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Quixote1818

(31,157 posts) Sun Mar 8, 2020, 11:27 PM Mar 2020

This will likely be many, many, many times worse than 9/11 in terms of deaths [View all]

and yet Fox News and Trump are acting like it's not much more than an inconvenience. Some projections are suggesting a half a million deaths (vast majority over 80) just in the US which would be 150 times more deadly than 9/11. Had Middle Eastern terrorists spread this virus around instead of it being by accident, can you imagine how over the top Fox and Trump would be right now?

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This will likely be many, many, many times worse than 9/11 in terms of deaths [View all] Quixote1818 Mar 2020 OP

If all of the deaths are elderly.... Under The Radar Mar 2020 #1

But the GOP lose one of their strongest voting blocks. defacto7 Mar 2020 #7

Oh no, death won't stop them from voting Under The Radar Mar 2020 #8

What's that old Twilight Zone where the broken phone line defacto7 Mar 2020 #9

That or Putin will send someone to vote for them Under The Radar Mar 2020 #10

"Night Call" PSPS Mar 2020 #11

Perfect! defacto7 Mar 2020 #12

try to imagine how Fox would be behaving now if it was PRESIDENT HILLARY CLINTON Skittles Mar 2020 #2

100000% correct! nt Quixote1818 Mar 2020 #3

If this had been on Obama's watch durablend Mar 2020 #15

yes Skittles Mar 2020 #18

Coronavirus disproportionately generates deaths in the Trump and FOXNews demographic... RockRaven Mar 2020 #4

I wasn't going to mention that but since you did... Awsi Dooger Mar 2020 #13

I am over 80 and never voted Republican katmondoo Mar 2020 #14

you are my hero Skittles Mar 2020 #19

The worst thing is that those who would suffer most with Covid 19... mwooldri Mar 2020 #5

It's going to hit Florida hard. Phoenix61 Mar 2020 #6

All a big hoax durablend Mar 2020 #16

So is the flu, which kills 10,000 or more every year. MineralMan Mar 2020 #17

Flu kills more annually than 9/11 Kermit the Prog Mar 2020 #20