Latest Coronavirus - Yikes

[AM64]

You gotta hate it for Martin Shkreli. He peaked too soon and got himself locked up - could have made a real killing on this. Jim Bakker is trying like heck; peddling a cure on his religious nutwork.

 

[golfballs]

Not only that released it through carelessness, failed to contain it via suppression and censorship, lied about their numbers, and basically dragged the whole rest of the world down with them instead of dealing with it initially when quarantine and containment was still possible.

What price will China pay? They need to be held accountable

 

[Electric Orange]

It’s not the influenza virus, it’s coronavirus. So why would you call it the flu? I have a deep distrust of government but you’re reaching here.

I didn't say the government was responsible

 

[OHvol40]

I didn't say the government was responsible

It’s still not the flu. It’s a different virus that was named in the 60s.

 

[Electric Orange]

What price will China pay? They need to be held accountable

None probably. Hopefully supply chains are not monopolized there as much in the future

 

[Orange_Vol1321]

Absolutely correct.

So tired of Trump and his slurpers constantly portraying as the victim. Any criticism, even objectively legitimate and accurate, is met with "stop picking on him!"

California's Democrat governor praises Trump's coronavirus response: "Every single thing he said they followed through on"

 

[volfanhill]

Im talking about media coverage more

Media is garbage. Why do you care what they called it. News flash “the Spanish flu” wasn’t started in Spain

 

[Electric Orange]

It’s still not the flu. It’s a different virus that was named in the 60s.

Which has different strains

 

[volfanhill]

What price will China pay? They need to be held accountable

For what? Disease?

 

[OHvol40]

Which has different strains

It’s a family of viruses, sure. Still not influenza.

 

[Electric Orange]

Media is garbage. Why do you care what they called it. News flash “the Spanish flu” wasn’t started in Spain

Yeah true but you dont see the media rushing to protect Spains image. Of course not. They bend over backwards for that Chinese market money though. That was my only point.

 

[AM64]

I’m supposed to be in Mexico next week and NYC the week after that. We’ll see what happens.

This is where maybe we sing "So long it's been good to know ya"

 

[0nelilreb]

California's Democrat governor praises Trump's coronavirus response: "Every single thing he said they followed through on"

Ouch , that’s gotta sting when the most liberal governor in the most liberal state sings Trumps praises in an election year .

 

[Electric Orange]

It’s a family of viruses, sure. Still not influenza.

Im not arguing about it being influenza.

 

[OHvol40]

Im not arguing about it being influenza.

This all started with “why isn’t it called the Wuhan Flu”. I was just explaining because it’s not the flu.

 

[volfanhill]

Yeah true but you dont see the media rushing to protect Spains image. Of course not. They bend over backwards for that Chinese market money though. That was my only point.

Umm what are you talking about. The Spanish flu happened during WW1 and it’s called that bc all nations in the war, including us, lied about it. The Spanish were neutral. So their government allowed a more free press. In fact many scientists believe the “Spanish flu” started here in the US. Should we have been punished?

 

[Electric Orange]

Media Scream That Saying 'Wuhan Flu' Is Racist, but There Are Receipts

I dont know if this helps my point or not but it was being called that

 

[Electric Orange]

Umm what are you talking about. The Spanish flu happened during WW1 and it’s called that bc all nations in the war, including us, lied about it. The Spanish were neutral. So their government allowed a more free press. In fact many scientists believe the “Spanish flu” started here in the US. Should we have been punished?

I know that. I didn't say anything about punishment. What are you talkin about

 

[Orange_Vol1321]

 

[AM64]

Tinfoil hat time - anybody think that media induced panic driving the market down is intentional so the heavy hitter investors who have shorted the hot market can finally cash in? Once the shorts and insurance are called in the media hysteria will magically go away and be explained away as it being “warmer weather”?

I don’t know, the media is generally stupid, no doubt, but some of this seems overly-intentional given the cold facts concerning this virus. This is not the plague. It just isn’t. It’s barely the Flu.

I've always thought that's how the market works. Industrial strength investors hop on a good "crisis" and sell, panics everybody else into selling, market dives, industrial strength investors swoop in and buy multiples of the stocks they dumped. Brilliant plan - works just like a socket wrench - over and over again.

 

[Electric Orange]

You guys can all default to im an idiot who doesnt know what the flu is or anything about spanish flu or wikipedia. My point may be wrong or whatever but these responses are all acting like im an idiot for the wrong reasons. I only was commenting on how the coverage of the sickness, virus, coronavirus, you know what im saying, was covered by the media.

 

[Rasputin_Vol]

Media Scream That Saying 'Wuhan Flu' Is Racist, but There Are Receipts

I dont know if this helps my point or not but it was being called that

Looky looky… what do we have here??? Already playing the race card.

 

[AM64]

I get what @kiddiedoc wanted to see, but in reality it seems like trying to herd cats.

Nah, unless luther and a couple of other regulars grow tails and identify as cats, herding cats is way easier.

 

[Electric Orange]

Looky looky… what do we have here??? Already playing the race card.

No just proving it was being called wuhan flu often. The rest of whatever the hell that article was saying i didnt read

 

[volfanhill]

I know that. I didn't say anything about punishment. What are you talkin about

Then why are you so focused on it being wrongly called the Chinese flu? What’s your point?