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tacodaemon
Nov 27, 2006



Hatebag posted:

Ww2 only killed 0.3% of americans. This is gonna get about 4-6%.

I assumed mdemone was talking about the WWII "home front"

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VectorSigma
Jan 20, 2004

Transform
and
Freak Out



are we talking imperial deaths or metric deaths

cumshitter
Sep 27, 2005

by Fluffdaddy

C-Euro posted:

TFW your boomer parents (maybe very early GenX based on his age) are more woke than you are.

im a 49.75 year young millenial who hates his straight, boomer son

mdemone
Mar 14, 2001

tacodaemon posted:

I assumed mdemone was talking about the WWII "home front"

yeah in terms of changing everyday life for everyone.

Literal Hamster
Mar 11, 2012

YOSPOS

Spoondick posted:

coronaVirus(if Patient == BOOMER) { die() }

The Alpha Centauri
Feb 15, 2019
turmp will save us

tacodaemon
Nov 27, 2006



https://mobile.twitter.com/ASlavitt/status/1237727569342054407

Philthy
Jan 28, 2003

Pillbug

mdemone posted:

dude a million boomers are gonna die. it's going to dwarf 9/11 as a purely disruptive event.

in terms of path forward, I agree with your point tho

yeah, if we hit those numbers i'd agree on all counts

I just remember the world felt like it cracked in half after 9/11 and the hysteria afterwards - i guess this is all i have for reference because i wasn't around for ww2 despite knowing it was totally hosed

Bruteman
Apr 15, 2003

Can I ask ya somethin', Padre? When I was kickin' your ass back there... you get a little wood?

Had a relative over this weekend who wouldn't shut up about how "This is like 'The Stand'! We're living it!!" I have it but last read it years ago, so after they left, I took a few hours and re-read most of the first part of the book where the superflu kills everyone.

The flu part isn't accurate - the superflu is super transmissible, kills you in 2-4 days, no hope for a vaccine and less than a percent of the world's population is naturally immune. The bug escapes containment on June 12, 19(xx, varies depending on what version you're reading) and it's implied that the non-immune population of the U.S. are mostly dead three weeks later by the Fourth of July.

The U.S. government cover-up stuff (nothing to worry about, everything is normal, it's just the flu, a vaccine is coming, etc) is mostly accurate lol. That's probably what they were remembering.

Scrub-Niggurath
Nov 27, 2007

9/11 wasn’t really socially disruptive for people; if you lived in a major city you saw a heavy police presence for a few days and maybe school off for a couple but otherwise that was the most of its direct impact on daily lives. The real changes were to commercial air travel and foreign policy

tacodaemon
Nov 27, 2006



https://mobile.twitter.com/ASlavitt/status/1237728184663183361

RoboFrance_29
Jul 15, 2010

GET EQUIPPED

I appreciate bug-free code about a bug

Hatebag
Jun 17, 2008


tacodaemon posted:

I assumed mdemone was talking about the WWII "home front"

Well there'll be a pretty big boomer boom for undertakers, crematorium operators, funeral home directors, and grave diggers, so we'll all have to deal with those guys having a lot more money

gregday
May 23, 2003

https://twitter.com/Yamiche/status/1237829698597670914

probably. who can say really

Mustached Demon
Nov 12, 2016


But are we protecting shareholder value?

D1E
Nov 25, 2001


Waiting for the first redneck/privileged white lady to call 911 because their Sam's Club is out of Clorox Wipes.

VectorSigma
Jan 20, 2004

Transform
and
Freak Out




thanks obama

Mokelumne Trekka
Nov 22, 2015

Soon.


Big, wonderful testing kits coming our way soon! Real beauties, these kits

Cithen
Mar 6, 2002


Pillbug
im helping out the economy today by claiming my weekly google play loyalty playpoints, what are you doing?

