The rollout of this NeW vArIaNt!!!! feels completely stiff and scripted. It feels like a completely poorly written screenplay. I practically expect them to try to rebrand it Covid-21 at any moment now.
Originally Posted by El Lobo Gordo:
Oh you referring to that time Fauci admitted he knowingly wasn't telling people "real" numbers but in your mind that wasn't a lie by him because he didn't actually know what the "real" number was....correct?
You know he was bullshitting people to get them to behave in a way he wanted them to behave......really looks like you rationalized his lie away to me.
Correct. He even acknowledged that he did so to encourage as many people as possible to get vaccinated, if I recall correctly.
So, what other lies do you think he has made? [Reply]
Originally Posted by Donger:
Correct. He even acknowledged that he did so to encourage as many people as possible to get vaccinated, if I recall correctly.
So, what other lies do you think he has made?
There is no point in arguing this over with you...You're too incredulous. I think I was able to make my point....that you believe Fauci didn't lie....that he just didn't tell the real truth. [Reply]
Originally Posted by El Lobo Gordo:
There is no point in arguing this over with you...You're too incredulous. I think I was able to make my point....that you believe Fauci didn't lie....that he just didn't tell the real truth.
He doesn't know the truth about what percentage it will take to reach HI. So, if that is accurate, there is no lie. Now, if he knew that would take 65% (just an example) and told the American people that it would take 90%?
Right now Fauci is saying it's too early to tell if we should have lockdowns.
That's not only a lie, but the entire framing of it is completely dishonest and deceptive. And it's on purpose.
It's not too early to tell if we should have lockdowns. We already know that the lockdowns for COVID-19 didn't work. There's no science suggesting that it was at all effective. But even if it were, the framing shouldn't be that it's too early to tell if we should have lockdowns. The framing should be "there's no evidence that we need lockdowns." That evidence doesn't exist.
Dr. DeadDogs reveals his agenda in his deceitful framing. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Donger:
He doesn't know the truth about what percentage it will take to reach HI. So, if that is accurate, there is no lie. Now, if he knew that would take 65% (just an example) and told the American people that it would take 90%?
That would be a lie.
We've gone over this before. What he did was equivalent to a auto mechanic giving you a low estimate to make the sale knowing full well the "real" cost of the repair will almost certainly be higher. You don't consider such things to be lies but most of us do. [Reply]
If you ask nicely, they'll inject booster #5 straight into your heart...and your 6 year olds. One of the many "loyalty" perks of being a repeat customer...and a docile, subservient "global citizen".
You also get a "Death to Plague Rats" commemorative coffee mug....and a muzzle. [Reply]
Originally Posted by InChiefsHeaven:
Again, more contagious, less dangerous. This should be good news!
We shouldn't be drawing conclusions about how contagious or dangerous it is for another couple of weeks.
It appears, so far, to be far more contagious than Delta, while being less dangerous. It also seems to be more likely to infect the previously infected; it doesn't seem to care too much about "natural immunity." But the vaccines also seem to be effective against it.
But that's only after a few days of observations. It takes weeks to draw firmer conclusions.
So: do everything responsibly. Wear a mask indoors, get your vaccine, get a booster if you're eligible. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Direckshun:
We shouldn't be drawing conclusions about how contagious or dangerous it is for another couple of weeks.
It appears, so far, to be far more contagious than Delta, while being less dangerous. It also seems to be more likely to infect the previously infected; it doesn't seem to care too much about "natural immunity." But the vaccines also seem to be effective against it.
But that's only after a few days of observations. It takes weeks to draw firmer conclusions.
So: do everything responsibly. Wear a mask indoors, get your vaccine, get a booster if you're eligible.
No on the mask. Unless I'm told to. It's a tshirt on my face, it makes no real difference.
No on the vaccine. As I've stated before, I've made it this far working in Corrections. Either I've had it or I'm sooooo very lucky. Either way, I don't need the jab thanks.
I guess we'll see in a couple of weeks then. But, since history has shown that viruses tend to weaken over time with mutations, I feel pretty good about this thing becoming a common cold. No, we'll never be rid of it, but it's not going to be some bubonic plague (It never was). It's a corona virus, of course you can get it more than once. Just like the common cold.
