This is a cold! Is Western Civilization going to collapse over this?

American Thinker ^ | 03/21/2020 | Mike Konrad

[null and void]

For those times when being a "it's just the flu, bro!" simply isn't enough denial...

Bring Out Your Dead

Post to me or FReep mail to be on/off the Bring Out Your Dead ping list.

The purpose of the “Bring Out Your Dead” ping list (formerly the “Ebola” ping list) is very early warning of emerging pandemics, as such it has a high false positive rate.

The false positive rate was 100%.

At some point we may well have a high mortality pandemic, and likely as not the “Bring Out Your Dead” threads will miss the beginning entirely.

*sigh* Such is life, and death...

If a quarantine saves just one child's or one old fart’s life, it's worth it.

[Georgia Girl 2]

The CDC? Seriously? This is the part where we clasp hands, throw our heads back and laugh. 😆

[RetiredScientist]

I know a young resident working at a large community hospital. All the physicians there are taking this very seriously. They see this up close and personal. They are also running out of masks. That is what concerns me. You are free to believe your conspiracies. I reject them.

[nevermorelenore]

The Hong Kong Flu

[ProtectOurFreedom]

There are over 200 viruses that cause the common cold, most commonly these:

Rhinovirus. Cause 10%-40% of colds. You’ll feel plenty miserable when you catch one, but they rarely make you seriously sick. Most active in early fall, spring, and summer.

Coronavirus. Cause 20% of colds. These tend to do their dirty work in the winter and early spring. There are more than 30 kinds, but only three or four affect people.

RSV and parainfluenza. Cause 20% of colds. They sometimes lead to severe infections, like pneumonia, in young children.

Other viruses. Cause 10%-15% of adult colds. These viruses are also responsible for other, more severe respiratory illnesses.

[I want the USA back]

Dumb article. It’s not a cold, idiot.

[Vermont Lt]

I have been saying to my wife lately that everyone is counting raindrops.

My primary point was: If the guy sitting next to you are work was infecting everyone, would you still sit next to them?

Most everyone would obviously distance themselves. No one wants to get sick. We are not normally concerned with dying...and we shouldn’t be now.

What seems to be pissing off everyone is being told what to do. What you would probably do without being told.

It’s not a panic inducing concept. It’s not dismissive either. It’s right down the middle. Just do what is normal and natural.

[353FMG]

Western civilization seems to have the answer for the virus in chloroquine but it is not profitable for the pharma industry to produce in quantity. Pure greed will kill us in the end.

[shanover]

The only people I have ever heard of dying of a cold are Soviet premiers. /s

THAT was a hilarious point.

The bottom line is that unhealthy people across all factors can easily die from the Cold let alone Corona.

[OKSooner]

No Mike, (not you, Seek), this is not a cold nor is it the flu.

Frankly, it's a bioweapon. A weapon, that is, used as an extension of politics by other means.

As a tactical/personal thing, the symptoms are severe, even for those who are going to recover from it, either with or without medication.

(I'd rather not say how I know this, just please trust me that it has to do with real people in the real world.) That's why it's been reclassified as a SARS (SEVERE ACUTE Respiratory Syndrome) virus, but please note that I prefer Trump's colloquialism for it, CHINA flu.

For the last three years, China's been getting their butt kicked in the trade/monetary war with us. They've been hoping for StormyStormyStormy, RussiaRussiaRussia, etc, to take Trump down but they just got to the point where they just decided to play their Ace in the hole...

Problem is, we're able to talk about it here but Trump can't come out and call it what it is without moving towards a shooting war. Which would blow; we'd lose some people and maybe some ships and aircraft and China could escalate by moving on Taiwan and the whole thing would get out of control... Insert Fred Thompson meme here... It would also mess up our economy which would be what China wants right now.

They want to get Trump as much as the Democrats, the media, and yes the RINOs do.

To describe it as just a hifalutin' cold is macho oversimplification and not much more, Mike.

[OKSooner]

Yes, that would have been the Hong Kong flu, which was first seen in the civilized world... guess where?

Hmm... wonder how it showed up someplace like that, first...

[Vaduz]

Exposed to second-hand smoke — are also more likely to get a cold.

Yep stoner states hit hardest.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Your broader points are exactly right.

Sorry, I was just nitpicking. I like the “counting raindrops” metaphor.

[BlackbirdSST]

It’s just a cold bro!

[goodnesswins]

YES....good description of the overlords idiocies in the past

[DannyTN]

[9YearLurker]

It’s not a cold.

But still a good question.

[eyedigress]

This is just a stress test for Wall Street.

It is scheduled to end Tuesday at noon, right after Wimpy pays us back for the burgers.

[mulligan]

Some people and/or groups are doing their best to do just that.

[Willgamer]

Science is the belief in the ignorance of experts.

When someone says, “Science teaches such and such,” he is using the word incorrectly. Science doesn’t teach anything; experience teaches it. If they say to you, “Science has shown such and such,” you might ask, “How does science show it? How did the scientists find out? How? What? Where?”

It should not be “science has shown” but “this experiment, this effect, has shown.” And you have as much right as anyone else, upon hearing about the experiments–but be patient and listen to all the evidence–to judge whether a sensible conclusion has been arrived at.

-What Is Science?, by Richard Feynman (one of the top 2 or 3 physicists of the 20th century)