Only 3,000 people died on 9/11

[edhopper]

while 37,000 die each year on the roads. So I guess we over reacted to that too.


Let's shut down this stupid talking point about comparing COVID to the flu or other fatal causes.

[Brainfodder]

1. Ed, that doesn't work for them, he's doing so much bad, he needs cover?

So much fluff and gag worthy BS!

[HarlanPepper]

2. I shut it down the other day with someone

They said more people died on the roads than with this flu. I said so far that is true but if I had said the same thing about 9/11 on 9/12 it would have been poorly received.

[dewsgirl]

3. I would have been happy with that a month ago.

[Igel]

4. Only 12000 or so in the US

died from the flu from 10/1/19 to 2/1/20. Okay, maybe some more, but that's the lower bound for the CDC's estimate.

It's dangerous. But when you get 60% people in the 0.2%-might-die range convinced they're doomed, you've already got a more critical shortage of thinking to worry about.