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re: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) ***W.H.O. DECLARES A GLOBAL PANDEMIC***
Posted on 4/1/20 at 6:52 pm to lsupride87
Posted on 4/1/20 at 6:52 pm to lsupride87
My main point is we have seen society handle awful deadly pandemics
1918 Spanish flu
1957 Asian flu
1968 Hong kung flu
Etc
Those were bad and very deadly, but a dent as far as society is concerned. We don’t really know the consequences of shutting down the global economy, forcing businesses to close, handing out trillions, etc etc
I don’t think people are idiots for agreeing with the shutdown, but we have already faced the enemy of deadly pandemics and came through “fine” as far as the society as a whole is concerned
We have now created a new enemy that I’m not sure what the ultimate consequences will be
Maybe we save tons of lives and society bounces back and the govt doesn’t change
But what if that isn’t the case? What if we save lives but the economy completely crashes and big govt overreach plants it’s seed and spreads at a rapid pace?
I think it’s ridiculous from both sides that nobody wants to discuss each other’s viewpoint
1918 Spanish flu
1957 Asian flu
1968 Hong kung flu
Etc
Those were bad and very deadly, but a dent as far as society is concerned. We don’t really know the consequences of shutting down the global economy, forcing businesses to close, handing out trillions, etc etc
I don’t think people are idiots for agreeing with the shutdown, but we have already faced the enemy of deadly pandemics and came through “fine” as far as the society as a whole is concerned
We have now created a new enemy that I’m not sure what the ultimate consequences will be
Maybe we save tons of lives and society bounces back and the govt doesn’t change
But what if that isn’t the case? What if we save lives but the economy completely crashes and big govt overreach plants it’s seed and spreads at a rapid pace?
I think it’s ridiculous from both sides that nobody wants to discuss each other’s viewpoint
This post was edited on 4/1/20 at 6:55 pm
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Posted on 4/1/20 at 6:57 pm to lsupride87
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1918 Spanish flu
1957 Asian flu
1968 Hong kung flu
Our response to this is based in part on what worked in those pandemics. Namely shutting down schools and businesses temporarily and banning large public gatherings
Posted on 4/1/20 at 7:01 pm to lsupride87
quote:
1918 Spanish flu
quote:
Those were bad and very deadly, but a dent as far as society is concerned
The Spanish Flu killed 3-5% of the Earth's population. That's a bit more than a "dent."
Posted on 4/1/20 at 7:01 pm to lsupride87
quote:
big govt overreach
I hear you, but this isn't really new, right?
And it's not like that problem would be solved by letting this virus run rampant without restriction.
Posted on 4/1/20 at 7:55 pm to lsupride87
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Those were bad and very deadly, but a dent as far as society is concerned
It sure as hell wasn't a dent to the people alive then.
Stupid analogy.
This post was edited on 4/1/20 at 7:56 pm
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