Coronavirus: COVID-19

OccultHawk · 08-28-2020, 12:42 PM

Psy-Fi · 08-29-2020, 07:31 AM

Tracking the novel coronavirus in the U.S.

Lisnaholic · 08-29-2020, 08:48 AM

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Given the quantity of deaths in the US, the word "acceptable" takes on an ugly connotation it doesn't usually have. To their credit, 90% of Dems chose "unacceptable" instead.

I while ago I was watching a YouTube clip about big numbers and how we lose track of their significance.That's why stats are often presented with comparative images: lengths are measured out in football fields, etc. It helps because we have an intuitive grasp of the length of a football field: we can see it in our minds.

Another image we can see in our minds is the collapse of the Twin Towers, with it's death toll of 3 thousand, and the subsequent outrage directed at Afghanistan for harbouring Bin Laden.

Covid deaths in the US are ocurring at a rate of one 9/11 every three days. So far the country has suffered the equivalent of 60 thousand 9/11s. It worries me that 57% of Republicans find that kind of death rate "acceptable".

OccultHawk · 08-29-2020, 09:16 AM

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To their credit, 90% of Dems chose "unacceptable" instead.

Sorry to be endlessly contrary when you’re basically agreeing with me but you don’t get any credit from me for finding it unacceptable. That 10% of any demographic would describe it as acceptable is horrific on the other hand.

Lisnaholic · 08-29-2020, 07:10 PM

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Sorry to be endlessly contrary when you’re basically agreeing with me but you don’t get any credit from me for finding it unacceptable. That 10% of any demographic would describe it as acceptable is horrific on the other hand.

Thank you for the polite wording, OH. I also don't want to be argumentative, but I can't help feeling that you're being a bit harsh on the 90% of Dems, who you give zero credit for choosing "unacceptable".

I'd agree that the other survey option, to label death on a massive scale as "acceptable" is horrific as you say, although I'm finding it difficult to correlate that stance of respect for human life with this rather apocalyptic vision:-

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I don’t want a far left America. I want there to be no longer such a thing as America. America will never be reformed. It cannot be saved. It’s inherently bad. It was founded on evil. America isn’t a house infested with termites. It’s just a mound of termites if you get what I’m saying.

If there were no such thing America, I wonder what would become of the Americans? How much hardship, violence, loss of life would be "acceptable" to bring about your vision?

OccultHawk · 08-29-2020, 07:19 PM

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Thank you for the polite wording, OH. I also don't want to be argumentative, but I can't help feeling that you're being a bit harsh on the 90% of Dems, who you give zero credit for choosing "unacceptable".

I'd agree that the other survey option, to label death on a massive scale as "acceptable" is horrific as you say, although I'm finding it difficult to correlate that stance of respect for human life with this rather apocalyptic vision:-

If there were no such thing America, I wonder what would become of the Americans? How much hardship, violence, loss of life would be "acceptable" to bring about your vision?

Taken to politics thread

OccultHawk · 08-30-2020, 08:05 PM

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The debate over in-person K-12 instruction planning is inseparably tied to the issues of child care needs and parents’ ability to return to the workforce to help revive the struggling economy, all of which is playing out against the backdrop of a fast-approaching November election in a country that has seen nearly 6 million cases and more than 181,000 deaths from COVID-19.
Perhaps the highest-profile legal battle is taking place in the courts of Florida, where Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed off last month on an emergency order over school reopenings.
Under the order, most Florida school districts would be required to hold in-person classes five days a week by the end of August or risk losing funding. President Trump, who counts DeSantis as a close ally, has also threatened to cut off federal funding for schools if they do not resume in-person learning this fall.

Watch for a Presidential run from DeathSantis 2024

Can I just say too **** federal funds

Tbh **** public school and triple **** private school

Norg · 08-30-2020, 08:25 PM

i feel like its dying down in texas maybe this 103 deg heat everyday is causing the virus particles to melt ..????

OccultHawk · 08-30-2020, 09:08 PM

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i feel like its dying down in texas maybe this 103 deg heat everyday is causing the virus particles to melt ..????

Well there were over 5000 new cases diagnosed and over 100 deaths in lone star state today so I don’t think so.

Norg · 08-30-2020, 09:49 PM

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Well there were over 5000 new cases diagnosed and over 100 deaths in lone star state today so I don’t think so.

reallyyy a friend of mine who is a paramedic said the hospitals have been pretty dry with covid cases most of the ER beds are empty

soooo who to believe media or FL workers ..???

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