Posted on 03/17/2020 7:12:39 AM PDT by Kaslin
A friend tweeted from Ireland (in time for St. Patrick's Day), blaming President Trump for the major decline in the value of stocks. This same friend credited Barack Obama's economic policies when the Dow Jones Industrial Averages approached 30,000.
This -- and more -- is part of our political, economic and medical divide with mixed messages coming from supposed professionals, amateurs and people who don't know what they are talking about.
According to Dictionary.com, "panic" is "a sudden overwhelming fear, with or without cause, that produces hysterical or irrational behavior, and that often spreads quickly through a group of persons or animals."
Is this panic over the coronavirus that has caused the closing of Broadway shows, sports arenas, church services and many schools with or without cause? Is it justified, or not?
We'll soon know, but as of Monday, 69 people had died from the disease in the U.S., 27 of them at a senior facility in Seattle, Washington.
Here's a piece of news that has been buried by major media. An Associated Press headline read, "Most coronavirus patients recover, still anxiety, fear loom." Gee, I wonder why fear and anxiety are looming? Could the major media, which love promoting fear when it comes to hurricanes, also be promoting fear while mostly ignoring those who recover from the virus?
Last Friday CBS reported on the number of people infected, but waited until the last sentence to say this: "The vast majority of cases are mild, and almost half of those infected have recovered."
A banner headline in red on The Drudge Report said, "150 million Americans could get infected." This while medical "experts" tell us how to avoid infection with regular handwashing, avoiding people who appear sick, not gathering with large crowds, etc.
Presidential candidates Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders aren't helping to lower anxiety. Biden delivered a speech last week in Delaware with fewer than his usual rhetorical stumbles. As The Hill reports, Biden proposed "...making testing free and widely available" and establishing "10 mobile sites and drive-thru facilities per state, in addition to greater transparency from the White House..." Sanders, on the other hand, "has used the outbreak as an opportunity to push his progressive agenda, specifically his 'Medicare for All' proposal." Sanders says his plan would ensure free vaccines and treatment to those infected. The Trump administration has outlined similar actions.
Are we being subjected to doublespeak when on the one hand we are told the coronavirus is nothing to be afraid of, if we take precautions, and on the other we are told to run for the hills? Is this a biblical plague or a manageable ailment? Are we facing the judgment of God, or will this, too, pass like the flu, or a cold, or other ailments from which most of us recover?
If the weather is difficult to accurately predict, why would anyone think forecasts related to a virus might be accurate and trustworthy?
I am no prophet, but just as other challenges have confronted America, we will recover from this one. The stock market will revive (it was up nearly 2,000 points last Friday) because the economy remains strong. Schools that are closed will reopen. Broadway lights will go back on. Sports contests with fans in the seats will resume. Church doors will reopen. Normalcy will return.
Last Friday at the White House, Doug McMillon, the CEO of Walmart, announced that parking lots at some of his stores will be used for drive-in coronavirus testing. And Variety reports that Verily, the life sciences division of Alphabet, Google's parent company, "is in the 'early stages of development' with a test slated to roll out initially in the San Francisco Bay Area. ... At some point, Verily said, it may expand the tool more widely."
CEOs from Target, Walgreen's and CVS were among those also pledging cooperation. I am no prophet, but just as other challenges have confronted America, we will recover from this one. The stock market will revive (it was up nearly 2,000 points last Friday) because the economy remains strong. Schools that are closed will reopen. Broadway lights will go back on. Sports contests with fans in the seats will resume. Church doors will reopen. Normalcy will return.
Last Friday at the White House, Doug McMillon, the CEO of Walmart, announced that parking lots at some of his stores will be used for drive-in coronavirus testing. And Variety reports that Verily, the life sciences division of Alphabet, Google's parent company, "is in the 'early stages of development' with a test slated to roll out initially in the San Francisco Bay Area. ... At some point, Verily said, it may expand the tool more widely."
