Hey folks - as a member of the DawgNation community, please remember to abide by simple rules of civil engagement with other members:
- Please no inappropriate usernames (remember that there may be youngsters in the room)
- Personal attacks on other community members are unacceptable, practice the good manners your mama taught you when engaging with fellow Dawg fans
- Use common sense and respect personal differences in the community: sexual and other inappropriate language or imagery, political rants and belittling the opinions of others will get your posts deleted and result in warnings and/ or banning from the forum
- 3/17/19 UPDATE -- We've updated the permissions for our "Football" and "Commit to the G" recruiting message boards. We aim to be the best free board out there and that has not changed. We do now ask that all of you good people register as a member of our forum in order to see the sugar that is falling from our skies, so to speak.
- Please no inappropriate usernames (remember that there may be youngsters in the room)
- Personal attacks on other community members are unacceptable, practice the good manners your mama taught you when engaging with fellow Dawg fans
- Use common sense and respect personal differences in the community: sexual and other inappropriate language or imagery, political rants and belittling the opinions of others will get your posts deleted and result in warnings and/ or banning from the forum
- 3/17/19 UPDATE -- We've updated the permissions for our "Football" and "Commit to the G" recruiting message boards. We aim to be the best free board out there and that has not changed. We do now ask that all of you good people register as a member of our forum in order to see the sugar that is falling from our skies, so to speak.
Covid-19
This discussion has been closed.
Comments
Just a friendly mod reminder...
this thread has stayed (mostly) civil and (mostly) non-political and if we can keep it that way it would be much appreciated.
also avoid crowds, wash your hands, and vampire sneeze
He probably got some stink eye later
Sorry, but that ain't true at all. The indigent get everything they want don't pay a cent. I see it everyday. In fact, from my POV they have it better than the middle class who has to empty the savings when they get severely ill.
Now you are correct in stating that hospitals in rural areas are having trouble staying open. Maybe the above has something to do with it.
So, I'm Christian too and consider myself somewhat spiritual, but this argument doesn't hold water. I don't believe in predetermination, and I'm not going to live with a "whatever happens, happens" mentality. I've heard this argument used to dismiss global climate change: "I don't believe God would allow that to happen".
Like it or not, your choices affect everybody around you. Don't mistake your freedom to choose inaction as righteousness, because it isn't. I'm not ready to lose my 93-year old grandfather, or my 90-year old great-grandma, or other relatives who smoked half their lives.
They just suspended La Liga for two weeks after Real Madrid was quarantined.
Think about how many people could have come into contact with a single NBA player. Opposing players, teammates, officials, fans, hotel employees, family members, arena workers, chefs, airline attendants, etc.
That's hundreds of people, not counting fans. Any of those hundreds of people could then infect their circle of relationships, and transmission just ramps up from there. This is why I don't understand the dismissal of the virus in the States; yeah, there aren't a ton of cases on March 12, 2020, but other countries are showing increased by the hundreds or thousands one week to the next.
If **** really does hit the fan it will be interesting to see how the triage goes. Americans have had the luxury of being heavily compassionate. So much so that we have major TV ads for stray animals and their care. And we've been like this for years. What will happen when true triage kicks in and some are told "sorry, we just can't treat you".? We are an entitled society. I fear how some will react.
By the way, I'm not knocking people that want to shelter animals. I'm just stating it as an example of how good things have been for us for a long time. I'm not exactly the tin foil hat type, but I don't blame those that have shelters stocked with food and supplies. Luck favors the prepared.
No one takes you serious when you speak out of both sides of your mouth.”It has nothing to do with politics”....”elect a clown...”
“Fox News is the only fake news” - (They are a part of it).
Give me a break with this pathetic, tired schtick.
The best liars mix the truth with lies. And there is no question this has been going on with our media for decades. The media traded their credibility for profit. Now many do not trust them and are skeptical of everything they say. Even in a pandemic. You reap what you sow.
Honest question - who do you trust to get your information? Do you watch any of the national media shows on any channel?
I watch a little, I just am extremely cynical about what I hear lol. The last few years have really opened my eyes at how manipulative they can be. I tend use multiple places I guess and know that things are rarely half as good or bad as they say.
Have you actually watched any news sources the last couple of years? There is good reason to remain skeptical.
As long as we can all agree that most mainstream news organizations are motivated by money and play to specific audiences, sure.
I tend to absorb most of my information online, usually through CNN or New York Times, etc. With the pandemic, I'm just looking for facts, numbers, information... It doesn't feel like there's political bias to a story about how many people got infected in Italy in the last week, for example.
Pathetic sheeple. You actually believe Italy exists? Media brainwashing complete
Absolutely nobody freaked out when the H1N1 Swine Flu pandemic (yes, it was declared a pandemic) swept through the world in 2009 infecting about 1 billion people, killing over 12,000 Americans in one year and estimates say around 200,000 (some sources say around 500,000) were killed worldwide. Some of the UGA football team had it that year. I remember Joe Cox had "flu like symptoms" and lost about 15 lbs right before the Oki St game (some blame that loss on the team being ill). You say downplaying, I say remaining reasonable and calm.