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Botchy Galoop said:
For economic and political reasons, this pandemic, if most of the world gets by relatively unscathed, will quickly be memory holed.
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You know that thing /pol/ types say?

"And then one day, for no reason at all, Hitler gassed the 6 gorillion" (and variations on the theme)

The Jews didn't deserve the Holocaust, but they're not wrong that people basically remember the parts that they're told to remember.
 
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Still Anonymous For This said:
For stockpiling antibiotics, check out fish antibiotics. They're the same thing you would be prescribed at a doctor's office, but not FDA approved for human consumption
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Tetracycline, right? I remember somebody on a podcast saying he caught gonnorhea or some other member malady and went to the pet store to get it for something like $5 for a full course.
 
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Uranus Pink said:
Foreign weapons including Norinico and H&K were banned in part to "protect" the legacy U.S. gun industry. The legacy (fudd) gun companies constantly REEE to Reagan and later Bush senior to save them so the bans happened.
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Chinese rifles got a special ban in the US due to sanctions, You still can't get new production Chinese rifles in the US including bolt actions.
 
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Tetracycline, right? I remember somebody on a podcast saying he caught gonnorhea or some other member malady and went to the pet store to get it for something like $5 for a full course.
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Just about anything you could ever need.

That being said, unless you can't go to the doctor because Lord Humungous will rape you to death, I still recommend going to a family doctor and just getting a script. Your doc might want to prescribe you something you didn't expect for your clap based off any number of factors.
 
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As a caveat, no, I don't genuinely expect this to go Dawn of the Dead on us, and I don't expect to be hiding from the rape gangs in my bunker. I just like survival planning as an intellectual exercise.

That said, rice is your good friend. A handful of dry rice becomes a bowlful of cooked rice, it keeps basically forever, it's cheap. If you're a lazy fuck just cook an egg or chop up a hotdog on it for some extra protein, or mix it in with canned tuna as a filler to stretch your meat supply. "Bowl of rice with some meat on top" describes like half of Japanese food for a reason, it works. Don't try to live off of only rice, you'll die eventually from the malnutrition, but it's excellent for making a snacks worth of protein into a meal.

The trick is, you need water and heat to make dry rice into that meal. If you're really paranoid about things going Mad Max, be sure you have a means of purifying water (even if just by boiling it) and a way to get stove-level heat to cook on.
 
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Botchy Galoop said:
Tetracycline is a weak anitbiotic, with not great side effects. Look for amoxycilline.
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Yeah, looking over @ConfederateIrishman's link, amoxicillin is near the top. That's what I usually take when I need antibiotics, although I've sometimes had clindomycine. Thanks for the heads up, in any case.

I don't think I'll bother stocking up on antibiotics, unless things start to get really weird. I'll just assume most people don't know they can source them that way and pray for the best.
 
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Still Anonymous For This said:
For stockpiling antibiotics, check out fish antibiotics. They're the same thing you would be prescribed at a doctor's office, but not FDA approved for human consumption.
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Hell yeah this thread is awesome now.

I heard someone cough so I've downed a bottle of fish antibiotics, donned full surgical PPE and wandered out into the woods to forage for dandelions and drink my own piss.
 
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It's important to remember if you do prep, keep in mind what you're prepping for.

I will never prepare for some societal downfall because it's a hopeless endeavor. It wouldn't hurt to prep for a 20 - 30 day quarantine in which staple foods are either not available or gone.

Protein powder, rice, beans, gloves, bleach. You can prep for under $60. Maybe some kind of mask (only so you can go go shopping if they impose a masks only rule, effectiveness doesn't matter no one fucking cares).

Getting the virus is a dice roll, so don't bother doing more than the basics.
 
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Have said this before and will say it again. DON'T TAKE COUNSEL OF YOUR FEARS.

Step back. Now, where are the vast majority of cases located? China. And likewise where have the vast majority of deaths occurred? China.

In my opinion, the average non-Chinese person in decent health has little to fear. Be prudent, use common sense. Should you learn of cases in your area make sure you minimize being out in crowds of people. Wash your hands frequently. Keep an eye on the elderly, those already ill from other causes, and the babies. They should stay home unless going out on business, such as a medical appointment.

If you are a church-goer stay home if there are cases in your area. Good place to catch or spread the virus. God will understand.

Can see movie theaters being closed and sporting events postponed/cancelled. Can see operations cut back/shut down at certain businesses. Can also see certain businesses/functions, such as food processing, power production, water plants, trash collection, and likely others deemed "essential" for national needs. These functions will be staffed, one way or another.

Have already mentioned the advisability of purchasing certain electronic goods and diabetic supplies ASAP. If possible buy on line. Why go to the store and risk catching the virus, or having a problem with some frantic person in panic buying mode?

Our medical system is a quantum leap better than China's. We have numerous health departments, at city/county/state and the Federal level. Please note that nobody is being arrested for putting forth concerns.

One historical note. The Spanish Flu of 1918 killed a lot of people. But the vast majority of people on this planet either didn't contract it or contracted the flu and recovered. Same thing is going to happen here, to speak bluntly. Some will catch the virus. Some of those people will die, but most will recover. But most people aren't going to catch this virus. We as a world are working to find methods of treating the virus and developing a vaccine. This will end, hopefully sooner rather than later.

So I would say buy some extra supplies, get some extra medicines, but no need to go overboard. Use common sense, be prudent, listen to any info the health department provides. And don't take any fears or frustrations out on Asians. Not all Asians are Chinese. No, they DON'T all look the same. Maybe some of the Chinese you encounter have loved ones sick or dead. The virus came out of China. Believe it is man-made and got out of a biological warfare facility in Wuhan. If you really want to kick some asses, start with Xi and all his CCP lackeys that let this shit get out of hand there to save face. From what I have seen here, they knew pretty early on that something was happening. It's on them, nobody else.
 
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