Our political system has played this crisis the same way it played things before the crisis, paving the way for our unpreparedness medically and also our unpreparedness economically. The last thing we need is to go back to business as usual when this is over.

Mar 27, 2020 · 1:27 PM UTC

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This forced pause is bringing up everything uncomfortable to look at, not only in ourselves but also in our politics. That’s why crisis is both danger and opportunity. We get to look at something and say “Do I really want to go forward with this, or is it time to drop it now?”
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What I experienced as a presidential candidate is that the same system which led us into a ditch was very adamant that only they were qualified to let us out of it. Adamant to the point of viciousness towards anyone else, making it very difficult to introduce genuinely new ideas.
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This situation is analogous to what happens when your house is destroyed let’s say by fire or by earthquake and you have to rebuild it afterwards. There are all kinds of things you’re free to change now. It starts by changing what we ourselves believe is possible in the the world
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Replying to @marwilliamson
“We are honed by this, and humbled by this, brought to our knees by this, and transformed by this.” Marianne Williamson
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We needed 100x more testing capacity and a plan
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I agree 🙏, we truly need to look at the way we are doing business! This is not well being but greed!
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Blaming the whole "the political system" is completely tone deaf lady. @GavinNewsom, @NYGovCuomo,@ericgarcetti are reacting to the data, and being proactive. If you're going to insist on continuing this constant negativity then please be more specific. @realDonaldTrump
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The one thing you’re right about is we can’t go back to business as usual. When Democrats are elected in a sweeping way in November, we have to change the rules. Change the rules so they help every day people, not the rich and corporations. And I believe they will.