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misanthrope

(9,476 posts) Mon Dec 28, 2020, 02:40 AM Dec 2020

Americans just don't care about the pandemic [View all]

The TSA screened more than 1.1 million air travelers this weekend as Americans continue to ignore travel warnings. I'm beginning to wonder whether the pestilence is the coronavirus or Americans themselves. COVID-19 will be here a long, long time.

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Americans just don't care about the pandemic [View all] misanthrope Dec 2020 OP

Some don't FreeState Dec 2020 #1

Good point. Nt spooky3 Dec 2020 #2

yep greyl Dec 2020 #5

I thought I heard air travel was down 50% from moonscape Dec 2020 #10

Yes PatSeg Dec 2020 #23

Seems like a number of Americans have their collective heads up their collective areses. IsItJustMe Dec 2020 #3

The virus just isn't that deadly to most people ansible Dec 2020 #4

It doesn't have to kill you immediately misanthrope Dec 2020 #6

Same here, I have mormon relatives partying right now ansible Dec 2020 #7

But how many strangers did they give it to, who may spooky3 Dec 2020 #14

An acquaintance of mine got sick. So did his wife. His symptoms were mild. Hers caused her to be shrike3 Dec 2020 #20

Yes, like Russian roulette mixed with firing the gun randomly into the sky and surroundings. StarryNite Dec 2020 #24

Just found out that a friend of a friend lost his adult son. shrike3 Dec 2020 #27

Long-Term Effects of COVID-19 StarryNite Dec 2020 #22

That's true. Some people have very few symptoms, some have the worst illness of their lives, Poiuyt Dec 2020 #25

Previous diseased, pre-existing conditions, genetics, and age are factors. Klaralven Dec 2020 #34

About 10% of the population have had Covid 19 and about 0.1% of the population have died. Klaralven Dec 2020 #36

It is contagious and could easily spread to someone who can't handle it JonLP24 Dec 2020 #38

I accept your apology. Iggo Dec 2020 #41

Pandemic overload, it goes on and on Raine Dec 2020 #8

they'll start caring when Biden is president - suddenly Senate GOP will discover there is a pandemic TomDaisy Dec 2020 #9

This is exactly what will happen, along with obsession with the deficit and everything else. betsuni Dec 2020 #13

January 20, 2021 12:00pm EST: durablend Dec 2020 #19

They're setting Biden up to fail on day one. Initech Dec 2020 #21

It's both Meowmee Dec 2020 #11

They cared about Ebola in 2014 when 2 people died on American soil (who had contracted it overseas). Doodley Dec 2020 #12

+1 MustLoveBeagles Dec 2020 #29

Short attention spans Chainfire Dec 2020 #15

as long as the virus llashram Dec 2020 #16

+1 2naSalit Dec 2020 #17

They sure did forget Herman Cain quickly n/t TexasBushwhacker Dec 2020 #33

hardly a whisper llashram Dec 2020 #39

Lack of public spirit is typical of a declining empire Yeehah Dec 2020 #18

this llashram Dec 2020 #40

Adaptation is Human Nature. The plague becomes normal life. maxsolomon Dec 2020 #26

The biggest danger to democracy is selfishness. redstatebluegirl Dec 2020 #28

This MustLoveBeagles Dec 2020 #30

People who lived down the street from me had a huge party Saturday night. cwydro Dec 2020 #31

NO...TITLE SHOULD READ...'SOME AMERICANS don't car about pandemic" Stuart G Dec 2020 #32

Where I live, near a small tourist town in the west, Roisin Ni Fiachra Dec 2020 #35

I drove past Midway Airport on Christmas and there wasn't a single plane in the sky Beringia Dec 2020 #37