I Admire Common Sense

I get deeply frustrated by wannabe statisticians who in the current pandemic would have us believe you are unlikely to contract the Covid-19 virus. Some would try to pedal statistics to have us believe there is an infection rate of under 10%. I wish it were true. To be fair, in less populated and self-controlling areas, this statistic might be true. But in densely populated areas, such as vibrant cities, to suggest the rate of infection is 6-9% is unhelpful to say the least. It is not alarmist to share with you, in case you didn’t already know (which most common sense minded people already do) that if you come into close contact with anyone carrying the virus, the risk of transfer is high. Even if they are asymptomatic.

I invite any such relaying “statistician” to contact the relatives of the late occupants and staff of Holyoke Soldiers Medical Center in Massachusetts and pedal their inane statistics. Unfortunately, the worn adage “There are lies, damn lies, and there are statistics” needs to be dusted off and shoved under some noses. But, they won’t listen, will they? No. Unfortunately not.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/holyoke-soldiers-home-massachusetts-veterans-coronavirus-deaths/2020/04/10/8912d062-7b3d-11ea-9bee-c5bf9d2e3288_story.html

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TexChik · F

Ahh so if it’s not just like they say in CNN , you don’t like it?

4meAndyou · F

@TexChik No, that's not it at all. Valentine is a friend of mine, lives in the UK but has a daughter and grandchildren in the USA, and he was attacked over covid statistical issues on another post just before he posted this. He is concerned that some people are ignoring the death rates and poo-pooing the transmissability.

Valentine · M

@4meAndyou At least we have engagement. That’s a start. I am well familiar with change management. And I know that there will always be a persistent few. That’s life. Let’s debate.

4meAndyou · F

@Valentine In this instance, we need business owners of every sort to receive direct guidance by state and federal government in how to clean, how to stay safe for themselves and their staff, and how to prevent their customers from contracting the virus...up to and until the time a vaccine becomes available...or herd immunity develops.

Valentine · M

@4meAndyou ... I think we also have 'people power' 😉

4meAndyou · F

@Valentine Not quite sure what that is...but we have seen some really idiotic people here in the USA who are NOT social distancing OR wearing masks on the streets protesting the lockdowns in great crowds...Stupid as hell.

One stupidity does not cancel out another...we just need everyone to really begin to THINK and to stop denying to themselves that the virus does exist, and to follow CDC guidelines for return to work in the USA.

Our own extremely "special" idiots in the House of Representatives are now creating a great fuss because they are trying to take Trump down over his handling of the pandemic in this country, and they have called the head of the CDC, Dr. Fauci, in to testify. They appear, once again, to be so massively clueless that they do NOT understand that you CAN'T pull the head of the health agency handling the pandemic in your own country OFF his job while retarded folk like Pelosi and Schiff try to cobble together another hoax trial.

They are saying that Republicans are politicizing the virus because Fauci is going in to the SENATE hearing...but refusing to attend both.