Probably because a vast majority of Americans realize that shutting down the economy and losing our jobs is not a solution to anything. This is all a farce. Yes, there's a virus ... But the real crisis has yet to come, and it was an artificially created one.
Wife lost her job Thursday. She worked there for TWENTY YEARS through various economic downturns, unabated and without issue. Even through '08-'12, everything kept going. My company had to cut my income in half to try to survive this. We likely won't... because we have millions of dollars in business lined up, but all projects are on indefinite hold...and when it's all over, every company is going to be too scared to spend. Zero politicians have given zero timelines, nobody knows when they're going to allow us to live again. It's a fucking disgrace.
It's just fucking unbelievable what they're doing to people right now. They are dictating our failure. They're demanding it.
My wife and I are firmly middle class, good paying, skilled jobs, not service sector waitresses or bartenders at all... in six weeks we have gone from being fine to teetering on oblivion. For no fucking reason.
It is simpler that that. People flock to authority in times of crisis. They want a strong, charismatic leader. Trump is that leader.
It even works for a crappy President. George W. Bush's approval went through the roof to 80% after 9/11. He managed to ride that out to being above 50% for the 2004 election.
Probably because a vast majority of Americans realize that shutting down the economy and losing our jobs is not a solution to anything. This is all a farce. Yes, there's a virus ... But the real crisis has yet to come, and it was an artificially created one.
Wife lost her job Thursday. She worked there for TWENTY YEARS through various economic downturns, unabated and without issue. Even through '08-'12, everything kept going. My company had to cut my income in half to try to survive this. We likely won't... because we have millions of dollars in business lined up, but all projects are on indefinite hold...and when it's all over, every company is going to be too scared to spend. Zero politicians have given zero timelines, nobody knows when they're going to allow us to live again. It's a fucking disgrace.
It's just fucking unbelievable what they're doing to people right now. They are dictating our failure. They're demanding it.
My wife and I are firmly middle class, good paying, skilled jobs, not service sector waitresses or bartenders at all... in six weeks we have gone from being fine to teetering on oblivion. For no fucking reason.
It is simpler that that. People flock to authority in times of crisis. They want a strong, charismatic leader. Trump is that leader.
It even works for a crappy President. George W. Bush's approval went through the roof to 80% after 9/11. He managed to ride that out to being above 50% for the 2004 election.
Trump actually knows how to manage the bump.