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Coronavirus in the United States - news and thoughts

Discussion in 'Too Hot for Swamp Gas' started by GatorNorth, Feb 25, 2020.

  1. GatorJMDZ

    GatorJMDZ gatorjack VIP Member

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    Highly recommended....Covid-19 compared to Spanish flu:

     
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  2. gator_fever

    gator_fever GC Legend

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  3. gator_lawyer

    gator_lawyer VIP Member

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    Joke's on China. We'll take them down with us. :emoji_joy:
     
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  4. tilly

    tilly Superhero Mod. Fast witted. Bulletproof posts. Moderator VIP Member

    Anyone curious what The System is telling me?
    ...anyone?
    .. Bueller?
    ...is this thing on?
     
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  5. G8trGr8t

    G8trGr8t Premium Member

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  6. demosthenes

    demosthenes Premium Member

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    That’s what I don’t get about these keyboard-cowboy posts calling it “just another cold.” Colds suck but people aren’t worrying about extended hospital stays, ICU, ventilators, permanent disability or death.
     
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  7. demosthenes

    demosthenes Premium Member

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    Off topic: It’s disturbing to get the LinkedIn email of people that have looked at your profile and see the Department of Homeland Security. If you guys don’t hear from me in the future...
     
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  8. citygator

    citygator VIP Member

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    Charlotte
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  9. citygator

    citygator VIP Member

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    Charlotte
    I like how you stand up for women attacked on Twitter. I remember how brave you stood for Greta Thunberg against the Republican twitter attacks. Or maybe that wasn’t you. o_O
     
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  10. gatorpika

    gatorpika GC Hall of Fame

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    And the rest of the world. Look what happened in 2008.
     
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  11. gatorpika

    gatorpika GC Hall of Fame

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    Finally they read my emails and are investigating! Good to know.
     
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  12. gatorpika

    gatorpika GC Hall of Fame

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    You noticed that too? It's like some people aren't even reading the posts beyond the poster names anymore.
     
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  13. rivergator

    rivergator Too Hot Mod Moderator VIP Member

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    I’m feeling I need to go back and watch the first few seasons of “The Walking Dead”. You know, just for tips
     
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  14. gatorpika

    gatorpika GC Hall of Fame

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    There is a difference, but I wouldn't discount the significant bias in the media. The extreme polarization we have today didn't just come from people organically deciding they feel differently about the other party than they did a few decades ago. They are informed by the media and pick up on the biases of the media. It's not just that Fox News and Rush and Breitbart lie, it's the bias that they sell that turned the GOP into what it is today. Their twisted view of politics is why we had the Tea Party and movement away from the traditional politicians to these "true conservatives". There was less of that on the left because they didn't embrace that media model until Trump got elected and now they are glued to CNN and have largely changed the models of WaPo and other outlets. People get pissed off about something and the media feeds them more to enrage them because they know that drives repeat traffic. So it's a vicious circle. Long term the effects would seem to be quite bad IMO. It's not like everything is going to go back to normal and we will be sharing hugs with the other side again when Joe Biden gets elected.
     
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  15. danmann65

    danmann65 All American

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    So not all of the outcomes of the virus are bad? Bad joke I know.
     
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  16. gatorpika

    gatorpika GC Hall of Fame

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    Tip #1: Buy guns...and lots of ammo!
    Tip #2: Most of the people you meet will be bad and harass you for a season, so shoot on sight.
     
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  17. danmann65

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    Either that or he has lived thru these panics before. The first panic I remember was Carter's swine flu. The hysteria is greater now but the overreaction pretty much the same.
     
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  18. danmann65

    danmann65 All American

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    I think that is reflective of how early we are in this thing. I think the numbers become meaningful in about a week.
     
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  19. PITBOSS

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  20. danmann65

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    All of these metals are well known antibacterial. I am less certain how they impact covid 19.