All things political. Coronavirus Edition. (9 Viewers)

[Maxp]

I fear we are really going to be in a bad place due to the obvious cuts to the federal agencies that deal with infectious disease, but also the negative effect the Affordable Care act has had on non urban hospitals. Our front line defenses are ineffectual and our ability to treat the populous is probably at an all time low. Factor in the cost of healthcare and I can see our system crashing. What do you think about the politics of this virus?

 

[TaylorB]

So in the middle of the tweet thread he says that the mortality rate for the new cases in China seems to be 0.7% rather than the 2% we have seen before. I think this means that physicians are figuring out how to treat it. Also, that it seems to be containable, with some targeted isolations, we won’t have to resort to the draconian methods of China, IMO, with better education and early testing.

There’s zero doubt there will be lots of new cases coming, but if they can treat it more effectively, and get testing earlier to figure out where they need to contain it, it’s looking better.

Cautious optimism.

Thanks MT. I found this NYT article to be informative and not overly alarmist about the mortality % as well:

How Does the Coronavirus Compare With the Flu?

As new cases appear in the U.S., some — including the president — have compared it to the seasonal flu. Here’s a close look at the differences.

www.nytimes.com

Assuming the mortality rate continues to drop as we learn more, the risk could ultimately be somewhat similar to a typical bad flu pandemic as opposed to a repeat of the Spanish flu in 1918 where numbers stayed around 2%. Still not good, but more optimistic than the numbers out of China would have suggested.

 

[MT15]

Thanks for that article.

Even with the cautious optimism, we still have our little cache of canned foods and so forth, so that if need be we can stay home for a couple of weeks without worrying about what we have to eat. As long as the Internet holds out we‘ll be ok.

ETA: I don’t want to seem to be making light of it. There will still be potentially thousands of deaths. Just hopefully not a million or more.

 

[Maxp]

You mean sealing people shut in their homes??? I am pretty damn glad our government won't resort to that.

I didn't say I agreed with China's method, I said they were drastic. Dragging people out of their houses away from loved ones will not go down the same way in our country.

 

[Joe Okc]

Only 1 person in the entire thread mentioned anything about anyone wanting people to die from this and it was a lie told by Joe OKC accusing democrats of it.

I never lied nor did I accuse all Democrats either... But you know just was well as I do that there are certain individuals that hope this Virus becomes a failure for Trump Administration and for Democrats to take advantage of it as the election approaches.

And with the Virus come death.

So are you going to tell me that this is not the case?

 

[The moose]

You mean sealing people shut in their homes??? I am pretty damn glad our government won't resort to that.

Yeah the only thing the we as a people are gonna have to take care or each other. For one we will have to be honest enough to take ourselves out of the population if we feel sick. If your job is dealing with the public stay home

We can't go around getting other people sick.

 

[GMRfellowtraveller]

I never lied nor did I accuse all Democrats either... But you know just was well as I do that there are certain individuals that hope this Virus becomes a failure for Trump Administration and for Democrats to take advantage of it as the election approaches.

And with the Virus come death.

So are you going to tell me that this is not the case?

Or you could just admit you misspoke/ exaggerated for effect

 

[MT15]

I never lied nor did I accuse all Democrats either... But you know just was well as I do that there are certain individuals that hope this Virus becomes a failure for Trump Administration and for Democrats to take advantage of it as the election approaches.

And with the Virus come death.

So are you going to tell me that this is not the case?

Joe this is already a failure for the administration. Here’s a really good thread on how we got in this position where we have community spread that went undetected. And no, it doesn’t vilify people who allowed this to happen, but it points out the key differences between the response now and the Ebola response. It’s a long thread but worth the read.

 

[Mr. Blue Sky]

I never lied nor did I accuse all Democrats either... But you know just was well as I do that there are certain individuals that hope this Virus becomes a failure for Trump Administration and for Democrats to take advantage of it as the election approaches.

And with the Virus come death.

So are you going to tell me that this is not the case?

Joe, this post says more about you and how you think than it does about any “certain individuals” you are imagining want people to die in the name of politics... And the fact that you cant see the fault in your way of thinking is even more problematic.

 

[Joe Okc]

Joe, this post says more about you and how you think than it does about any “certain individuals” you are imagining want people to die in the name of politics... And the fact that you cant see the fault in your way of thinking is even more problematic.

Really???


When discussion was a tanking stock market due to the corona virus, these were the posts about it.

