1968 Pandemic

[railbird]

https://www.cdc.gov/flu/pandemic-resources/1968-pandemic.html

 

[railbird]

numbers worse than this Chyna virus. with zero shutdowns. 1 Mil global death, 100K usa deaths. And it is still around

 

[mr merlin]

Look at what society had devolved to even before this virus came, up here they would close schools because a few inches of snow are forecast, or it's supposed to be real cold. And about half the time the forecast is wrong. The seasonal hurricane hysteria is another good example.

People have been trained to fear everything, hide and cower from danger, believe the worst before even seeing the first.

What has happened here is perfectly predictable, except instead of shutting down school for a day or two, they put 40 million people out of work, people that may never come back.

 

[Bucky]

Definitely a fear of the unknown. We do not have data on a subset of 1000 people who are willing to adopt a not a care in the world philosophy and since March 1 carried on as usual with no precautions.

How many would have gotten sick by now?

How many hospitalized?

How many would have died?

But, worst of all, how many other lives would they have impacted with sickness and death from the virus they carried?

 

[John Kelly]

It's un-American to hide in the house.

I'm tired of orders and mandates by politicians who have been proven incorrect on this topic multiple times.

I prefer suggestions and guidelines, especially in these uncertain times.

 

[mr merlin]

It's un-American to hide in the house.

I'm tired of orders and mandates by politicians who have been proven incorrect on this topic multiple times.

I prefer suggestions and guidelines, especially in these uncertain times.

You nailed it, especially when they themselves still earn a check and experience none of the hardship their failed orders require.