The Coronavirus

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(04-29-2020, 09:53 PM)Classic-Xer Wrote:

(04-29-2020, 05:16 PM)Eric the Green Wrote: Many politicians and the president failed to do all of the above. They did not issue shutdowns and social distancing rules in time, they did not provide protective equipment and masks in time, they did not and still do not provide testing and tracking. The feds alone can do this adequately. And waiting to "figure things out" was the problem. That reminds me of what Trump said when he issued his first policy as president, his travel bans which he claimed were needed until "we find out just what's going on!" Remember that? There was never anything to find out; it was an excuse to appeal to his xenophobic fans.

Washington State did "shut down," of course, as I described it above. So did California. Both are doing better per capita than other states that were hit hard. They were #1 and #2 originally in total cases, and now CA is #5 and Washington #16 in total cases during the pandemic. Santa Clara County CA was the first in the nation to get infected, and now its total case curve is downward. It's not even in the top 50 counties anymore in total cases.

I going to agree with you. I now believe that COVID19 is a racist disease that mainly targets minority populations. We were told that the disease didn't care about race but that was wrong based on the results that we've seen so far. As I recall, liberals were the first to cry racism like they always do these days and the first to side with the  Chinese ruling class and their big tech  masters when Trump imposed travel/import bans early on. Now, I don't blame Warren based on his race  for China's obvious failure to adequately inform us about the severity of their issue prior to it's failure to adequately contain it within their country. I don't blame you or Obama for being dumb enough to trust them,  go a long with or latch on to  their propaganda  and support/side with them either. You're all leftists pf some sort and leftists aren't viewed by most as being that sharp these days.

If it isn't political responses -- in big cities, blacks and other minorities are more likely to use crowded mass transportation. The Angel of Death deplaned after infecting lots of frequent fliers at JFK, LaGuardia, and Newark Airports and then started riding the subways, city buses, and commuter trains. In New York City the stay at home order effectively keeps people from ending up in the usual crowds in which a respiratory pandemic has a chance to spread like fire in dry brush. 

The People's Republic of China isn't a liberal favorite. It proved excessively secretive about the first outbreak and handled it ineptly. When it started killing prominent people in China and Iran liberals like me recognized this disease as a monstrosity. Well-off people do not die of respiratory infections unless  as a coup de grace while someone endures another fatal condition (cancer, congestive heart disease, AIDS).

Crowding and poor health habits -- and above all, failing to take due care during the pandemic -- make people especially vulnerable. Do you realize how crowded the second-class cabin of a jetliner is?  I have never ridden first class, as I have never been able to afford it. But so are certain streets in New York City on some days. So is well-used public transportation. In such a country as Iran in which mass religious gatherings served to spread COVID-19. Finally we have found COVID-19 killing in nursing homes, veterans' hospitals, prisons, jails, and now some food-processing places. Schools were avoided, and most churches locked their doors.  

Let's put it this way -- at a certain time, going to Lourdes for a miracle would have been an excellent way to contract COVID-19. Saudi Arabia banned the Hajj out of fear that one of the Pillars of Islam would kill participants. 

I'll say this -- I'm not taking chances. I am guessing that getting COVID-19 is about as risky as drunk driving.