Comparative politics are useful in this situation
Posted on: June 6, 2021 at 09:29:36 CT
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Fauci does not control what other countries do.
Many other countries have implemented even stricter lock down measures.
This makes the whole "its Fauci's fault" narrative difficult to believe.
Two of the essentials in any politician's tool kit are (1) taking credit for good things that you don't deserve any credit for; and (2) deflecting blame for bad things that you cause to happen.
By far the most plausible explanation for the disimination of the "its Facui's fault" meme is that it is the GOP attempting to deflect blame from Trump. Hence its popularity with hyper partisan republicans.
Edited by Knucklehead at 09:33:10 on 06/06/21