Was the media too alarmist?
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The key is going to be balancing the risk with the reward. An outcome like that of 1920 would be as unacceptable to most people as would an outcome like 1929.
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I wish these people would just STFU and listen to people with expertise for a change.
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Only non-witches get due process.
- Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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That's a great point, Donald! Especially when you consider which one of those is experiencing exponential (read: like, rilly fast) growth and the other one has been going down in cases since 1950!
Please love yourself.
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@jon-nyc said in Was the media too alarmist?:
@Aqua-Letifer said in Was the media too alarmist?:
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One month ago.
That is hilarious!
Imagine being concerned about only 37,000 deaths?
Crazy.
Where do we find characters like this?
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It’s a loaded question. Who are “the media” and what do you mean “too alarmist”?
Fox News? Yeah, Fox News is “too alarmist” on certain “voter fraud” and “undocumented immigrants” issues and is plain misinformed and misleading regarding the COVID-19 pandemic.
Is the @realDunaldTrump twitter handle part of “the media”? (Go ahead and argue that an information distribution channel that has over 75 million followers is not part of “the media”.) That too is often misinformed and misleading regarding the COVID-19 pandemic.
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That's a great point, Donald! Especially when you consider which one of those is experiencing exponential (read: like, rilly fast) growth and the other one has been going down in cases since 1950!
@Aqua-Letifer said in Was the media too alarmist?:
That's a great point, Donald! Especially when you consider which one of those is experiencing exponential (read: like, rilly fast) growth and the other one has been going down in cases since 1950!
- There wasn't a test for flu in the 1950's. A lot of diagnoses back then were made on symptoms.
- It's true that COVID is more contagious than the flu. But you're lucky, you can work from home. A lot of people cannot do that. They're hurting financially already.
How important are you and I in the grand scheme of things?
“Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”
Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton
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It’s a loaded question. Who are “the media” and what do you mean “too alarmist”?
Fox News? Yeah, Fox News is “too alarmist” on certain “voter fraud” and “undocumented immigrants” issues and is plain misinformed and misleading regarding the COVID-19 pandemic.
Is the @realDunaldTrump twitter handle part of “the media”? (Go ahead and argue that an information distribution channel that has over 75 million followers is not part of “the media”.) That too is often misinformed and misleading regarding the COVID-19 pandemic.
@Axtremus said in Was the media too alarmist?:
It’s a loaded question. Who are “the media” and what do you mean “too alarmist”?
Fox News? Yeah, Fox News is “too alarmist” on certain “voter fraud” and “undocumented immigrants” issues and is plain misinformed and misleading regarding the COVID-19 pandemic.
Is the @realDunaldTrump twitter handle part of “the media”? (Go ahead and argue that an information distribution channel that has over 75 million followers is not part of “the media”.) That too is often misinformed and misleading regarding the COVID-19 pandemic.
Opinion masquerading as fact, aren't you?
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"too alarmist" is by it's very nature an opinion.
Some conservatives went ape-shit about Ebola, and then completely downplayed Covid.
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I read today that Sweden wasn't enforcing social distancing and wasn't closing schools. They are politely asking their populace to do what they can not to catch or spread the virus. This is apparently not resulting in anything resembling the sort of social distancing we're experiencing elsewhere.
So, my question is, will Sweden be providing some hard evidence one way or the other regarding how much enforcement was necessary? I mean, assuming they stay this course throughout the epidemic.
Education is extremely important.
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Sorry, but the IMHE models had flaws that were being pointed out weeks ago by dumbasses like me. If I can see those flaws, then the statisticians and epidemiologists could as well, and a lot more. So the fact is that they either let the flaws slide to manipulate the public opinion as well as the policy decisions or they were criminally incompetent.
I am/was all for the steps taken to this point. I believe the states should have instituted they have and some weren't strong enough. But it NEVER should have been done by presenting those numbers.
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I read today that Sweden wasn't enforcing social distancing and wasn't closing schools. They are politely asking their populace to do what they can not to catch or spread the virus. This is apparently not resulting in anything resembling the sort of social distancing we're experiencing elsewhere.
So, my question is, will Sweden be providing some hard evidence one way or the other regarding how much enforcement was necessary? I mean, assuming they stay this course throughout the epidemic.
@Horace said in Was the media too alarmist?:
I read today that Sweden wasn't enforcing social distancing and wasn't closing schools. They are politely asking their populace to do what they can not to catch or spread the virus. This is apparently not resulting in anything resembling the sort of social distancing we're experiencing elsewhere.
So, my question is, will Sweden be providing some hard evidence one way or the other regarding how much enforcement was necessary? I mean, assuming they stay this course throughout the epidemic.
My understanding is they encourage social distancing, banned large public gatherings (eg 100s) but not small ones. They’ve closed universities and high schools, but not elementary schools.
Imperial College estimates their R value to be the highest in Europe. See graphs on pp 6-8
It is an interesting experiment, I don’t think the public will allow it to run to conclusion, though.
