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What in the Hell is Wrong with New York?; Now Have Nearly Half the COVID-19 Cases[W:547]

Re: What in the Hell is Wrong with New York?; Now Have Nearly Half the COVID-19 Cases

Casper said:
Sounds like you're doing the right thing. And connecting with our loved ones is always a good thing. Thinking this may actually re-instill what is truely important into the fabric of our society.
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We will see. A lot of positive behavior from the greatest generation was due to trauma from the great depression and world war two. So at least, from a historical perspective, you may be onto something.
 
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Cardinal said:
I see an increasing number of conservatives coming around to the seriousness of the situation, but there are still an awful lot who are still holding the “it’s-not-bad-where-I-am-right-now-so-it-will-never-be” fort. These people just see the pandemic as a cudgel to troll the libs with.
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Which makes no sense since it is also Republican Leaders and the President saying this is a big deal. It is like some gear some propaganda and no matter how many facts destroy it they still insist on continuing to believe it. It is like that for some thinking and gathering the latest up to data and facts is beyond their capabilities, kinda sad when you consider it.
 
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tacomancer said:
We will see. A lot of positive behavior from the greatest generation was due to trauma from the great depression and world war two. So at least, from a historical perspective, you may be onto something.
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I don't it will change everyone but I do think it will change a lot and of peoples perspective. Now for others the time spent stuck with their family may lead to divorce rates going up after this all passes.
We shall see.
 
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Casper said:
I don't it will change everyone but I do think it will change a lot and of peoples perspective. Now for others the time spent stuck with their family may lead to divorce rates going up after this all passes.
We shall see.
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Don't forget all the december CoronaBabies
 
Re: What in the Hell is Wrong with New York?; Now Have Nearly Half the COVID-19 Cases

Casper said:
Sounds like you're doing the right thing. And connecting with our loved ones is always a good thing. Thinking this may actually re-instill what is truely important into the fabric of our society.
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The best thing about this hoopla is being able to spend more time with them, even if we're all stuck here.
 
Re: What in the Hell is Wrong with New York?; Now Have Nearly Half the COVID-19 Cases

Casper said:
Which makes no sense since it is also Republican Leaders and the President saying this is a big deal. It is like some gear some propaganda and no matter how many facts destroy it they still insist on continuing to believe it. It is like that for some thinking and gathering the latest up to data and facts is beyond their capabilities, kinda sad when you consider it.
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Doesn’t matter. They didn’t care when Republican Senators admitted that trump was guilty of the impeachable offenses he was accused of, so what conservative leaders say doesn’t really mean much. These people are operating on a completely different frequency than you and me. If I had to guess, I’d say that the conservatives who are taking this seriously have experienced some direct impact from the pandemic on their lives, and that those who still see this as an opportunity to troll the libs haven’t.
 
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tacomancer said:
Don't forget all the december CoronaBabies
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Hey, good point, should be fun to track.
 
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Mashmont said:
As recently as three days ago, New York, Washington, and California were neck-and-neck in coronavirus cases. While the others have increased moderately, New York is now has about NINE TIMES more cases than second-place Washington State. While Washington's deaths have risen 14% in those three days, New York's are now 250% higher in the same amount of time.

Although Andrew Cuomo has offered effusive praise for President Trump's work in this crisis, Mayor De Blasio has offered nothing but criticism in an obvious attempt to diffuse attention from the poor job he has done in his own city which has 25% of all the COVID-19 cases in the United States. Many New Yorkers are ignoring any threat with block parties and pick-up basketball games all over the city. Many residents are not taking the warnings or virus seriously. That's De Blasio's fault; not Trump's. This forum's Humble Pi's experience at La Guardia echoes the carlessness residents are displaying.