I'll gladly sacrifice my 401K if it means getting trump out of the white house

It would be even sadder if the Democrats screw this up and we loose both ways.

Both posts show support for what negative effects the virus will have on Trump's administration, the economy and how the Democrats should react rather than concern for it's effect upon our citizens.

But hey.. if you guys would rather tell me how I am wrong instead. go right ahead.

 

[Mr. Blue Sky]

Really???


When discussion was a tanking stock market due to the corona virus, these were the posts about it.





Both posts show support for what negative effects the virus will have on Trump's administration, the economy and how the Democrats should react rather than concern for it's effect upon our citizens.

But hey.. if you guys would rather tell me how I am wrong instead. go right ahead.

Dude- one of those posts was referring to a 401k (money) and the other was talking about how inept the Democratic Party is, which i happen to agree with... For you to somehow try and twist that into being about people dying, or lives lost... well, it’s a tremendous reach at best, and a stupid , inflammatory post at worst.

 

[The moose]

Really???


When discussion was a tanking stock market due to the corona virus, these were the posts about it.





Both posts show support for what negative effects the virus will have on Trump's administration, the economy and how the Democrats should react rather than concern for it's effect upon our citizens.

But hey.. if you guys would rather tell me how I am wrong instead. go right ahead.

Reel it in brother.

Whom ever is in office during a world wide health crisis is gonna have some problems keeping the wheels turning.

Now that Trump's whole worth has been what he has done for the business community and our stock market with it dropping like a rock is not a good look on him. Especially considering how he did it by ramping up or national debt.

With his assignment of a human that does not believe in science in charge of the whole thing speak to how he thinks this is not serious.

This is a serious problem.

Exercise, eat well, and pray if you are of a certain age is all I can tell ya.


Good luck

 

[Beach Friends]

Dude- one of those posts was referring to a 401k (money) and the other was talking about how inept the Democratic Party is, which i happen to agree with... For you to somehow try and twist that into being about people dying, or lives lost... well, it’s a tremendous reach at best, and a stupid , inflammatory post at worst.

I don't think anyone believes that Trump's election chances are going to go down if a single person's 401k dwindles. No, that was a statement that the poster did not mind going down with the ship, so long as the ship goes down.

 

[GMRfellowtraveller]

Really???


When discussion was a tanking stock market due to the corona virus, these were the posts about it.





Both posts show support for what negative effects the virus will have on Trump's administration, the economy and how the Democrats should react rather than concern for it's effect upon our citizens.

But hey.. if you guys would rather tell me how I am wrong instead. go right ahead.

87% wrong

 

[bdb13]

I don't think anyone believes that Trump's election chances are going to go down if a single person's 401k dwindles. No, that was a statement that the poster did not mind going down with the ship, so long as the ship goes down.

Or it was just a quip. Sounds like something I would have said and I certainly don't hope people die or that the economy collapses.

That's probably about the same number of people on the left hoping this is catastrophic and hurts Trump as there would be those on the right if we had a democrat in office.

 

[Joe Okc]

87% wrong

haha.. Perception is something that is always 100%

 

[Joe Okc]

That's probably about the same number of people on the left hoping this is catastrophic and hurts Trump as there would be those on the right if we had a democrat in office.

That is the Most truthful statement in the whole conversation... Had this virus happened during Obama's tenure, there would be people wanting the economy to collapse just to get Obama out... or if it was Hillary...

and for people to claim that me saying it is false makes it even worse.

 

[bdb13]

That is the Most truthful statement in the whole conversation... Had this virus happened during Obama's tenure, there would be people wanting the economy to collapse just to get Obama out... or if it was Hillary...

and for people to claim that me saying it is false makes it even worse.

I doubt that there's a large contingent of people hoping this is terrible, but of course it exists.

This shirt is all basically team sports, you don't wish well on your opponent and a few take that idea to its extreme.

 

[Mr. Blue Sky]

This shirt is all basically team sports, you don't wish well on your opponent and a few take that idea to its extreme.

100%.


Just see Joe’s pathetic post above asking me ‘which side of the aisle i stand on’... Trump apologists just have to try and divide people up into Team Red or Team Blue, no room whatsoever for any middle ground, or any type of thought beyond their own team.

I hate to even bother answering your question Joe, but if you have tp know- I’m a Moderate who supported both Ronald Reagan AND Bill Clinton... I know it’s probably hard for you to process that people like me exist, but we are out here, and we wont be labeled or put into some box just to adhere to your ability to comprehend.