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DunningKruger · 61-69, M
During the Spanish Flu pandemic of 1918-1919, a lot of Americans had the same reactions that Americans are now having to COVID-19 — they whined about having to wear face masks, about everything having to close down and so on. In the current case, much of the problem is lack of competent leadership from the federal government has allowed the virus to run rampant through the population.
Ultimately, about 675,000 Americans died in the three waves of the pandemic, to a significant degree because so many Americans refused to take it seriously. And this was at a time when the population of the United States was only 103 million people.
I have not seen any actual evidence to suggest that the statistic reported concerning COVID-19 are not reasonably accurate, just conspiracy theories from RWNJs. It is more likely that deaths related to COVID-19 are being under reported because an unknown number of people are dying not with the primary symptoms of the disease, but sudden strokes and other reasons not necessarily ascribed to COVID-19.
I imagine that we won't know the extent of the damage from this disease until after the pandemic ends — assuming that it ever ends.
Ultimately, about 675,000 Americans died in the three waves of the pandemic, to a significant degree because so many Americans refused to take it seriously. And this was at a time when the population of the United States was only 103 million people.
I have not seen any actual evidence to suggest that the statistic reported concerning COVID-19 are not reasonably accurate, just conspiracy theories from RWNJs. It is more likely that deaths related to COVID-19 are being under reported because an unknown number of people are dying not with the primary symptoms of the disease, but sudden strokes and other reasons not necessarily ascribed to COVID-19.
I imagine that we won't know the extent of the damage from this disease until after the pandemic ends — assuming that it ever ends.