And the above precisely captures Trump mastery of the darkest arts...the "I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot someone and I wouldn't lose any voters" success in gathering this swirling mass of anger and fear and hatred and bottling it for his own power. That power persuades otherwise probably humane and respectful people (giving Outlaw the benefit of the doubt), even conservative people who would be proud of our military, that it is OK to speak this way of McCain or Gold Star families or generals. I could go on, of course...
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Not gonna wait until then. Gonna give you regular reminders, in front of everybody, of what an ignoramus you are.
Tell you what, if we exceed 12,000 US deaths by July 31 will you sign off from here forever? We need to cull the herd.
I think he should stay on here and report his adventures as a volunteer orderly in a coronavirus ward.
Hüsker Dü
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Is he one of them toilet licking "influencers"?
MSK357
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interesting choice of words....culling the herd. espola is supposedly in that category.
will you sign off if we're under 12k?
I saw a news report yesterday about a woman who deliberately fake-coughed onto food displayed in a grocery store. They had to throw it all out.
What category is that?
MSK357
GOLD
the herd that is getting culled. keep up grandpa or sign off.
Hüsker Dü
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In some cases those people are being arrested as terrorist.
I think the "culling" is most likely going to affect those who deny that sensible protections are warranted.
Hüsker Dü
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MSK357
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since I'm under 40 and healthy my chance of surviving this is 99.9%, I think ill be fine. If you have underlying conditions and over 70, you might want to quarantine yourselves. don't ruin life and the economy for the rest of us.Nonreligious Questions
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Do you think picking a big number like 12,000 dead makes you look like less of a monster?
MSK357
GOLD
a big number would be 40,000+ people killed by the flu every year. To include of 500+ kids. If the coronavirus is worse than the flu, why aren't the same people crying over the virus that is the number 8 leading cause of death in the U.S.?
MSK357
GOLD
Swine flu that killed 12,000 is actually a low number. It didn't hit the U.S. until April of 2009. It missed the peak flu season months of 2009. We got the coronavirus in January, right before the peak months of February and March. By Pandemic standards, if the corona virus is worse that the swine flu, we should be going way past the 12,000 numbers by the end of the year.
You didn't answer the question.
Hüsker Dü
DA
We have no herd immunity nor vaccine. So left unchecked this would go well past your numbers, period. I will listen to the experts. Not idiots like you who believe what trump says.
We have programs to limit the effect of the seasonal flu. Imagine what those numbers would be like if there were no herd immunity from previous infections, no specific vaccines, and no proven cures available.
Absolutely. And I want you gone the day we hit 12,000, with an apologetic farewell about how you don't believe scientific and medical experts and that makes you ignorant. I will sign off and acknowledge my closed-minded arrogance for believing the "experts" on 7/31 if we are not at 12,000 deceased in the US.
MSK357
GOLD
That's a loaded question. I don't like anyone dying. but what does that make you look like when you care more about a virus that is dangerous to your age group than a virus like the swine flu and seasonal flu that kills more people?