Thread by @Nick_Carmody, Covid is exposing the GOP’s fraudulent conservative “principles”: They had no issues [...]

Covid is exposing the GOP’s fraudulent conservative “principles”: They had no issues w/deficit-destroying tax cuts, yet ideology sabotages the Corona response.

Ideology is a human construct. Human constructs are a luxury when dealing w/the decimation of a humanitarian crisis.1/

To be clear, Trump is non-ideological. The only ideology that drives him is his narcissistic/sociopathic impulses. That being said he's susceptible to ideologues (Stephen Miller/Federalist Society) whispering in his ear. As a result people are dying over GOP obstinance/delay. 2/

For example, states/governors can’t get supplies. And when they do, they are paying exponentially higher prices, and often not just losing bidding wars…..but losing access to crucial equipment/supplies…

Because: Free market…

And people die…

2/ https://www.propublica.org/article/in-desperation-new-york-state-pays-up-to-15-times-the-normal-price-for-medical-equipment

In Desperation, New York State Pays Up to 15 Times the Normal Prices for Medical Equipment —...

State data shows that New York is paying enormous markups for vital supplies, including almost $250,000 for an X-ray machine. Laws against price gouging usually don’t apply.

https://www.propublica.org/article/in-desperation-new-york-state-pays-up-to-15-times-the-normal-price-for-medical-equipment

Trump/GOP refuse to take personal and federal governmental leadership roles in solving the humanitarian crisis…..

Because: Big government…

And people die…..

3/ https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/03/trump-coronavirus-governors-hospitals-ventilators-respirators.html

Trump: Governors, Not Me, Have to Solve Coronavirus Shortage

“We’re not a shipping clerk,” complains the president, annoyed that governors want his help with the pandemic.

https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/03/trump-coronavirus-governors-hospitals-ventilators-respirators.html

Trump refuses to use his influence over MAGA nation to encourage all (Red) states to adopt a shelter in place policy……

Because: Federalism/states rights….

And people die…..

4/ https://apnews.com/c90b24e60a4853cebe96ec995b626f9b

Trump resists national shutdown, leaving it up to states

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is resisting calls to issue a national stay-at-home order to stem the spread of the new coronavirus despite his administration's projections that tens of...

https://apnews.com/c90b24e60a4853cebe96ec995b626f9b

Trump and the GOP impede access to medical care and insurance coverage…..

Because: Socialized medicine (and Obama)…

And people die….

5/ https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/04/politics/health-care-covid-obamacare-republicans-trump-2020/index.html

Trump's fight against Obamacare continues despite coronavirus crisis

Even as the coronavirus pandemic rages, President Donald Trump and top Republicans are pressing forward with efforts to further undermine the nation's already compromised health care system.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/04/politics/health-care-covid-obamacare-republicans-trump-2020/index.html

Trump and the Right Wing Media Echo Chamber undermine the Corona science, the data, and the unified response message needed to survive the pandemic……

Because: “Deep state” doctors/scientists….

And people die…..

6/ https://www.mediamatters.org/coronavirus-covid-19/rush-limbaugh-ties-coronavirus-warnings-deep-state-trying-undermine-trump-and

Rush Limbaugh ties coronavirus warnings to the “Deep State” trying to undermine Trump and the 2016...

https://www.mediamatters.org/coronavirus-covid-19/rush-limbaugh-ties-coronavirus-warnings-deep-state-trying-undermine-trump-and

Trump continues to undermine, and pastors continue to defy, life-saving precautionary warnings……

Because God/Religion/Evangelical pandering…

And people die….

7/ https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2020-03-31/coronavirus-megachurches-meeting-pastors

Megachurch pastors defy coronavirus pandemic, insisting on right to worship

The theology and politics of some churches pushes them to keep holding services — in some cases, risking public health and arrest.

https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2020-03-31/coronavirus-megachurches-meeting-pastors

Trump and the Right Wing Media Echo Chamber continue to push a politically self-preservational, "lives-for-dollars" narrative…….

Because: The economy/money…….

And people die….

8/ https://hillreporter.com/watch-tucker-carlson-says-dr-fauci-is-suggesting-national-suicide-63494

WATCH: Tucker Carlson Says Dr. Fauci is Suggesting "National Suicide"

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating effect on the US economy with 10 million

https://hillreporter.com/watch-tucker-carlson-says-dr-fauci-is-suggesting-national-suicide-63494

The Right continues to defy and fails to heed warnings that not only endanger themselves, but the rest of society………

Because: “Owning the Libs”….

And people die…..

9/ https://politicalwire.com/2020/03/30/spreading-the-coronavirus-to-own-the-libs/

Spreading the Coronavirus to Own the Libs

McKay Coppins: "Some of the more brazen departures from public-health consensus have carried a whiff of right-wing performance art. Jerry Falwell Jr., an outspoken Trump ally and president of the...

https://politicalwire.com/2020/03/30/spreading-the-coronavirus-to-own-the-libs/

And…..finally, people continue to “own the Libs” (which at this point has become the primary function/policy pursuit of the Republican party)…….

Because: Cult of personality membership virtue signaling…

And people die…..

10/ https://twitter.com/Nick_Carmody/status/1244273701664759811