You have to be a real American to understand what is happening they are attempting to change the country don’t believe for a second this is random.
I can hear the reply now - “But, wait. I don’t know anyone who has died so this has to be a big hoax!”
Or
“Ah ha! I told you masks don’t work!”
Or
“Amnesty.org? Liberal! liberal! liberal!”
Odd that Sweden has below average deaths and cases despite doing nothing out of the ordinary specifically social distancing, closing school and not shutting down.
Too early to really conclude anything, but so far it ain’t looking that great for Sweden. Higher per capita death rate there than most of the rest of the world, unemployment went up and and the economy slowed down. Even they say they would do it differently if they had it to do over again:
“According to the national health agency, Sweden, a nation of 10.2 million people, has seen 4,542 deaths linked to COVID-19, which is far more than its Nordic neighbors and one of the highest per capita death rates in the world. Denmark has had 580 coronavirus deaths, Finland has seen 320 and Norway has had 237, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University.
“If we were to encounter the same disease again, knowing precisely what we know about it today, I think we would settle on doing something in between what Sweden did and what the rest of the world has done,” Tegnell, considered the architect of the unique Swedish pandemic approach, told SR.”
Essential workers are mandated toyou mean essential sheep wear PPE in order to work... almost as if the PPE is doing its job. Strange.... seriously though here's some of them. Simple google search...
You mean the essential sheep are mandated! I work for the government and out of 15 guys in a constant essential group, two sheep wear the face panties. They have not once tried to push it on us.
Houla unlike many other people I've met with the same beliefs as you're displaying toward this topic I will say ,you are by far the most professional in discussing these issues.
Plain and simple , we obviously have different views on the world right now , but as many here have expressed, there is most certainly a division in this great country, Patriots are willing to die to uphold the principals this country was founded upon. Being military you know that, although a majority of us haven't served, I do believe we will do what it takes to never see America a communist country.
If anyone around the Albuquerque area is available on Thursday please make it. We really need to unite ,and not succumb to the tyrant Grisham or any other liberal agendas.
Strap in because its a long one Haha!
OCHO, you’re right that there has been misreporting on cases. According to the CDC Director Robert Redfield the actual amount of infections is possibly 10x greater than what was previously reported (I’ll tie back into this later in my post).
I’ve said this on the thread already but I don’t believe the entire Globe is getting together in order to falsify a pandemic. That’s some Alex Jones Globalists-Conspiracy-Bull crap. Do I believe that different politician’s and corporations have taken advantage of the current situation? Profited from it? Used it to further their own agenda’s? YOU BETTER BELIEVE IT!
However, that doesn’t change the fact that we’re dealing with a legitimate pandemic! To reference your comment about the respirators: At the onset of the pandemic there was a lot a fear about the availability of ventilators that were in current supply. Because at the time, they didn’t have enough to meet the expected demand. It’s been 5 months since then and hospitals/state governments HAVE HAD TIME TO ALLOCATE SUPPLIES. COVID is still a respiratory issue –we’re also finding out as time progress’s that the virus effects multiple organs in the body. This a pandemic that nobody has faced in our lifetime, all of the answers aren’t going to be visible right at the start.
To reference the GM/Ford comment: They did it. As did Tesla, Dyson, Space X. The Trump administration instituted the Defense Production Act (which really hasn’t been used often since the Korean War) to put those business's under contract in order to ensure that whatever they make goes directly to the national stockpile. GM is expected to produce 30,000 ventilators by August and Ford will produce 50,000 by July.
Regarding Sweden:Ford, GM Still Under Contract To Produce Ventilators
As Ford and General Motors reopen, both companies are still required to make ventilators.detroit.cbslocal.com
“…the coronavirus is blamed for 5,420 deaths in Sweden, according to the World Health Organization. That might not sound especially horrendous compared with the more than 129,000 Americans who have died. But Sweden is a country of only 10 million people. Per million people, Sweden has suffered 40 percent more deaths than the United States, 12 times more than Norway, seven times more than Finland and six times more than Denmark.”
