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Blame it all on New York City

ldsrptcvt said:
The problem is Trump would take it out on the whole state, not just De Blasio - like denying federal aid and supplies
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So better not to do anything at all. No, that's a really stupid argument.
 
Phys251 said:
Wait! I thought it was all China's fault! Have cons given up on blaming China and are blaming New York now? Their scapegoats are so hard to keep track of!
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China was the only one who could have stopped this. The fact that this virus started right next to their viral lab is clearly a smoking gun.
 
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PIPEWRENCH said:
China was the only one who could have stopped this. The fact that this virus started right next to their viral lab is clearly a smoking gun.
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So y'all are back to this being China's fault? That was quick! :mrgreen:
 
OldFatGuy said:
NYC isn't the worst:

Polluted US areas are among worst-hit by coronavirus – putting people of color even more at risk | World news | The Guardian
New Orleans Leads The Nation In COVID-19 Deaths Per Capita | WWNO
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I have done extensive shopping since this started for al lot of elderly. Our stores have signs asking for a single family member to do the shopping t keep everyone safe. Do you want to guess who I see every time I go shopping not following the rules. People of color. They are killing themselves. Unbelievable.
 
Phys251 said:
Need to consider per capita, not total numbers. New York state is not as bad off as they were a month ago. States such as Rhode Island, MA, and Nebraska are worse off per capita right now.
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You are wrong.
Look set the deaths per 1M, not the total.
Numbers and ratios are just fascinating Fire rose who can understand them.
 
PIPEWRENCH said:
I have done extensive shopping since this started for al lot of elderly. Our stores have signs asking for a single family member to do the shopping t keep everyone safe. Do you want to guess who I see every time I go shopping not following the rules. People of color. They are killing themselves. Unbelievable.
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And now you're blaming people of color. :lamo
 
SMTA said:
You are wrong.
Look set the deaths per 1M, not the total.
Numbers and ratios are just fascinating Fire rose who can understand them.
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I am. But we may be looking at two different datasets. Which one are you looking at? Here's mine.
 
PIPEWRENCH said:
I have done extensive shopping since this started for al lot of elderly. Our stores have signs asking for a single family member to do the shopping t keep everyone safe. Do you want to guess who I see every time I go shopping not following the rules. People of color. They are killing themselves. Unbelievable.
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I have no comparative. Few people here shop alone. Most are husband wife teams, some parent and child, ethnicity makes no difference. The stores here post no such suggestion. I shop alone to escape my wife and the 12 grandkids we're hosting. Not that I don't love them all, but sometimes during the day a touch of solitude in the car is welcome, or just the benefit of walking with Dog, stopping at the local Mom & Pop's. Cabin fever.
 
OldFatGuy said:
NYC isn't the worst:

Polluted US areas are among worst-hit by coronavirus – putting people of color even more at risk | World news | The Guardian
New Orleans Leads The Nation In COVID-19 Deaths Per Capita | WWNO
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Interesting, I hadn't heard about the pollution tie-in.

This is what I meant by it being the "ground zero":

The coronavirus outbreak in New York City became the primary source of infections around the United States, researchers have found.
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The research indicates that a wave of infections swept from New York City through much of the country before the city began setting social distancing limits to stop the growth. That helped to fuel outbreaks in Louisiana, Texas, Arizona and as far away as the West Coast
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Travel From New York City Seeded Wave of U.S. Outbreaks - The New York Times
 
bongsaway said:
Blame, yup it's the dreaded libs fault. Feel better now? He hit me first mom, no, he hit me first mom. Waaaaaaaaa
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Facts are facts. Live with it.
 
Phys251 said:
Wait! I thought it was all China's fault! Have cons given up on blaming China and are blaming New York now? Their scapegoats are so hard to keep track of!
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See, there you go thinking again. Working with out tools never produces anything.
 
Bullseye said:
See, there you go thinking again. Working with out tools never produces anything.
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Phys251 said:
Need to consider per capita, not total numbers. New York state is not as bad off as they were a month ago. States such as Rhode Island, MA, and Nebraska are worse off per capita right now.
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I am not.
Look at deaths per 1M.
This number is a ratio.
 
Phys251 said:
I am. But we may be looking at two different datasets. Which one are you looking at? Here's mine.
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From my link, I’m looking at state level data, not aggregate.
I apologize for the snark.
That was not intended for you.
I am sorry for that.
 
OldFatGuy said:
Not on a per capita basis. The fatality ratios for New Orleans are the worst.
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Wrong again.
Learn to read and interpret numbers.
 
Taylor said:
Yes, de Blasio handled this horribly. His weak, late response cost 1,000's of lives. He's been one failure after another.
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Yep. Remember how he mishandled this at the ballot box.
 
Taylor said:
Interesting, I hadn't heard about the pollution tie-in.

This is what I meant by it being the "ground zero":

Travel From New York City Seeded Wave of U.S. Outbreaks - The New York Times
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It is one conclusive theory, another is that travel to and through NYC were causative. We may never know.

I'm blaming it all on my pal Harvey, a six foot tall invisible drunk rabbit, for all that it all matters now where to fix blame. Opinion pieces in the NYT have become as valued as those in the NY Post, good for some chuckles and not much else.
 
SMTA said:
Wrong again.
Learn to read and interpret numbers.
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Whatever makes you happy. It isn't of significant import. All that matters now is finding a cure and preventing further contagion.

Have fun pursuing and comparing body counts. Helped us win the American war in Vietnam, right? Be the person you are, always entertaining.
 
upsideguy said:
Yep. Remember how he mishandled this at the ballot box.
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He's done a great job funding his wife's exquisitely furnished office with taxpayer money, prepping her for a run at the borough presidency of Brooklyn, something else for her to screw up. Keeps the family on the government pap. A true progressive at work and play. Charlene has accomplished so much for improving the mental and emotional health of New Yorkers with problems. :spin::rofl
 
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