Andrew Cuomo in leaked audio: School lockdowns are a 'fear based response'

As the New York Governor noted, the way everything in his state is getting locked down is "not the best way to respond."Show more

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is one of the leaders of the self-proclaimed "party of science." They often say we need to listen to doctors without taking into account that doctors are naturally going to err on the side of caution even if doing so does little good against the pandemic and tremendous bad to the welfare of the people. But don't think for a moment that Democrats like Cuomo are simply unaware of the stupidity of their lockdowns. They're fully aware and banking solely on the stupidity of the populace.

A perfect example of this was acknowledged by Cuomo himself in a recently leaked phone conversation he had. In it, he declared, "This is not a highly nuanced, sophisticated response. This is a fear driven response. This is not a policy being written by a scalpel. This is a policy being cut by a hatchet."

He then went on to blame Mayor Bill de Blasio for the closing of all schools, including preschools, and claimed that he was trying to "sharpen" the policy to better suit the Jewish leaders he was talking to on the phone at the time.