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China has only flatlined because extremely aggressive social distancing. I don't see that in the US occurring.
by cklaus 7y ago
China has only flatlined because extremely aggressive social distancing. I don't see that in the US occurring.
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- maxerickson 7y agoWhy? We're a bunch of paranoid lunatics, primed to avoid each other.
- hurrdurr2 7y agoJust a small sampling but most of my neighbors are retired and they think it's a MSM scare tactic to drum up views. Some say it's no worse than the flu and then you have the Trump supporters saying it's all a Democrat hoax. In CA btw.
- gwright 7y ago> Trump supporters saying it's all a Democrat hoax Hard to know exactly what you are referring to here but it sounds like you are spreading more misinformation. We all need to get better at communicating. I swear that half of public discussion these days is based on fictional situations and not reality. 1) Democrats accused Trump of mishandling COVID-19. 2) Trump labeled the *criticism* as another "hoax" about his presidency/competency. 3) Democrats react to 2) and accuse Trump of labeling COVID-19 a "hoax". 4) Bipartisan collection of journalist pointed out that 3) is bogus and 2) is what was said. 5) hurrdurr2's comment appears to be a variation of 3) relative to 2). 6) this comment is an attempt to point out this history and correct the record similar to 4) I'm taking no stance here on 1) as it really depends what specific criticism is being evaluated. Some of it was/is reasonable and some of it was/is ill-founded. I have no idea what exactly motivated all the bullshit associated with 3) but it was some combination or poor reading comprehension, slopping rumor mongering, or disgusting politicization of a major public health crisis.
- kohtatsu 7y agoWRT 1) I think the fact the CDC hasn't had enough testing capability–as well as far too strict requirements surrounding the tests, perhaps because of their inadequate capabilities—is enough of a black mark.
- gwright 7y agoSure but 3) is just bullshit that just confuses everything for no valid reason. It is distracting dangerous noise that increases the anxiety of the public for no good reason.
- kohtatsu 7y ago3) will do a lot less harm than botching the response in the long run. AFAIAC none of that politicking matters.
- gwright 7y agoSo what? Why are you trying to assess the relative harm of a fabrication with anything at all? 3) is just nonsense that distracts from real discussion and yet there are people here defending it. I just don't understand.
- kohtatsu 7y agoWhat I'm saying is don't bother with it; it will die on its own. You're the one bringing that discussion to life here; I only intended to comment on the CDC's response, I didn't intend to involve whatever the "Democrats" said. (Scare quotes because you can't coalesce them as one being)
- hurrdurr2 7y agoI'm just repeating what I was told when I chatted with some neighbors. Some are Trump supporters and they said it's a hoax. Anecdotal so take it as you will. Not sure why my comment warranted such a longwinded defensive reply.
- abootstrapper 7y agoFalse. We’re a bunch of mostly self centered individualist who don’t like being told what to do and don’t trust facts, ideas, opinions, or people that contradict our preconceived notions.
- maxerickson 7y agoWhat exactly do you think "paranoid" and "lunatic" mean?
- originalbryan2 7y agoWord. If I didn't dislike people we could be friends.
- Leary 7y agoThe US is blessed with low population density, and people don't share meals family style. We don't have to copy everything China does, just do what has proven to work: Fast testing and contact tracing.
- kohtatsu 7y agoShame they're failing miserably on both of those fronts. https://twitter.com/drdenagrayson/status/1235703439688175618 https://twitter.com/drdenagrayson/status/1235703439688175618