dukkha (07-08-2020)
https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/d...s?country=~USA
As I've said..................most all people recover
Abortion rights dogma can obscure human reason & harden the human heart so much that the same person who feels
empathy for animal suffering can lack compassion for unborn children who experience lethal violence and excruciating
pain in abortion.
Unborn animals are protected in their nesting places, humans are not. To abort something is to end something
which has begun. To abort life is to end it.
dukkha (07-08-2020)
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, told "Hannity" Tuesday that the coronavirus fatality rate in his state has remained low despite a surge in the number of confirmed cases because the virus is spreading among younger people who are less at risk of dying.
"The median age of our new cases was in the 50s about a month and a half ago. That has dropped into the 30s," DeSantis told host Sean Hannity. "We have had days where the median age was 33, and obviously that is important ... because [among] people who are healthy and under 40, you know, the death rate of this thing is very close to zero. So, that's significant."
Later in the interview, DeSantis told Hannity: "Of all the ages, the age with the most cases now in Florida is 21 ... There is no doubt more transmission going on in the community, particularly amongst people in their 20s and 30s."
On Tuesday, Florida reported 7,347 new coronavirus cases, 380 new coronavirus hospitalizations and 63 additional deaths from COVID-19. In all, 213,794 people have tested positive for coronavirus in Florida, about one percent of the state's population.
"We are prepared for this," DeSantis emphasized. "Now, we are seeing -- in places like Miami, you're seeing increased traffic in the hospitals, but it's interesting, I was down there today and they said that they're actually seeing fewer hospitalizations from people in nursing homes, which is obviously a good sign because that's where the number one risk of mortality is."
Despite the surge in cases, the state has confirmed just 3,841 deaths from COVID-19, a fatality rate of 1.8 percent.
"I think that's a testament to shielding the elderly from infections, particularly the nursing home residents," explained DeSantis.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/desant...younger-people
Stretch (07-08-2020)
DeSantis said, he had designated 12 nursing home facilities that will exclusively house recovering COVID-19 patients who have been discharged from the hospital, so that they do not return to their former facilities and run the risk of infecting those around them.
"It's a way to reduce and prevent outbreaks among our very most vulnerable citizens," the governor explained.
"We are protecting the elderly," DeSantis emphasized. "We do it every day. We've got more work to do, but that's our goal."
Stretch (07-08-2020)
Hello Penderyn,
The problem I have with most conservative DT fans is I can't talk to them without being insulted. They simply lack the ability to separate their emotions from the issues.
A populace in a functional democracy has to talk about the issues. That is imperative.
But the propaganda in this cult is so strong, brings so much emotion into the thinking that they just can't talk to someone like me and keep their seething hatred in check. That makes any kind of meaningful discussion impossible. I simply refuse to be their punching bag for all their frustration and venting. I love it when a conservative can actually discuss these things without being demeaning or condescending but that is so rare it is almost nonexistent. Out of everybody in this forum it amounts to only a handful of the president's supporters that I can have a rational discussion with. All the rest of them, the vast majority, have poisoned any chance of having a polite discussion.
Trying to talk to someone who is bent on telling you off is an exercise in futility. It is completely unproductive, accomplishes nothing. No understanding or learning comes from it. A total waste of time. I'd rather spend my time doing anything else.
I am greatly encouraged by the slipping poll numbers for DT. That, to me, represents hope. Religion is meaningless for me. My faith is in humanity. This presidency has sorely tested my faith, but I am happy to report that DT's drop in polling has buoyed it. Sometimes it's hard to cling to hope, Lately it has been getting a bit easier.
Johnson? Good luck with that. Seems like the same sort of thing is playing out in nation after nation. Look at Bolsonaro. What an idiot. And then Obrador. Another one. He's been downplaying the pandemic, refuses to wear a mask. Refuses to use the tools at his disposal. He's flying to DC today to meet with DT, but get this: He is claiming to want to save so much money he is flying commercial, with a stopover in Atlanta. Won't use the presidential jet. So he is taking this huge risk of flying commercial in a pandemic, and then he's gonna meet with DT. What a stupid risk!
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Personal Ignore Policy PIP: I like civil discourse. I will give you all the respect in the world if you respect me. Mouth off to me, or express overt racism, you will be PERMANENTLY Ignore Listed. Zero tolerance. No exceptions. I'll never read a word you write, even if quoted by another, nor respond to you, nor participate in your threads. ... Ignore the shallow. Cherish the thoughtful. Long Live Civil Discourse, Mutual Respect, and Good Debate! ps: Feel free to adopt my PIP. It works well.
