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ruddiger posted:So is it a big talking point among libertarians that covid-19 was secretly manufactured in a Chinese lab and the world powers are now conspiring to punish China with sanctions and such? My libertarian coworker was making some wild rear end assertions the other day at work and I’m wondering if the regular internet brain worms are getting extra wormy. BIG TIT LIL NIP posted:At this point who gives a gently caress where it came from. It would be great to know yes and sure it could potentially help with something idk but right now I think the most important thing for everyone to do is social distance as much as humanly possible to limit the spread. The cats already out of the bag and taxing China more isn't going to do much towards ending all this pointless suffering. Australia and the UK are also pretty gung ho about "investigating" China and holding them responsible for the pandemic, they're falling back on the old "external enemy which we can all direct out anger towards" trick in a desperate attempt to shift the public's attention away from their own lovely handling of the situation. It's particularly stupid for Australia to be screaming about this because the majority of our exports are bought by China (some of our industries send up to 98% of their produce to China) and the Chinese diplomat went "Uh, are you sure you want to do this?" and the Australian prime minister kept shouting and crying and literally shaking so China has been slowly cancelling billions of dollars worth of imports and going "How about now? Still bitching? Okay ...." and cancelling even more and dropping really heavy hints about tariffs. quote:Beijing hit back last week against Australia's pursuit of a global inquiry into the coronavirus, halting imports from four of our largest red meat abattoirs citing technical infringements and launching an anti-dumping investigation that could impose 80 per cent tariffs on Australia's $1 billion barley export trade. happyhippy posted:Its a poo poo bioweapon in the first place. Honestly, if you were going to engineer a weapon specifically to take down the US then a pandemic which can only be stopped if the population respects science and listens to experts and is willing to put the safety of others before their own personal comfort is pretty much perfect. Snowglobe of Doom fucked around with this message at 01:12 on May 17, 2020 |
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didnt the Spanish Flu start in the US and kill way more people than covid19? if China is going to be "punished" for this virus then the US owes everyone for the same poo poo plus a hundred years' of interest
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The origin of the Spanish Flu is actually controversial. But yeah good luck hitting back at the country that manufactures most of the world's poo poo, including the vast majority of pharmaceuticals, antibiotics, and devices that people use to masturbate while in quarantine (or not in quarantine)
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Who suggested punishing India?
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Snowglobe of Doom posted:Honestly, if you were going to engineer a weapon specifically to take down the US then a pandemic which can only be stopped if the population respects science and listens to experts and is willing to put the safety of others before their own personal comfort is pretty much perfect. Lasts longer than the news cycle too
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Sjs00 posted:Do we really have missiles that would reach Moscow in 34 seconds 34 Seconds to Moscow is the name of my band, do not steal.
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Shaocaholica posted:Imagine if the whole world stopped trading with China Panicked for a moment, then remembered Transformers are made in Vietnam now. Carry on.
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Aint nothin but a G thang.
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Zugzwang posted:The origin of the Spanish Flu is actually controversial. Yeah, what they’re going to do is bring all that manufacturing back to America and pay Americans to do pfffff bahahahhahaha, never mind, couldn’t finish that without cracking up
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Shaocaholica posted:Imagine if the whole world stopped trading with China I'm trying to imagine how you turn Soy Beans into Computers. Jon Pod Van Damm fucked around with this message at 02:37 on May 17, 2020 |
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May 17, 2020 02:35
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i gotta say this spoonful of covid idea really has me intrigued
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Cacafuego posted:Yeah, what they’re going to do is bring all that manufacturing back to America and pay Americans to do pfffff bahahahhahaha, never mind, couldn’t finish that without cracking up America already has a labour force that is price-competitive with most of the world. Prison labour. Only problem is, even in America there aren't enough prisoners, and they aren't usually skilled enough for advanced manufacturing. If only these problems could be solved somehow...
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The origin is important to prevent it from happening again. China convinced the WHO to tell the world there was no evidence of human to human transmission while they covered up the severity of the outbreak and while buying up all the PPE they could. Later they restricted internal travel while allowing flights to continue to destinations outside their borders Leaders around the world may attempt to shift focus from their own response but China is responsible for this pandemic at the most fundamental levels.
