(03-21-2020 02:54 PM)Reggie Favre Wrote:  Youre going to lose this argument every time, Jr.

More people are going to die from suicide, stroke, heart attack, etc., caused by the panic and economic disaster created by this manufactured crisis than from the virus itself.

As of now, there are 23,675 cases in the US. Of those, 23,593 of those people are in mild condition. Thats over 99.7 % of the cases. While 64 people are in serious or critical condition. Of the deaths, virtually all have other underlining conditions and/or are over 80 years old.

There have been less than 13,00 deaths in the ENTIRE universe from the virus, out of 7,600,000,000 people.

There have been 288 deaths in the entire US out of 360,000,000 people. Of those, 48% (half) came from the cruise ship in Washington state and New York. So 149 deaths elsewhere in the entire United Sates, yet the entire country is about to get pulverized by the stupid ass isolation rules that governors are putting in place.

Don't let the facts hurt your feelings, Eag. Keep hiding and grabbing your pillow for comfort.

The Leaders are causing more damage to the country and people than the virus itself. Only the elderly and most susceptible should be isolated. Take care of the old / mom and pop / granny, etc. No need to shut down the country, break it and its citizens and ruin lives for years to come to try to extend the life of a handful of 80 year olds for 6 months / a year or so. Risk / Reward - Cost / Benefit. Ever heard or thought of that before, Eag head?

And China? Out of 1,400,000,000 people, 3,255 died. You do the numbers on that. And most all were old and sick already. Tell me more about China, Eaghead.

Italy? 60,000,000 people in Italy, which is smaller in size than California. Yet you want to compare the US to Italy? LOL. Why not bring up all the other countries in the world and how they are doing in comparison?

Go ahead and listen and believe all the fear mongering in the news. Why don't they bring up those number I pointed out? Think its fair for them to at least mention them and try to calm the panic? I do.

In the 4 days since you typed that, worldwide deaths have increased by over 60% to 23,000. The number of American deaths has quadrupled. And this is with all we’re doing to slow it down.

Yes, around 97% of people who would catch this thing would be fine in the end, but even if only 3/4s of the people in America caught it, 3% of 75% of 330 million people is a sh*t ton of people needing extensive care all at once and there’s simply not enough to go around. Then people who could be saved end up dying on top of the ones who never really stood a chance.

And somebody out there has to stay healthy enough to fight fires, pick up the garbage, and keep the power on or else we’re completely f***ed, so “just let everybody get it and move on” isn’t much of a strategy even if you are OK with 4-7 million Americans dying in a matter of weeks from a singular cause.