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We absolutely don’t know enough to make generalizations about those countries. I know many Vietnamese living in Vietnam. Beyond the much larger spread of previ

We absolutely don’t know enough to make generalizations about those countries. I know many Vietnamese living in Vietnam. Beyond the much larger spread of previous coronaviruses, different genetics, climate and more, they tell me that their culture keeps these things quiet. The government plays a large role in this suppression. There are whole years of investigation that need to take place before anyone can even potentially make positive statements about what happened. I’m shocked on all sides about how everyone seems to “know” the truth. We have some ok leads, we’re far from answers.

djsumdog 6y ago
I agree. I think genetics and the other factors you mentioned might have a major role. Also in the US and EU, PCR tests are done with over 40 amplification cycles, leading to massive amounts of false positives. There is no global standard for PCR and the WHO has even weighed in on these discrepancies. A traveler to Afghanistan shows a city that has few mandates outside of the airport: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nculZ8xu1wc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nculZ8xu1wc Life is pretty much normal there, because in low-income countries it has to. And when these people actually see and talk to each other about the situation, they can express contradicting ideas and not be locked into a spiral of fear. Int he US, EU, Canada and Victoria, Australia, separating people from one another is having a strong group think effect where no one is seeing things outside of a a very limited on-line or very local bubble. We are looking at the world through a straw, and it's greatly distorting our view of what's actually happening.
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- howlgarnish 6y ago
  It's worth remembering that normal life in Afghanistan includes toddlers freezing to death at refugee camps. It's one of the world's poorest countries, and has many problems that are worse than COVID. https://nyti.ms/yb01Z6 https://nyti.ms/yb01Z6
lazylizard 6y ago
but wouldnt it be nice if the world could go on with life like the taiwanese or singaporeans?

djsumdog 6y ago

I agree. I think genetics and the other factors you mentioned might have a major role. Also in the US and EU, PCR tests are done with over 40 amplification cycles, leading to massive amounts of false positives. There is no global standard for PCR and the WHO has even weighed in on these discrepancies. A traveler to Afghanistan shows a city that has few mandates outside of the airport: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nculZ8xu1wc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nculZ8xu1wc Life is pretty much normal there, because in low-income countries it has to. And when these people actually see and talk to each other about the situation, they can express contradicting ideas and not be locked into a spiral of fear. Int he US, EU, Canada and Victoria, Australia, separating people from one another is having a strong group think effect where no one is seeing things outside of a a very limited on-line or very local bubble. We are looking at the world through a straw, and it's greatly distorting our view of what's actually happening.

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howlgarnish 6y ago
It's worth remembering that normal life in Afghanistan includes toddlers freezing to death at refugee camps. It's one of the world's poorest countries, and has many problems that are worse than COVID. https://nyti.ms/yb01Z6 https://nyti.ms/yb01Z6

lazylizard 6y ago

but wouldnt it be nice if the world could go on with life like the taiwanese or singaporeans?