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...they stop yelling at you when they get intubated... a fucking horror movie that never ends. (Original Post) swag Nov 2020 OP
What a sad series of tweets Chainfire Nov 2020 #1
OK, if its not real how do they explain exponential increase in # of deaths/hospitalization? Kashkakat v.2.0 Nov 2020 #2
Oh yeah they think that COVID is being falsely claimed on the death certs mr_lebowski Nov 2020 #6
Yup. But when asked why there are 300,000 AleksS Nov 2020 #9
Are there though? mr_lebowski Nov 2020 #12
I believe it is quite statistically significant. I would have to chase down numbers for proof. Lucky Luciano Nov 2020 #14
Here's the CDC's chart on that TheRickles Nov 2020 #17
+1 crickets Nov 2020 #26
Yup. There are. Deaths above and beyond expected AleksS Nov 2020 #21
Yes they are Meowmee Nov 2020 #22
+1. More deaths than normal in my area too--surely that's nationwide. nt live love laugh Nov 2020 #31
Yes it is Meowmee Nov 2020 #32
Fake news. Just done to try and cause Trump to lose the election. Statistical Nov 2020 #7
They would have to understand math & critical thinking RainCaster Nov 2020 #11
. Laelth Nov 2020 #3
What these poor nurses and doctors go through. FM123 Nov 2020 #4
and to have to take abuse wryter2000 Nov 2020 #5
What gets me, is even if it's not COVID, AleksS Nov 2020 #8
Your problem is that you are making sense of it. They don't. Beliefs are powerful. Newest Reality Nov 2020 #10
My standard line with these idiots is if they don't like wearing a mask they will HATE a respirator. mitch96 Nov 2020 #13
1 They think they know more than MDs & RNs, 2 They think cursing at people helping them is civilized Bernardo de La Paz Nov 2020 #15
KnR Hekate Nov 2020 #16
Being fimiliar with Wellstone ruled Nov 2020 #18
Have the family over for Thanksgiving dinner, decorate their coffins for Christmas. Efilroft Sul Nov 2020 #19
Kick and recommend. bronxiteforever Nov 2020 #20
This tweet is crazy U of M is University of Michigan maryellen99 Nov 2020 #23
Whatever you call it Bmoboy Nov 2020 #24
I read your OP almost 3 hours ago & I still can't shake the horror Hekate Nov 2020 #25
A chilling K&R Blue Owl Nov 2020 #27
this scares the hell outa me onethatcares Nov 2020 #28
Yet they go to the hospital that they claim is lying and demand they help them JI7 Nov 2020 #29
Didn't this disappear on 11/4? BlueNProud Nov 2020 #30

Kashkakat v.2.0

(1,752 posts)
2. OK, if its not real how do they explain exponential increase in # of deaths/hospitalization?
Sun Nov 15, 2020, 12:41 PM
Nov 2020

If covid isnt causing it, what is? Makes no sense.

Im guessing they are math/statistics deniers, as well as science deniers.

 

mr_lebowski

(33,643 posts)
6. Oh yeah they think that COVID is being falsely claimed on the death certs
Sun Nov 15, 2020, 12:49 PM
Nov 2020

In a country-wide conspiracy, cause the 'doctors get more big gubmint cheese when patients are infected or die of covid'.

AFA an explanation for why hospitalizations are up they'll just say those numbers are fake too.

AleksS

(1,665 posts)
9. Yup. But when asked why there are 300,000
Sun Nov 15, 2020, 12:59 PM
Nov 2020

MORE death certificates (and bodies) this year than the past year, they don’t have much of an answer.

Sure, ok, I’ll play along, and pretend hospitals are just adding “COVID” to he death certs. But then why so many more death certs than ever before?

Somethings out there killing more Americans this year than last year. What is it? And if it’s not COVID then why don’t we know what it is and why aren’t we doing anything about it?

 

mr_lebowski

(33,643 posts)
12. Are there though?
Sun Nov 15, 2020, 01:05 PM
Nov 2020

I'm not sure how much the overall deaths are up ... I'm sure it's at least by a bit at least but it may not be totally outside normal +/- variation ... YET.

It's going to be though.

