Wuhan Coronavirus: Megathread - Got too big

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Today I went to the hairdresser. I was early so I waited 20 mins plus another 10 as she went over her earlier appointment time. So half an hour. Everyone talking about the virus and how they are prepared. Hairdressers touching clients hands, grabbing bottles, giving them to customers. customer paying by credit card, touching the card reader, grabbing pens to sign the receipt. Then after touching their face and hair giving thanks for the job well done. In all over 6 staff came to the reception area and about 10 customers. Touching this and that and bragging they are ready.

Big bottle of hand sanitation sitting there. Not one staff member, not one customer touched it.

I witnessed a chain of at least 4, perhaps 6 in a period of half an hour. We're kidding ourselves. It's gonna burn right through our population in no time.
 
I'm sort of wondering why they haven't used the EAS system yet. I mean most of the time the related equipment just sits around gathering dust until there's an Amber Alert from four states away that's deemed 'urgent enough.' Obviously most people already know about all of this and it might induce panic, but is it possible that there are still people in the U.S totally oblivious to this? They test the damned thing constantly, yet when an actual crisis happens they don't even utilize it. It's kind of interesting to me anyway.
You can see it hinted at with many of the replies here concerning how Donald Trump and his government have responded to this. But so far I haven't really seen anyone call a spade a spade.

If anyone in the government comes out and says things plainly and matter of fact, the fragile American public simply won't be able to handle it. They'll completely lose their shit, start smearing it all over the walls, and a few will remember that video of the homeless guy from last week and think that maybe they should be eating it.

The US government is in a bind because a large enough portion of their population are so coddled and spoiled that they will tear the entire place apart if they were told they need to change their lifestyle, buckle down, and get ready for some hard times.

That's why the EAS hasn't been used. That's why the president is trying to temper everything he says about this, and that is why the government is taking its time with things. They're going to have to break a few eggs to cook this omelet because otherwise they are lighting a match after the pilot light has been out all evening.
 
Just heard something today that rankled.

Relative works in a office owned by a company with three main bosses. This trio went on a fancy blokey ski holiday last week to one of the affected countries on the contient that borders Italy. Have now returned and whole office is edging around them, worried they';re carrying the Wu Flu.

One of the three has a severely, really fucked-up disabled son with all kind of physical conditions on top of mental disability. The kind of kid who will be basically fucked up severely, possibly to death by pneumonia. Kid wasn't taken on holiday (god forbid), but this guy seems oblivious to, or simply uncaring that if he picked up the new virus on his precious ski holiday, he will probably pass it onto his long-suffering wife who is his son's main caregiver, and his own son could die from it.

I find it hard to wrap my head around the abject prickishness, obliviousness and selfishness of some people. Imagine risking your family's lives so you can fuck about on a ski slope with your work buddies. It is however confirming my view that persons who take fancy winter ski breaks are generally exceptional cunts.
 
You can see it hinted at with many of the replies here concerning how Donald Trump and his government have responded to this. But so far I haven't really seen anyone call a spade a spade.

If anyone in the government comes out and says things plainly and matter of fact, the fragile American public simply won't be able to handle it. They'll completely lose their shit, start smearing it all over the walls, and a few will remember that video of the homeless guy from last week and think that maybe they should be eating it.

The US government is in a bind because a large enough portion of their population are so coddled and spoiled that they will tear the entire place apart if they were told they need to change their lifestyle, buckle down, and get ready for some hard times.

That's why the EAS hasn't been used. That's why the president is trying to temper everything he says about this, and that is why the government is taking its time with things. They're going to have to break a few eggs to cook this omelet because otherwise they are lighting a match after the pilot light has been out all evening.
If 9/11 taught us anything, it's that psychological warfare against the American public is so god-damn effective that it'll drive us all mad for entire election cycles.
 
You can see it hinted at with many of the replies here concerning how Donald Trump and his government have responded to this. But so far I haven't really seen anyone call a spade a spade.

If anyone in the government comes out and says things plainly and matter of fact, the fragile American public simply won't be able to handle it. They'll completely lose their shit, start smearing it all over the walls, and a few will remember that video of the homeless guy from last week and think that maybe they should be eating it.

