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AZJonnie

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19. It's a right-wing argument to personally blame their boogeyman Dr. Fauci for it

Reply to Prairie Gates (Reply #5)

Mon Jun 22, 2026, 12:08 PM

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as if he was entirely responsible for the decision. There is some semblance of a reasonable argument to be made along the lines that "dying from a preventable disease" is more detrimental than "learning from home for a year", I think. And even if kids were more reliably resistant to the infection, you could've had a lot of teachers dying due to proximity to kids in the classroom.

So, I'm not saying don't analyze/objectively look at the science backing how each of the COVID decision(s) were made, in fact as you suggest, we should. But the "blame Fauci for everything" routine is a right-wing argument, rooted in absolving the POTUS-at-the-time of all possible blame for any decisions that turns/turned out erroneous.

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Comer: They missed out on a whole year of learning because of Dr Fauci's lies about covid. [View all] Swede Monday OP

Fuck off comer. spanone Monday #1

hopefully one of the disappeared dave99 Monday #22

They always forget who was president that first miserable year of covid newdeal2 Monday #2

Trump bragged about it Johnny2X2X Monday #14

STFU............... Lovie777 Monday #3

These people should be placed in reeducation camps bucolic_frolic Monday #4

Closing schools in the spring of 2020 was a needed intervention Prairie Gates Monday #5

It's a right-wing argument to personally blame their boogeyman Dr. Fauci for it AZJonnie Monday #19

Exactly MustLoveBeagles Monday #23

Not to mention the additional cases of Long COVID RockCreek Monday #26

Luckily I didn't do that Prairie Gates Monday #31

Comer can't understand. No kidding. Jim__ Monday #6

The liar says what? The Blue Flower Monday #7

Yhey missed out on a whole year of learning becauee dumbasses like him didnt think covid worth responding to until SSJVegeta Monday #8

These people were first in line for the vaccine Johonny Monday #9

With all the crap snowybirdie Monday #10

I thought the right like homeschooling? 33taw Monday #11

Comer Rebl2 Monday #12

We're screwed because they are weaponizing disinformation. Baitball Blogger Monday #13

Dr Fauci is/was a treasure. milestogo Monday #15

As Jimmy Buffett sang... Liberal In Texas Monday #16

Kids Missed A Whole Year Of School? ProfessorGAC Monday #17

Chicago Public Schools closed in April 2020 and didn't open again fully until August 2021 Prairie Gates Monday #21

Thanks ProfessorGAC Monday #30

And the Republican solution is to cut funding and support for education across the board Midnight Writer Monday #18

Education post covid is a mess -- Trump's responsible. mr715 Monday #20

Isn't it funny how Comer doesn't name a single "lie" Fauci supposedly told about COVID? Wiz Imp Monday #24

Even more than RFK Jr!? mr715 Monday #25

In Ohio, they are trying to blame Amy Acton for the actions of the (R) governor back then Maeve Monday #27

and yet they're still smarter than Gomer mike_c Monday #28

Yes, and I think Comer missed out on some learning in his lifetime. 2MuchNoise Monday #29