That’s ridiculous. An average citizen cannot vote more medical supplies into existence no matter how hard they vote.

Agree. Active citizenry is the cornerstone of democracy. That’s why we have elected officials. But when they are unfit for the job and it doesn’t mean you blindly follow them to the abyss. There is something to be said for course correction and not waiting for the next cycle to make changes while millions of people get impacted. There is no doubt that people will needlessly die due to our abject failure to provide these test kits in a timely manner. Maintaining status quo / Dealing with things just for sake of tradition dosnt make sense in 2020. By that logic we should still not have women’s rights and continue on slavery because that’s the way it had been for so long? The leaders can do whatever they want and we have to wait for the next cycle beastie that’s the way things have always been?

Depends on who you voted for. 49% of the people that voted are in a perfect position to blame others.

Not that I think it would have really mattered. All the western countries were struck by surprise it seems, even though they had months to prepare.

I elected people to govern. If I have to govern for them, what exactly are they being paid to do again? Besides, what we need during a crisis is expedient, logical decision making, not incredibly slow and decentralized power.

This is flippant pablum. The majority of voters did not choose the current administration.