Current Events > I wish the US took COVID-19 more seriously.

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I just don't understand. From federal to interpersonal, everyone gets better faster if everyone takes it seriously. Even if you hate everyone and you're trying to just make it on your own, your life will get better faster if you care. Whether you're economically selfish, your money flows better when everyone is back to normal form. If you're pleasure selfish, more things open back up for you to do, more business make products you like when this is over, so just participate for now. It's so dumb that it's in our culture to be like "f the government, I do what I want!" which I get is an expression of freedom, but for something like this where this is literally humanity vs nature, we gotta stick together to survive, and if survival means everyone stay inside as much as possible, then stay inside. The only way we got to where we are is because humans have to be collectively smart. We're on the internet and stuff so we're a little more savvy, but man it's so disheartening to see authorities on our culture, whether government influence or just social influence, not take this thing as serious as it's getting. If you are taking it seriously, thanks. If not, just think about it, being aware actually benefits you in the long run, just be a smart person and remember that long term benefit will make your life better.

I see other countries respond to this way better, and even though it's a lot to do with the authorities taking it seriously, it's also the culture of the place too. I've seen people just not care simply because "well nobody I know has is so how dangerous is it really", or "I'm young so I'll be fine", or "maybe the government is just making it up".

If this thing is already doing so much havoc, just imagine what the next dangerous virus could do. Humanity might wipe itself out due to war, but if cooperation can make us survive, just cooperate. And if you don't like the lockdown laws or the limits or whatever, go live in the wild and start your own country. If you live in someone's space, you gotta pay rent. That's true no matter what.

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imagine being this much an SJW

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I wish we would go into hard lock-down. Nothing except food and pharmacy for at least two weeks.


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Were going to do a lot more worse because people have a selfish attitude and our leaders arent any better.

Malcrasternus posted...

I wish we would go into hard lock-down. Nothing except food and pharmacy for at least two weeks.

Yeah but many stores also tend to have cosmetics and toys and whatnot. People have been coming out for nonessential stuff since the beginning.

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Malcrasternus posted...

I wish we would go into hard lock-down. Nothing except food and pharmacy for at least two weeks.

My state is doing this. Not just limited to food and pharmacy, stuff like gas stations, mechanics, insurance offices, etc are still open. Anything deemed essential is open.

BobanMarjanovic posted...

imagine being this much an SJW

Imagine being ignorant when your species is at stake. I can't.

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Master Kazuya posted...

Imagine being ignorant when your species is at stake. I can't.

covid 19, not war. it was disease all along.

or is this just democrats ripping off the mask?

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Wewillrocku posted...

covid 19, not war. it was disease all along.

or is this just democrats ripping off the mask?

I have no idea what you mean by this, but, yes sickness kills more people than war does. It's possible that war will ultimately be the end of us, but regardless of your own views on war and its importance, sickness is something that we can solve together. So let's learn from the other incidents of sickness and plague and band together faster.

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Master Kazuya posted...

I have no idea what you mean by this, but, yes sickness kills more people than war does. It's possible that war will ultimately be the end of us, but regardless of your own views on war and its importance, sickness is something that we can solve together. So let's learn from the other incidents of sickness and plague and band together faster.

no shit.

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Wewillrocku posted...

no shit.

Word. Hopefully other people get it too

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Agreed, I'm just more pissed off we had political leaders and influencers that were calling this a hoax and saying "well it's just another flu". And we wonder why we have so many cases and I still believe we are heavily underreported with out hospitals not having enough proper wear to protect themselves.

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i wish evangelicans would took covid more serious and prayed about together in church but we can't always get what we want can we

and i just want everyone to know one thing about me:

first and foremost: im a christian

anth0ny posted...

i wish evangelicans would took covid more serious and prayed about together in church but we can't always get what we want can we

Which seems weird. Praying together in solidarity shouldn't matter if you're all in the same building or not. Life, god, the universe, etc isn't dependent on you being in the same room. It'l about the collective spirituality. So even if you're a Christian or any other religion, pray isolated, because you can both be spiritual and also have the knowledge on how viruses work. They aren't separate ideas.

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birds of feather flock together

that's all im really trying to say

Even the Catholic Church is telling everyone to to attend sunday mass in their holmes and watch the videos. Whats great is that they tend to be less than an hour.

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I just hope the economic and social destruction that comes with the pandemic actually corrects the "stupid" in America. Too bad so many good, smart, and innocent people will be hurt. Some will die.


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iPhone_7 posted...

people have a selfish attitude and our leaders arent any better.

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agreed, it's crazy looking at the coronavirus stats everyday and seeing how fast the amount of confirmed cases in the US went up just the past few days, like 3-4 days ago or something I noticed we just overtook China by like 2k at around 83k confirmed, and now it skyrocketed up to 163k confirmed and it's just like wtf? that's so insane

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Vita_Aeterna posted...

I just hope the economic and social destruction that comes with the pandemic actually corrects the "stupid" in America. Too bad so many good, smart, and innocent people will be hurt. Some will die.

hold this thought

anth0ny posted...

hold this thought

I don't know what you're suggesting.


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hold. the fuck. ON, i said

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Btsxpm1lcJs

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Eh, its hard to expect much out of a country that has mocked education and the concept of cooperation in favor of doing whatever the hell you want to make as much money as you want so you can put others under your thumb and gloat about how rich you are.

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OwlRammer posted...

agreed, it's crazy looking at the coronavirus stats everyday and seeing how fast the amount of confirmed cases in the US went up just the past few days, like 3-4 days ago or something I noticed we just overtook China by like 2k at around 83k confirmed, and now it skyrocketed up to 163k confirmed and it's just like wtf? that's so insane

Exponential growth means there might be as many as five million cases at the end of the week.

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Prestoff posted...

Agreed, I'm just more pissed off we had political leaders and influencers that were calling this a hoax and saying "well it's just another flu". And we wonder why we have so many cases and I still believe we are heavily underreported with out hospitals not having enough proper wear to protect themselves.

Thankfully some companies and rich people are contributing, but despite their good deeds, everything would be so much more efficient if every large influence was on the same wavelength. I'm glad some people are doing their part, but unfortunately it means nothing if the majority aren't doing their part.

Vita_Aeterna posted...

I just hope the economic and social destruction that comes with the pandemic actually corrects the "stupid" in America. Too bad so many good, smart, and innocent people will be hurt. Some will die.

IMO I don't think anything will at this point, because just the evidence of electing someone like Trump shows more than I'd like, but at least it's forcing people to notice things that they would normally overlook. A lot of businesses, like Amazon and Whole Foods, have workers going on strike for benefits and safety, and it seems completely fair. Louisiana workers are demanding sick days because paid sick leave is only guaranteed in some states but not all. Based on social media, there are more people outspoken about our 'stupid' as you say and call it out more, but our generation online doesn't cover the entire mass demographic. I don't even care for differences in politics or opinion at this point, I just want everyone to act in the best way they can to get this thing over with sooner than later.

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Word, I respect that.

Lunar_Savage posted...

Eh, its hard to expect much out of a country that has mocked education and the concept of cooperation in favor of doing whatever the hell you want to make as much money as you want so you can put others under your thumb and gloat about how rich you are.

Yeah. It's honestly so backwards and I hate it. America is a huge influence on the world culturally but man it's not good having the reputation of being the worst rational in a global pandemic. I think it's embarrassing that our nation isn't taking it as seriously as other nations are, especially with our numbers being worse.

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