Calm the F**K Down! - What is wrong with everyone?

People in Europe are starting to ask why we let US be "world police". I have always thought that kind of comments are stupid, but looking at this forum makes me question myself. So many dumb comments, and single-minded people who don't interpret facts correctly or look how the situation is in countries with more lockdowns and just as good or better health care. Why don't the moderators stop this? In my country if anyone suggest this isn't serious, then everyone and their grandmother will think they got a serious brain injury. No joke

Telling in all seriousness that corona is not serious is like telling physicians that the earth is flat. So why many Americans believe it to be so when almost no one else does? I am genuinely curious

FinnJ wrote:

Telling in all seriousness that corona is not serious is like telling physicians that the earth is flat. So why many Americans believe it to be so when almost no one else does? I am genuinely curious

So what do you expect from a country that has enough poorly educated fools to elect trump as president, has no understanding of the scientific method, denigrates experts, and still looks to the bible as a reference source.

As a libertarian, I remain unconvinced that this is a real disease and not a liberal hoax.

Please provide a source for the claim that this is real, or I will refuse to believe it.

I don't know. They should be just as smart as everyone else, but maybe it's the combination of too much self esteem and poorly educated people? You said the bible and that is also strange. How can many call themselves Christian's when they don't give away their money to the poor? Nothing really makes sense. That's scary but also fascinating

Also I believe half my friends thought Trump wasn't president and that it was some sort of prank for a few days

Libertarian Centrist wrote:

As a libertarian, I remain unconvinced that this is a real disease and not a liberal hoax.

Please provide a source for the claim that this is real, or I will refuse to believe it.

Why do you believe the earth is not flat? Have you been to every corner of the world just to look?

Libertarian Centrist wrote:

As a libertarian, I remain unconvinced that this is a real disease and not a liberal hoax.

Please provide a source for the claim that this is real, or I will refuse to believe it.

Here is logic: Developed countries all over the world are closing down. How can it be be based on false information?

It looks like I'm going to have some good news for you all pretty soon!

I see two patterns that look good.

I'm sure my post will just make people hate me more, but maybe someone out there is actually glad that there are some good things happening out there, and not ticked off at the idea of it.

Hang tight - I want to make sure the numbers are stable.

FinnJ wrote:

Libertarian Centrist wrote:

As a libertarian, I remain unconvinced that this is a real disease and not a liberal hoax.

Please provide a source for the claim that this is real, or I will refuse to believe it.

Here is logic: Developed countries all over the world are closing down. How can it be be based on false information?

Why not? The flow of info is controlled by a handful of uber rich psychos

Maybe it is to some degree in some countries and I can somewhat understand why people are libertanians, but I am a nurse. I don't have a lot of money, and the media here is not full of rich people but idealists. I my country both socialists and capitalists, conservative and liberals unite and have faith in each other in times of crisis. But I believe it is easier in a small country with 5 million people than in a huge country. I have met two of our former prime ministers. One in a bookstore and the other in three different cafes. They didn't have bodyguards or anything

One smiled at me in the last (met him two days earlier in the second). I have also seen the king from time to time. His father had the same skiing route day in and day out. Always took the tram

FinnJ wrote:

In my country if anyone suggest this isn't serious, then everyone and their grandmother will think they got a serious brain injury. No joke

No one said the media pandemic is not serious.

The Iraqi war was quite serious, and it should not have happened.

Libertarian Centrist wrote:

As a libertarian, I remain unconvinced that this is a real disease and not a liberal hoax.

Please provide a source for the claim that this is real, or I will refuse to believe it.

Aren't libertarians and liberals pretty much the same thing?

FinnJ wrote:

Developed countries all over the world are closing down. How can it be be based on false information?

Whoever controls the media controls the false information, and many people believe it, like yourself.

Giles Corey wrote:

Why not? The flow of info is controlled by a handful of uber rich psychos

Like Bill Gates, and big pharma.

FinnJ wrote:

Libertarian Centrist wrote:

As a libertarian, I remain unconvinced that this is a real disease and not a liberal hoax.

Please provide a source for the claim that this is real, or I will refuse to believe it.

Here is logic: Developed countries all over the world are closing down. How can it be be based on false information?

Gonna need a source on this, buddy.

FinnJ wrote:

People in Europe are starting to ask why we let US be "world police". I have always thought that kind of comments are stupid, but looking at this forum makes me question myself. So many dumb comments, and single-minded people who don't interpret facts correctly or look how the situation is in countries with more lockdowns and just as good or better health care. Why don't the moderators stop this? In my country if anyone suggest this isn't serious, then everyone and their grandmother will think they got a serious brain injury. No joke

a) people in Europe ask why 'we' let the US police the world?

The US polices the world because it is the only country with the resources to do so.

b) not all US citizens think alike

c) you don't speak for everyone in your country or think like everyone in your country

d) get over yourself

e) ,,,

Well as I recall only US and UK took part in it? Or maybe a few more countries? In my country it wasn't even a question to participate. We had no proof of anything. There we didn't have facts but here we do.

Here people are only criticising the governemt of doing to little about the corona. Not to much. If anyone said we did to much then that person would be hated by all who knew. I have seen the effects of corona because we already have lots of patients for a small country. 2/3 we can track back to getting infected overseas but the hospitals are already starting to struggle