in the pockets of teachers unions whose members like having the schools closed. This will be hard for most rank and file democrats to accept but public school teachers, a class they’ve simped for for years, aren’t the exceptional beings they make them out to be. They’re normal, flawed humans who will use whatever they can to their advantage.
We knew a year ago that children and schools weren’t high risk spreaders of COVID and our ultra slow and conservative bureaucracies admitted that months ago now.Countries all over the world have reopened schools safely for many months now. DeBlasio isn't following the science.
Yeah wondering if he is still giving free money to people as he would want every rich guy to do alsoI think Yang and Tulsi should be running the Democrat show, they have the most backbone and IQ on the left.
Yeah, any candidate being managed by Tusk Strategies must be a real tell-it-like-it is outsider anti-politician. <45>
If there was any lingering doubt in anyone's mind during the democratic primaries Yang's run for Mayor of NYC has proven him to be a corporate whore and complete fraud.
My ability to criticize Yang is evidence I am not a partisan. I am an economic progressive and am glad to speak against any politician, be they an R a D or an I, who supports regressive or opposes progressive economic legislation. Sorry this is rustling for you.
None of this has anything to do with the topic of the OP: the appropriate timing of reopening schools in NY.This is a well-written piece that hits all the need-to-know bits about Tusk's relationship with the Yang campaign.
https://www.cityandstateny.com/arti...mayoral-campaign-being-run-lobbying-firm.html
Honest question, why is opening schools a right wing position? Neither me nor my fiancé are right wing, and we were happy when schools reopened here.
People like him, hes the favorite to win the mayoral raceWhy does everyone hate Yang again? I never followed the guy but he never came off as awful as everyone in this thread seems to think of him.
People like him, hes the favorite to win the mayoral race
However he's a grifter. He doesnt have a backbone of a political stance. He just follows whatever is popular
Given that Yang is a bona fide political moron, it was only a matter of time before he began adopting explicit right wing positions.
Either way, the NYC mayoral race is looking grim as hell. Stringer is the only decent candidate of the top three, and he may well be sunk by the abuse allegations (although they do seem to be bullshit, per The Intercept).
How is opening up schools an explicitly right wing position?
Because it's irresponsible, reactionary, and based on a ton of conspiracies about corrupt scientists, power-hungry politicians, and cooked COVID stats. Across the globe, it's selfish, tiny-brained right wingers making big stinks about lockdowns infringing on their convenience.
Ummm....no.
If America, Canada, Australia, and Europe are the whole world then maybe that would be true. But there are other countries - many - not just Sweden, that let kids gather together in public throughout this whole thing.
But private schools are operating without any spikes in covid. Kids kept out of school for this long is irresponsible.Because it's irresponsible, reactionary, and based on a ton of conspiracies about corrupt scientists, power-hungry politicians, and cooked COVID stats. Across the globe, it's selfish, tiny-brained right wingers making big stinks about lockdowns infringing on their convenience.
UK has reached a good level of vaccinations. The vaccine works. The US has reached a good level also, so schools should be able to be open at this point, unless for some reason nee york is behind in vaccinations, which I don’t think they are.Didn't know schools were still closed anywhere in the US tbf. We've had them open in the UK for a few months now and it doesn't seem to be causing any issues.