Posted on 03/20/2020 3:25:15 PM PDT by rintintin
It was shortly after 1 p.m. on Monday, 16 March, 2020, a date which shall live in infamy in the minds of millions of Louisianians and citizens of several other states. John Bel Edwards, governor of my home state of Louisiana, issued an executive order that effectively unemployed, for at least 30 days, 213,000 of my fellow citizens. These souls had done no wrong save choose to work in Louisiana’s top industry: making visitors and regular folks feel at home and loved in our famous restaurants, taverns and music houses. Edwards, along with a dozen other spineless governors, characterized their decision as “necessary…to save lives,” yet what consideration was given to the 233,000 and their freedom to responsibly pursue their “lives?” What of the impact this action would have on them and their families, including tens of thousands of children who were fed, clothed and nurtured by their restaurant & service industry-working parents? Thus, this “assault on the virus” is just as easily, nay more easily, seen as an assault on reason, and on their liberties.
The political class has all but admitted this by doing what they do best: propose to throw money at the problem. The Trump Administration is contemplating an incomprehensibly gargantuan, $1.2 TRILLION “stimulus” act, ostensibly to undo the fiscal damage wrought by the panicked reaction to the COVID-19 “pandemic.” Damage that was at least partially avoidable and largely self-inflicted by a cowardly elite ruling class and an “if it bleeds it leads” media.
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I get it. So what’s the solution? Have a large picnic in the nearest park?
If the following article holds true, it should serve as a reminder NOT TO UNDERESTIMATE this crappy virus.
Here is some interesting background information on the Chinese Virus and where it came from.
Feeling confused as to why Corona virus is a bigger deal than Seasonal flu? Here it is in a nutshell. I hope this helps. Feel free to share this to others wh o don’t understand...
It has to do with RNA sequencing.... I.e. genetics.
Seasonal flu is an “all human virus”. The DNA/RNA chains that make up the virus are recognized by the human immune system. This means that your body has some immunity to it before it comes around each year... you get immunity two ways...through exposure to a virus, or by getting a flu shot.
Novel viruses, come from animals.... the WHO tracks novel viruses in animals, (sometimes for years watching for mutations). Usually these viruses only transfer from animal to animal (pigs in the case of H1N1) (birds in the case of the Spanish flu). But once, one of these animal viruses mutates, and starts to transfer from animals to humans... then it’s a problem, Why? Because we have no natural or acquired immunity.. the RNA sequencing of the genes inside the virus isn’t human, and the human immune system doesn’t recognize it so, we can’t fight it off.
Now.... sometimes, the mutation only allows transfer from animal to human, for years it’s only transmission is from an infected animal to a human before it finally mutates so that it can now transfer human to human... once that happens. we have a new contagion phase. And depending on the fashion of this new mutation, that’s what decides how contagious, or how deadly it’s gonna be..
H1N1 was deadly....but it did not mutate in a way that was as deadly as the Spanish flu. It’s RNA was slower to mutate and it attacked its host differently, too.
Fast forward.
Now, here comes this Corona virus... it existed in animals only, for nobody knows how long...but one day, at an animal market, in Wuhan China, in December 2019, it mutated and made the jump from animal to people. At first, only animals could give it to a person... But here is the scary part.... in just TWO WEEKS it mutated again and gained the ability to jump from human to human. Scientists call this quick ability, “slippery”
This Corona virus, not being in any form a “human” virus (whereas we would all have some natural or acquired immunity). Took off like a rocket. And this was because, Humans have no known immunity...doctors have no known medicines for it.
And it just so happens that this particular mutated animal virus, changed itself in such a way the way that it causes great damage to human lungs.. That’s why Corona virus is different from seasonal flu, or H1N1 or any other type of influenza.... this one is slippery AF. And it’s a lung eater...And, it’s already mutated AGAIN, so that we now have two strains to deal with, strain s, and strain L....which makes it twice as hard to develop a vaccine.
We really have no tools in our shed, with this. History has shown that fast and immediate closings of public places has helped in the past pandemics. Philadelphia and Baltimore were reluctant to close events in 1918 and they were the hardest hit in the US during the Spanish Flu.
Factoid: Henry VIII stayed in his room and allowed no one near him, till the Black Plague passed...(honestly...I understand him so much better now). Just like us, he had no tools in his shed, except social isolation... And let me end by saying....right now it’s hitting older folks harder... but this genome is so slippery...if it mutates again (and it will). Who is to say, what it will do next.
Be smart folks... acting like you’re unafraid is so not sexy right now.
. Stay home folks... and share this with those that just are not catching on
Today, “coronavirus” is the cause.
Tomorrow, it could be “the wrong candidate is ahead in the opinion polls.”
Heh!
LOL
The precedents being set right now are frightening. Just wait til the Left has the reins (and they will, eventually). “Your business is hereby closed, by order of the Climate Emergency Council...”
That’s the downside of being the guy with the suit; you end up having to run all of the errands.
Fauci’s answers to questions about CV testing seemed disingenuous to me. Testing only people that are sick enough to go to the hospital gives a distorted view of the severity of the problem. But we seem to be implementing draconian and destructive policies base on those numbers. Fauci puts on his scientist hat when he cautions about anecdotal evidence of promising cures, but takes it off when it comes to determining just what it is that we’re dealing with.
It would make sense to test all of a large number of people in an affected area, to get a clear idea what the percentage of a population is infected, and what percentage of those are symptomatic, severe or fatal. Those percentages should have a strong influence on policy. What are they?
Please don’t resort to appeals to authority, strawman arguments, rushing to judgment, or ridicule, Doctor. That undermines people’s trust in you.
The headline is correct though none will challenge ...... WHY ??? Don’t know except perhaps afraid of fears
Fauci puts on his scientist hat when he cautions about anecdotal evidence of promising cures, but takes it off when it comes to determining just what it is that we’re dealing with.”
THANK YOU!
Ain’t socialism grand. Makes everybody want more ! Right ?
“ The precedents being set right now are frightening. Just wait til the Left has the reins (”
I don’t have to wait till the left has the reins. We’re being subjected to East German- style controls on our movement and activities while Trump has the reins. He can’t let this continue beyond his 15 day period. Singapore has controlled the virus - and prevented deaths - by wide testing of people without symptoms. Only those who test positive are isolated. Meanwhile, life and business are allowed to go on. Everybody wears masks, too, but they go to work and live their lives
The lockdowns are certainly setting a bad precedent that is sure to be abused in the future. Another case of the slippery slope.
Thanks for the laugh. A little humor at times like this is appreciated.
This has been SO AMN EASY to take away our FREEDOMS because 200 people have died!
Your tagline has been scary but perfect!
Thank you for your facts and reasons.
The FluBros don’t tend to understand those things.
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