re: Why are we doing this??

got to keep this shite up for awhile so it can be justified when the numbers don't match the hype, so we can hear all about how the ridiculous overreaction saved us.

Because the government must DO SOMETHING!!!!!!!!!

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Lost in all this

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Well when you find its relevance, be sure to let us know.

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sounds like they know little more than the average poster here.

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Ok. I’ll put my money on they know a shite ton more than the average poster on here.

How about stop and think about the fact that there are uncertainties and a ton of unknowns with this and that make it even scarier.

"Pandemic":

China

1.4 billion people
184,000 cases of COVID-19 = 0.013% of population
7,300 deaths = 0.00052 of population

Italy

60 million
27,980 cases of COVID-19 = 0.046% of population
2,158 deaths = 0.0036% of Population

50-75% that get the virus have no symptoms so are not counted in the official number so get the cases could be hire BUT that means the death rate is WAY lower than what is being reported..

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PS: Italians are a disgusting bunch

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Yeah and Texans aren’t....

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I feel like I am watching my country slowly commit economic suicide. It is the equivalent of having a wart on your hand and cutting off your entire arm.

The consequences of the shut down will be significantly worse than the worst possible cases of this disease.

We have just now topped 80 deaths from CONVID. While all deaths are tragic, most of these people are elderly. We average 90 deaths per day in this country from automobile accidents.

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Like it or not, we don't have any real alternative.

Remove emotions and frustrations from the equation. Consider-

The media is covering this virus. It's been labeled a Pandemic, and every other nation on Earth is doing something similar to what we are doing. We know this, because we see this on the news, on social media, everywhere.

"It's mild and only affects a couple". Sounds good. Objectively, NOBODY wants to be that small percentage.
It's hayfever and cold season, a LOT of Americans are currently snotting and coughing. You go to work, you see Bob coughing and blow his nose, and "Oh shite, I wonder...", and you know what? Everyone calls in. And the market tanks just as bad, maybe worse.

All the while, CNN and the like, and the Democrat party, hammer away the point that Trump is either imcompetent in a crisis, or intentionally putting the population at risk. Even after this passes, those charges would remain. Especially if there are any deaths at all.
How are you going to stop the mainstream media from covering this? Implement governmental control of all media would be the only way to silence it, and THAT would be a disaster.

As compared to the current situation of "we maybe overreacted, but we got through this", which will be the case when it's over.

One course of action has a defensible position, the other does not.

Looks like they took the nuclear option to get him.

There are people here and elsewhere who are clearly panicking and overreacting who definitely need to unplug and social media distance.

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Because the smartest people in the world are telling us to do it. People who have dedicated their whole life to studying this stuff. People who have forgotten more than you know.

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So, I should listen to the people that get money and fame off predicting something? I'm sure that will never steer me wrong.

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The consequences of the shut down will be significantly worse than the worst possible cases of this disease.

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How do you know that? Any facts or evidence? Any education?

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The shutdowns have already drained billions from the economy from the cancellation of the NCAA and NBA alone. And there are only 80 deaths and less than 4500 cases in the US. There are the facts. Where's your evidence that cancelling these events will be a net positive? And please don't cite ridiculous estimates. Post some hard facts.