We constantly hear blather about blue states subsidizing red states, but I live in a 250,000-person Christian conservative metro area that has three cases and no deaths, and am SICK of subsidizing these New York liberals by having to shut down my life and pay towards a multi-trillion-dollar fix. I don't care if NYC is a concentrated area. Texas has a much greater population, with five of the top 15 largest cities in the US. They have eight deaths. De Blasio and Cuomo knew what had and aren't doing the job. Senator Schumer is absolutely disgusting with his partisan antics, holding up a relief bill at the 11th hour last night. He doesn't care about the people losing their jobs or stock market taking a hit. Hell, during the time Trump was taking initial action against China in January, Schumer was running the impeachment scam. He wasn't remotely engaged in the looming COVID crisis.

Take out New York, and all the sudden this situation is far less menacing.



New York quiets as it becomes next virus hot spot
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What does God’s voice sound like, Mister Self Proclaimed Prophet?
 
Re: What in the Hell is Wrong with New York?; Now Have Nearly Half the COVID-19 Cases

Mashmont said:
Texas has five of the 13 largest cities in the nation and has 9 million more residents than New York . They only have eight deaths. How come?

And for the third time, how does all this additional testing New York is doing cause their number of deaths to be so high?
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Population density in the cities are much less in Texas. The other factor is the international travel to NYC most likely spread the disease before testing was available. Plus the climate is much different in NYC vs Texas. You are not comparing apples to apples. 1 metropolis compared to several major cities separated by hundreds of miles. I say we wait on passing judgment until all the facts are in also.
 
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Questerr said:
What does God’s voice sound like, Mister Self Proclaimed Prophet?
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I'm going with Adele
 
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Mashmont said:
As recently as three days ago, New York, Washington, and California were neck-and-neck in coronavirus cases. While the others have increased moderately, New York is now has about NINE TIMES more cases than second-place Washington State. While Washington's deaths have risen 14% in those three days, New York's are now 250% higher in the same amount of time.

Although Andrew Cuomo has offered effusive praise for President Trump's work in this crisis, Mayor De Blasio has offered nothing but criticism in an obvious attempt to diffuse attention from the poor job he has done in his own city which has 25% of all the COVID-19 cases in the United States. Many New Yorkers are ignoring any threat with block parties and pick-up basketball games all over the city. Many residents are not taking the warnings or virus seriously. That's De Blasio's fault; not Trump's. This forum's Humble Pi's experience at La Guardia echoes the carlessness residents are displaying.

We constantly hear blather about blue states subsidizing red states, but I live in a 250,000-person Christian conservative metro area that has three cases and no deaths, and am SICK of subsidizing these New York liberals by having to shut down my life and pay towards a multi-trillion-dollar fix. I don't care if NYC is a concentrated area. Texas has a much greater population, with five of the top 15 largest cities in the US. They have eight deaths. De Blasio and Cuomo knew what had and aren't doing the job. Senator Schumer is absolutely disgusting with his partisan antics, holding up a relief bill at the 11th hour last night. He doesn't care about the people losing their jobs or stock market taking a hit. Hell, during the time Trump was taking initial action against China in January, Schumer was running the impeachment scam. He wasn't remotely engaged in the looming COVID crisis.

Take out New York, and all the sudden this situation is far less menacing.



New York quiets as it becomes next virus hot spot
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You offer lots of turds.

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Cardinal said:
I have students who adamantly rejected the teleconference style format of teaching. Tough ta-ta’s for them, I say. There’s literally no reason they can’t learn in this way. I teach drawing and painting, but 80% of my critiques is just talking anyway. I know we’re all social animals, but I can assure you that if you were learning something from me in person, you’re gonna learn something from me on FaceTime.
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I say "Tough ta-tas" too. I began teaching online in 1999, instantly saw the value, and began incorporating (with the help of LED overhead projectors) my online materials into my chalk-and-talks.
 
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Helix said:
It's weird how viruses spread faster when population density is a factor. And by "weird," I mean entirely predictable.
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Cold weather also is an enhancement.
 
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Mashmont said:
Texas has five of the 13 largest cities in the nation and has 9 million more residents than New York . They only have eight deaths. How come?

