knapplc Posted September 22, 2020 Author Share Posted September 22, 2020 Just now, Jason Sitoke said: Not a disagreement here. We have handled this about as shamefully and disorganized as possible. Only point was people were quick to talk about Europe taking things seriously and that they had ‘moved on’ because they trusted government. France, Spain, Britain are all in the thick of it again. I’m not going to pretend to know why it’s happening, or assume it’s because people are being reckless because I’m not sure. I think the narrative you're looking for there is "they've done better than we have." They are not "in the thick of it" in any way, shape, or form like we are. Our deaths are much, much higher than theirs, and that's not really up for debate. As you say, we've handled it as shamefully as possible. Time for someone else to lead. Link to comment
Jason Sitoke Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 9 hours ago, FrantzHardySwag said: UK's highest death day in the past month has been 27 deaths. US's highest death day in the past month has been 1,200 deaths. If you adjust UKs population to match the US, the UKs worst death day in the past month would be 135 deaths. And cases in the U.K. have risen 4x today vs 1 month ago. What do you think the deaths are going to do in the next 3 weeks? 1 Link to comment
Jason Sitoke Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 1 minute ago, knapplc said: I think the narrative you're looking for there is "they've done better than we have." They are not "in the thick of it" in any way, shape, or form like we are. Our deaths are much, much higher than theirs, and that's not really up for debate. As you say, we've handled it as shamefully as possible. Time for someone else to lead. Boris Johnson just announced new restrictions and called this a ‘perilous turning point’. There 4400 new cases yesterday. At its peak in April, the U.K. saw 6200 cases. In a region that has experienced almost 42,000 deaths already, they are about to lose quite a few more. Link to comment
QMany Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 Cultists, please just ignore those deaths that eclipse WW1 + Vietnam + Iraq + Afghanistan. 2 1 Link to comment
knapplc Posted September 22, 2020 Author Share Posted September 22, 2020 Just now, Jason Sitoke said: Boris Johnson just announced new restrictions and called this a ‘perilous turning point’. There 4400 new cases yesterday. At its peak in April, the U.K. saw 6200 cases. In a region that has experienced almost 42,000 deaths already, they are about to lose quite a few more. They're getting nearly as bad as America. And Boris Johnson is basically their version of Trump. Looks like they need a better leader, too. Link to comment
FrantzHardySwag Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 24 minutes ago, Jason Sitoke said: And cases in the U.K. have risen 4x today vs 1 month ago. What do you think the deaths are going to do in the next 3 weeks? Probably go up? Just commenting on the flaws of looking at deaths per capita. Countries in Europe got slammed early but have done a much better job of controlling the virus after the initial asskicking. Link to comment
Moiraine Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 51 minutes ago, Jason Sitoke said: So I guess comparing countries might need to consider other factors, right? Yet I’ve not heard population density brought up when Australia comes up in comparisons. Yes, population and population density should be taken into account. Link to comment
Enhance Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 3 hours ago, QMany said: Cultists, please just ignore those deaths that eclipse WW1 + Vietnam + Iraq + Afghanistan. Lol... what a tone deaf message from him. I mean yeah... statistically speaking... the vast majority of people won't get it. But 'affect' is sort of a loose term to throw around here. I'd say every single one of our lives have been pretty damn well affected by coronavirus. 1 Link to comment
knapplc Posted September 22, 2020 Author Share Posted September 22, 2020 The United States just passed 200,000 deaths, and continues to have about 20% of the world's fatalities from Covid-19. It didn't have to be like this. 3 1 Link to comment
Fru Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 Imagine 200k Americans dying in 7 months from a Pandemic during a Hillary Clinton Presidency. 3 1 Link to comment
commando Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 57 minutes ago, Fru said: Imagine 200k Americans dying in 7 months from a Pandemic during a Hillary Clinton Presidency. Link to comment
Guy Chamberlin Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 5 hours ago, Fru said: Imagine 200k Americans dying in 7 months from a Pandemic during a Hillary Clinton Presidency. Imagine four soldiers dying in defense of an American embassy harboring a CIA operation, in one of the most dangerous cities in the world, in a country the U.S. was actively trying to destabilize. 4 1 Link to comment
Fru Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/09/28/a-young-kennedy-in-kushnerland-turned-whistle-blower/amp Some truly shocking and disturbing details in this. Link to comment
Danny Bateman Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 4 minutes ago, QMany said: Fauci dunking on Rand Paul was something I didn't know I needed today. Rand is a sanctimonious jacka$$. 3 1 Link to comment
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