But never mind THAT ... in their fevered imaginations, everything in the world that can possibly be construed as 'making Trump look bad' is the product of a conspiracy of bad actors committed to making Trump, the most awesome all-powerful man in the Universe ... look like he's not.

Absolutely no objective facts or statistics to the contrary can be trusted, the conspiracy is world-wide and total.

TheRickles

(2,037 posts)
17. Here's the CDC's chart on that
Sun Nov 15, 2020, 02:36 PM
Nov 2020

It'll convince you, but it's just more fake news to a skeptic: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/covid19/excess_deaths.htm
Everything above the yellow line is excess mortality (more deaths than usual for each week). Interesting that there isn't a recent spike in deaths, but the data is only up to Oct 24, so it may take time for the new "cases" (ie, positive test results whether or not they're symptomatic) to run the full clinical course.

AleksS

(1,665 posts)
21. Yup. There are. Deaths above and beyond expected
Sun Nov 15, 2020, 03:15 PM
Nov 2020

Are through the roof. In excess even of the ones they can definitively link to COVID, implying COVID Is deadlier than we even give it credit for.

And obviously the morgue trucks, and mass graves, and field hospitals are a bit of an anomaly...

Meowmee

(5,164 posts)
22. Yes they are
Sun Nov 15, 2020, 03:19 PM
Nov 2020

Overall death rate was up by 50% in March in the beginning of the height of it all in my area.

Statistical

(19,264 posts)
7. Fake news. Just done to try and cause Trump to lose the election.
Sun Nov 15, 2020, 12:53 PM
Nov 2020

Throw in something about Soros and deep state for good measure.

Yes they are that stupid.

RainCaster

(10,790 posts)
11. They would have to understand math & critical thinking
Sun Nov 15, 2020, 01:01 PM
Nov 2020

Little details like million is bigger than thousand.
Like how Soros has faked the news in every country around the world.
I'm amazed at the number of people I know who proudly show their ignorance on social media.

AleksS

(1,665 posts)
8. What gets me, is even if it's not COVID,
Sun Nov 15, 2020, 12:55 PM
Nov 2020

SOMETHING killed 300,000 more Americans this year between March and November than the same time last year. More people ARE dying. SOMETHING is filling the hospitals to overflowing. If hospitals are just “blaming COVID for more money,” then what is it that’s actually putting this many MORE people than before in the hospital?

If it isn’t COVID, then what is it? Why has trump kept it secret? And why hasn’t he done anything about it?

mitch96

(13,868 posts)
13. My standard line with these idiots is if they don't like wearing a mask they will HATE a respirator.
Sun Nov 15, 2020, 01:08 PM
Nov 2020
 

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)
18. Being fimiliar with
Sun Nov 15, 2020, 02:41 PM
Nov 2020

Eastern South Dakota and just how brain washed folks are,the original tweet is spot on. As I have mentioned,do have family that fits the bill so to speak. Their information sources are Fox News Souix Falls,a right wing AM Radio Station that pumps Limpballs and other Hate Spewers 24/7. Oh,and their Twitter Circle of likes are so hate filled it becomes a total freak world. Orwell's Novel 1984 is being acted out in real time.

You betcha,the Ministry of Truth in real time. Doublethink is for real.



Efilroft Sul

(3,578 posts)
19. Have the family over for Thanksgiving dinner, decorate their coffins for Christmas.
Sun Nov 15, 2020, 02:42 PM
Nov 2020

The selfish deniers should think about angels like Jodi Doering. But they're going to take the 2020 Challenge anyway.

Bmoboy

(265 posts)
24. Whatever you call it
Sun Nov 15, 2020, 03:52 PM
Nov 2020

there are going to be survivors with stories to tell.

Just like polio and HIV.

It may take awhile to figure it out and get a fuller (never complete) picture of what's going on.

BTW

There are six cars in my neighbor's driveway.

Visitors.

Lovely.

onethatcares

(16,160 posts)
28. this scares the hell outa me
Mon Nov 16, 2020, 08:21 AM
Nov 2020

and right now I'm trying to justify going to work with shortness of breath and a headache.

It's amazing the guilt trips you can put yourself on.

I just talked myself out of going and this thread was an immense help.

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