What We, the People, Learned, Thanks to Coronavirus

American Thinker ^ | April 9, 2020 | Gary Gindler

[WWII_Historian]

What have we learned from coronavirus?

We learned that walls work.

We learned that the open borders idée fixe has tumbled on both sides of the Atlantic in just about a month or so, besides the fact that the run-up to the destructive open borders strategy had been going on for decades.

We learned that we are facing digital Easter, digital Passover, digital this, and digital that everywhere. Surprisingly, all of this because of the number of infected in the United States has reached "catastrophic" 0.1% of the entire population. (For comparison, seasonal flu affects about 20% or more of the population.)

We learned that much of the internal workings of our society are hidden. For example, doctors were not allowed to prescribe an anti-malarial drug to treat coronavirus patients until the FDA approved. It certainly looks as though our doctors were one of the first to lose their freedom to the FDA, who has been methodically strangling medical innovation in America for decades.

We learned that our doctors are mostly order-takers now. They are told by an army of unelected and uneducated bureaucrats what they are allowed to prescribe to their patients. Our doctors are no longer able to prescribe medicines that actually treat illnesses – only the medications permitted.

We learned that CDC statistics do not distinguish between patients who happen to die while having the coronavirus and those who die from the disease.

We learned that some judge in Hawaii is about to rule that the 2-to-1 coronavirus death ratio between men and women is sexist and unconstitutional.

[Crucial]

Those of us who are smart learned that the Chinese represent an existential threat via bioweapons. We just accidentally got hit with a weak one.

[moovova]

Most folks learned how to bend over and kiss their butts goodbye 'cause their world was over.

The rest of us just kept on, keeping on...

[Grampa Dave]

Thanks for posting a great oped.

One of the few, that I would suggest, that we read all it for reality and humor.

[DannyTN]

• We learned we shouldn't become dependent on foreign nations for critical supplies, like medical equipment and pharmaceuticals.
• We learned the Federal Reserve has a lot of tricks up it's sleeve. We'll see how they turned out.
• We learned the democrats actually will back down when there is an outcry against stupidity.
• We learned that we have a lot of technology that can produce vaccine candidates quickly, but that testing takes forever.
• We learned that stress testing a beauracracy like the CDC and FDA identifies a lot of counter productive regulations.
• We learned Melania even makes a mask look hot.
• We learned China needs new abacuses.
• We learned China produces crap tests and gear.
• We learned Trump's hunches on medicine are pretty good.
• We learned 60% of the nation is able to work from home.
• We leaned that a lot of people have trouble emotionally accepting the news and facts about a pandemic.
• We learned some people are okay letting others die, as long a their 401k doesn't go down.
• Certain leftists learned not to lick toilet seats.
• We learned Rand Paul needs to be quarantined while waiting results next time he has a pandemic test.
• We learned quarantines are okay in the right circumstances.
• We learned travel bans are okay in the right circumstances.
• We learned some people will rebel and throw coronavirus parties or hold church services or go to spring break even if it means spreading a disease.
• We learned to pay close attention to chemical names and that Hydrochloroquine phosphate is not the same as the drug Hydrochloroquine.
• We learned that masks don't prevent infection, then we unlearned that, and learned that everyone needs to wear a mask during a pandemic.

[DannyTN]

• And we learned I can't spell hydroxylchloroquine.

[Peter ODonnell]

I hope we learn (because I can’t see that the lesson has yet been learned) that a more target-specific response that is more agile than whacking the entire economy on the head with a mallet would make sense, more value for the money spent and probably a need for a lot less total spent too.

Instead of this society-wide lockdown, what if large scale resources were directed at the care home sector where so many of the people dying from the virus are (predictably) located?

Given how much money is flying out the door towards emergency welfare benefits for millions and millions of people, if 10% of that had been spent instead on comprehensive support for the epicentre locations, then a lot of needless suffering and disruption would have been avoided and perhaps the death toll would actually be lower since those most at risk would be the direct target of the response.

[JayAr36]

We learned that we can be lied to over and over by the bureaucracy in Washington nad too many sheeple will buy into it wholly. We also learned that the last thing on earth to believe would be the media.

We also learned that the deep state would kill the economy of America just to get rid of our President Donald J. Trump.

[sbnsd]

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[DannyTN]

• We learned we all need to be preppers to an extent.
• We learned it's better to have TP and not need it, than to need TP and not have it.
• We learned there are a lot of recipes for hand sanitizer, but some of them can burn kids hands and land you in jail.
• We learned liquor distilleries can make hand sanitizer.
• We learned soap and water are better than hand sanitizer.
• We learned that we aren't suppose to touch our face.
• We learned that none of us can avoid touching our face.
• We learned to cough and sneeze into our elbow.
• We learned to bump elbows after we've coughed and sneezed into them.
• We've learned what's an essential business and what is not.
• We've learned not all states think the same about essential businesses.

[metmom]

Perhaps unintentionally would be a better word.

I learned that I need to do much better at prepping that I was.

[DannyTN]

• We've learned not to eat bats.
• We've learned what a wet market is.
• China may have learned not to eat dogs. We'll see.
• We've learned that some people will stand up to China's communist country even at the threat to their life.
• We've learned that China wants to ostracize Taiwan even if it kills them.
• We've learned that if you don't test, you can keep your case count low.

[metmom]

That’s a good list.

[SuperLuminal]

"What have we learned from coronavirus?"

That the chicoms learned a key strategic lesson from the jap attack on Pearl Harbor...

What the city of Troy learned about wooden horses...

For a successful attack against a superior force, the sneakiness has to be maximized...

[The Truth Will Make You Free]

We learned that the President had correct instincts about HCQ + azithomycin cure, but neglected to mention the zinc part.

We are learning news media and Democrats would rather see Americans dead than admit Trump was right.

We learned you cannot trust your doctor or governor to have or use the most current information and that you’ve got to dig it out yourself.

[Widget Jr]

• The internet is a marvelous tool of communication and information exchange.
  
• When doctors all over the planet say "we are really scared now" most people stop caring about politics. This specifically excludes congressional Democrats.
  
• Angry Italian mayors are really good at telling people to follow self quarantine rules.
  
• India is a better ally than China.
  
• China is not a ally to anyone except the Chinese leadership.
  
• Chinese doctors are among the bravest people on the planet. Unfortunately they live in China.
  
• A large number of relatively weak allies who are trustworthy are better to have in a crisis than one big powerful ally in name only.
  
• Allies in name only are effectively enemies during a crisis.
  
• The WHO needs regime change more than Venezuela, Iran, or North Korea.
  
• The White House press corps is exceptionally stupid.
  
• When people are told they are living in a real life horror movie and what to do to get out alive at the start of the movie, most people will choose to be the smart person who lives instead of the dumb people who die.
  

[OriginalChristian]

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[spintreebob]

Who said : Good fences make good neighbors?

[spintreebob]

Who said : Good fences make good neighbors?

[Crucial]

Right, unintentionally is a better word for it. The Chicoms are no joke and should not be treated as such. Too much power in the hands of too few.