COVID-19 cases | WHO COVID-19 dashboard
The latest data for coronavirus (COVID-19) cases from the WHO COVID-19 dashboard.covid19.who.intIt’s not “odd”, people just seem to see a bigger number (I.e. deaths in the US) and a smaller number (i.e. deaths in Sweden) and completely ignore their contexts.Sweden Has Become the World’s Cautionary Tale (Published 2020)
Its decision to carry on in the face of the pandemic has yielded a surge of deaths without sparing its economy from damage — a red flag as the United States and Britain move to lift lockdowns.www.nytimes.com
Going back to my Robert Redfield comment:
If what he says is correct (which by proxy, is what the CDC is saying), then there are quite a few implications about the virus as we know it- too many to add to this post. But for one, you very well may have contracted the virus in February. Which is a great argument as to why you should wear a mask! Yes, it’s wonderful that you (if you had it) weren’t affected. But you don’t know that those you may infect will be as lucky. To say “oh every one’s going to get it so what’s the point?” is irresponsible. Again, we don’t know everything about the virus. People said at first that it didn’t effect children. Then a month or so later we started seeing cases of MIS-C (multiple inflammatory syndrome in children) which is a side effect of COVID.
Comparing COVID to the flu is pointless. From 2018-2019 approximately 61k people died from the flu. In contrast, we’re only 5 months into this pandemic here in the US and have had 138k+ deaths –that’s 44% greater in not even half the time and the number is still rising.
Again, do I think that the current answers/solutions that state and federal governments are implementing are perfect? Definitely not. Do I believe that there’s a better way of doing things? Most likely. But taking action is better than no action at all. And I for damn sure am not willing to risk other people’s lives.
Strap in because its a long one Haha!
OCHO, you’re right that there has been misreporting on cases. According to the CDC Director Robert Redfield the actual amount of infections is possibly 10x greater than what was previously reported (I’ll tie back into this later in my post).
I’ve said this on the thread already but I don’t believe the entire Globe is getting together in order to falsify a pandemic. That’s some Alex Jones Globalists-Conspiracy-Bull crap. Do I believe that different politician’s and corporations have taken advantage of the current situation? Profited from it? Used it to further their own agenda’s? YOU BETTER BELIEVE IT!
However, that doesn’t change the fact that we’re dealing with a legitimate pandemic! To reference your comment about the respirators: At the onset of the pandemic there was a lot a fear about the availability of ventilators that were in current supply. Because at the time, they didn’t have enough to meet the expected demand. It’s been 5 months since then and hospitals/state governments HAVE HAD TIME TO ALLOCATE SUPPLIES. COVID is still a respiratory issue –we’re also finding out as time progress’s that the virus effects multiple organs in the body. This a pandemic that nobody has faced in our lifetime, all of the answers aren’t going to be visible right at the start.
To reference the GM/Ford comment: They did it. As did Tesla, Dyson, Space X. The Trump administration instituted the Defense Production Act (which really hasn’t been used often since the Korean War) to put those business's under contract in order to ensure that whatever they make goes directly to the national stockpile. GM is expected to produce 30,000 ventilators by August and Ford will produce 50,000 by July.
Regarding Sweden:Ford, GM Still Under Contract To Produce Ventilators
As Ford and General Motors reopen, both companies are still required to make ventilators.detroit.cbslocal.com
“…the coronavirus is blamed for 5,420 deaths in Sweden, according to the World Health Organization. That might not sound especially horrendous compared with the more than 129,000 Americans who have died. But Sweden is a country of only 10 million people. Per million people, Sweden has suffered 40 percent more deaths than the United States, 12 times more than Norway, seven times more than Finland and six times more than Denmark.”
COVID-19 cases | WHO COVID-19 dashboard
The latest data for coronavirus (COVID-19) cases from the WHO COVID-19 dashboard.covid19.who.intIt’s not “odd”, people just seem to see a bigger number (I.e. deaths in the US) and a smaller number (i.e. deaths in Sweden) and completely ignore their contexts.Sweden Has Become the World’s Cautionary Tale (Published 2020)
Its decision to carry on in the face of the pandemic has yielded a surge of deaths without sparing its economy from damage — a red flag as the United States and Britain move to lift lockdowns.www.nytimes.com
Going back to my Robert Redfield comment:
If what he says is correct (which by proxy, is what the CDC is saying), then there are quite a few implications about the virus as we know it- too many to add to this post. But for one, you very well may have contracted the virus in February. Which is a great argument as to why you should wear a mask! Yes, it’s wonderful that you (if you had it) weren’t affected. But you don’t know that those you may infect will be as lucky. To say “oh every one’s going to get it so what’s the point?” is irresponsible. Again, we don’t know everything about the virus. People said at first that it didn’t effect children. Then a month or so later we started seeing cases of MIS-C (multiple inflammatory syndrome in children) which is a side effect of COVID.
Comparing COVID to the flu is pointless. From 2018-2019 approximately 61k people died from the flu. In contrast, we’re only 5 months into this pandemic here in the US and have had 138k+ deaths –that’s 44% greater in not even half the time and the number is still rising.
