Flats

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[quote]That is the metric we should use?[/quote] An independent, non-political study performed by experts without all of the emotional drama of this disease? No, we should completely ignore it and equate “bad stuff happens during pandemics” with “we weren’t prepared”. ...

[quote]There’s a difference between asking for accurate death statistics and reporting and pretending that “this is all made up.”[/quote] There’s also a difference between asking for accurate information and and suggesting that the possibility of fudged data should be ignored until later. [...

[quote]Or, maybe something as glaringly simple as not being prepared ?[/quote] Shill. [link=(https://abc14news.com/2020/03/24/us-was-more-prepared-for-pandemic-than-any-other-country-johns-hopkins-study-found/)]https://abc14news.com/2020/03/24/us-was-more-prepared-for-pandemic-than-any-other-...

[quote]In that case, thanks and I guess I should better educate myself on the subject. Thanks as well, Flats.[/quote] The only reason I know is that a good friend of mine is in the white collar side/analysis/projection part of the industry. The picture he’s painting is pretty damn bleak, but ...

[quote]Nah, most normal people are banding together. Seems like trump supporters are the only ones going against the flow, and fortunately they're a small minority[/quote] Muh sky scream. ...

[quote]She provided no proof of anything [/quote] Ok. I’m not sure you read my post. ...

[quote]this is a serious health crisis unlike what we’ve seen in at least decades.[/quote] So we want accurate information. If there are inaccuracies what possible reason would you have for wanting to find out about them after the fact?...

[quote]Let it come out after.[/quote] I have no idea if we’re inflating numbers or if she’s correct. But if she is it damn well needs to come out now, not after. We’re making serious, life-altering decisions based on these numbers. ...

[quote]And we have no measures to avert a this "really bad" scenario? I'm having a tough time pulling the trigger on that being a foregone conclusion. At the same time, I guess we could have different visions of what constitutes "really bad".[/quote] It’s not a scenario, it’s now. Oil is ugly and...

[quote]The economic and social impact of this will dwarf 911 and the great recession combined[/quote] Honestly, the only significant economic and social impacts of 9/11 were government creations. Dwarf is an understatement; I don’t think they’re in the same universe. I assume you meant Great ...

[quote]I don't want to get people in more of a panic than they already are but I think for people born after the end of WW2 this will be the biggest event of our lives. [/quote] If you didn’t go to war post 9/11 that’s probably a true statement. I hope you’re wrong. ...

[quote]What we have is a virus where we have pretty good understanding of the horrors that can happen when it runs unchecked and an emerging understanding of how to best check it. [/quote] This is utter emotional bull shite. We have NO IDEA of the "horrors" that can happen when it runs unchecked. ...

[quote]I just don't think the entire world is conspiring to "wreck Trump's economy", limit your ability to go to dinner, etc. Nations as far apart as Iran and Israel are all treating this as if it's extremely dangerous. It's universally seen as a threat. [/quote] I’m not sure why you included yo...

That’s a foreign translation. There was no shortage of Pelosi-speak, but it wasn’t quite that bad. ...

[quote]I'd say that if this doesn't have a big death toll, then it could show we DID do the right thing. Meaning, we were able to contain it enough to not have extreme mortality.[/quote] As I said elsewhere, that’s pretty convenient. If it kills a lot of people we were right to panic. If it DOESN...

[quote]Our hospitals are already overcrowded so overreacted isn’t an option[/quote] “Our”? Like, all of them? A buddy of mine is a doc in Savannah and they furloughed half their support staff because it’s pretty much Kung Flu only and they don’t have enough business. ...

We do basically nothing for the flu outside some PSAs. If this doesn’t kill 4-5 times the number a bad flu season kills it’ll be painfully obvious that we overreacted and caused a lot of damage for very little in return. ...

[quote]The .380 is for my wife. She wants to learn how to shoot. Price is a big factor for me. [/quote] I'd let her rent or borrow one to shoot first. Small .380s are snappy and not something people new to guns are going to want to practice a lot with. It'll help that she has smaller hands tha...