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On This Date in History (1918). Mask Up or Go To Jail
Posted on 8/27/23 at 9:39 am
Posted on 8/27/23 at 9:39 am
August 27, 1918. Second wave of Spanish flu hits Boston.
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Posted on 8/27/23 at 9:40 am to blueridgeTiger
An American tradition now.
Posted on 8/27/23 at 9:44 am to blueridgeTiger
It was much easier to enforce such measures in August 1918 considering we were in a global conflict and the Wilson administration, coupled with a Democrat-controlled Congress, had already passed draconian laws which jailed political dissidents and those who spoke out against the war.
Perhaps this is one of the reasons why Republicans made gains in the 1918 mid-term elections.
ETA: It must also be remembered, however, that the mortality rate for those infected by the Spanish Flu was a staggering 20%. The Wuhan Flu's mortality rate for those infected was something like 0.05%.
Perhaps this is one of the reasons why Republicans made gains in the 1918 mid-term elections.
ETA: It must also be remembered, however, that the mortality rate for those infected by the Spanish Flu was a staggering 20%. The Wuhan Flu's mortality rate for those infected was something like 0.05%.
This post was edited on 8/27/23 at 9:54 am
Posted on 8/27/23 at 9:49 am to blueridgeTiger
In 2020 they were letting people out of jail because of the virus.
Though I'm sure many would be fine with that. Release real criminals and jail non-maskers.
Though I'm sure many would be fine with that. Release real criminals and jail non-maskers.
Posted on 8/27/23 at 9:53 am to blueridgeTiger
Spanish Flu legitimately killed 50 million people and was devastating for infants and toddlers. Far different animal.
Posted on 8/27/23 at 9:53 am to RollTide1987
I wonder what the government would have done in 1918 with citizens destroying cities because a drugged out burglar had a heart attack while being detained by police.
Posted on 8/27/23 at 9:55 am to blueridgeTiger
And in the intervening years the scientific studies showed that masks do nothing to slow the spread of influenza. Yet in 2020 we ignored this and went back over 100 years. Fun times.
Posted on 8/27/23 at 9:56 am to Lsupimp
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Spanish Flu legitimately killed 50 million people and was devastating for infants and toddlers.
It actually wasn't THAT devastating for young children or the elderly. The people that were most affected by the Spanish Flu were young adults between 18-29 years of age. From the years 1914-1921, almost an entire generation of people had been wiped out by World War I, the various conflicts that spun up as a direct result of that war, and the Spanish Flu. No wonder they were called the Lost Generation.
This post was edited on 8/27/23 at 9:58 am
Posted on 8/27/23 at 9:59 am to blueridgeTiger
That woman with her big nose sticking out has relatives who post here
Posted on 8/27/23 at 10:04 am to blueridgeTiger
The Spanish Flu killed my great-great grandfather. He was only in his 20s. My great-grandfather was only a baby when he died. If he would have gotten the flu a year sooner, I may not exist.
Posted on 8/27/23 at 10:05 am to blueridgeTiger
The “I survived the Spanish Flu” t-shirts sales were off the charts.
Posted on 8/27/23 at 10:27 am to RollTide1987
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It must also be remembered, however, that the mortality rate for those infected by the Spanish Flu was a staggering 20%. The Wuhan Flu's mortality rate for those infected was something like 0.05%.
Look man… no mortality rate is worth infringing on the rights of Americans.
Posted on 8/27/23 at 10:32 am to lowspark12
I read through every day of 1918 in my local newspaper and zero articles mentioned a mask. The only one that sort of referenced the flu was that if you were sick don’t go to the county fair this year.
Posted on 8/27/23 at 10:32 am to blueridgeTiger
The Spanish flu was a real pandemic though. Also Wilson was a cünt
Posted on 8/27/23 at 10:34 am to lowspark12
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Look man… no mortality rate is worth infringing on the rights of Americans.
Agreed. There could women and children dropping like flies and I’ll never still put on another mask. Maybe y’all should have cried wolf over a bad cold last time.
Posted on 8/27/23 at 10:41 am to GeauxxxTigers23
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Spanish flu
Media lies, never started in Spain.
Posted on 8/27/23 at 10:42 am to RollTide1987
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It actually wasn't THAT devastating for young children or the elderly. The people that were most affected by the Spanish Flu were young adults between 18-29 years of age.
I'm still willing to agree that the death numbers were probably inflated for the same reason Covid numbers were inflated. To instill fear, control, etc.
Not saying it wasn't a bad virus, just that it's entirely plausible the numbers weren't as high as generally accepted now
Posted on 8/27/23 at 10:42 am to RollTide1987
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The people that were most affected by the Spanish Flu were young adults between 18-29 years of age.
It is called the "Spanish Flu" because only Spain had free press it the time to report it. The rest of the world involved in WWI (including the US) restricted the press to not affect morale for the war.
Spanish Flu and c19 are related which is why stopping it before it could mutate was so important. About a decade after the Spanish Flu there was a massive global "die off" that has now been attributed to those who survived Spanish Flu at the end of WWI
We are arguing about pro and anti vaccine when the real threat is long c19 which, like the Spanish Flu, will resurface in the initial survivors and kill them later.
Those that fail to study history are their own worst enemy.
Posted on 8/27/23 at 11:01 am to blueridgeTiger
I find it odd, but I never saw any pictures or read anything that showed or said they were wearing masks during the Spanish Flu. It wasn’t until covid hit, that I started seeing pictures and articles showing people wearing masks during the Spanish Flu.
Posted on 8/27/23 at 11:03 am to Cheese Grits
quote:lolz
We are arguing about pro and anti vaccine when the real threat is long c19 which, like the Spanish Flu, will resurface in the initial survivors and kill them later.
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