Again, do I think that the current answers/solutions that state and federal governments are implementing are perfect? Definitely not. Do I believe that there’s a better way of doing things? Most likely. But taking action is better than no action at all. And I for damn sure am not willing to risk other people’s lives.
New York Governor Como ....?So based on the video above, any genius here has the numbers for the "real" covid deaths?
Houla, I know the information as far as death counts and tests are prob from DOH or CDC . I don't for one second buy the numbers. I mean not even a little.
3/4 of the news and studies are fake news. There's a study to prove anything that will back up anyone's agenda.
Did you watch the video? She literally just explained how covid deaths are counted. Which part of that was confusing?
Did you watch the video? She literally just explained how covid deaths are counted. Which part of that was confusing?
I'm thinking what we've got here is a lack of credibility. Since every mouse fart over the past decade has been treated like an existential crisis, when something that could be serious comes along, lots of folks, being tired of the bologna, quite easily tune it out as noise. The mass media has lost it's credibility long ago.
Our Governor's use of the media affects the credibility of the office, too. I'd much rather the Governor's Office promulgate the bi-weekly new rules, and the let the media spread the word. Instead the Governor spews a bunch of unenforceable nonsense and we're left to try and interpret the executive orders published three days after the press conference. We really need to protect the Governorship from bad governors, otherwise the next good governor will be powerless to do the right things.
I believe that in a hypothetical real emergency, the government actually does have the right, and possibly the responsibility, to close down businesses (or tell them to make respirators). That closure is a taking, however, that must be justly compensated or the taking is a violation of the 5th Amendment.
Another situation that most people are not acknowledging Is that the response to the pandemic, no matter how much science is involved in deciding upon the response, always comes down to a value judgement. Government and citizens alike are asking "Is the COVID-19 public health issue really a crisis worth the economic costs incurred so far?"
The Governor, many corporate executives, health care policy makers, and insurance companies are saying "Yes, it's important to save as many lives as possible, ease the work of health-care workers, and keep people from panicking." These decision makers, however, often to not pay the cost of the response. I get the feeling that those who do bear the cost are the ones that are dissatisfied with that response.
Lets play a little math game: How much economic loss has the shutdown cost us? How many lives have been saved? Divide the cost by the number of lives and you get the value the government puts on a life. How does that compare to what a wrongful death suit brings in?
Here we are mid year and COVID-9 has finally taken (lets just assume 551 on 7/14/2020 is fer-real) as many New Mexicans as suicide did in 2018 (535 per NMhealth.org). Should we shut down the whole state to try to stop 500 sorrowful deaths? Do we?
Is it right for the whole state or nation to suffer for the benefit of a few?
Sometimes that's the right thing to do.
Sometimes it's wrong..
What is next, they will not allow us to enter stores or places unless you have a proof of vaccine card? This is the tip of the ice berg, the are coming for us, and our liberties one by one , we are in our trial of government all control , how do you like it ?Honestly I'm not sure that "most" of the people in this country believe this is serious. Definitely "most" media and "most" liberals believe so (or at least that's what they say).
As Reuben states, we may be protecting some, but at what cost?
I would argue if the government simply stated "if you feel sick, get tested and stay home, if you feel OK carry on" we'd have about the same amount of positive cases and deaths. Certainly not hundreds or thousands of times more.
We're bombarded with non-science constantly. "Because you stayed locked down and wore masks, we saved thousands of lives". Oh yeah, and how is that proven? Because when we look at other places like Sweden it doesn't appear to be the case. But nobody in mainstream media is interested in that narrative.
Yes governors and mayors are going to continue to implement onerous measures...because they are liberal. Just like they want to disarm our citizens and end hunting. But just because they want those things to happen doesn't mean we should just roll over and go along with them.
Are face coverings the final stand? Perhaps not, but at least speak up and say the emperor has no clothes and much of what is being forced upon us is stupid. Say it publicly and say it with your vote.
Oh no I watched the video. You’re saying that a small snippet with no context sums it all up? I keep seeing everyone use the term “sheeple” on here yet those same people believe the first thing they see and hear so easily when it supports their world view –even if its incorrect or out of context.
If you research it that press conference was from Illinois back in April at the onset of the Pandemic. (https://week.com/2020/04/20/idph-director-explains-how-covid-deaths-are-classified/)
Admittedly, there was some improper reporting as officials figured out how to count/report deaths and create more uniformity and clearer documentation. There’s even evidence to support that death estimates were likely higher due to misdiagnosis.
https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2020/07/about-30-covid-deaths-may-not-be-classified-such
Dr. Ezike (the lady in the video) came out in May and corrected those short falls.
