DarkWeb
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I think people could have done more.........you see this happening and think it's not a tidal wave coming across the world......and you just stand there. But so many are blind and just see what's in front of them.
Covid-19
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cannabineer
Ursus marijanus
Yeah but the CDC has protocols to deal with a situation like this. Right up until the Executive interfered, to our collective detriment.
cannabineer
Ursus marijanus
The Holy Quaternity of the battlefield is: command, control, communications and intelligence. C Cubed I.
A capable government is a precondition for numbers 3 and 4.
We all have areas of strength and weakness and anarchy can be counter productive to civilization.
DarkWeb
Well-Known Member
Ok I get that.
DarkWeb
Well-Known Member
This is not that. You can't be led to a slaughter house without seeing where you're going. I think a lot of other places have done a good job but we lack.
cannabineer
Ursus marijanus
Led (with its connotation if volunteering) is one thing; arrested into extermination was more the modus operandi
neosapien
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I think a lot of what is to blame is how everybody completely underestimated how much and how fast the whole world is connected now. "Oh fuck, you mean I should care about the well-being of complete strangers on another continent because it could affect my own health!"
The internet is quite polarizing on the issue. It's either the worst health crisis since AIDS out of Africa or its the government's final solution.
The internet is quite polarizing on the issue. It's either the worst health crisis since AIDS out of Africa or its the government's final solution.
Currently we have:
1) Valet of President, and
2) Pence Press Secretary, and
3) Eleven Secret Service agents (https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/496910-eleven-secret-service-agents-test-positive-for-covid-19-report
testing positive.
How many others does Covid have to sideline before the CDC can take over? I envision the CDC sitting in the break room on boxes of N95s and hand sanitizer with an office pool on when.
1) Valet of President, and
2) Pence Press Secretary, and
3) Eleven Secret Service agents (https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/496910-eleven-secret-service-agents-test-positive-for-covid-19-report
testing positive.
How many others does Covid have to sideline before the CDC can take over? I envision the CDC sitting in the break room on boxes of N95s and hand sanitizer with an office pool on when.
tangerinegreen555
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I miss the days of my youth when presidents (i.e. Eisenhower, Kennedy) had 70% approval ratings after election cycles were over, there were 3 networks who reported the same news (without commercials), and people generally trusted government (even though they did do stupid things like setting off nukes in Nevada once a month).
You looked up to government back then. They did cool things based on science like going to the moon, 'not because it is easy, because it is hard'.
And they actually did it while we watched in awe.
Now, they aren't even worth talking about.
If somebody wrote a science fiction novel in 1962 about the politics of a 2020 pandemic based on the political reality of today, nobody would have read it.
Too unbelivable, people would never really act like that.
Surprise, surprise, surprise.
srh88
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Without commercials? How else would you know what Fred Flintstone smoked
Edit.. only 31 lol
UncleBuck
Well-Known Member
They were told it was a hoax
ANC
Well-Known Member
I remember how cool Popular mechanics and Popular electronics of the time was, it educated the world!
I still love looking at archived copies of those mags from the days of valves.
DarkWeb
Well-Known Member
You where able to see what was happening............but still walked blind.
Reminds me of the "caution hot coffee" warning...........
srh88
Well-Known Member
@Padawanbater2
How many US OF A DEATHS so far? Or you gonna cry Obama or be the pathetic pushy we know you are
How many US OF A DEATHS so far? Or you gonna cry Obama or be the pathetic pushy we know you are
Steve French
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I had to go to the hospital the other day because of a drunken qtip accident. The doctor told me "Yeah, I thought we were gonna be NY, but it has mostly passed over. Just did 20 tests, all negative. Most of our cases were ages ago, nothing to worry about." He also had on a disposable smock and gloves, not one but two masks, and examined my ear via selfie stick. Maybe not the last part. Think he might have been bullshitting me though. I had a hand sanitizer shower just to be sure.
Hydrotech364
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I went into our busiest Hospital on the North side of Houston. Coral Snake, Ya'll know the story. I was alone. When they got me they wanted to keep me for 24 hrs. I said Hell noooo. Told my Girl to not let them tag me as COVID..... I unplugged everything and left..... Still kicking but for some reason Eastern Coral Snake Venom make me think about Boobies all the time......