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Cool, thanks. That reporting didn't give me enough information to understand what they mean by "low priority." Again, what do you mean by "lower prior...
March 25, 2020 at 17:59
Can you point me to reliable reporting on how the elderly are being given low priority in Italy? As for the global economy, if it collapses, the pande...
March 25, 2020 at 17:43
In: Truth  — view comment
Beliefs can be used as truthbearers. If we exclude all others, it would appear that truth is only about living things. That would be a kind of anti-re...
March 25, 2020 at 15:24
One really sad thing about this is that if you have a loved one in the hospital, you wont be able to see them. If they're close to death a small numbe...
March 25, 2020 at 15:21
All true. :up:
March 25, 2020 at 14:43
:up: The number of infections will start going up again when the lockdown ends. If we do it in steps, there's going to be frustration. The people maki...
March 25, 2020 at 14:25
Yep. I heard a pundit say that it might be hard to get the governors to relinquish power now that they have it.
March 25, 2020 at 13:44
Governors are responsible for public health issues. They're at their maximum authority now. The president's role is supportive, to address problems th...
March 25, 2020 at 13:32
If you were in a swing state, would you vote Trump?
March 25, 2020 at 02:37
Apparently. He's a Satanic figure: the cause of all evil.
March 24, 2020 at 19:03
Shove it up your ass you fucking retard.
March 24, 2020 at 17:55
Cool
March 24, 2020 at 16:23
Do you want me to explain anymore about it, or are you happy with the understanding you have?
March 24, 2020 at 16:22
A vaccine creates immunity by subjecting a person to parts of the virus. This stimulates an immune response, so when the person is exposed to the real...
March 24, 2020 at 16:16
We'll see.
March 24, 2020 at 16:08
Herd immunity can be created by just having the virus spread through communities, which is what we're doing.
March 24, 2020 at 16:08
James Bullard says the unemployment rate will hit 30 percent. A great depression is 25 percent. :groan:
March 24, 2020 at 15:25
Sure. Trump is likely to be re-elected. So what?
March 24, 2020 at 14:48
I dont think he's doing it as well as the GOP would be. He has a speech impediment. FDR was a paraplegic. You can lead without looking like Superman.
March 24, 2020 at 14:14
I think up to 50% approval. Governors are getting 70%. But ok. Maybe he has a glow I'm not seeing. The facts remain: he can't attack Biden right now a...
March 24, 2020 at 13:29
Animations showing how the virus spreads with and without social distancing
March 24, 2020 at 02:21
1. This is the time that Trump would like to be plastering Biden with negative ads (before he consolidates the party behind him). He cant do that righ...
March 24, 2020 at 02:03
I'm not interested in continuing this.
March 23, 2020 at 21:07
Benkei was saying that Trump is responsible for the present caseload in the US. That's wrong. I'm not sure what fdrake was saying. I agree with you th...
March 23, 2020 at 21:06
If it mutates, yes.
March 23, 2020 at 21:03
Sorry man, I can't deal with you. You make no sense.
March 23, 2020 at 21:02
I agree. That's pretty much what we're doing.
March 23, 2020 at 21:01
My point was that closing businesses should not be done in excess of what's absolutely necessary to slow the spread. We want it to spread. We need peo...
March 23, 2020 at 20:50
I think the US has closed its borders now. What timeframe are you talking about? Schools just closed because it just got here. We've been planning sin...
March 23, 2020 at 20:45
I'd argue that a community should wait until the virus is present to start shutting down businesses. The goal is not the stop the spread, it's to slow...
March 23, 2020 at 20:25
You're saying that prior to closing its borders, the US should have been checking temperatures. Can you think of anything else that would have changed...
March 23, 2020 at 20:21
Since Trump does all his own press conferences, what we get is a crystal clear window on the mind of a doddering fool. Did he make things worse? I don...
March 23, 2020 at 16:38
So you're going to continue being a retard. Fine.
March 23, 2020 at 16:27
I think that's right.
March 23, 2020 at 16:23
Ok, how about gun violence? The reaction to gun violence vs coronavirus is down to mythology. I'll stand by that. Trump is not responsible for the cas...
March 23, 2020 at 16:20
:smile: I was having to use my poker face yesterday because I don't usually work in the emergency dept. I'm an ICU person. But I made it through. I th...
March 22, 2020 at 17:01
yes, I get that it's a poor comparison. My point is that when people were hoarding toilet paper it wasn't because of anything real. They were respondi...
March 22, 2020 at 16:15
I'm not a physicist either. I think the point Holmes was making (this was a couple of years ago for me, btw) could be illustrated by looking at the tr...
March 22, 2020 at 15:23
Teams of experts could easily be assembled to tell the headless chickens what to do about climate change. What gives one crisis traction and the other...
March 22, 2020 at 15:15
There are several aspects to this: 1. Political. Politicians are rewarded for appearing to take the crisis seriously. Some news source listed the name...
March 22, 2020 at 00:30
coronavirus update: https://youtu.be/jeT_0pdfrtw
March 21, 2020 at 16:03
I dont have any authority. I'm a respiratory therapist who used to sell medical equipment and now is back in the clinical setting. Thanks! It's strang...
March 21, 2020 at 14:47
You're so bitter. Maybe you should read more Boethius.
March 21, 2020 at 13:55
It's not clear to me what your point is. If it's that somebody should have done things differently, I dont see a lot of value in that kind of 20-20 hi...
March 21, 2020 at 11:07
We also know that for every positive test, there are about 10 asymptomatic infections. That's 1. Why the wave of sick people ramps up so high so quick...
March 21, 2020 at 09:58
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March 21, 2020 at 00:45
When you have time to watch something stupid: https://youtu.be/EVorPufDPLg
March 20, 2020 at 20:40
A drug that's helpful in one situation can be deadly in another, so you don't know if this drug is helpful or harmful in the case of coronavirus. None...
March 20, 2020 at 19:27
Corticosteroids are very helpful drugs. Coronavirus symptoms are a match for what we usually give them for. But doctors who give corticosteroids for c...
March 20, 2020 at 18:47
So Athenian democracy is a model of the intellect. The courtroom definitely is. :up: I agree. Faith is anathema to the intellect.
March 20, 2020 at 18:43