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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. LouisvilleGator

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    You can say it's stupid all you like, but I think you may be misunderstanding the angst. One constant theme I hear from my conservative friends is that the government has been wishy washy about the ordeal and they'd be right. Please do not think it went unnoticed that the government went completely radio silent on the protests. Most states clearly still had or have restrictions in place about size of public gatherings. Kentucky still does. It's 50 max as of June 29th. I cannot think of a single story I saw about a governor warning against the protests. So you contrast THAT here in Kentucky with the time that Gov. Beshear threatened to drive to churches on Sunday morning, write down license plate numbers of those who still attended churches service that day and issue citations. Looking back, that was crazy enough on its own, but when you contrast it with the complete silence as literally THOUSANDS of protesters marched shoulder to shoulder (and still are in Louisville), you see the politics of it clearly. And you can get pissed off about it all you want, but if a person is being unbiased, they're going to see a double standard there. And that's one of the reasons people are reluctant.
     
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  2. gulfgator

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    It reminds me of Stu's line in Hangover
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  3. BLING

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    I'm sure it doesn't, I see pretty good numbers of people wearing masks as part of their routine.

    I've also seen a completely crazy anti-mask guy protesting on a street corner, with signs and everything ("Mask = sheep", and a bunch of stuff on the other side about Soros, Obama, etc). Guy literally looked homeless. Yet there he was peddling infowars level conspiracy theories at a busy intersection. No idea what the hell was going on there LOL.

    That being said, it just takes small numbers to ruin everything. All it takes is some crazed facebook group, and then you get a crowd like that in a building acting based on their self-reinforcing misinformation. Normally such protests would simply be part of free speech, but these people are literally a public health menace with their behavior, an unfortunate conundrum.
     
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  4. GatorRade

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    I’m seeing the reverse. It looks like our governors are smarter than the multiple cities and towns.
     
  5. GatorRade

    GatorRade Rad Scientist

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    You think the Constitution explains the Republicans suddenly favoring central authority over local governance?
     
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  6. exiledgator

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    a "complaint of Karens". That's good. Like a murder of crows. A gaggle of geese. A pride of lions.
     
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  7. philnotfil

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    I can't take credit for it, but I'm using it every chance I get :)
     
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  8. philnotfil

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    What does any of that have to do with wearing a mask?
     
  9. LouisvilleGator

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    You mean governments forcing mask wearing? You don’t think anything I posted there relates?
     
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    rivergator Too Hot Mod Moderator VIP Member

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  11. littlebluelw

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    Floridas death rate as of yesterday was 1.6 percent.
     
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  12. gatordavisl

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    On the contrary, you've given plenty of hot takes worthy of refutal.
    This was a real gem . . .
    And back to politicization . . .
    It seems you are simply here to argue with liberals over a global crisis.
     
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  14. LouisvilleGator

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    I rated your post "winner", because any time somebody goes back and does that much work for my sake, that's an honor. Thank you, sir.
     
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  15. pkaib01

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    Entirely possible that the death count may rise while the death rate falls. Need to know the rate of increased positives along with the above data.
     
  16. philnotfil

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    If it does, I don't see the connection.

    The government went radio silent on protests? Most states have restrictions about the size of public gatherings? No governors warned against the protests? Contrasted with Beshear threatening to drive to churches to issue citations? Thousands of protestors marching shoulder to shoulder shows the politics of it clearly?

    Assuming, for the sake of argument, that all of this is true, what is the connection to wearing masks?
     
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  17. exiledgator

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    You must be so proud.
     
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  18. LouisvilleGator

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    You’re not kidding, are you?
     
  19. LouisvilleGator

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    I am. Thanks.
     
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