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Offline Queefer Sutherland

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« Reply #345 on: March 17, 2020, 11:50:45 pm »
What's very troubling is that Iran and China could be underreporting the disease cases and deaths, Russia also (explaining why they have so few cases).  That could also explain why Italy death-rates are so high, since they're probably reporting accurately.

If true, it means this disease is more deadly than we think.  Who knows.
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« Reply #346 on: March 18, 2020, 02:35:03 am »
What's very troubling is that Iran and China could be underreporting the disease cases and deaths, Russia also (explaining why they have so few cases).  That could also explain why Italy death-rates are so high, since they're probably reporting accurately.

If true, it means this disease is more deadly than we think.  Who knows.

How come you neglected to mention Trumps under reporting/downplaying the significance of this outbreak?  "All a hoax " as you may recall.  ::)

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« Reply #347 on: March 18, 2020, 08:30:50 am »
What's very troubling is that Iran and China could be underreporting the disease cases and deaths, Russia also (explaining why they have so few cases).  That could also explain why Italy death-rates are so high, since they're probably reporting accurately.

If true, it means this disease is more deadly than we think.  Who knows.

South Korea definitely isn't - their 0.6% for the overall population is probably far closer to reality.


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« Reply #349 on: March 18, 2020, 09:35:58 am »
What a dufus. Pretty stupid response from an 84 year old.

Going outside is a good idea for your physical and mental health if you can do it where you can keep your distance from other people. We will be going outside, but walking the river dike and trails on the mountain where we see very few people in normal times.
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« Reply #352 on: March 18, 2020, 11:01:51 am »
http://ronpaulinstitute.org/archives/featured-articles/2020/march/16/the-coronavirus-hoax/?fbclid=IwAR1tVTsMsLhFP_SbKgQO8DaYY2eSje6LI7uttscG2xaxHKkoWhuSZkgKjQc

Ron Paul says it's a hoax !  :P

This is not a small minority of crackpots that think this way down there. 

Hopefully he shakes a lot of hands in the next while...
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Offline Queefer Sutherland

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« Reply #353 on: March 18, 2020, 11:53:39 am »
http://ronpaulinstitute.org/archives/featured-articles/2020/march/16/the-coronavirus-hoax/?fbclid=IwAR1tVTsMsLhFP_SbKgQO8DaYY2eSje6LI7uttscG2xaxHKkoWhuSZkgKjQc

Ron Paul says it's a hoax !  :P

He said that govs are using this panic as an excuse to grab emergency powers.  The Nazis did the same, and Dubya Bush took advantage of 9/11 fear to start a war and increase mass surveillance and limit civil liberties.  And he's saying don't trust governments, and question what they are telling us in case they exaggerate things to scare us.  He didn't say the virus doesn't exist and isn't killing people.
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« Reply #354 on: March 18, 2020, 12:14:41 pm »
He said that govs are using this panic as an excuse to grab emergency powers.  The Nazis did the same, and Dubya Bush took advantage of 9/11 fear to start a war and increase mass surveillance and limit civil liberties.  And he's saying don't trust governments, and question what they are telling us in case they exaggerate things to scare us.  He didn't say the virus doesn't exist and isn't killing people.

Here comes Conspiracy Graham!
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« Reply #355 on: March 18, 2020, 01:25:24 pm »
1. Dubya Bush took advantage of 9/11 fear to start a war and increase mass surveillance and limit civil liberties. 
2. And he's saying don't trust governments, and question what they are telling us in case they exaggerate things to scare us.   
1. To what end ?
2. He scares ME.

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« Reply #356 on: March 18, 2020, 01:43:31 pm »


What a crazy flip flop. Could be that's what convinced Trump it's not a hoax. FOX faux shyte usually stinks worse than the horse kind.
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Offline Queefer Sutherland

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« Reply #357 on: March 18, 2020, 02:00:23 pm »
In authoritarian countries we have the government spreading propaganda through the news.  In democracies we now have private companies spreading propaganda for the government voluntarily, or whatever party they support.  But i suppose that is their right, free speech and all...at least nobody is forcing them by threat of jail.  Still isn't good for the public though.  Journalism is supposed to report the truth, it's becoming more and more like editorials.
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Offline Queefer Sutherland

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« Reply #358 on: March 18, 2020, 02:04:27 pm »
1. To what end ?
2. He scares ME.

1. Dunno
2. He's retired, at least he doesn't have any power now, so he's not scary.  Trump does.  Imagine postponing the election because of "crowds", for one. 
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« Reply #359 on: March 18, 2020, 02:11:46 pm »
In authoritarian countries we have the government spreading propaganda through the news.  In democracies we now have private companies spreading propaganda for the government voluntarily, or whatever party they support.  But i suppose that is their right, free speech and all...at least nobody is forcing them by threat of jail.  Still isn't good for the public though.  Journalism is supposed to report the truth, it's becoming more and more like editorials.

I suggest switching channels, stop listening to faux news.