CEOs from Target, Walgreen's and CVS were among those also pledging cooperation. Now if only the politicians would stop fighting each other and instead unify to fight the virus.
Tell that to Andy Cuomo, he's doing daily pressers attacking the "Federal" government, dog whistle for Trump.
Its as if radioactive dust has been sprinkled on the economy.
BUMP! BUMP! HOORAY Cal. Politicos & Propagandists ALERT!
The way this campaign will shape up is this:
The Dems will scream that Trump mishandled this virus and that it wrecked the economy. The media will try to separate the issues of the economy from the virus and say that both were a result of Trump’s policies.
Trump will say: you wanted open borders and free trade with China? You were busy impeaching me when this was breaking out of control in China.
The question, will Americans say, we don’t care, economy bad, person in White House bad, we need a change. Or will they actually think beyond that as to who actually wrought this destruction?
I am just so happy to see the democrats, and especially the leftist media, rallying behind the President during this crisis.
It’s good to know they have his back.
Oh wait, that was a dream i had..never mind.
Yes, exactly. Thanks to BO, the Dow rocketed to 30,000 after he left office; but then Trump ruined it by not keeping in place all the groundwork BO and his genius cabinet laid to prevent pandemic. They made an Obamacare website and everything!!
I pick the latter especially if Slow Joe is the nominee. The Democrats have griped and griped and done nothing for this country. I know there are lots of people who will stick with the Dems narrative, but eight months is a long time in politics. Just three weeks ago we were in a boom economy and now this. We’ll recover and I really do BELIEVE Trump will get his second term!
Watch this video, please.
A doctor in #Italy: If you could see the situation here, forget about going out, you wouldn‘t even put your head through the window. #coronavirus
God bless you.. #StayTheFHome
https://twitter.com/Avrpli_Turkler/status/1239563296681975812
We will recover and thousands of small businesses will close (like my 2). The economy will take a decade to recover. More people will die from the destroyed economy than of the WooHoo virus.
IMO rats have no reason to stop. They want the Prez fail.
I’m still in greater fear of the government than the virus.
Yea because 2-3 months of not buying Chinese crap at Walmart or getting your haircut or being able to eat at Applebees will bring the economy to it’s knees. If things are that fragile, then it needs to crash. Like the idiots who are house poor, have 4 iPhones, a 70” TV with $100 a month in streaming services, a annual vacay to the Carolina beaches and have 2 weeks savings in the bank, you deserve to starve.
Italy has12.5 critical care beds per 100,000 citizens
United States has 34.7 critical care beds per 100,000 citizens.
But hey, let’s all go to socialized medicine.
He’s a troll, don’t feed him
McGee?
A troll?
Really?
If you took a step back for a minute and looked at the current “panic†mentality, I’m amazed that so many sheep have no idea of the truth. What is the purpose of hoarding toilet paper and not facial tissues? Why are so many mayors shutting down events that would allow more than 50 people to gather? Why close schools when ( “experts†claim that the elderly are at the highest risk( gee, I was under the impression that as we age our immune system loses its’ effectiveness) More elderly are on prescription drugs than any other age group. Cops, Firefighters and medical personnel are allowed to gather in large groups, but don’t fly or take a cruise. I guess the police and fire department are expendable or naturally immune. Doctors, nurses and practitioners are bombarded daily with all types of unhealthy enviorments and yet no questions about why. The media is having a field day promoting this “crisisâ€. When did this coverage ever be so intense. Something is starting to smell worse than 3 day old fish. I’m not an expert or naïve. I’ve been around the block more than 75 years and love my country( still have physical and occasional flash backs of when I was invincabe
Believe it or not, we were close to calming down until the news started running stories about empty shelves. Guess what? Everyone in my neighborhood ran to the grocery store and started buying stuff up. People even made mention of what was happening 800 miles away on our neighborhood website. this is worse than hurricane prep.
Once this thing passes, the market is going to come roaring back.
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