Vim Fuego
Jun 1, 2000



Ultra Carp

Welcome to AMERICA, Jack!

gregday
May 23, 2003

https://twitter.com/W7VOA/status/1237831624928169989

Intel&Sebastian
Oct 20, 2002

colonel...
i'm trying to sneak around
but i'm dummy thicc
and the clap of my ass cheeks
keeps alerting the guards!

Woofer posted:

so if a bunch of boomers die can I finally afford to buy a house or will the government buy them all up or some poo poo

Chinese real estate investor or, if you're in an area that people want to live in, Chinese and UAE real estate investors and they'll probably sit empty.

Ruzihm
Aug 11, 2010

Group up and push mid, proletariat!


coronachan is a trot, exporting revolution to the us

tacodaemon
Nov 27, 2006



https://mobile.twitter.com/ParkerMolloy/status/1237832068299661316

VectorSigma
Jan 20, 2004

Transform
and
Freak Out



looks like the free market forgot to wash its invisible hand

tacodaemon
Nov 27, 2006



https://mobile.twitter.com/joshtpm/status/1237832023789785090

tacodaemon
Nov 27, 2006



https://mobile.twitter.com/angryasianman/status/1237625500362665987

Admiral Ray
May 17, 2014

Proud Musk and Dogecoin fanboy

"if we didn't have problems, we wouldn't need to worry" says a wet bag stuffed with John Madden's poo poo

Mustached Demon
Nov 12, 2016


Gonna send in ice to arrest/murder anyone who is homeless or fails the brown bag test

tacodaemon
Nov 27, 2006



https://mobile.twitter.com/amandamull/status/1237760485937876992

ohrwurm
Jun 25, 2003

VectorSigma posted:

looks like the free market forgot to wash its invisible hand

aware of dog
Nov 14, 2016

white people are still willing to put a lot of effort into their racism

Star Phlatulence
Jan 14, 2006

by Cyrano4747
Bleak Gremlin
coronavirus is not going to kill a million americans in 2020. not officially, anyway.

DoombatINC
Apr 20, 2003

Here's the thing, I'm a feminist.





Oh poo poo I just remembered what day it is!!!

https://v.kickstarter.com/1584734820_5088b1cdbce5a242266d42918c7b7140eaa01b9f/projects/2603203/video-696728-h264_high.mp4

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1450149234/help-me-to-weigh-311-pounds

DoombatINC has issued a correction as of 21:15 on Mar 11, 2020

tacodaemon
Nov 27, 2006



just thinking about how trump said during his CDC visit that not only are the tests available but "the tests are beautiful"

Intel&Sebastian
Oct 20, 2002

colonel...
i'm trying to sneak around
but i'm dummy thicc
and the clap of my ass cheeks
keeps alerting the guards!
trumo: This is my most solemn duty a president has, and history has laid the burden upon me to execute it.


*pushes stimulus button that transfers 1 trillion dollars from the treasury directly to Trump Hotels*

Bearjew
Apr 18, 2017



Spoondick posted:

coronaVirus(if Patient == BOOMER) { die() }

tenderjerk
Nov 6, 2008
Probation
Can't post for 361 days!
If we get wall, you wont have to worry about healthcare

Mustached Demon
Nov 12, 2016

Intel&Sebastian posted:

trumo: This is my most solemn duty a president has, and history has laid the burden upon me to execute it.


*pushes stimulus button that transfers 1 trillion dollars from the treasury directly to Trump Hotels*

Shale oil bailout

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C-Euro
Mar 20, 2010

:science:
Soiled Meat

tacodaemon posted:

I think it was Pareene who popularized the notion that a lot of Dem primary voters identify with TV pundits and want to congratulate themselves for picking The Electable One in the primary regardless of who they agree with most

anyway ironically enough here's Tapper noting the same thing and saying it's feeling like John Kerry all over again


https://mobile.twitter.com/Guenboozy29/status/1237586381494312960

Maintaining a high W:L ratio on your voting record is loving dumb, no one cares. Vote for the things you agree with!

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