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originally posted by: ThouArtGod
a reply to: ketsuko
WEll- in the early days of any outbreak, you usually don't have to test everyone. But If it continues, and if it remains a threat, you will see (eventually) capacity reach a point where everyone is tested regularly. But only if it makes economic sense (meaning the threat equals the cost of testing) would we see 321M people tested regularly. Otherwise, in this time, and this close to the outbreak, it is physically impossible, literally, that we could test everyone.
However, if Asymptomatic people are contagious (It is inconclusive) and you KNOW they are positive, then we are CRAZY if we don't report it as an active case.
“The digitization level is very high in China. People can’t survive without a cell phone,” Tang Jingyuan, a U.S.-based China Affairs commentator told The Epoch Times on March 21. “Dealing with the government for pensions and social security, buying train tickets, shopping… no matter what people want to do, they are required to use cell phones.” “The Chinese regime requires all Chinese use their cell phones to generate a health code. Only with a green health code are Chinese allowed to move in China now,” Tang said. “It’s impossible for a person to cancel his cell phone.”
originally posted by: ThouArtGod
a reply to: purplemer
IN mid January this was a localized virus that was apparently not spread via human-to-human contact, as per China's own analysis. Remember the governments of the world saying that they shouldn't shut down travel and Lunar New Year celebrations? This was based on recommendations from WHO, which was influenced by monies from the CCP. People who suggested otherwise were accused of denying science.
And are you aware of how hard it is to first create, then mass produce, test kits? Even those that started early on are only now working out the kinks and testing percentages. This is not a simple thing. Even if China was honest about their numbers (which they weren't), the only reason they stopped the spread in their country (which they didn't), was because they physically locked people in their homes and left them to die.
originally posted by: Thecakeisalie
a reply to: ThouArtGod
Made in china-emphasis on the word 'made.'
they need to be punished, my german friend wants to nuke them, but we need to take out their nuclear silos first, then Trump needs to consolidate all of the free world and should launch the greatest air attack in history.
it will make dresden look like a campfire.
originally posted by: Firepac
originally posted by: Snarl
Dropping a nuke on Wuhan would not be unwarranted.
Would send a clear message that biological warfare will be met with unrepentant death and destruction.
Let's see if the President and his staff have the cajones. More Americans will die from this than 9-11.
You realize China can easily return the favor right?
originally posted by: HelloboysImbackguy
a reply to: Justoneman
The stories are documented and true.
There are many videos of government forces either welding metal doors or nailing wooden planks to shut doors.
I even saw one video where a pole was put between a door and a wall in a hallway. The family could be heard begging on the other side.
They used just any sort of improvised obstacle or method and would leave an official notice saying to not tamper with the door since the people either traveled somewhere or did something and were now under suspicion of infection.
A lot of people died of hunger in urban areas since food was given through windows with bars by neighbors or through weekly or daily rations given by government forces. If you pissed either off you ate sometimes and not very well.
In the countryside communities banded together and had varying treatment of the sick and each other with over all less abandonment of entire families and almost no freaking living entombments.
The government didn't help the rural areas as much or at all in some cases.
originally posted by: Thecakeisalie
a reply to: ThouArtGod
Made in china-emphasis on the word 'made.'
they need to be punished, my german friend wants to nuke them, but we need to take out their nuclear silos first, then Trump needs to consolidate all of the free world and should launch the greatest air attack in history.
it will make dresden look like a campfire.
Made in china-emphasis on the word 'made.'
they need to be punished, my german friend wants to nuke them, but we need to take out their nuclear silos first, then Trump needs to consolidate all of the free world and should launch the greatest air attack in history.
it will make dresden look like a campfire.
originally posted by: Jay-morris
a reply to: Thecakeisalie
Made in china-emphasis on the word 'made.'
they need to be punished, my german friend wants to nuke them, but we need to take out their nuclear silos first, then Trump needs to consolidate all of the free world and should launch the greatest air attack in history.
it will make dresden look like a campfire.
This is not a videogame! It's people like you who crave death who would be the first person to crap themselves if put in a situation of war or anything like that!
What is wrong with you people wishing death on millions of innocent men, women and children! What is wrong with you to write this, and think it's ok?
originally posted by: Zaphod58
a reply to: Justoneman
That would be at least as foolish as trying a massive air attack.
originally posted by: ThouArtGod
originally posted by: Jay-morris
a reply to: Thecakeisalie
Made in china-emphasis on the word 'made.'
they need to be punished, my german friend wants to nuke them, but we need to take out their nuclear silos first, then Trump needs to consolidate all of the free world and should launch the greatest air attack in history.
it will make dresden look like a campfire.
This is not a videogame! It's people like you who crave death who would be the first person to crap themselves if put in a situation of war or anything like that!
What is wrong with you people wishing death on millions of innocent men, women and children! What is wrong with you to write this, and think it's ok?
While I actually agree with you that we cannot just attack the general population of a totalitarian dictatorship,(the whole point of attacking the general populous is to either punish them for their full support of an attack on your country/allies, or because you think the suffering of the masses will encourage the overthrow/ change of position of the current government, while simultaneously limiting in the long run the overall casualties in a conflict between nation states), especially as the common joe likely has no control over his gov’ts actions. I do think we can support the use of force against the governing body and key military sites as a means of punishing said government for their lies and perpetuation/exacerbation of the pandemic. Assuming we come to an agreement of the Chinese government’s level of responsibility and roles, of course, and assuming they will not voluntarily pay in full for that role.
Also, just so you know, a lot of us crap our pants in combat. You can be mentally prepared one time, and then not so much the next. It’s not really a bravery thing, notwithstanding your obvious point.
Also, just so you know, a lot of us crap our pants in combat. You can be mentally prepared one time, and then not so much the next. It’s not really a bravery thing, notwithstanding your obvious point.