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Atopian posted:America already has a labour force that is price-competitive with most of the world. Prison labour. None of this is the issue, the issue is almost no one in America can actually genuinely conceive of actual industry being more important than nominally more profitable bullshit like finance
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Sten Freak posted:The origin is important to prevent it from happening again. They bungled it but rallied, their Final Bungling Level is like 1% of Trump's
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I feel like a lot of Americans, especially right-wingers, are going through their own 5 stages of grief. First there was denial: This is a hoax, etc. Then anger, with all the protests Now bargaining, where "it was all overblown" and, "if we use special, almost arbitrary, rules, it's totally okay for everyone to be in large groups again!" I dread having to find ways to make people feel better when they collectively hit the depression phase. Drunk Nerds fucked around with this message at 03:52 on May 17, 2020 |
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5 stages... of grief??? 5G????
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Tertius Oculum posted:5 stages... of grief??? 
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happyhippy posted:Its a poo poo bioweapon in the first place. it's about what you'd want to damage the economy without killing enough people to cause a nuclear war. Not that I think that's what happenend.
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While I think China for sure hosed up by covering the starting stages up I agree it makes no sense as a biological weapon. Plus China could probably wage economic war instead of all this bs.
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schmug posted:I know the internet makes you stupid, but ffs, you would think with how available information is to people now things would be better. But, as it turns out, people are just loving stupid in general.  The second wave is the big peak in the middle
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QuarkJets posted:
we’re about to have another one of them again here
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We should invade China and then fill American prisons with Chinese PoWs and have them make electronics for us.
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Clocks posted:While I think China for sure hosed up by covering the starting stages up I agree it makes no sense as a biological weapon. Plus China could probably wage economic war instead of all this bs. I get the CCP's issue with saving face, not owning up to their mistakes, etc. It's the nature of oppressive regimes. But the fact that they low-key bought up all the PPE they could, then sold it back to us at 10x the cost goes from regular CCP bullshit to calculated death-profiteering.
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Blistex posted:I get the CCP's issue with saving face, not owning up to their mistakes, etc. It's the nature of oppressive regimes. But the fact that they low-key bought up all the PPE they could, then sold it back to us at 10x the cost goes from regular CCP bullshit to calculated death-profiteering. Our own federal government confiscated a lot of it and added an additional extortionate markup selling to our own states, and neglected to ever maintain a domestic manufacturing capability
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Tertius Oculum posted:5 stages... of grief???
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if anyone had the motive to manufacture this virus it's Zoom
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Earwicker posted:if anyone had the motive to manufacture this virus it's Zoom Pornhub They're instituting phase three of their subliminal messaging plan any day now
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rotinaj posted:Pornhub Pornhub did more to flatten the curve than the actual government and I want that noted in history books of 2050 Plus with pornhub the person getting hosed isn't me for once
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rotinaj posted:Pornhub
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bird with big dick posted:We should invade China and then fill American prisons with Chinese PoWs and have them make electronics for us. My man have you heard of globalisation?
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zer0spunk posted:Pornhub did more to flatten the curve than the actual government and I want that noted in history books of 2050 Let all who will rant at the young ones around a barrel full of burning cash about the before times take this to heart.
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The Walrus posted:i gotta say this spoonful of covid idea really has me intrigued Look it’s going to taste like olive oil, butter, mayo or cum.
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A spoonful of covid helps the remdesivir go down In the most delightful way!
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I for one am unironically loving this whole mask thing and hope it becomes permanently acceptable to wear masks in public. Going shopping while looking like a ninja is the best. It's like Halloween whenever you want!
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SidneyIsTheKiller posted:I for one am ironically loving this whole mask thing and hope it becomes permanently acceptable to wear masks in public. Going shopping while looking like a ninja is the best. It's like Halloween whenever you want! I'm cool with it even just being a thing you do if you're in public with a regular cold.
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shovelbum posted:Wow your mom sucks yah and her politics are bad too !!!
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ruddiger posted:So is it a big talking point among libertarians that covid-19 was secretly manufactured in a Chinese lab and the world powers are now conspiring to punish China with sanctions and such? My libertarian coworker was making some wild rear end assertions the other day at work and I’m wondering if the regular internet brain worms are getting extra wormy. libertarians dont have answers and speak very loudly
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