Enlil said:

Vahn thinks it's self-evident that more than 63 people have been killed in the Floyd protests.

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Psilynut2 said:

Ok , so now is where you post a source or admit its make believe .

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Not saying you're necessarily wrong, but for most people here that's not common sense.

Vahn421 said:

Enlil said:

Vahn thinks it's self-evident that more than 63 people have been killed in the Floyd protests.

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I think I've been reading the news and have seen sweeping increases in murder in the larger cities over the last few months.

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Falcon91Wolvrn03 said:

Brian Jones said:

He (Trump) was who the Russians wanted in office.

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You're into conspiracy theory now (unless you have proof)?  I already showed evidence they DIDN'T want Trump.

From RT:

Where's your evidence they did?  An opinion piece in the WSJ?

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Metoo said:

So in a surprising way Trump was right - the fatality rate of covid is well under 1% and his flu analogy was not out of order. It has also proven correct that therapeutics and vaccine are the most promising approaches.

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Metoo said:

These situation have been modelled at depth. In an epidemiological sense what matters is infection rate and fatality rate. For some combinations of the two the spread cannot be stopped and the right strategy is to focus on keeping the economy going to help with the recovery stage. There is only so much money we can collectively borrow to throw at things so it is critical to choose the right targets.

Looks to me that we have underestimated the infection rate and overestimated the death rate of covid which led to the wrong strategy being adopted - under social pressure to "save lives". These are tough choices to make and in a polarized political environment those at the top will be blamed whatever they do.

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qman said:

Metoo said:

So in a surprising way Trump was right - the fatality rate of covid is well under 1% and his flu analogy was not out of order. It has also proven correct that therapeutics and vaccine are the most promising approaches.

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The common flu doesn't leave people with potentially permanent organ damage. This black and white approach to accessing the Covid virus is very naive in my opinion. It's not just die or live, it's potentially live and suffer for the rest of your life.

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falcon said:

If the heathcare system in an area gets overwhelmed the death rate is likely to go up. One reason it's at the rate it is, is people are receiving supportive care.

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