The US government is in a bind because a large enough portion of their population are so coddled and spoiled that they will tear the entire place apart if they were told they need to change their lifestyle, buckle down, and get ready for some hard times.

That's why the EAS hasn't been used. That's why the president is trying to temper everything he says about this, and that is why the government is taking its time with things. They're going to have to break a few eggs to cook this omelet because otherwise they are lighting a match after the pilot light has been out all evening.

Until this week, the left and media were calling him evil for what he did do. They only care now that it threatens them.
 
I find it hard to wrap my head around the abject prickishness, obliviousness and selfishness of some people.

If there are any bosses in the room, cover your eyes and ears now.

Relative works in a office owned by a company with three main bosses.
Yeah there's your problem right there. Especially when bosses travel in packs, you can expect that they live in a bubble of arrogance, hubris, and "fuck you, peasant!"
 

WASHINGTON — Despite insistent promises from the Trump administration, coronavirus testing in the United States appears to be proceeding with a marked lack of urgency. An examination of state and federal records by Yahoo News finds that American states are, on average, testing fewer than 100 people per day — while the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had tested fewer than 100 people total in the first two days of this week.

Redd also revealed in his testimony that the total number of people tested for the coronavirus by the CDC was 1,784. That means that, as of Wednesday morning, the CDC had tested only 77 people for the coronavirus since Sunday. According to a CDC spokesman, the number that had been tested as of Sunday was 1,707.
 
You can see it hinted at with many of the replies here concerning how Donald Trump and his government have responded to this. But so far I haven't really seen anyone call a spade a spade.

If anyone in the government comes out and says things plainly and matter of fact, the fragile American public simply won't be able to handle it. They'll completely lose their shit, start smearing it all over the walls, and a few will remember that video of the homeless guy from last week and think that maybe they should be eating it.

The US government is in a bind because a large enough portion of their population are so coddled and spoiled that they will tear the entire place apart if they were told they need to change their lifestyle, buckle down, and get ready for some hard times.

That's why the EAS hasn't been used. That's why the president is trying to temper everything he says about this, and that is why the government is taking its time with things. They're going to have to break a few eggs to cook this omelet because otherwise they are lighting a match after the pilot light has been out all evening.
That's part of the big problem. Only a few decades moving the National Guard out was more the government saying: "Damn, this flood/volcano/hurricane/disease/forest fire is fucking ruining your community! We're bringing in the Guard! We'll be helping establishing power, water, medical, getting the roads cleared, doing food drops, going door to door to check on people! Don't worry, we're here to help!"

Now, if people saw the National Guard rolling in to make sure water supplies remain operational and clean, clear roadways, whatever, people would just plain fucking freak out.

People have become SO FUCKING ENTITLED about everything. Every-fucking-thing.

powerlevel: A relative of mine lives near a casino, there are often floods in the area. I have seen people get out, in knee deep water, to move a barricade, then drive through, then hit the dip where suddenly the water's halfway up their windows, then TRY TO SUE THE COUNTY for not enabling them to get to the casino. My relative has been sued for trying to warn people off before the County puts up the blocks, they threaten him or just gun the engine and go by him, and end up with water over the hood of their car. Because, goddamn it, they're ENTITLED to that casino, and fuck you mother nature for trying to stop them and why didn't the government stop them and why didn't my relative do SAR to help them before they got wet and why won't he carry them out of the water?

It's constant. It's in everything. People have become so goddamn spoiled and entitled and just goddamn selfish out the ass.

And it's just making it worse.

Want to know what's making me flinch to think about?

When Corona-Chan decides to go to that club down in the Black Community. Like we saw with that fucking basketball player, they won't take shit serious until motherfuckers start dying, then... holy shit, if you've EVER worked with The Black Community in a medical or professional office situation, you'll know that they blow everyone else out of the water with entitlement.

If she decides to go slumming and starts twerking down at Jamal's Ghetto Revue, then shit's "gunna be lit, yo" as they fucking lose their collective shit.

Worse, what happens if the cops have to start really looking at where they're going to patrol because so many officers have called in sick. It's long been said that if the cops and white people REALLY hated black people, we'd just pull out the cops. What's going to happen then?