“Dr. Ezike said that the state is being careful to make sure to weed out deaths where the patient had COVID-19, but died in a manner completely detached from the virus, such as gunshot wounds or motor vehicle crashes.”
“There are also some additional deaths that happen in someone who happened to be COVID positive, but where the COVID infection had nothing to do with the deaths,” she said. “So we are at IDPH trying to remove those obvious cases where the COVID diagnosis was not the reason for the death. If there was a gunshot wound, if there was a motor vehicle accident, we know that that was not related to the COVID positive status.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/cor...ois-is-over-counting-covid-19-deaths/2270810/
Again, this is new territory. Mistakes are going to occur. However that doesn’t mean people are lying about COVID.
why wasn’t there a shutdown for H1N1 ? The deep state is bigger and more deadlier than any Virus, just wait and seeI'm thinking what we've got here is a lack of credibility. Since every mouse fart over the past decade has been treated like an existential crisis, when something that could be serious comes along, lots of folks, being tired of the bologna, quite easily tune it out as noise. The mass media has lost it's credibility long ago.
Our Governor's use of the media affects the credibility of the office, too. I'd much rather the Governor's Office promulgate the bi-weekly new rules, and the let the media spread the word. Instead the Governor spews a bunch of unenforceable nonsense and we're left to try and interpret the executive orders published three days after the press conference. We really need to protect the Governorship from bad governors, otherwise the next good governor will be powerless to do the right things.
I believe that in a hypothetical real emergency, the government actually does have the right, and possibly the responsibility, to close down businesses (or tell them to make respirators). That closure is a taking, however, that must be justly compensated or the taking is a violation of the 5th Amendment.
Another situation that most people are not acknowledging Is that the response to the pandemic, no matter how much science is involved in deciding upon the response, always comes down to a value judgement. Government and citizens alike are asking "Is the COVID-19 public health issue really a crisis worth the economic costs incurred so far?"
The Governor, many corporate executives, health care policy makers, and insurance companies are saying "Yes, it's important to save as many lives as possible, ease the work of health-care workers, and keep people from panicking." These decision makers, however, often to not pay the cost of the response. I get the feeling that those who do bear the cost are the ones that are dissatisfied with that response.
Lets play a little math game: How much economic loss has the shutdown cost us? How many lives have been saved? Divide the cost by the number of lives and you get the value the government puts on a life. How does that compare to what a wrongful death suit brings in?
Here we are mid year and COVID-9 has finally taken (lets just assume 551 on 7/14/2020 is fer-real) as many New Mexicans as suicide did in 2018 (535 per NMhealth.org). Should we shut down the whole state to try to stop 500 sorrowful deaths? Do we?
Is it right for the whole state or nation to suffer for the benefit of a few?
Sometimes that's the right thing to do.
Sometimes it's wrong..
Yes governors and mayors are going to continue to implement onerous measures...because they are liberal.
In less than 4 months, our government demonstrated how easily people assimilate to "guidelines" that have NO scientific premise whatsoever when you are fearful.
that is my question, we had no vaccine at the time and it infected far far more people 61 million in america and nothing no one thing stopped. Hard to think its anything but politically motivated at this pointwhy wasn’t there a shutdown for H1N1 ? The deep state is bigger and more deadlier than any Virus, just wait and see
Sometimes you don't need science to see the obvious, just a little bit of sense.No scientific premise? Wow. What planet do you live on?
that is my question, we had no vaccine at the time and it infected far far more people 61 million in america and nothing no one thing stopped. Hard to think its anything but politically motivated at this point
https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.ko...virtual-event-for-biden-campaign-5794092.htmlHere's just another example of the dictator's hypocrisy....View attachment 9977
https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.ko...virtual-event-for-biden-campaign-5794092.html
Not true... Lord help me you have me defending Biden. This is getting ridiculous
Perception (of the majority) IS REALITY!
You are missing the premise here Diablo, the infection and the unknown were exactly the same with covid and H1n1. H1n1 was declared a global pandemic with rapid infection rate , yet the us did nothing to act without knowing infection rate or mortality rate. That is my point we knew nothing about it no vaccine and nothing stopped. nothing shut down. Explain that to me? We knew excalty as much as we did with covid and h1n1 spread far faster, why didnt we act then? Im glad it didnt kill as many , but that doesn't answer the questions about motivation for covid 19Yep, I ain’t too good at math, but I read that H1N1 infected almost 61 million in the US and killed just over 12,400. Does that sound more or less dangerous than COVID?
