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originally posted by: Boadicea
a reply to: anzha
Nope. My opinion hasn't changed in the slightest.
Because my opinion is and was always based upon natural law and fundamental principles... not the fear mongering and propaganda of political (and greedy) critters were spewing. A few of us said from the gitgo that the fear mongering and propaganda were a greater threat than the virus. We were right.
The numbers don't matter. Not just because they are incomplete, inaccurate, and falsely inflated. But because our rights stand no matter how high or low the numbers are. Pretty much every Draconian measure imposed upon the people could have been recommended and suggested, and promoted and supported with the help of government -- not the force of government. We could have achieved the same slowing of the spread without crippling our economy, families, and society in the process.
The damage done by our "solutions" are far worse than the damage the virus could have caused.
originally posted by: LanceCorvette
My original opinion was:
1. This it likely just another seasonal virus like we get every year or so.
2. When they started saying it was going to kill everyone on the planet, my spidey senses told me they were outright lying.
3. I said to everyone who would listen, the odds of this being a planet-wide humanity killing virus are nil. It's never happened before, likely to never happen, because that's not how viruses work.
4. I also said let's wait for some data to come in before we panic, it'll probably turn out to be no more harmful than the seasonal flu.
No, my opinion hasn't changed, and it turned out I was right on all four counts.
originally posted by: Bob350
originally posted by: LanceCorvette
My original opinion was:
1. This it likely just another seasonal virus like we get every year or so.
2. When they started saying it was going to kill everyone on the planet, my spidey senses told me they were outright lying.
3. I said to everyone who would listen, the odds of this being a planet-wide humanity killing virus are nil. It's never happened before, likely to never happen, because that's not how viruses work.
4. I also said let's wait for some data to come in before we panic, it'll probably turn out to be no more harmful than the seasonal flu.
No, my opinion hasn't changed, and it turned out I was right on all four counts.
The response by govts. has nothing to do with the Wuhan virus anymore. It has not been for about the last month or so!
For the last six weeks, on the two week mark, I have been asking whether or not ATS has changed its mind about the covid-19 pandemic. I originally asked what it would take to convince people to change their minds[1] about the outbreak and then later moved on to ask whether or not any of you had[2,3]. So far, it has been interesting: little to no one has changed their mind.