And for the third time, how does all this additional testing New York is doing cause their number of deaths to be so high?
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Those cities are hours apart, the state is the size of Western Europe, and the cities have nothing like NYC’s population density. Hell, my city (San Antonio) sprawls over an area the size of Rhode Island.
 
Re: What in the Hell is Wrong with New York?; Now Have Nearly Half the COVID-19 Cases

Mashmont said:
As recently as three days ago, New York, Washington, and California were neck-and-neck in coronavirus cases. While the others have increased moderately, New York is now has about NINE TIMES more cases than second-place Washington State. While Washington's deaths have risen 14% in those three days, New York's are now 250% higher in the same amount of time.

Although Andrew Cuomo has offered effusive praise for President Trump's work in this crisis, Mayor De Blasio has offered nothing but criticism in an obvious attempt to diffuse attention from the poor job he has done in his own city which has 25% of all the COVID-19 cases in the United States. Many New Yorkers are ignoring any threat with block parties and pick-up basketball games all over the city. Many residents are not taking the warnings or virus seriously. That's De Blasio's fault; not Trump's. This forum's Humble Pi's experience at La Guardia echoes the carlessness residents are displaying.

We constantly hear blather about blue states subsidizing red states, but I live in a 250,000-person Christian conservative metro area that has three cases and no deaths, and am SICK of subsidizing these New York liberals by having to shut down my life and pay towards a multi-trillion-dollar fix. I don't care if NYC is a concentrated area. Texas has a much greater population, with five of the top 15 largest cities in the US. They have eight deaths. De Blasio and Cuomo knew what had and aren't doing the job. Senator Schumer is absolutely disgusting with his partisan antics, holding up a relief bill at the 11th hour last night. He doesn't care about the people losing their jobs or stock market taking a hit. Hell, during the time Trump was taking initial action against China in January, Schumer was running the impeachment scam. He wasn't remotely engaged in the looming COVID crisis.

Take out New York, and all the sudden this situation is far less menacing.



New York quiets as it becomes next virus hot spot
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It's "all of a sudden".
 
Re: What in the Hell is Wrong with New York?; Now Have Nearly Half the COVID-19 Cases

joko104 said:
Cold weather also is an enhancement.
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How do you explain the increases in infections in the southern hemisphere, where it is summer now?
 
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Mashmont said:
Soooo.... tell me again how that lack of testing leads to Texas just having eight deaths.
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Without testing, how do you tell the difference between death from the flu/pneumonia and death from Covid-19?
 
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dave8383 said:
What's your source that New Yorkers are having block parties all over the city?
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Gov. Cuomo commented on what he felt was a disregard for the social distancing recommendations made to help keep the spread down during a press conference the other day. He was in the city on Friday and said he saw way to many people in the parks socializing and kids playing basketball. I heard no references to block parties, but he did go on a rant about people not heeding the warnings.
 
Re: What in the Hell is Wrong with New York?; Now Have Nearly Half the COVID-19 Cases

Mashmont said:
Texas has five of the 13 largest cities in the nation and has 9 million more residents than New York . They only have eight deaths. How come?
And for the third time, how does all this additional testing New York is doing cause their number of deaths to be so high?
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Try comparing actual city to city in each state

San Antonio has a population of 1,827,407, the biggest city in Texas.
The population of New York City is is 8,600,000
San Antonio is not a port of entry for travelers from Europe and Asia where there are many cases of Covid 19.

If your state isn't doing much testing they don't know who has died of Covid 19 or some other disease. Texas may have more than 8 deaths. Two days ago you claimed Texas had only 3 deaths. If your numbers are accurate Texas deaths are more than doubling in a very short time. Not to worry though. Your conservative Christian community is safe. As you've said, God is protecting Christians. Only the evil and atheists are getting sick.:mrgreen:
 
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Questerr said:
Without testing, how do you tell the difference between death from the flu/pneumonia and death from Covid-19?
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Some folks struggle at connecting the obvious dots. It's the same magical thinking that assumes the lack of knowledge of something means it doesn't exist.
 
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