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originally posted by: Blaine91555
a reply to: chr0naut
You make good points.
The absolute truth is, that the lock downs, masks, gloves and all the other were never meant to save a single life. The entire reason for it was too slow it down and not overwhelm the hospitals. The same number of people are going to die.
It was a choice between letting it run its course quickly, or the destruction of the worlds economies to slow it down. The destruction of the economies may actually kill more people than Covid over the next year. It could actually result in more deaths, not less.
I don't even know how a person can apply morality to it all or know what was right or wrong. In the end I think our leaders chose to go with what presented the best optics.
originally posted by: hombero
Effect: Coronavirus wasn't as bad as feared
Cause: quarantine protocols.
originally posted by: midnightstar
True but I am Long past need spinning numbers to know the virus is real and people will die and millions or even a Billion could all get sick between December and February .
Enough sick at one time it wont matter if every last one gets over it in a week it will make this lock down look like a test to get a idea of the real thing .
Numbers now its 8 million only 322 MILLION to go .
Hey want to go for 20 million spin away 310 million more to go .
How about saying 30 % wont get it yea that the ticket 215 million left o my number spin spin again .
OK lets add 80 % get mild flue like ( a week sick but easy sick get over it fast ) why my o my all the way down to 40 million .
Great number we are saved 40 million are sick for weeks and weeks . And we know the virus will hit poor ares harder who is running the registers ? Who is collecting the trash ? who is running the power plants ?
Numbers spin spin again problem is there is NO winning combination other then the virus just dies off on its own . But you like numbers a Billion to 1 .
Next fall winter we will see what numbers fate spins .
originally posted by: Blue Shift
originally posted by: hombero
Effect: Coronavirus wasn't as bad as feared
Cause: quarantine protocols.
And some people have no understanding of logic. Show me exactly how the protocols decreased the severity of the outbreak, or even prevented ONE SINGLE PERSON from getting it.
You can't because there's no way to prove a negative. The protocols were put in place, but there's no way to prove that it would have been any different without it.
"Well, common sense. And the estimates!". No. Proof. Because that's what you have. No proof.
originally posted by: chr0naut
originally posted by: midnightstar
True but I am Long past need spinning numbers to know the virus is real and people will die and millions or even a Billion could all get sick between December and February .
Enough sick at one time it wont matter if every last one gets over it in a week it will make this lock down look like a test to get a idea of the real thing .
Numbers now its 8 million only 322 MILLION to go .
Hey want to go for 20 million spin away 310 million more to go .
How about saying 30 % wont get it yea that the ticket 215 million left o my number spin spin again .
OK lets add 80 % get mild flue like ( a week sick but easy sick get over it fast ) why my o my all the way down to 40 million .
Great number we are saved 40 million are sick for weeks and weeks . And we know the virus will hit poor ares harder who is running the registers ? Who is collecting the trash ? who is running the power plants ?
Numbers spin spin again problem is there is NO winning combination other then the virus just dies off on its own . But you like numbers a Billion to 1 .
Next fall winter we will see what numbers fate spins .
Daily new cases were declining (slightly) in the US for nearly a month but now they are higher than they have ever been previously.
I don't think that the US will have until fall/winter. I think there is evidence of the second wave starting now.
originally posted by: hombero
It sounds like you may be having some trouble understanding cause and effect.
Effect: Coronavirus wasn't as bad as feared
Cause: quarantine protocols.
originally posted by: chr0naut
There are countries who have changed the progression of the epidemic to something manageable by taking those precautions strictly and early. That should be proof of the effectiveness of the countermeasures.
originally posted by: Edumakated
There are more cases because they are testing more. However, deaths are way down.
originally posted by: midnightstar
The human race on a whole will survive But our so called very very fragile civilization may not .
1.5 months down and the world is common apart at the seams now next fall winter it could be 5 months .
And it wont be complaining about mask then But about empty store shelves .