Wednesday, May 13, 2020

Want vs. Need


Trump says we have the most coronavirus testing in the world and anyone who “wants” a test can get one ... whereas his medical experts say anyone who “needs” a test can get one. Of course the media Trump-haters (and they are rife) jump on these semantic differences and argue:

- Even if we are doing by far the most absolute testing globally, on a per capita basis, we are not the leaders in the world since a number of countries  ... Canada, Italy, Germany, etc. ... lead us. Both assertions are relevant but Trump is again a liar because the second assertion is not true. Isn’t this called “moving the goal posts?” We are a wide country with many areas devoid of this virus ... however, in our hot spots like New York,New Jersey and Massachusetts testing leads every country in the world ... on a per capita basis.

- Insofar as the difference between those who “want” or “need” a test. This is again an indication of the media putting Trump in a lose-lose situation. Clearly, everyone in America may want a test every other day. This creates an impossible metric that could never be met ... ever. So, there must be a filter on who gets tested ... and this is where the word “need” comes in. As far as I am concerned, when Trump says “want,” he really understands that there must be a smudged or “need” in this semantic.

Bottom line: if you can’t defeat Trump with logic, try demagogery!

6 comments:

  1. And the person who called him a moron ... what is he doing now for his country?

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  2. Couldn't Trump avoid a lot of controversy and self-inflicted wounds if he were a bit more careful with what and how he articulates? The want/need issue is a good example. To say "everyone who WANTS a test, can get one" is simply incorrect. I want a lot of things. But I also realize that to insist on getting them is ludicrous. I also need a lot of things . . . and wanting those is not ludicrous. So, lets have our president avoid loose lips. An occasional slip is probably unavoidable. But to it again and again . . . and then again makes one wonder whether the offender realizes he is a comic -albeit a bad one- and is losing credibility every time he opens his mouth.

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  3. Most Americans want to turn Trump’s rhetoric into Obama’s. But then would we also change his policies into Obama’s? Yikes! I think most of us know why Trump’s parents sent him off to military school. Didn’t help. I am resigned to the fact that we will need to take a spoonful of medicine to make the sugar go down. I am resigned to the fact that I won’t get a perfect president ... so I‘ll settle for a damn good! one!

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  4. Trump
    is *here............................................................Damn good is *here.

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  5. Analog answers are discouraged here.

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  6. Just a few inches apart!

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