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@Aqua-Letifer said in Was the media too alarmist?:
That's a great point, Donald! Especially when you consider which one of those is experiencing exponential (read: like, rilly fast) growth and the other one has been going down in cases since 1950!
- There wasn't a test for flu in the 1950's. A lot of diagnoses back then were made on symptoms.
- It's true that COVID is more contagious than the flu. But you're lucky, you can work from home. A lot of people cannot do that. They're hurting financially already.
How important are you and I in the grand scheme of things?
@Jolly said in Was the media too alarmist?:
@Aqua-Letifer said in Was the media too alarmist?:
That's a great point, Donald! Especially when you consider which one of those is experiencing exponential (read: like, rilly fast) growth and the other one has been going down in cases since 1950!
- There wasn't a test for flu in the 1950's. A lot of diagnoses back then were made on symptoms.
- It's true that COVID is more contagious than the flu. But you're lucky, you can work from home. A lot of people cannot do that. They're hurting financially already.
How important are you and I in the grand scheme of things?
Of highest importance. Read your Bible.
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@Jolly said in Was the media too alarmist?:
@Aqua-Letifer said in Was the media too alarmist?:
That's a great point, Donald! Especially when you consider which one of those is experiencing exponential (read: like, rilly fast) growth and the other one has been going down in cases since 1950!
- There wasn't a test for flu in the 1950's. A lot of diagnoses back then were made on symptoms.
- It's true that COVID is more contagious than the flu. But you're lucky, you can work from home. A lot of people cannot do that. They're hurting financially already.
How important are you and I in the grand scheme of things?
Of highest importance. Read your Bible.
@Aqua-Letifer said in Was the media too alarmist?:
@Jolly said in Was the media too alarmist?:
@Aqua-Letifer said in Was the media too alarmist?:
That's a great point, Donald! Especially when you consider which one of those is experiencing exponential (read: like, rilly fast) growth and the other one has been going down in cases since 1950!
- There wasn't a test for flu in the 1950's. A lot of diagnoses back then were made on symptoms.
- It's true that COVID is more contagious than the flu. But you're lucky, you can work from home. A lot of people cannot do that. They're hurting financially already.
How important are you and I in the grand scheme of things?
Of highest importance. Read your Bible.
This Bible?
Every Christian should gather together to hear the Scriptures and worship Jesus with other believers weekly (see Acts 20:7; 1 Cor. 16:2; Acts 2:42; Col. 3:16; 1 Cor. 16:19; Col. 4:15; Rom. 16:5; Acts 20:20; James 2:2; Ps. 84:4; Ps. 37:17; Ps. 92:13).
It is also good to meet for smaller groups of Christian community in each other’s homes regularly (see Acts 2:46).
If there are believers who are unable, for physical reasons, to attend a church weekly, they should find a church or believers who will gather together with them regularly for worship in their own home (see James 5:14; James 1:27).
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If you're that obtuse then we don't really have that much to talk about. But you're not and you know it, so let's get serious.
What you're advocating for is Communist collectivism. The idea that individuals are of lesser importance to some greater good was exactly the rationale behind the Great Purge. It was verbatim what you just said.
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If you're that obtuse then we don't really have that much to talk about. But you're not and you know it, so let's get serious.
What you're advocating for is Communist collectivism. The idea that individuals are of lesser importance to some greater good was exactly the rationale behind the Great Purge. It was verbatim what you just said.
@Aqua-Letifer said in Was the media too alarmist?:
If you're that obtuse then we don't really have that much to talk about. But you're not and you know it, so let's get serious.
What you're advocating for is Communist collectivism. The idea that individuals are of lesser importance to some greater good was exactly the rationale behind the Great Purge. It was verbatim what you just said.
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
So, in one sense, man's soul is so important that God was willing to give his only Son. But the Bible also talks about meeting together in His name. Those verses I've already given you.
Also consider...Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. Also consider * And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.*
Could it be that while your soul is of imminent value to God, perhaps your corporal body is a bit less so? Could it be by sacrifice, even of one's own life if need be, that the sacrifice is Biblical in its application? Again...
Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
And before you get on the whole kick about God's Love that your generation thinks it invented, consider this:
***All ***(emphasis mine) scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works.
So, let's see...
- Your soul is so important that God gave his only Son to give you the opportunity for Salvation.
- But He also instructs you to gather in his name, through multiple verses cited earlier.
- God also makes a distinction between the importance of your spiritual self and your corporal self.
- And God has no problem if you lay down your life for the good of others.
Sacrifice, adherence to Biblical teachings and good works are not the realm of Stalinism, last time I looked.
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Genesis 1:27. Divinity is found in the individual. As such, it's not a frivolous thing. I think for Christians (or any compassionate people generally), saving as many lives as possible is what's called for. And no, that doesn't mean shutting down the world and living in a bunker from now to eternity; that would quite obviously lead to a high death count as well. There are things we can do to open the country up gradually and safely.
Sacrificing individuals to "save" society runs counter to that, and it's exactly that kind of rhetoric that was used in the Soviet Union in the 30s.
