Are Conservatives And Trump Hopeless? Cognitive Science And COVID-19 Say "Yes"

Article by WN.Com Correspondent Dallas Darling "People can foresee the future only when it coincides with their own wishes, and the most grossly obvious facts can be ignored when they are unwelcome." -George Orwell Most scientists and epidemiologists agree that if we had a true national pause-a cessation of all nonessential activities and everyone participated, the novel coronavirus epidemic would halt. That’s because the virus would die out because almost everyone shows symptoms within two weeks, and it would be evident who was infected. If we had enough tests for every American, even the completely asymptomatic cases could be found and isolated. The crisis would be over. But Donald Trump...