Buckle up, boyos. Corona-Chan's at the clubs. From that high end one where MC Stank Ass is rubbing 'hunna dollah bills' on her to the shitty one down by that truck stop off the Interstate. She's got on her tube-top and booty shorts and is inviting everyone to do shots off her sweaty belly.

'Cause it looks like she's just waiting for her ball-gown to get done.

Joke: How did God make Italians? Threw a piece of shit on the ground. "Wop!"
 

WASHINGTON — Despite insistent promises from the Trump administration, coronavirus testing in the United States appears to be proceeding with a marked lack of urgency. An examination of state and federal records by Yahoo News finds that American states are, on average, testing fewer than 100 people per day — while the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had tested fewer than 100 people total in the first two days of this week.

Redd also revealed in his testimony that the total number of people tested for the coronavirus by the CDC was 1,784. That means that, as of Wednesday morning, the CDC had tested only 77 people for the coronavirus since Sunday. According to a CDC spokesman, the number that had been tested as of Sunday was 1,707.

I'm not surprised. The doctor from New York said a week ago that he has to beg the CDC to test patients.
 
Oy vey!

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Tomorrow he's going to play the victim over the responses he gets. So predictable.

I like how calling it the Wuhan Virus is now racist.

Unlike West Nile, Lyme Disease, Zika, German Measles, Lassa Fever, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, Ebola, Norovirus, Coxsackievirus, Marburg Virus, Hendra Virus, etc. etc.
 
People have become SO FUCKING ENTITLED about everything. Every-fucking-thing.
powerlevel: A relative of mine lives near a casino, there are often floods in the area. I have seen people get out, in knee deep water, to move a barricade, then drive through, then hit the dip where suddenly the water's halfway up their windows, then TRY TO SUE THE COUNTY for not enabling them to get to the casino. My relative has been sued for trying to warn people off before the County puts up the blocks, they threaten him or just gun the engine and go by him, and end up with water over the hood of their car. Because, goddamn it, they're ENTITLED to that casino, and fuck you mother nature for trying to stop them and why didn't the government stop them and why didn't my relative do SAR to help them before they got wet and why won't he carry them out of the water?

It's constant. It's in everything. People have become so goddamn spoiled and entitled and just goddamn selfish out the ass.

And it's just making it worse.

Tell me about it. I've seen entitled people's behaviors after a national disaster. A friend of mine did volunteer work in the hills after a fire happened that devastated miles of land. The rangers were trying to rebuild the area and allow the land to regrow after so much plant lives were destroyed by the fire. There were signs everywhere saying not to hike or bike in the paths because it had to be regrown. My friend would tell people that they're not allowed to ride through the area since it would make the land worse and one group just laughed and rode through the ruined area anyway. One other time I witnessed hikers who walked through the damaged spots even though signs said the area was off limits and they just stomped dirt and mud everywhere.

They didn't care that the areas were sensitive and off limits because they just had to go hiking even though they could have hiked elsewhere in other nature spots.

People really get entitled even when there's been fire.
 
Just heard something today that rankled.

Relative works in a office owned by a company with three main bosses. This trio went on a fancy blokey ski holiday last week to one of the affected countries on the contient that borders Italy. Have now returned and whole office is edging around them, worried they';re carrying the Wu Flu.

One of the three has a severely, really fucked-up disabled son with all kind of physical conditions on top of mental disability. The kind of kid who will be basically fucked up severely, possibly to death by pneumonia. Kid wasn't taken on holiday (god forbid), but this guy seems oblivious to, or simply uncaring that if he picked up the new virus on his precious ski holiday, he will probably pass it onto his long-suffering wife who is his son's main caregiver, and his own son could die from it.

I find it hard to wrap my head around the abject prickishness, obliviousness and selfishness of some people. Imagine risking your family's lives so you can fuck about on a ski slope with your work buddies. It is however confirming my view that persons who take fancy winter ski breaks are generally exceptional cunts.
Most of the suspected cases in my county are surprisingly in a very rich town. I suspect they might have all just got back from ski holiday, it fits the demographic.
 
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