No limit on stupid

[slowcat95]

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Seems to think he can convince the virus to go away if we agree to give it our elders. He should volunteer to go first.

[slowcat95]

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[wildforthecats]

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Not a smart move.

[cat44]

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The president saying '..he would love the country opened up and raring to go by Easter." is stupid? Come on man. I watched the interview and did not rely on biased news reports, and what he said made a ton of sense. He did not set a guidline, but a goal. I realize soome people will criticize anything the president does, just like some will defend what he does, but the headline is a classic example of fake news.

[stevelee]

We won’t even have church up and running by Easter.

[catnhat]

I’m sure he would love it- but it appears either unrealistic or foolhardy. And since we’re in the middle of something with the potential to be really bad he needs to be something other than unrealistic or foolhardy.

[wildforthecats]

Yes, by Easter is not realistic. Even by May or June is a huge stretch.

[Dr. Bliss]

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Whew. Amazing.

My daughter lives in Lynchburg. I'll warn her to be extra careful.

[slowcat95]

I’m sure he would love it- but it appears either unrealistic or foolhardy. And since we’re in the middle of something with the potential to be really bad he needs to be something other than unrealistic or foolhardy.

It's both unrealistic and foolhardy. Lots of people will follow his lead and let their guard down, right when the actual public health/medical/epidemiology/immunology/virology/vaccinology/infectious disease experts say we need to be locking down and staying that way.

Speaking of people who are medical/virology/immunology/vaccinology experts, Sallie Permar--Duke physician, DU grad, & former XC runner--has a lot to say about all of this on FB. She's worth a follow.

[Dr. Bliss]

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics ... spartanntp

The president saying '..he would love the country opened up and raring to go by Easter." is stupid? Come on man. I watched the interview and did not rely on biased news reports, and what he said made a ton of sense. He did not set a guidline, but a goal. I realize soome people will criticize anything the president does, just like some will defend what he does, but the headline is a classic example of fake news.

By Easter is not realistic at all. We need to get well on the downside of the curve before "normal" life resumes. That being said, at some point we as a society will have to make some very hard decisions about resuming the "normal." That time is not yet foreseeable.

We have been insulated by immunizations, antibiotics, advanced medical developments, etc. to think we are somehow immune to the effects of a global pandemic. We are not. These things have happened throughout history, and they will continue to happen. Evolution, you know.

Nobody even talks about overpopulation as a contributing factor to all of this. I believe it is the central factor and that almost every ill (climate change, pollution, etc.) stems from it. It is quite possible we have, through artificial means, exceeded the carrying capacity of our planet.

[gopher49]

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics ... spartanntp

The president saying '..he would love the country opened up and raring to go by Easter." is stupid? Come on man. I watched the interview and did not rely on biased news reports, and what he said made a ton of sense. He did not set a guidline, but a goal. I realize soome people will criticize anything the president does, just like some will defend what he does, but the headline is a classic example of fake news.

I watched that part of the interview also. He said that's what he wanted and that it would be wonderful if all the churches were filled on Easter Sunday. I judge the headline, by Fox News, to be a pretty accurate capsuling of what he said.
That soon after all the infections suggests that churches filled with people are going to provide some opportunities for others to become infected. I have no idea how many, but it is not overwhelmingly brilliant to want that to happen.

[rbarney]

Probably a poor choice of venue, since the Bubonic Plague, in its own time, spread largely through the churches.

[stevelee]

Episcopalians in this diocese are out through May 17 at least.

The United Methodist conference is saying until further notice.

[cat44]

Episcopalians in this diocese are out through May 17 at least.

The United Methodist conference is saying until further notice.

Makes sense. How many young people attend setvices?

[i77cat]

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics ... spartanntp

The president saying '..he would love the country opened up and raring to go by Easter." is stupid? Come on man. I watched the interview and did not rely on biased news reports, and what he said made a ton of sense. He did not set a guidline, but a goal. I realize soome people will criticize anything the president does, just like some will defend what he does, but the headline is a classic example of fake news.

No. That headline isn't particularly stupid. It isn't even one of the three stupidest things in that article. I heard even loopier things from Cuomo today. We have amazingly incompetent leaders. Both parties. And that's no news at all.