Posted on 03/10/2020 6:04:05 PM PDT by amorphous
Despite having had more time to prepare, most authorities in the US and EU are responding to the coronavirus spread with such ineffectual and wrong-minded measures that they're just making a terrible situation worse.
In today's video, Chris walks through the 'gold standard' process for how a country should act to contain a pandemic like this.
How many countries come anywhere close to this standard? Depressingly few. And he shows case after case after case of authorities -- at both the national and local levels -- pushing policies that endanger the public.
Why is the official response to such a serious threat so poor?
Human nature, fear, and self-delusion all seem to be playing an important role. Too many of our leaders refused to acknowledge the magnitude of the potential risk when this was "China's problem". And now that covid-19 is endemic in their own countries (99% of new infections now occur outside of China), it far too late for the preventative measures that would have made a difference if deployed earlier.
So everyone is scrambling. And few authorities seem to have a grasp on the situation, resulting a confused angry public who is increasingly realizing that It Didn't Have To Be This Way.
As we've been saying since our first reports on this virus, don't depend on the government to ride to your rescue here. Take your destiny into your own hands and prepare as best you can with the scant time likely left should the coronavirus appear in your community.
Orange Man Bad!
BS. By not going nuts the administration has tried to keep hysteria down. MSM and the rats have done the opposite.
Oh please panic.
C’mon.
Why not?
Fake news? Y2K redux?
Anti-Trump agenda driven BS.
This Chris guy must be a multi-genius.
Knows the best epidemiology, best infectious disease counter measures, the psychology of why the little people don’t understand like he does.
Why are you posting this idiot moron?
False
Total hysteric drama queen nonsense without a hint of a clue of a notion of a fact These deliberate attempts to spread and fear and panic are the behavior of utterly despicable human garbage.
REAL Science and data here.
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/
Facts for those interested in Science and data not hysteria and panic mongering.
About 118,000 cases world wide, 108,000 recovered or mild.
Exactly 4267 deaths
Average age of deaths: 80 years old
why post this opinion junk?
And Reagan caused AIDS because he didn’t roll out gay studies in elementary schools fast enough.
Before you call him an idiot, at least listen to what he has to say - and you haven’t had time to do that.
MB> The 'Formal' Bio. Chris Martenson, PhD (Duke), MBA (Cornell) is an economic researcher and futurist specializing in energy and resource depletion, and co-founder of PeakProsperity.com
Just another arm-chair video opinion.
Just another arm-chair video opinion.
I have it on good authority it’s not time to panic yet.
Ok I will
Buy 200 rolls of toilet paper
Sell all of your stocks
and vote Biden!
Orange Man Bad!
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