CDC: average US Covid death = age 75

And we sit here with our dicks in our hand throughout the whole thing. The only thing we can do is to get with any friends or acquaintances get that are local Police, County Sheriffs and National Guard and take their temperature.

I’m pretty sure they are as worried about what’s going on as we are and the more public support that they receive, the more they will be willing to act and speak on their own. As they can.

Sounds extreme. But we are in a war on 3 fronts. With the virus. With our way of life economically. And against a suddenly and increasingly authoritarian government that has goals that don’t serve a single poaster on this board.

Even the ones that support this shit. You’re fucked too.

It’s still early in this thing and not all is lost yet. But unless the President starts rolling tanks, be it figuratively or literally, the people will be the ones that have to stop this.

And the President has made it clear it’s up to the States. So it’s up to us.

It’s a big elephant, but they all can be eaten, one bite at a time.

I’m on tilt again because I actually heard my Governor say that life will never be like it was in February until we get a vaccine.

We’re on lockdown because sacrificing the American economy and the livelihood of the 99% to save a few old people makes the left feel better about themselves.

doogie said:

Why is the country shut down?

https://www.breitbart.com/health/2020/05/06/cdc-data-average-age-of-those-who-have-died-from-covid-19-in-u-s-75/

75. In other words, about Daddy's age.

RaceBannon said:

HHusky said:

doogie said:

Why is the country shut down?

https://www.breitbart.com/health/2020/05/06/cdc-data-average-age-of-those-who-have-died-from-covid-19-in-u-s-75/

75. In other words, about Daddy's age.

And?

Just trying to figure out why we're destroying the economy for a bunch of decrepit old fucks.

It's not only 75, its 75 with underlying conditions and a huge percentage are in nursing homes. Oregon has no deaths under 40, but the schools are closed to save the kiddies.

RaceBannon said:

HHusky said:

RaceBannon said:

HHusky said:

doogie said:

Why is the country shut down?

https://www.breitbart.com/health/2020/05/06/cdc-data-average-age-of-those-who-have-died-from-covid-19-in-u-s-75/

75. In other words, about Daddy's age.

And?

Just trying to figure out why we're destroying the economy for a bunch of decrepit old fucks.

We?

Find one post where I said we needed to take YOUR advice and kill the economy. This is a DNC event and you wave the pom poms bitch

Thought Daddy saved 2 million. Get your story straight.

louism2wash said:

I had no problem locking down at the beginning when we didn't really know what the fuck was going on but we've had a while to assess the situation and remaining locked down just doesn't seem like the right move. We either stay locked down until a vaccine is created, fucking up our economy in the process, or we try to open back up smartly and monitor the situation as we go.

My fear is that politicians went all in on this shit at the beginning(which I don't have a problem with) and now are scared of changing course and admitting both themselves and the experts were wrong. Also seems like a lot of politicians would rather "play it safe" by staying locked down thinking that an absence of bad news is better than dealing with the bad news(increased disease levels) that will happen when we open back up.

Mostly agree. Zero humility among elected leaders.

RaceBannon said:

HHusky said:

louism2wash said:

I had no problem locking down at the beginning when we didn't really know what the fuck was going on but we've had a while to assess the situation and remaining locked down just doesn't seem like the right move. We either stay locked down until a vaccine is created, fucking up our economy in the process, or we try to open back up smartly and monitor the situation as we go.

My fear is that politicians went all in on this shit at the beginning(which I don't have a problem with) and now are scared of changing course and admitting both themselves and the experts were wrong. Also seems like a lot of politicians would rather "play it safe" by staying locked down thinking that an absence of bad news is better than dealing with the bad news(increased disease levels) that will happen when we open back up.

Trying to avoid the economic disaster of having to shut down again is a real consideration and not merely a matter of being "scared".

We have the disaster. Fuck off

Stock market is up. What disaster?

louism2wash said:

HHusky said:

louism2wash said:

I had no problem locking down at the beginning when we didn't really know what the fuck was going on but we've had a while to assess the situation and remaining locked down just doesn't seem like the right move. We either stay locked down until a vaccine is created, fucking up our economy in the process, or we try to open back up smartly and monitor the situation as we go.

My fear is that politicians went all in on this shit at the beginning(which I don't have a problem with) and now are scared of changing course and admitting both themselves and the experts were wrong. Also seems like a lot of politicians would rather "play it safe" by staying locked down thinking that an absence of bad news is better than dealing with the bad news(increased disease levels) that will happen when we open back up.

Trying to avoid the economic disaster of having to shut down again is a real consideration and not merely a matter of being "scared".

I definitely think opening back up only to have to shut down again would not be good. Maybe I'm a little too optimistic but I'm hoping that we've learned some lessons and shored up our emergency healthcare programs so that we can absorb the wave of infections opening up would cause. Also, hoping the hardest hit places like NYC have seen the worst of it on the first go around.

"They" are going to shut it down for the 'second wave' regardless. That play was easier to flush out than walking the safety up to stop the 'you just don't understand/too stupid" nonsense as the go-to argument.