Also, it's an argument from emotion.
We should not be shutting down economies because people die. In fact, shutting down economies has killed way more people than the virus.
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We should not be shutting down economies because people die. In fact, shutting down economies has killed way more people than the virus.
Ah, the time honored "argument by insult".
Show me numbers.
You are in fact confusing me with someone else.
I am pointing out that people have a hard time relating to statistics, and relate easier to personal experience. Which is not good when it comes to things like an epidemic.
ok doser
lifeguard at the cement pond
Was your Uncle in one of the higher age brackets that have a higher probability of getting infected with Covid and suffering more severe results?
yes.
You've already seen numbers. You didn't know how to read them.
Deaths per million population:
Taiwan: 0.3
UK: 1,320
Please explain how to read numbers.
Coronavirus Update (Live): 126,910,686 Cases and 2,782,665 Deaths from COVID-19 Virus Pandemic - Worldometer
Live statistics and coronavirus news tracking the number of confirmed cases, recovered patients, tests, and death toll due to the COVID-19 coronavirus from Wuhan, China. Coronavirus counter with new cases, deaths, and number of tests per 1 Million population. Historical data and info. Daily...
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expos4ever
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Ouch. Shots fired.Deaths per million population:
Taiwan: 0.3
UK: 1,320
Please explain how to read numbers.
Coronavirus Update (Live): 126,910,686 Cases and 2,782,665 Deaths from COVID-19 Virus Pandemic - Worldometer
Live statistics and coronavirus news tracking the number of confirmed cases, recovered patients, tests, and death toll due to the COVID-19 coronavirus from Wuhan, China. Coronavirus counter with new cases, deaths, and number of tests per 1 Million population. Historical data and info. Daily...
But they don't work at all, so you are only placating people's nerves.
Wrong.
Omniskeptical said:
But they don't work at all, so you are only placating people's nerves.
edit: I meant Typical Hysterical Female.
But they don't work at all, so you are only placating people's nerves.
They don't placate your nerves? Typical female.
edit: I meant Typical Hysterical Female.
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Arthur Brain
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I hope your wife's auntie recovers swiftly and that her uncle doesn't develop such symptoms. There's no excuse for claiming that this pandemic is over or even ended months ago because it's blatantly obvious that it hasn't. With these new strains it could be a long time yet even with the vaccination processes underway. It's just the 'height' of ignorance.
Arthur Brain
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Of course it is but consider the ignorance that abounds on this subject...
annabenedetti
like marbles on glass
For those here uninterested in a per capita metric:
‘Shameful’: US virus deaths top 400K as Trump leaves office
The U.S. accounts for nearly 1 of every 5 virus deaths reported worldwide, far more than any other country despite its great wealth and medical resources.
ok doser
lifeguard at the cement pond
How many of those are the extreme elderly of which the United States has a disproportionately high number?
How many of those deaths were actually due to Covid and not deaths that could have been expected from other causes considering the people affected and their medical fragility?
How many of those deaths do you lay at the feet of Nancy Pelosi and the democrats in Congress?
How many of those deaths do you lay at the feet of incompetent democratic governors like Cuomo?
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ok doser
lifeguard at the cement pond
If Trump bears sole responsibility for the 400,000 deaths due to the Kung Flu, then he bears sole responsibility for the 330,600,000 lives saved.
Arthur Brain
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Let's not forget Trump's public claims that the virus was all under control and come last April it would "magically disappear" with some warmer weather etc. Oh, a bit after that he declared a national emergency. He was then caught on record for knowing just how serious it was going to be from the get go, downplayed the whole thing and lied to the American people. Not only did he lie, he's also on record for enjoying downplaying it.
Yet there's still people who think he actually cared about anything besides his next spray tan and the like...