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#176
appyvol said:
Because the flu isn't nearly as deadly as this. IF it infects as many people as the flu, millions would die.
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Yep, and as contagious as it is, some expect a 70% infection rate. THAT is a Catastrophe . Makes me wonder if the Depopulation Conspiracy Theory could be valid.
 
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#177
JohnWardForever said:
Yep, and as contagious as it is, some expect a 70% infection rate. THAT is a Catastrophe . Makes me wonder if the Depopulation Conspiracy Theory could be valid.
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Because coronaviruses are already pretty common and it coming from the wild is way more plausible, I would reject any sort of conspiracy that the virus was intentionally created or released. It does highlight the potential that a weaponized virus would have, if you are okay with assuming that it will expose the entire population sooner or later. We know now that there is no infrastructure just sitting in place in case of such an event.
 
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#178
kckempf said:
Because coronaviruses are already pretty common and it coming from the wild is way more plausible, I would reject any sort of conspiracy that the virus was intentionally created or released. It does highlight the potential that a weaponized virus would have, if you are okay with assuming that it will expose the entire population sooner or later. We know now that there is no infrastructure just sitting in place in case of such an event.
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I don't think the Chinese worry about Infrastructure. And they certainly don't value human life; even Chinese. There is plenty of Evil in this world today. I'm not In or Out on the possibility.
 
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#179
JohnWardForever said:
I don't think the Chinese worry about Infrastructure. And they certainly don't value human life; even Chinese. There is plenty of Evil in this world today. I'm not In or Out on the possibility.
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The Chinese definitely worry about infrastructure. Their spending on concrete alone is testament to that. But all that I'm seeing about their reaction to this virus suggests that they had the same reaction as a lot of western countries: spend more time reassuring the public than trying to limit the spread, perhaps thinking that it wasn't serious enough to cause the level of harm that is has caused. You've seen many different types of governments in the past two months weigh human life against politics and come down on the wrong side.
 
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#180
MinisterofDef#92 said:
"I don't need no stinking facts"...lol...at least you are honest. Also, this is not about denying anything or "gambling" - making that assertion just makes you look silly given this is an anonymous board and you do not know me from Adam.

So, if you are going to listen to "science" I strongly suggest you educate yourself and not assume things. For example, China's rate of new daily cases is falling significantly which is corroborated by the fact they are not shutting down other cities/provinces (I emphasize the latter because I do not trust their data).

However, the best data available thus far comes from South Korea which very far along in this journey having conducted the most tests I have seen from any nation (over 140 k) and their data indicates the mortality rate will likely be around 1% (the worst case as of today is 1.5% which assumes all those in serious or critical condition die which is not going to happen). This is precisely what some key experts predicted once we got a better handle on the true number of infections (and their calculated mortality is still probably a bit high). The other key point is that their rate of daily new cases is declining rapidly similar to China and their total cases is <8 k in a country of 51 MM (China has <81 k cases in a country of 1.4 B).

My main point is that, as of now, the hysteria and preventative measures are wildly disproportionate given what we know (if you have comorbidities or are over 60 yrs old then you are at-risk) and what has happened (<5 k deaths worldwide).
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The cases are declining in China because they shut everything down. And that is what we are doing now. Without a vaccine, that is the only way to slow the spread. The scientists are not overreacting. I choose to listen to them. You can immerse yourself in all the “data” you like. To each his own.
 
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#181
From what I've read, Barnes and Oats had already agreed not to play if it wasn't called off.
 
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#183
Delmar said:
The cases are declining in China because they shut everything down. And that is what we are doing now. Without a vaccine, that is the only way to slow the spread. The scientists are not overreacting. I choose to listen to them. You can immerse yourself in all the “data” you like. To each his own.
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I have no problem with reasonable preventative measures. Regarding China, they shut everything down after denying it existed for over a month...lol. Covid-19 has an incubation period of at least 14 days which means plenty of people were exposed in China, the far east, and beyond yet China and SK are already in decline and the total confirmed cases worldwide is <150 k after several months of this pandemic.
 
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#184
confirmed cases are going to skyrocket over next 30 days in USA because we are just now starting to get testing kits widely distributed.

the hysteria in US is not over yet.
 
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