The Formal US President Illness Thread
Posted: Sat Oct 03, 2020 1:05 amIn light of the recent news that the President of the United States has been taken to hospital, I am starting a mod-sanctioned thread for discussion of President Trump's illness separately from the existing general election and MAGA threads.
While there will be inevitable overlap between the three threads, this thread is where you can more freely discuss such topics as:
1) How serious is the President's illness? Is this really serious, or is sending him to Walter Reed merely a sensible minor precautionary move?
2) Are we being told the truth about the President's illness?
3) Should there be concern over the President belonging to at least three higher-risk categories (male; over 70; obese)?
4) At what point should Sections 3 or 4 of the 25th Amendment be activated?
No doubt other topics will occur to you.
We will be particularly strict over trolling / baiting in this thread. For the sake of clarity, I'll now give you some general examples of acceptable and unacceptable behaviour:
1) Regardless of my own political position, I wish the President and First Lady well; my thoughts are with their families. Obviously fine.
2) I disagree fundamentally with the President; his own policies are responsible for the spread of COVID-19 in the United States. I nonetheless hope for his recovery. Fine.
3) I disagree fundamentally with the President; his own policies are responsible for the spread of COVID-19 in the United States. He has no one to blame but himself. It might depend on how ill the president actually is; we'll likely judge this type of post on context.
4) The President's policies are responsible for the spread of COVID-19 in the United States. He has no one to blame but himself, so I don't care if he lives or dies. Almost certainly actionable in the specific context of this thread.
5) I hate Trump. I hope he suffers and dies. Clearly actionable, and frequently ban-worthy.
6) I don't care about this news, or whether or not the President has coronavirus. Not actionable; but then why are you posting here?
While there will be inevitable overlap between the three threads, this thread is where you can more freely discuss such topics as:
1) How serious is the President's illness? Is this really serious, or is sending him to Walter Reed merely a sensible minor precautionary move?
2) Are we being told the truth about the President's illness?
3) Should there be concern over the President belonging to at least three higher-risk categories (male; over 70; obese)?
4) At what point should Sections 3 or 4 of the 25th Amendment be activated?
No doubt other topics will occur to you.
We will be particularly strict over trolling / baiting in this thread. For the sake of clarity, I'll now give you some general examples of acceptable and unacceptable behaviour:
1) Regardless of my own political position, I wish the President and First Lady well; my thoughts are with their families. Obviously fine.
2) I disagree fundamentally with the President; his own policies are responsible for the spread of COVID-19 in the United States. I nonetheless hope for his recovery. Fine.
3) I disagree fundamentally with the President; his own policies are responsible for the spread of COVID-19 in the United States. He has no one to blame but himself. It might depend on how ill the president actually is; we'll likely judge this type of post on context.
4) The President's policies are responsible for the spread of COVID-19 in the United States. He has no one to blame but himself, so I don't care if he lives or dies. Almost certainly actionable in the specific context of this thread.
5) I hate Trump. I hope he suffers and dies. Clearly actionable, and frequently ban-worthy.
6) I don't care about this news, or whether or not the President has coronavirus. Not actionable; but then why are you posting here?
