Wuhan Corona virus

[Baruch]

Quite a few medical officers have been caught flat footed in multiple countries, in GB ...

"Scientist Whose Doomsday Models Sparked Global Lockdown Resigns After Breaking Quarantine To Bang Married Lover" ... "The 51-year-old had only just finished a two-week spell self-isolating after testing positive for coronavirus." ... "Scotland's chief medical officer, Dr. Catherine Calderwood, made two trips to her second home during the lockdown, resulting in her resignation."

[SGOS]

https://i.imgur.com/qCOr9HW.mp4

I wonder if that guy would be interested in running the United States?

[Baruch]

Are you saying, as an older person, that you want your doctor to run your life?  Is Dr Mengele free?

[Hydra009]

There are coronavirus parties now

This is exterminatus-grade stupidity right here.  This is like walking through a minefield intentionally.

1) Even though this virus isn't super duper deadly, you're are still rolling the dice and playing russian roulette with your health.
2) Everyone else you come into contact with are also rolling those dice, unwittingly and unwillingly.
3) Even non-lethal cases can cause some pretty serious long-term bodily harm.
4) Going to the hospital ain't cheap, and wastes medical care and supplies that could save the lives of non-stupid people.

There are like a million logical, ethical, and pragmatic reasons to stay away from the goddamn plague and not a single one for hugging it.

[Mike Cl]

There are coronavirus parties now

This is exterminatus-grade stupidity right here.  This is like walking through a minefield intentionally.

1) Even though this virus isn't super duper deadly, you're are still rolling the dice and playing russian roulette with your health.
2) Everyone else you come into contact with are also rolling those dice, unwittingly and unwillingly.
3) Even non-lethal cases can cause some pretty serious long-term bodily harm.
4) Going to the hospital ain't cheap, and wastes medical care and supplies that could save the lives of non-stupid people.

There are like a million logical, ethical, and pragmatic reasons to stay away from the goddamn plague and not a single one for hugging it.

Do not underestimate the stupidity of the American people!!

[GSOgymrat]

There are coronavirus parties now

This is exterminatus-grade stupidity right here.  This is like walking through a minefield intentionally.

1) Even though this virus isn't super duper deadly, you're are still rolling the dice and playing russian roulette with your health.
2) Everyone else you come into contact with are also rolling those dice, unwittingly and unwillingly.
3) Even non-lethal cases can cause some pretty serious long-term bodily harm.
4) Going to the hospital ain't cheap, and wastes medical care and supplies that could save the lives of non-stupid people.

There are like a million logical, ethical, and pragmatic reasons to stay away from the goddamn plague and not a single one for hugging it.

Around the globe some people are choosing to participate in social gatherings for the express intention of catching COVID-19. They’re being called coronavirus or COVID parties, and the idea behind them is that it is better to get sick with the virus and “get it over with.”...

The same thing happened with HIV even before there was effective treatment. Some people will engage in self-harm behaviors to relieve anxiety, particularly if they feel tired of avoiding something believed to be inevitable.

[Hydra009]

Another lovely story:  bar reopens illegally, armed nutjobs stand guard

the owner of Big Daddy Zane's in West Odessa, Texas, opened her bar even though Gov. Greg Abbott's reopening plan explicitly mandated that bars remain closed. When officers arrived, they saw six men in body armor and armed rifles standing outside the establishment, according to Griffis.

[Baruch]

Another lovely story:  bar reopens illegally, armed nutjobs stand guard

Bouncers should bounce around on big rubber balls ;-)

[Baruch]

There are coronavirus parties now

This is exterminatus-grade stupidity right here.  This is like walking through a minefield intentionally.

1) Even though this virus isn't super duper deadly, you're are still rolling the dice and playing russian roulette with your health.
2) Everyone else you come into contact with are also rolling those dice, unwittingly and unwillingly.
3) Even non-lethal cases can cause some pretty serious long-term bodily harm.
4) Going to the hospital ain't cheap, and wastes medical care and supplies that could save the lives of non-stupid people.

There are like a million logical, ethical, and pragmatic reasons to stay away from the goddamn plague and not a single one for hugging it.

Have you not heard of hurricane parties? ;-(

[Hydra009]

Around the globe some people are choosing to participate in social gatherings for the express intention of catching COVID-19. They’re being called coronavirus or COVID parties, and the idea behind them is that it is better to get sick with the virus and “get it over with.”...

The same thing happened with HIV even before there was effective treatment. Some people will engage in self-harm behaviors to relieve anxiety, particularly if they feel tired of avoiding something believed to be inevitable.

