Muh Muh Muh My Corona (virus)

TigerVols · May 19, 2020

Listening to the guy involved with the (in)famous UDub COVID-19 death projections study (which was revised downwards again yesterday, thank goodness) and he was noting that the widespread adoption of mask use has really driven the numbers down. I'm thinking that this fall even more masks will be available, their use more accepted, and, when combined with increased knowledge about the virus and how to care for its victims, and also the increased number of tests, the second wave may be more of a ripple.

BTExpress · May 19, 2020

Justin_Rice said: ↑

Probably because the only criticism you ever seem to offer is aimed at Trump's critics.
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I explained that to oop at the other board, so I will just repeat it here (so it can go over his head twice ).

I have explained this time and again (because I do it, too).

He's playing devil's advocate TO HIS AUDIENCE, trying to break through the groupthink and get people to consider something from a different perspective. If he were posting on my Vols Deplorables board, he would be 180 degrees different.

I'm a defender of all things Russia ON THE BOARD, because no one there has the curiosity to think about the world from its perspective.

I defend America AT HOME, because the audience is different, and I'm trying to get a different set of thinking to open up their perspective.

And none of this would matter AT ALL if you would follow message board rule No. 1: Respond to the post, not the poster. Put aside any and all notions you have about WHY someone may be posting something and concentrate ONLY on the post itself. Attack it (if necessary) on its merits or lack thereof.

But, to use and old line from the movie Midnight Express, that's like asking a bear not to shit in the woods.
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Inky_Wretch said: ↑

Yep, good thing nobody important works in meatpacking plants.

Let those folks die. I need ground beef prices to drop.
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The point isn't to dismiss meatpacking plants (how do people keep making this leap?!?!)
It's to point how outbreaks tend to occur at select places with select conditions for the people there. Which makes our blanket remedies (a park is just as dangerous as a meatpacking plant!) largely ineffective and, well, stupid.

MileHigh · May 19, 2020

Roscablo said: ↑

Fort Collins has done a good job with masks. I see an almost 100 percent mask rate out and about. I was sort of surprised by the pro sports ruling, but as we've said, Polis isn't a fan of being shut down so he'll do what he can to make things as normal as possible. I do think it's interesting these are some of the "easing" of restrictions. We'll see where we are in a few weeks!
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Yeah, it was nice to see in Fort Collins yesterday.

Polis was also asked about college and high school football. He mentioned if schools return in August/September -- and he said Sunday he fully expects that -- that high school football games could be played without fans. I don't know about that. If so, schools are going to have to have cameras in place to at least live stream games.

Even if schools reopen as scheduled, I don't see football restarting on time because these kids haven't been training and conditioning. At best, probably a one-month delay.

Azrael · May 19, 2020

Yes. I'm sure all those cases in Coahoma County came from New York City.

Justin_Rice · May 19, 2020

BTExpress said: ↑

I explained that to oop at the other board, so I will just repeat it here (so it can go over his head twice ).
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Great point.

Except "something from a different perspective" in this case is, "Maybe Donald Trump isn't a moron, is truly fit to be President, and all the chaos is just third-dimensional chess!"

Justin_Rice · May 19, 2020

MileHigh said: ↑

Yeah, it was nice to see in Fort Collins yesterday.

Polis was also asked about college and high school football. He mentioned if schools return in August/September -- and he said Sunday he fully expects that -- that high school football games could be played without fans. I don't know about that. If so, schools are going to have to have cameras in place to at least live stream games.

Even if schools reopen as scheduled, I don't see football restarting on time because these kids haven't been training and conditioning. At best, probably a one-month delay.
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I'm certain I've bitched about this here before ....

I'm expecting 12 10-year-olds back for my 10U Parks and Rec football team. We've been building towards this season. .... I'm pretty sure we're not going to play this fall

BTExpress · May 19, 2020

Justin_Rice said: ↑

Except "something from a different perspective" in this case is, "Maybe Donald Trump isn't a moron, is truly fit to be President, and all the chaos is just third-dimensional chess!"
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I just don't read that AT ALL into Alma's posts.

He simply finds no purpose in being the 846th person on this board to scream, "Donald Trump is a moron!"

And neither do I.

HanSenSE · May 19, 2020

Michael_ Gee said: ↑

That's to remind the Senators to get there early before the hamberders gets cleaned out.
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FIFY

Alma · May 19, 2020

Justin_Rice said: ↑

Great point.

Except "something from a different perspective" in this case is, "Maybe Donald Trump isn't a moron, is truly fit to be President, and all the chaos is just third-dimensional chess!"
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Yeah, um, no.

BTExpress · May 19, 2020

Azrael said: ↑

Yes. I'm sure all those cases in Coahoma County came from New York City.
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Reasonable chance it came from New York to Atlanta to Jackson to Coahoma County, however.

Inky_Wretch · May 19, 2020

BTExpress said: ↑

The point isn't to dismiss meatpacking plants (how do people keep making this leap?!?!)
It's to point how outbreaks tend to occur at select places with select conditions for the people there. Which makes our blanket remedies (a park is just as dangerous as a meatpacking plant!) largely ineffective and, well, stupid.
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Who is saying a park is like that?

You know what is like a meatpacking plant? Offices, factories and schools.

Azrael · May 19, 2020

BTExpress said: ↑

Reasonable chance it came from New York to Atlanta to Jackson to Coahoma County, however.
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Or New Orleans.

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