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Moostache

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1. It is obvious - the coronavirus data changed the response completely
Thu May 14, 2020, 11:34 AM
May 2020

A month ago, we had no demographics on the race, ethnicity or financial station of the majority of victims from the virus.

We had an exponential curve of infections and deaths in New York City, and as long as the dead were just that - dead Americans - it scared a lot of people into compliance with the necessary steps to mitigate this disaster, albeit too late to save thousands from unnecessary deaths or life changing illness.

Then it came out...COVID-19 kills more minorities than whites, it kills far more economically disadvantaged than wealthy, and it seems to be 'someone else's problem' because people want to believe that.

There is no cure for stupid indeed, but stupidity fueled by racism is what we really have before us, not that it helps solve the problem.

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It is obvious - the coronavirus data changed the response completely Moostache May 2020 #1
you're right. barbtries May 2020 #10
Let's call them all the same thing. 7wo7rees May 2020 #29
It kills those who had the first severe exposure to it. The rest follow... hunter May 2020 #19
Build a wall around that state Blues Heron May 2020 #2
There are millions of sane, decent people in Wisconsin Cyrano May 2020 #3
here in NC, barbtries May 2020 #11
Wisconsin is the Petrie dish of what Pukes are trying to do to all of the US. LakeArenal May 2020 #34
You are wrong. There is a cure for stupidity. KPN May 2020 #4
I'm thinking this pandemic is going to take out a bunch of them, too. BComplex May 2020 #6
Really?? Over 80,000 dead doesn't indicate a stupidity cure Cyrano May 2020 #7
No, of course it doesn't. But what's happening in Wisconsin will ultimately cure KPN May 2020 #18
so far it seems more symptom than cure 0rganism May 2020 #9
Cure death notdarkyet May 2020 #12
My heart goes out to the people who will die because of these nimrods on their supreme court NT Peacetrain May 2020 #5
When the results of this ruling reflect the reality of exponetial growth OAITW r.2.0 May 2020 #8
Hard to know. If we make simplifying assumptions we can do some arithmetic: Bernardo de La Paz May 2020 #25
As some one who has Wellstone ruled May 2020 #13
My mother lives in Wisconsin. murielm99 May 2020 #42
We let them know, Wellstone ruled May 2020 #43
I guess they will say they died doing what they love npk May 2020 #14
Not to make lite of the deaths and those who are grieving, but if I were honest here, online, lindysalsagal May 2020 #15
What I don't get is why Trump would want to put his base at risk elias7 May 2020 #32
I actually think he's planning to stay in power Mr.Bill May 2020 #39
I feel for the hospital workers who are going to get run over by this next wave. lindysalsagal May 2020 #16
One of the women interviewed in the bar was a nurse. Who would want her attending them now. Augiedog May 2020 #23
On the bright side... DSandra May 2020 #17
Wow! That's a cool video - never heard of that study, glad to know about it. scarletwoman May 2020 #21
That is fascinating. Thanks for posting it! nt crickets May 2020 #24
Fascinating, thank you relayerbob May 2020 #45
Not ignornant quakerboy May 2020 #20
When we're all in the same lifeboat and someone panics putting the whole group in danger Ford_Prefect May 2020 #22
So will an honorable secret service agent throw Trump overboard? Cyrano May 2020 #26
I'm thinking of the maniacs who are putting the rest of us at risk by not wearing masks, or Ford_Prefect May 2020 #31
Is this the clip? Alex4Martinez May 2020 #27
PS 72 in Wisconsin have Covid-19 after attending "large events"... Alex4Martinez May 2020 #28
There is, you could down a couple shots of bleach and it's all good! Initech May 2020 #30
I'll take my shot of bleach with a Lysol chaser JustABozoOnThisBus May 2020 #33
And stop by Spencer Gifts to buy a black light to ram Politicub May 2020 #36
It is remarkable to watch. Politicub May 2020 #35
They are psychopaths. hadEnuf May 2020 #38
Screw 'em. hadEnuf May 2020 #37
Used to drag race cars at the semi-pro level years ago.... machoneman May 2020 #40
The last place that I would go into now is a bar, masked or not. Blue_true May 2020 #41
There's no cure for stupid nwliberalkiwi May 2020 #44
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