We'll probably never know the truth unless/until there's regime change, and they won't let that happen anytime soon.
On another note, I could see a revolt in Sweden.
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We'll probably never know the truth unless/until there's regime change, and they won't let that happen anytime soon.
On another note, I could see a revolt in Sweden.
If the Chinese have taken Wuhan off lockdown then it's a big step. I doubt they'd do that just to risk another complete clusterfuck. Call the Chinese whatever you want, but they're not stupid. Going to early risks bring the country to it's knees and the Chinese have worked too hard to get China into the position it is now just to lose it all by appearing to the western world that it's under control when it's not.
We'll probably never know.
C.I.A. Hunts for Authentic Virus Totals in China, Dismissing Government Tallies
Heh. Sure, not saying the numbers they've published are completely accurate, but if they're opening up Wuhan then it's a sign its under control for now.
As for the CIA hunting for real numbers, I wonder if the FBI are going to do the same.
To me it says the economy is suffering badly and herd immunity is the new goal.
I'm sure when Boris advocated for it that he wasn't thinking he was the one who'd get it..
Not a very smart strategy.
Want to take the risk & see if you can survive H? Money pales into insignificance pretty quickly when your life is on the line.
As I've already said, he made objective claims and his opinions on what to do about those claims can be tested to see if they are logical.
For an individual to be successful in acting in their interest, they will have to consider the interests of those around them. Social co-operation and the division of labour is very much in everyone's interest and the most successful are those individuals that bring the most value to others. I'm not claiming a perfect world, I'm claiming the best alternative given the choices on offer. The courts aren't appointed by anyone. Different organisations would offer to provide court services and the market would be able to choose the best on offer, not forced to go with a monopoly service as they currently are. I don't think people would accept crimes going uninvestigated and I don't think the only solution to that is to institute a monopoly service provider that is funded through wide-scale theft like you and many others do.
Me personally no. But I'm sure Governments and big businesses will be assessing it.
If you're self-sustainable in terms of the essentials yes, otherwise no imo.
I call BS on China’s figures as many of us have said.
Anyway the world is from bad to worse!
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I didn't say that. I travelled in and out of china for a long time for work, albeit a while ago now, and they do think differently certainly politically and in the bureaucracy. Sometimes it may be dishonest but sometimes it's just a different way of viewing the world.
Anyway it appears that the numbers at the start of the pandemic were bigger than they reported although there is no absolute proof of that.
So many populous countries still to feel the brunt (according to official figures) - India especially, plus Indonesia, Pakistan, Brazil, Nigeria, Bangladesh. A terrible historic event.
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Last few days have been 32, 34, 25, 30, 33. Kinda wrestling with it at the moment, but it might be a function of how many tests they're able to carry out per day. Hopefully the increases don't get any bigger.
One would hope their increased testing is picking up a lot more of the less serious cases. As of now they've had 21,711 recovered and 12,857 deaths. If we say 2/3ds recovered and apply that to the current active cases of 365,978 it's looking at another 120,000 deaths. To put that into perspective there have been between 12,000 – 61,000 deaths annually since 2010 in the US. A stark reminded of what this virus could have done if no isolation action was taken in the US and around the world.