But it isn't inevitable.  In fact, it's so not inevitable (evitable?) that all it takes is a trivial amount of precaution and protective gear to make it all go away.  That's basically as far from inevitable as possible.

I know, I know, a lot of people aren't very calm and rational about stuff, especially big threats.  That stuff tends to amp up their anxiety and they find release in odd, illogical ways.  I mean no offense, but is there a way to make humans less humany?  Cause we're going to need to move in that direction if we want to survive as a species.  Or to have nice things and nice times.  Or to not scare away our first contact.

[Baruch]

But it isn't inevitable.  In fact, it's so not inevitable (evitable?) that all it takes is a trivial amount of precaution and protective gear to make it all go away.  That's basically as far from inevitable as possible.

I know, I know, a lot of people aren't very calm and rational about stuff, especially big threats.  That stuff tends to amp up thir anxiety and they find release in odd, illogical ways.  I mean no offense, but is there a way to make humans less humany?  Cause we're going to need to move in that direction if we want to survive as a soecies.  Or to have nice things and nice times.  Or to not scare away our first contact.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_m8AmAm-XE

Does anyone get the irony of this movie?

[Baruch]

"Researcher On Cusp Of COVID-19 Breakthrough Killed In Bizarre Murder-Suicide" ... one Asian killing another Asian ... curious ... "wet work"?

"NYC subway closes for cleaning for first time in 50+ years Wednesday" ... maybe why they are so sick?

"Beijing slams HK activists as "political viruses"" ... how they view all Chinese non-CCP members and all non-Chinese

"Mysterious Coronavirus-Linked Syndrome Spreads From London To New York" ... found in children ... reason why see next item ...

"While Brits Are On Lockdown, 100,000 People From Abroad Arrive At Airports Every Week" ... London never locked down their airports

"California Liberals Using Corona-Crisis To Transform State" ... like Pelosi in DC, now is the time for the hippies to get on the spaceship hiding being the Haie-Bopp comet

"YouTube's Chief Product Officer Insults His Own Users As Basement-Dwelling Idiots" … he wears an ear ring, typical product of the 60s.  This is why I moved to Bitchute a year ago.

"ARMED MEN DEFENDED A BAR THAT DEFIED SHUT DOWN, COPS ARREST BAR OWNER AND ARMED MEN" - In Texas ... I knew a motorcycle gang organizer once.  A legal one (open carry).  You don't want to mess with them, and even less the illegal motorcycle gangs.  Both believe in hard drinking (and guns).  The illegal ones also use illegal substances.  And lay people can't tell them apart, you have to know the gang signs.

"JUDICIAL WATCH SUES CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR FOR TRYING TO GIVE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS $75 MILLION" ... put all Dem governor states under Reconstruction.  Ending this in 1875 was way too soon.  There have been many Covid benefit scams.

[Hydra009]

Sitrep 5/5 SARSâ€'CoVâ€'2
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/us/

USA:

New cases (daily):  24,798 (nearly the same as yesterday)
New deaths (daily): 2,350 (almost double yesterday, dafuq!)
Currently infected: 916,941 (increased)

We seem to be plateauing instead of peaking :/

[GSOgymrat]

Looking at things like that makes me question whether I have somehow slipped into an alternate reality.

Timeline, reality - TomAto, Tomahto.

https://youtu.be/9nfbeK5LAl0

[GSOgymrat]

But it isn't inevitable.  In fact, it's so not inevitable (evitable?) that all it takes is a trivial amount of precaution and protective gear to make it all go away.  That's basically as far from inevitable as possible.

I know, I know, a lot of people aren't very calm and rational about stuff, especially big threats.  That stuff tends to amp up their anxiety and they find release in odd, illogical ways.  I mean no offense, but is there a way to make humans less humany?  Cause we're going to need to move in that direction if we want to survive as a species.  Or to have nice things and nice times.  Or to not scare away our first contact.

This is an atheist forum, so everyone here knows that people believe and do all kinds of things that don't appear rational. Humans spend an enormous amount of energy trying to avoid unpleasant thoughts and feelings and they come up with all kinds of strategies, some better than others. One thing that makes the current situation so difficult is there is a high degree of uncertainty. This isn't a situation where we get through the summer and then everything will be normal. It's also a situation where infection can result in illness ranging from asymptomatic to permanent organ damage to death-- it's a roll of the dice. It also doesn't help that people are not responding uniformly to the threat, with leaders, coworkers, and family members all behaving differently. When we are uncertain we look to how other people are behaving and in this case it isn't very helpful, which creates more anxiety.