Switzerland does a lot of things really well. It‘s just that federalism doesn‘t handle an infectious disease crisis particularly well.

I agree with you ... but isn't that exactly the kind of thing governments should be prepared to handle?

You‘d think so, but....I suppose in the end we‘ll have to look back and see who had done well and why.

Will anyone be brave enough to ban militia groups outright?

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-55638579

If not, they will eventually tear America apart.

Like China?

Wow, they are able to do this?

Imagine, 8 days and the problem in Switzerland would be solved.


edit: okay, almost 9 days
Does SVP actually have a point?

President Joe Biden intends to keep FBI Director Christopher Wray in his post, a senior administration official tells CNN, a sign of confidence for the bureau's leader who has more than six years remaining in his term.

OK for me, Wray seems like a good guy.

Meanwhile

I don't know. Tell us, how does it feel to be wrong?

The subheader of the first link you provided reads:

"One month after the United States began what has become a troubled rollout of a national COVID vaccination campaign, the effort is finally gathering real steam."

Sounds like the states, at least, have started to get their act together.

2x that, actually, as you need two!

Tom

Like here, that is THEIR job, not the federal government's!

Tom

The mask mandate is a mistake IMO - his administration can make a big difference just by setting a good example and having an consistent message (which he plans to do). The mask mandate is just a rallying cry and excuse for the maskless to use as a protest against Biden in general.

Which is all fine and good, but if you haven‘t got the resources or the organization to facilitate this, ain‘t gonna happen.

You perceive it as a "rallying cry," but that's just your subjective perception.

"Setting a good example" is clearly not enough, thus necessitating a mandate. During the Capitol riots when the Congress members were escorted to safety and were confined to a room together for a few hours, quite a few Republicans were not wearing masks and were refusing to wear them and then tested positive for the virus and had passed it to others during that time.

The unfortunate reality is that trying to set a good example is not enough for some people because they clearly perceive the world through the lens of their egos rather than common sense or simple decency.

Read here
Much more credible than your outdated links.

The crash landing of 'Operation Warp Speed'

Yet they DO.

Tom

Where? The US? No, they do not. Here? Yes they probably do, but they are twiddling their thumbs.

In the US, the only place a mask mandate can actually be enforced is by airlines who are willing to place passengers with willful mask violations on their no-fly lists. They have proven to be impossible to enforce in stores - security personnel at entrances have been shot trying to enforce mask rules. Police don't want to spend time being called out every time someone refuses to wear a mask. Slackers issued a 'fine' for breaking the law will just refuse to pay.

Yes, like I said (basically), the main problem is selfish idiots. But Biden's mask mandate is for federal buildings and transportation, right?

I know I certainly wouldn't want to be put in charge of having to tell people to put masks on in stores in the US. I've read the stories. One woman with her son was in a store and an employee asked them to leave because she refused to wear a mask. An hour later, her son returned to the store and shot the employee in the head. There are far too many violent, irrational and mentally unstable people in the US (as well as ignorant and selfish). It's one of the reasons I was so happy to leave that place.

Just to be clear:

Biden's executive order mandates mask wearing only on federal property. It does not mandate mask wearing elsewhere, but he is asking Americans to wear masks as a '100 Days Masking Challenge'.

The first part, mandating wearing masks on federal property, is within the powers of the federal government. The second part is a request because the federal government does not have the power to do so on non-federal property, that would fall to the state governments.

It's that tricky separation of powers stuff again.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-u...-idUSKBN29P2G5

No, they are doing just fine here.

Tom