[ExI] the science might be wrong

[John Grigg]

 Stathis Papaioannou wrote:"I guess the Chinese initially thought it wasn’t
such a big deal and the problem would go away without anything special
being done. Many people, including many on this list, including many in
Government, are STILL saying this despite observing everything that has
happened almost a year later! How can the Chinese be blamed for being
insufficiently prescient?"
-They had local doctors and medical authorities trying to get the
government to take action, but these brave souls were threatened and
muzzled.

-The CCP dragged their feet for years in making real reform on these
issues, despite epidemiologists from around the globe begging them to
completely ban wet meat "killed while you wait" shops, that are the
breeding grounds for pandemics, due to the many species of animals all
crammed together in a tight space.

-Three pivotal weeks passed where Xi and his inner circle, despite knowing
there was a serious threat, decided to take no crucial action, and instead
just sit on their hands and keep up appearances, while China infected the
world. And now they charge poor third world nations for the vaccines which
are needed for a virus which they allowed to infect the world....

John


On Fri, Dec 25, 2020 at 4:39 AM Stathis Papaioannou via extropy-chat <
extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:

>
>
> On Thu, 24 Dec 2020 at 17:41, John Grigg via extropy-chat <
> extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
>
>> And yet despite the relatively benign nature of Covid compared to some
>> other viruses, 326,000 Americans have died of it, including over 3,000
>> healthcare professionals and a grand total of around 1.7 million worldwide.
>> It may not seem like many, unless a loved one of yours was one of those who
>> perished from it. And keep in mind that a fair number of Covid survivors
>> may have permanent damage to their brains or other organs. I have known
>> enough people to get nailed by it, that I feel like an invisible boogieman
>> is stalking the Earth.
>>
>> I agree that the lockdowns are bad in that they cause financial
>> suffocation for many people, especially the poor, and small businesses. For
>> a long time, the powers that be seemed oblivious to this fact. And our
>> politicians, such as human scumbag Mitch McConnell, have not done their
>> part to properly help struggling average Americans. The current stimulus
>> package is far less than it should be.
>>
>> I think in the future we need intelligent leadership/control at the
>> federal level, rather than letting each state decide how they want to
>> respond to a growing pandemic. And despite the fact China/CCP sat on their
>> hands for three weeks and let Covid infect the world, we need to examine
>> how they managed to successfully control and eliminate the disease outbreak
>> from their nation.
>>
>> I can't get over how so many people want to be the rebel and not wear a
>> face mask properly when outside their home. Or think social distancing is
>> just asking too much. I hope we can globally learn from the many mistakes
>> made in handling Covid. Because if there is a next time, and there probably
>> will be, we could face a much more lethal but equally contagious virus,
>> which leaves tens of millions dead.
>>
>> And I hope somehow, someway, the CCP is punished/disciplined for letting
>> the Covid virus get out of control and terrorize the world. They knew what
>> was going on at the top, but they chose to sit on their hands and be
>> concerned about appearances, rather than taking strong swift action to stop
>> Covid from becoming a global menace. The U.S., Europe and the rest of the
>> world should seize Chinese owned assets in their nations, as a form of
>> reparations for the massive economic losses and the lost human lives.
>>
>
> I guess the Chinese initially thought it wasn’t such a big deal and the
> problem would go a away without anything special being done. Many people,
> including many on this list, including many in Government, are STILL saying
> this despite observing everything that has happened almost a year later!
> How can the Chinese be blamed for being insufficiently prescient?
>
>> --
> Stathis Papaioannou
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