Did the Democrats, the Media & all of the 'smart people' really 'see SARS-CoV-2 coming' and take it seriously from the beginning unlike those dummies, Trump and Republicans?

Did they really 'get it right'? Let's take a stroll down Memory Lane, shall we?

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'But this is not a major threat for the people of the United States. And this is not something that the citizens of the United States right now should be worried about.'

- Dr Anthony Fauci, 01.21.20

https://www.instagram.com/p/B-hOSZ3p_wm/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
Joe Biden adviser, Dr Zeke Emanuel, 01.29.20:

-Coronavirus is very unlikely to be severe
-Refers to Admin's response as "histrionic"
-Compares virus to the flu
-Chance of getting it is low
-Blames China
-Hard to figure out what the right measure is
Joe Biden, 02.01.20:

Biden slams Trump's 'hysterically xenophobic' ban on travel from China:
Joe Biden, 03.12.20:

Biden slams Trump's 'xenophobic' ban on travel from Europe; claims he will 'lead with science'



Pssst: Scientists were the ones that recommended both bans.
Mayor De Blasio, 03.02.20:

“Since I’m encouraging New Yorkers to go on with your lives + get out on the town despite Coronavirus,” https://twitter.com/BilldeBlasio/status/1234648718714036229
Mayor DeBlasio, 3.05.20:

“I thought I would offer some suggestions. Here’s the first: thru Thurs 3/5 go see ‘The Traitor,’” https://twitter.com/billdeblasio/status/1234648718714036229?lang=en
Mayor De Blasio, 03.10.20:

“If you’re under 50 & you’re healthy, which is most NYers, there’s very little threat here. This disease, even if you were to get it, basically acts like a common cold or flu. And transmission is not that easy,' https://twitter.com/tomselliott/status/1243581389984993287
Anderson Cooper, CNN, 03.04.20:

“If you’re freaked out about the Coronavirus you should be more concerned about the flu.” https://twitter.com/comfortablysmug/status/1242578991598501888
New York City Health Commissioner Oxiris Barbot, 03.02.20:

“There is no reason not to take the subway, not to take the bus, not to go out to your favorite restaurant, and certainly not to miss the [Chinese New Year] parade next Sunday.” https://twitter.com/tomselliott/status/1243539798008172551
AOC, 03.11.20:

"Honestly...there's a lot of restaurants that are feeling the pain of racism, where people are literally not patroning Chinese restaurants, they're not patroning Asian restaurants because of just straight-up racism around the coronavirus." https://twitter.com/RealSaavedra/status/1237635963800543232
3 days later:

"To everyone in NYC but ESPECIALLY healthy people & people under 40: PLEASE stop crowding bars, restaurants, and public spaces right now. Eat your meals at home. If you are healthy, you could be spreading COVID." https://twitter.com/AOC/status/1238860728565747714
Hillary Clinton, 03.05.20:

Hillary does Shotskis with Andy Cohen, who days later becomes ill with SARS-CoV-2.

https://twitter.com/hillarypix/status/1235779057742163969?lang=en
NYT, 02.05.20:

“Who Says It’s Not Safe to Travel to China?”

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/05/opinion/china-travel-coronavirus.html

You see, the real problem with the virus was that it was promoting hate against Chinese people and hurting the travel industry.
The NYT Editorial Board weighs in for the first time...

NYT, 01.29.20: Is the World Ready for the Coronavirus?

'To its credit, the administration has managed to keep some of the world’s leading infectious disease experts in key roles at top agencies, including the C.D.C. ...
...the National Institutes of Health and the Food and Drug Administration. . . . the worst-case scenarios may yet be averted.'

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/29/opinion/coronavirus-outbreak.html

The next time the NYT editorial board spoke of Covid-19 was a month later ...
NYT, 02.29.20:

Here Comes The Coronavirus Pandemic

“There is still a chance that COVID-19 will be more fire drill than actual fire. The vortex of fear and market-tumbling anxiety may yet pass.” https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/29/opinion/sunday/corona-virus-usa.html
Farhood Manjoo, the first and only NYT OpEd writer to write about Covid-19 for nearly a month, did sort of walk back his 01.29.20 column later...

Manjoo, NYT, 02.26.20:

Admit It: You Don’t Know What Will Happen Next! Coronavirus? The election? A global recession?
From Manjoo's 01.29.20 column until 02.26.20, none of the NYT's other 15 editorial writers wrote a single word about Covid-19.

On the 26th, Gail Collins parked her broom & decided to finally weigh in on the subject in a column called:
Collins, NYT, 02.26.20:

Let's Call It The Trump Virus: If you're feeling awful, you know who to blame.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/26/opinion/coronavirus-trump.html

Where, as is her wont, she bitched and moaned about everything, especially dRumpf!
Next up, we get blessed with Nicholas Kristoff's wisdom. Bear in mind, everything he writes in this column will be conveniently forgotten when he excoriates Republicans for not being absolutely certain of what would happen at the beginning in a column weeks later:
You're supposed to be smarter than Mr Kristoff.

Besides, Mr Kristoff had other important matters to focus on during the month of February...

...like, incessantly, noting that Trump's coronavirus task force was 'too white'.
And, since BuzzFeed was kind enough on 01.29.20 to take a break from cat listicles and deign to speak to its readers about Covid19, I'm going to give them a place in the Gaslighting Hall of Fame, too...
Vox also gifted us with many similar gems - before they deleted them:

https://twitter.com/JerylBier/status/1242537746088026112 https://twitter.com/MyBoysKaosHavoK/status/1242615227092545537
Now, I wish you could still read the article, but the National Public Health Information Coalition (Science!!!) deleted it. I wonder why?

Don't Forget – The Flu is More Deadly Than Coronavirus

https://www.nphic.org/nphichighlights/3876-newshighlight-4
Yes, you read that correctly.

The National Public Health Information Coalition really, really did write an article entitled:

Don't Forget – The Flu is More Deadly Than Coronavirus

https://www.nphic.org/nphichighlights/3876-newshighlight-4

'The National Public Health Information Coalition'

I. AM. NOT. KIDDING
Kaiser Health News, 01.24.20:

'Something Far Deadlier Than The Wuhan Virus Lurks Near You'

'The virus is influenza, and it poses a far greater threat to Americans than the coronavirus from China that has made headlines around the world.' https://khn.org/news/flu-far-deadlier-than-wuhan-virus/
'Kaiser Health News'

Let that sink in for a minute.
Why, yes! Yes, of course, you'd think the 'experts' at orgs like the Kaiser Health News & The National Public Health Information Coalition should know more than reg journos and all of them should know more than the Average Joe.

Alas, no.
The sin isn't that they were wrong and are now attempting to gaslight you.

No, no, no! The real sin is that you happened to notice.

Shut up and stay in your lane, peasant!
ABC-LA, 03.04.20:

Amid coronavirus panic, doctors remind public: Flu is deadlier, more widespread

'With all eyes on China and travelers coming into airports, it's easy to forget an even greater public health threat to Americans is already here: the flu' https://abc7.com/coronavirus-flu-influenza-deaths/5890408/
Honestly, these people are deranged, demented, delusional, dangerous and diabolical.
The fact of the matter is that there were only two people in Congress, for example, that took this seriously from the very beginning:

1. Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR)

2. Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT)
Arseholes like Senator Brian Schatz, who is now screaming that 'EVERYONE KNEW11111!!1111', accused Sen Cotton of spreading 'conspiracy theories.'
The next time ANYONE tells you that, unlike Trump and the Republicans, Democrats, the media, and 'experts' got coronavirus right from the very beginning, show them this thread.
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