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US seems to be going through different stages of denial. First it was that only Chinese will spread the disease. Then it was dismissed as mere flu. Now they se
by thewindowmovie 7y ago
US seems to be going through different stages of denial.
First it was that only Chinese will spread the disease.
Then it was dismissed as mere flu.
Now they seem to have acknowledged the severity of the situation.
It is disheartening to read in this thread some comment taking the human life so lightly.
Is not that the US going to support those going through unemployment with cheques and other benefits?
Is it not more important for the people to be healthy so that the economy can be restarted once all this is over?
It is depressing to read the comments from citizens of the wealthiest country in the world.
- dingaling 7y agoIt's not necessarily that people are taking human life lightly, just that priorities may not be the same for everyone. In the UK we've already had cancer patients who have died because their treatment was cancelled to free-up hospitals for COVID patients. Nine murders have been attributed to people not being able to cope with lockdown in their own homes. Why are the lives of ( primarily ) old people with comorbidities considered of higher priority than them? Pragmatically one could argue that economically and socially it would be fairer to just let people who contract COVID die. But politics intervenes and forbids that.
- gitrog 7y ago> Pragmatically one could argue that economically and socially it would be fairer to just let people who contract COVID die. But politics intervenes and forbids that. Really? And what if two thirds of the world contracted it and ~3% of those died. I ask you to provide your own proof, models or what not, that letting this virus run rampant won't have equally or even more disastrous affects economically and socially.