Im nervous if this is true, I know ML NAzi was on the sort list of VP canidates, could he be asking her to be his running mate? Imagine this nazi calling the shots after creepy joe is declared unfit after his first year in office which will happen as he is a puppet for the movementHere's just another example of the dictator's hypocrisy....View attachment 9977
I do sincerely believe at this point there would be war in our streets . The silent will become unsilenced at this point IMOIm nervous if this is true, I know ML NAzi was on the sort list of VP canidates, could he be asking her to be his running mate? Imagine this nazi calling the shots after creepy joe is declared unfit after his first year in office which will happen as he is a puppet for the movement
Rather, reality exists outside of the subject. Reality does not depend upon the "perception (of the majority)", which has been wrong many times
You are missing the premise here Diablo, the infection and the unknown were exactly the same with covid and H1n1. H1n1 was declared a global pandemic with rapid infection rate , yet the us did nothing to act without knowing infection rate or mortality rate. That is my point we knew nothing about it no vaccine and nothing stopped. nothing shut down. Explain that to me? We knew excalty as much as we did with covid and h1n1 spread far faster, why didnt we act then? Im glad it didnt kill as many , but that doesn't answer the questions about motivation for covid 19
While I disagree with your opinion in places I do believe that you have something with the "placebo effect". I do believe that the visual effect of a mask has an effect on people (i.e. social interactions, avoidance in public spaces).
Also your point that the mask "does not stop you from potentially infecting others" but rather "can reduce the amount of potential viruses you could release" I agree with. This has been tested multiple times with a simple "cough into a petri dish" test. (A lab tech coughs into a petri dish while wearing/ not wearing a mask) 99% of the time the petri dish that was coughed into while the tester was wearing a mask didn't show any signs of growth. However, its still not 100% effective do to multiple factors.
My opposition to your point is with the government intrusion. The government already mandates several laws that we must abide by: 1. Why is this the one that is the "hill to die on" for so many people?
2. What do you believe the solution to be?
Thanks again for the well stated comment!
I agree that there is a role of government in policing our society. The grey area is where does it stop? This is what usually separates the left from the right.
The argument starts with policing of perceived civil liberties. Everyone has different opinions of what their civil liberties should be. Why some people pick wearing a mask as "their hill to die on", I dont know. I wear a mask in public. I wear a mask when a business puts up a sign asking me to wear a mask to shop there. I respect that owners right to conduct businesses as they see fit. There are some exceptions for health or people with special needs, but thats splitting hairs. I personally do not believe the role of government is to tell me what I have to do with my body. There are some obvious exceptions before some troll starts listing them. But, my main concern is where does it stop? This is not a "hill to die on" for me, it is more of a significant change in the way society sees the role of government. Our society is changing very fast right now and the split between what we expect of others, aka the gov, to do for us has never been greater. I think we a society be making the decisions to wear masks, not having a single elected official dictate personal health care of millions of people. Obviously there are a lot of people who disagree with my opinion. 20 years from now I think we will look back at this crisis as a major turning point in political theory. So maybe some people see this as their "hill to die on" because they are worried about the long term implications of the increasing role of government?
Like the civil discord the left has been showing , by rioting looting and mob induced violence, real civil .....Again, well thought out and well stated. Obviously a lot of us see differently on this thread but civil discord should always win out!
Like the civil discord the left has been showing , by rioting looting and mob induced violence, real civil .....
Did anyone attend? Any news?
Huh. Imagine that...
And I was roasted on my own thread for a "fake" link with information saying the exact thing above from the CDC.
Here in California just watch this State fold there’s no way these business can restart and will be a domino effect, eventually they will come after essential businesses! on top that we have a Governor who is releasing 18,000 prisoners, I hope this doesn’t turn bad but it sure doesn’t look good ! I feel sorry for all the good folk here and all of our Country!I feel you .264...I'm hesitant to leave for two weeks in September at this point!
I’ve heard about the towers several times. Pretty interesting.
I usually am thinking about hunting and making plans but now it’s like My priorities have changed since all this sh#t started .
Here in California just watch this State fold there’s no way these business can restart and will be a domino effect, eventually they will come after essential businesses! on top that we have a Governor who is releasing 18,000 prisoners, I hope this doesn’t turn bad but it sure doesn’t look good ! I feel sorry for all the good folk here and all of our Country!
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