tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post8489992959804469916..comments2024-03-27T03:19:11.216-04:00Comments on Assistant Village Idiot: Worrisome (A Rant)Assistant Village Idiothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-11597832012754931642022-06-08T15:05:15.984-04:002022-06-08T15:05:15.984-04:00That is, of course, simply insane, and based on yo...That is, of course, simply insane, and based on your prejudices. Whether you have respect for my ideas is irrelevant. Finding out what is actually true via discussion is what matters.<br /><br />the other insane and hysterically funny part is that you would not be here if you didn't have respect for some aspect of my views. The simplest self-observation eludes you.Assistant Village Idiothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-62722473242550589692022-06-08T14:42:04.906-04:002022-06-08T14:42:04.906-04:00Your problem is you think I have respect for you a...Your problem is you think I have respect for you and your views. That is not the case. <br /><br /> I believe China's numbers are more accurate than America's.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-52898075138715377882022-06-07T22:17:05.939-04:002022-06-07T22:17:05.939-04:00I notice you left out half of what I stipulated. F...I notice you left out half of what I stipulated. Funny. And I don't believe Eastern Europe, South America, Russia, or China tell the truth, and there are dozens of nations that don't actually even have an idea what the truth is about their covid numbers.<br /><br />this is, as usual, simply ridiculous, a non-discussion with someone who decides the answer first, and it's always the same answer!<br /><br />Back to simply ignoring you, I'm afraid. Your one brief moment of reasonableness earned you another shot a couple of months ago, but it has evaporated.Assistant Village Idiothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-3717064358626399112022-06-07T21:05:37.692-04:002022-06-07T21:05:37.692-04:00"we are far better than that."
Obviousl..."we are far better than that."<br /><br />Obviously not. The 13 worse than you are obviously worse, but who has better numbers, that is lying? I never trusted America's numbers quite frankly. <br /><br /> The thing about credibility is that you have to care, what people think, about what you have said. ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-47247254998094965252022-06-07T17:09:37.067-04:002022-06-07T17:09:37.067-04:00@ Pen Gun - for countries that are telling the tru...@ Pen Gun - for countries that are telling the truth, and have significant internal and external interaction, we are far better than that. Stop cherry-picking and you will gain a touch of credibility.<br /><br />@ Gavin - No, not intentional releases. the likely reality going forward. The loss of credibility is partially their own, and partially from people like like you, the skeptics who cannot admit THEIR mistakes. Can you point to a mistake you have admitted?<br /><br />I repeat the question, Gavin.Assistant Village Idiothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-44103302158939183062022-06-07T15:58:48.778-04:002022-06-07T15:58:48.778-04:00I dunno. Show them the numbers, that show America ...I dunno. Show them the numbers, that show America had the 14th worst response to the pandemic.<br /><br />Only 13 countries did worse.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-66075556741716780512022-06-07T15:01:02.611-04:002022-06-07T15:01:02.611-04:00I've written before that the next epidemic may...I've written before that the next epidemic may easily be much worse, and I wonder if we've learned anything. "Admitting their mistakes" is vital to epidemic control--have we a way of holding the responsible officials accountable for "doubling down" instead of learning from experience? In the military we're supposed to remove officers who can't adapt, though <a href="https://grimbeorn.blogspot.com/2022/06/harsh-but-fair.html" rel="nofollow">politics seems more relevant than our body count sometimes</a>. I suspect we won't do any better with deadly epidemic control. jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01792036361407527304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-91739437485102360312022-06-07T13:09:22.423-04:002022-06-07T13:09:22.423-04:00"My really ugly fear is that this was a dry r...<i>"My really ugly fear is that this was a dry run for a much more dangerous epidemic"</i><br /><br />It is not clear if you are hinting at something nasty being deliberately released from one of those US Military-funded secret biolabs in the Ukraine. Reports have suggested there were anything from 12 to 30 such labs, where "Our Guys" were spending taxpayer money in a corrupt foreign land under strange circumstances.<br /><br />Surely a major lesson from the Covid affair was that we should -- Stick To Science! When early data shows that the risks to children & young people are minimal, we should not close down schools & colleges. When the early data shows that old people with pre-existing conditions are the main ones at risk, we should protect such people -- not throw infected individuals into retirement homes.<br /><br />One of the big consequences from the Covid incident is the loss of credibility by the Authorities. If they want to regain credibility to use in the next epidemic, they need to start admitting their mistakes. apologizing for their arrogance, and instituting real changes in how they do business.Gavin Longmuirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15955888612464168346noreply@blogger.com