Are Nazi comparisons OK now?It was the day the administration was adding Ireland and the United Kingdom to its travel restrictions, and Trump wanted to understand why talk of “herd immunity” — allowing the coronavirus to sweep a nation largely unchecked, with the belief that those who survived would then be immune — was such a bad idea.“Why don’t we let this wash over the country?” Trump asked, according to two people familiar with his comments, a question other administration officials say he has raised repeatedly in the Oval Office.Fauci initially seemed confused by the term “wash over” but became alarmed once he understood what Trump was asking.“Mr. President, many people would die,” Fauci said.The president said he understood but since then has repeatedly made clear he wants to reopen things soon — although significant roadblocks remain. – Washington Post, April 11, 2020, “Trump administration has many task forces — but still no plan for beating covid-19.”
Perhaps Khmer Rouge comparisons would be more apt?
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