Iolo/Penderyn (07-08-2020)
DeSantis is fiddling while the state of Florida burns. He has not mandated masks. He is insisting that schools open, regardless of what the situation is. He reopened way too early. It's nice to see he's learned something from the mistake in New York, but opening these recovery nursing homes is closing the barn door after the horse is out. We are getting infections in Florida because of the abysmal response of the President and his court jester DeSantis. Hospitals Will be overrun here in a matter of weeks. As Dr. Fauci said, focusing on mortality rate is a false narrative. This is a devastating disease, and claiming that 99% of cases are no big deal is a lie.
Stretch (07-08-2020)
I agree with this. We have begged, pleaded and cajoled, using facts and expert opinions. And they just laugh at us and insult us. Their 15 minutes is about up. After this is over, they are dead to me. I can't forgive and forget this one. The human toll is way too high. They are complicit, to a person. In some ways worse than murders, because they flaunt their ignorance, and seem proud of what they've done. Sorry, we're not coming together with you.
Personal Ignore Policy PIP: I like civil discourse. I will give you all the respect in the world if you respect me. Mouth off to me, or express overt racism, you will be PERMANENTLY Ignore Listed. Zero tolerance. No exceptions. I'll never read a word you write, even if quoted by another, nor respond to you, nor participate in your threads. ... Ignore the shallow. Cherish the thoughtful. Long Live Civil Discourse, Mutual Respect, and Good Debate! ps: Feel free to adopt my PIP. It works well.
Personal Ignore Policy PIP: I like civil discourse. I will give you all the respect in the world if you respect me. Mouth off to me, or express overt racism, you will be PERMANENTLY Ignore Listed. Zero tolerance. No exceptions. I'll never read a word you write, even if quoted by another, nor respond to you, nor participate in your threads. ... Ignore the shallow. Cherish the thoughtful. Long Live Civil Discourse, Mutual Respect, and Good Debate! ps: Feel free to adopt my PIP. It works well.
Personal Ignore Policy PIP: I like civil discourse. I will give you all the respect in the world if you respect me. Mouth off to me, or express overt racism, you will be PERMANENTLY Ignore Listed. Zero tolerance. No exceptions. I'll never read a word you write, even if quoted by another, nor respond to you, nor participate in your threads. ... Ignore the shallow. Cherish the thoughtful. Long Live Civil Discourse, Mutual Respect, and Good Debate! ps: Feel free to adopt my PIP. It works well.
My reconciliation is 'I don't want you in my house, I don't want you as a friend, I don't want you as an acquaintance, and if I encounter you in a social setting and you are shooting your mouth off I will tell you to STFU.' Fortunately, my circle of friends is mostly enlightened. The Trumpers have long since unfriended me. My wife is now getting a dose of that, having grown up in Georgia. She stopped sitting silently while these low lifes posted crap on facebook, and she started firing back. Her social circle has shrunk significantly. We're better off. At the end of the day, they are no better than a Nazi sympathizer. They HATE me and every person who dares speak out against their Dear Leader. They will not get that hate in return. Instead they will get indifference. A real life ignore list. I'm done with them.
LV426 (07-08-2020), Phantasmal (07-08-2020)
The calculation for the opening up was all about the election. The medical profession knew it was too early, but decisions are made by politicians. If the Repubs opened and Corona did not spurt, it would have given Trump a huge boost. That, in spite of his mishandling Corona from day one. Trump had no qualms about risking people's health. Zero.
Phantasmal (07-08-2020)
Hello Concart,
That's why I never give them a chance to get to me. I have zero interest in holding grudges, just need to protect my own psyche.
I am fully ready to forgive any DT fan who realizes the mistake of supporting him. Sadly, because of trolling, I won't be able to tell any JPP posters who are on my Ignore List, that directly. Sometimes consequences are unpleasant. That's life.
Personal Ignore Policy PIP: I like civil discourse. I will give you all the respect in the world if you respect me. Mouth off to me, or express overt racism, you will be PERMANENTLY Ignore Listed. Zero tolerance. No exceptions. I'll never read a word you write, even if quoted by another, nor respond to you, nor participate in your threads. ... Ignore the shallow. Cherish the thoughtful. Long Live Civil Discourse, Mutual Respect, and Good Debate! ps: Feel free to adopt my PIP. It works well.
Personal Ignore Policy PIP: I like civil discourse. I will give you all the respect in the world if you respect me. Mouth off to me, or express overt racism, you will be PERMANENTLY Ignore Listed. Zero tolerance. No exceptions. I'll never read a word you write, even if quoted by another, nor respond to you, nor participate in your threads. ... Ignore the shallow. Cherish the thoughtful. Long Live Civil Discourse, Mutual Respect, and Good Debate! ps: Feel free to adopt my PIP. It works well.
BURN THE LIFEBOATS
This time, no stapling teabags to your face as you posture about the debt and birth certificates.
No re-branding.
No "third way"
No "I am really a Constitutional Conservative"
No "I am really a Libertarian"
No "I didn't like the tweeting"
None of it will be allowed this time.
When I die, turn me into a brick and use me to cave in the skull of a fascist
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