Talk:Essay: Why does the president of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte require Philippine citizens to wear a mask and a face shield and the wimpy Anthony Fauci not stress wearing a mask and a face shield?

Interesting essay, though I'm not sure if telling people to wear a mask and/or face shield is necessarily a sign of increased machismo. —LT^{May D.C., his mother, and I.S. be all well!} Monday, 11:31, 17 May 2021 (EDT)

It takes guts to demand that the citizens of a whole country wear a mask and a face shield.

The effete, liberal Anthony Fauci lacks the intestinal fortitude to even talk about the benefits of wearing a mask and face shield to the American public.Conservative (talk) 11:42, 17 May 2021 (EDT)

On the other hand, southeast Asia is more authoritarian and communal than say Europe or the Anglosphere. In addition, Catholic countries are probably more authoritarian than Protestant countries (Catholics have a pope, etc. etc.). The Philippines is a Catholic country in southeast Asia. At the same time, the Philippines is often considered a Western country due to the influence of the USA/Spain which colonized the Philippines.Conservative (talk) 11:48, 17 May 2021 (EDT)

Here's the thing. The President of the Philippines is in charge. Trump at that time was in charge. Trump hosted rally after rally without social distancing or wearing masks whilst mocking those who did. Trump told Fauci not to recommend mask wearing. Had Trump taken the pandemic seriously the US death toll would have been halved. The blood is on his hands, the second largest case of mass manslaughter in the history of the world, second only to Mao Zedong. Esteemed company indeed.--Imgorm1 (talk) 17:14, 17 May 2021 (EDT)

Oh, and the people who built the bioweapon bear no responsibility? Your bias is showing. RobS^{Free Kyle!} 17:18, 17 May 2021 (EDT)

Trump did take the pandemic seriously by promoting HCQ, which works when taken ASAP along with zinc and azithromycin. The Democrats and the medical establishment decided to politicize and block access to the drug because they couldn't get over their acute TDS. —LT^{May D.C., his mother, and I.S. be all well!} Monday, 18:27, 17 May 2021 (EDT)

Donald Trump played a part in America's successes and failures during the coronavirus pandemic.

But Trump wasn't solely in charge because the United States has federalism where the 50 states have rights/responsibilities too. For example, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo was responsible for Covid-19 patients going into nursing homes and spreading coronavirus to the other patients, whereas Florida Governor Ron DeSantis helped protect nursing home patients by restricting Covid-19 patients from being allowed into nursing homes.

The 50 states had wide divergences in terms of Covid-19 deaths per capita based on their population densities in their various geographic regions, their demographics and the quality of their political leadership. Conservative (talk) 18:27, 17 May 2021 (EDT)

That's a good point to bring up. Due to states' rights in the U.S., Trump couldn't outright stop the disastrous policies of blue states ruled practically by dictators. At least tens of thousands of COVID-19 deaths are due to the ineptitude of far-left governors. —LT^{May D.C., his mother, and I.S. be all well!} Monday, 18:32, 17 May 2021 (EDT)