Mega-Thread: Coronavirus Pandemic

[Donatello Trumpi]

Apparently a run on goods before the trucks show up to restock everything means we're just like Venezuela you guys.

https://mobile.twitter.com/agrabruh/...12752885157888


And it got 180k upvotes lmao!

Yeah that's kinda the big difference. In capitalist America, we have the goods, either on a truck or on a shelf.

They fail to grasp that venezuelian socialism is a permanent coronavirus emergency state without the restock

lol

[Rozz]

Hmm. These paranoid bunker people are really making day to day life a pain lol. I'm surprised stores haven't stopped people from bulk buying everything and fucking over the community every restock.

[Daelak]

They fail to grasp that venezuelian socialism is a permanent coronavirus emergency state without the restock

lol

I don't think you know what socialism means.

[Forogil]

S. Koreans approach doesn't seem that heavy handed, they were able to get ahead of it because they also had the technology to make and mass produce the Coronavirus Test Kits within 2 weeks and having an Organized Universal Healthcare system also helps.

I didn't mean to imply that their approach was oppressive as the Chinese one - more that they got it under control as China did.

And it's not merely that the government took large measures to ensure that - it's also that people followed those measures; but more based on trust of the government than out of fear.

[Muajin76]

A buddy of mine living in Chicago heard about drug dealers adding toilet paper rolls to their list of *products*

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Hmm. These paranoid bunker people are really making day to day life a pain lol. I'm surprised stores haven't stopped people from bulk buying everything and fucking over the community every restock.

Some stores have by posting limitation notices or posting security guards to prevent people from panic buying.

[Dacien]

They fail to grasp that venezuelian socialism is a permanent coronavirus emergency state without the restock

lol

Yeah those shelves are just like that in failed socialist countries. That's their natural state.

[Grapemask]

Man, this turned out to be a really awkward time to run out of paper towels. It wasn't until I got to the store that I remembered, "wait, isn't there a meme about this..." and sure enough, god damn idiots have cleaned. every. store. out. What do you jerks think is going to happen that you need a lifetime supply of paper god damn towels?! WAL-MART DOESN'T CLOSE FOR CHRISTMAS OR THANKSGIVING, YOU THINK THEY'RE GOING TO STOP SELLING YOU PAPER TOWELS OVER A VIRUS?

Glad Apple shut down all their stores though. That's a virus transmission vector if I've ever seen one. You don't see raves as packed as an Apple store. All those gummy screens people put their gross hands on, too. I saw a kid lick an iPhone once. Gah.

[Muajin76]

If things get too bad..i might have to send some TP from Beijing. No panic buying here. D

[Rozz]

A buddy of mine living in Chicago heard about drug dealers adding toilet paper rolls to their list of *products*

Some stores have by posting limitation notices or posting security guards to prevent people from panic buying.

Good. The last thing any city needs is a lack of basic access to supplies, because the same schmucks who barely leave their house are scared.

[Daelak]

Can you be more explicit about which policies you think I favor that result in an inept response?

Your response strikes me as pretty wrong given that my background is in science, I've personally worked for the American federal government, still have close friends in regulatory and policy positions, and have consistently argued in favor of deference to expertise on policy topics. I don't think you'll find many people here that have that combination of scientific expertise and enthusiasm for good governance, so I really don't know what you're talking about.

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"Both sides"-ing Trump administration responses not only to this, but to economic, electoral, and social issues that have been part of the public debate. A great example of this is the elimination of the White House Pandemic Response Team in 2018, a group of scientists specialized in monitoring diseases around the globe to ensure the US can proactively restrict the spread of diseases into North America.

Had we had this group working with WHO, this emergency declaration would of been ordered in Mid-January, ports of entry would of had sophisticated monitoring/screen protocols in place by mid-February, and this would of been largely an economic hit, not a full scale societal lockdown due to the political machinations of the White House not wanting to have more testing for the general population to hurt their re-election chances.

Conservatives both in government and in public have not admonished the administration for that, and I've yet to hear it from you, because even among the litany of scandals, incompetence, and equivocating by the administration, the one I just spoke about will lead to hundreds of thousands of hospitalizations, and thousands of deaths.

[Muajin76]

Man, this turned out to be a really awkward time to run out of paper towels. It wasn't until I got to the store that I remembered, "wait, isn't there a meme about this..." and sure enough, god damn idiots have cleaned. every. store. out. What do you jerks think is going to happen that you need a lifetime supply of paper god damn towels?! WAL-MART DOESN'T CLOSE FOR CHRISTMAS OR THANKSGIVING, YOU THINK THEY'RE GOING TO STOP SELLING YOU PAPER TOWELS OVER A VIRUS?

Glad Apple shut down all their stores though. That's a virus transmission vector if I've ever seen one. You don't see raves as packed as an Apple store. All those gummy screens people put their gross hands on, too. I saw a kid lick an iPhone once. Gah.

Stores really need to crack down and post notices and tell check out people to limit the amount people can get. I'm sure people will bitch and say *it's america..if i want to buy in bulk..i have the right* lol

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Good. The last thing any city needs is a lack of basic access to supplies, because the same schmucks who barely leave their house are scared.

IKR. Families need to be stocking up..not some single dude stocking up just cause he can. T.T
However, my mom in NH said walmart shelves were empty. She hadn't heard about notices or guards. You would think stores would implement measures..but oh well.

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Hmm...if worst comes to worst, i'll just end up mailing my mom some TP most likely.

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Has anyone seen that vid of two women beating it out over TP in a store?

[Rozz]

Stores really need to crack down and post notices and tell check out people to limit the amount people can get. I'm sure people will bitch and say *it's america..if i want to buy in bulk..i have the right* lol
Hmm...if worst comes to worst, i'll just end up mailing my mom some TP most likely.

Exactly. I'm annoyed but since I live alone I'm not going to be as hurt as families at lower incomes or with kids/elderly.

[Muajin76]

Exactly. I'm annoyed but since I live alone I'm not going to be as hurt as families at lower incomes or with kids/elderly.

Yea! This crap is hurting them the most. People with kids...apparently there are thousands of selfish asshats out there. (
That family in australia that mistakenly ordered 2300 rolls, i wonder if they plan to share the wealth or sell off some to neighbors/friends.

[xenogear3]

It feels like World War 3.
It finally reveals the selfishness of human beings.

I am glad virus keeps human in check.

[infinitemeridian]

It feels like World War 3.
It finally reveals the selfishness of human beings.

I am glad virus keeps human in check.

Don't cut yourself on that edge.

[Dacien]

It finally reveals the selfishness of human beings.

I know, right? Everyone was so nice and honest before all this, it's quite sad.

[Shadowferal]

All those kids not in school..
The local mall was busy yesterday.

[xenogear3]

All those kids not in school..
The local mall was busy yesterday.

I am sure the arcade machine is full all day

[Theodarzna]

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/...020148907.html Nice one Disney!
Due to kids being on home from the virus outbreak, Disney plus is releasing Frozen 2 months earlier.

No, my daughter just stopped demanding to watch Frozen 1 six times a day a month ago. Don't do this to me Disney..... WHY?!?!?!

[Shadowferal]

No arcade ������