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100K died in 5 months in the Hong Kong flu epidemic of 1968

Posted on: November 18, 2020 at 16:33:15 CT
Bulldog Bob Brown STL
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There wasn’t any panic. Concern yes, but people didn’t hide in their homes under penalty of law.
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Covid: Only 99.98% of us will survive. - Chievous'Bandaid MU - 11/18 15:55:20
     That's only 660,000 dead. More than were killed in Civil War - *M* KC - 11/18 16:19:17
          No virus ever infects 100% of the population. (nm) - TigerMatt STL - 11/18 16:39:52
               He said 99.8% of us will survive. The factual converse of - *M* KC - 11/18 16:41:52
                    The numbers are even higher when you factor in the populatio - Chievous'Bandaid MU - 11/18 16:46:18
                    No.. 99.8% of infected survive. In no population does 100% - TigerMatt STL - 11/18 16:45:08
                         "99.8% of us will survive". My entire response was based - *M* KC - 11/18 16:47:20
                              Your 660k death total is way too high. So all comparisons - TigerMatt STL - 11/18 16:49:53
                                   It may well be too high. Another reason to criticize - *M* KC - 11/18 16:50:42
                                        That makes no sense. The smaller the death toll the less - TigerMatt STL - 11/18 16:52:21
          100K died in 5 months in the Hong Kong flu epidemic of 1968 - Bulldog Bob Brown STL - 11/18 16:33:15
               RE: 100K died in 5 months in the Hong Kong flu epidemic of 1968 - scan MU - 11/18 16:37:35
                    ditto(nm) - tigerinhogtown STL - 11/18 17:12:38
                    It hit the elderly hard. My grandma, born in 1891, got it - Bulldog Bob Brown STL - 11/18 16:48:35
               100,000 - *M* KC - 11/18 16:35:19
                    True. And there wer probably 200M people in the US - Bulldog Bob Brown STL - 11/18 16:38:36
                    Current death total is 255K , so 235% increase in deaths? - RHAYWORTH MU - 11/18 16:38:11
                         No, I'm simply responding to the original post, which says - *M* KC - 11/18 16:40:34
                              Obviously you have a line where death is acceptable to where - TigerMatt STL - 11/18 16:43:28
                              RE: No, I'm simply responding to the original post, which says - scan MU - 11/18 16:43:16
                                   RE: No, I'm simply responding to the original post, which says - *M* KC - 11/18 16:46:16
                                        RE: No, I'm simply responding to the original post, which says - scan MU - 11/18 16:47:40
                                             Because it's more fun to do it this way.* - *M* KC - 11/18 16:48:33
                                                  RE: Because it's more fun to do it this way.* - scan MU - 11/18 16:49:21
                                        Its not worth ruining the economy over. - Chievous'Bandaid MU - 11/18 16:47:17
                                   Virtue signaling. Never cared about flu deaths to wear a - TigerMatt STL - 11/18 16:44:13
                    lol so there's a basement for you (nm) - Sal MU - 11/18 16:36:15
                         Huh?(nm) - *M* KC - 11/18 16:37:37
                              It takes "x" amount of deaths - Sal MU - 11/18 16:38:35
                                   I didn't say that. You jumped to a conclusion - *M* KC - 11/18 16:42:49
          Wearing a mask and shutting down your business for 4 weeks - Chievous'Bandaid MU - 11/18 16:32:30
               Of course they're different. Who wouldn't agree with that? - *M* KC - 11/18 16:34:20
                    European countries had heavy mask mandates and they have - Chievous'Bandaid MU - 11/18 16:39:41
                         This is where mask shamers cry about compliance - Sal MU - 11/18 16:41:51
                    RE: Of course they're different. Who wouldn't agree with that? - TigerFan92 STL - 11/18 16:35:40
                         So, we're now relying on April articles from something - *M* KC - 11/18 16:36:59
                              Latest Danish study shows it does not protect the wearer - TigerMatt STL - 11/18 16:38:41
                              RE: So, we're now relying on April articles from something - TigerFan92 STL - 11/18 16:38:37
                                   RE: So, we're now relying on April articles from something - TigerFan92 STL - 11/18 16:42:19
                                        RE: So, we're now relying on April articles from something - *M* KC - 11/18 16:50:04
                                             Show us peer review that masks work. Didn't think so(nm) - TigerFan92 STL - 11/18 16:58:54
                                                  Lots of links to them in this article. - *M* KC - 11/18 17:04:46
                                                       Debunked over and over(nm) - TigerFan92 STL - 11/18 22:16:04
          Did you adjust for population growth? Nope. - RHAYWORTH MU - 11/18 16:29:31
          Country now has a population of 330 million. nm. - MUTGR MU - 11/18 16:26:48
          2.8 million people die in the US annually - Eggs MU - 11/18 16:26:42
          RE: That's only 660,000 dead. More than were killed in Civil War - scan MU - 11/18 16:24:31
               No, I'm just going off the premise of the original post. He - *M* KC - 11/18 16:26:37
                    OP never said anything about masks - mizzouSECedes STL - 11/18 16:28:07
                         He has no arguments - Sal MU - 11/18 16:29:04
                              Oh I have lots of arguments Sal. I'm not sure - *M* KC - 11/18 16:29:52
                                   You are lecturing people who apparently don't care - Sal MU - 11/18 16:30:55
                                        I actually don't ignore those. My daughter is a social - *M* KC - 11/18 16:32:58
                                             The bars and restaurants aren't closing early - mizzouSECedes STL - 11/18 16:35:15
                                             This is dumb as hell - Sal MU - 11/18 16:35:04
                                                  So, you're saying you think they will??? - *M* KC - 11/18 16:36:04
                                                       No, the comparison your trying to make - Sal MU - 11/18 16:36:34
                                                            Well, Sal, it's what people a lot smarter than you call - *M* KC - 11/18 16:39:06
                                                                 Nobody ever claimed the solution would cause - Sal MU - 11/18 16:40:53
                                                                      RE: Nobody ever claimed the solution would cause - *M* KC - 11/18 16:49:31
                                                                           Link? At best it slows the spread(nm) - tman MU - 11/18 16:57:56
               Yeah, not every Governor is Cuomo (nm) - Sal MU - 11/18 16:25:25
          I keep my distance from people and follow the mask rules - Eggs MU - 11/18 16:24:22
          By count, alone. Not by % of world population.(nm) - jake_mu MU - 11/18 16:24:20
          Protect the sick and elderly unlike Cuomo. The rest meh - TigerFan92 STL - 11/18 16:23:10
          the "inconvenience" is also killing people - Sal MU - 11/18 16:21:53
               Oh an by the way - *M* KC - 11/18 16:24:02
                    Nobody is "casually regarding" 660,000 dead people - MIZ45 MU - 11/18 16:31:21
                    So, you support individuals managing their own risks?(nm) - mizzouSECedes STL - 11/18 16:26:02
                         RE: So, you support individuals managing their own risks?(nm) - *M* KC - 11/18 16:29:14
                    Nobody is doing that (nm) - Sal MU - 11/18 16:24:42
               Wearing a mask is killing people and ruining lives? - *M* KC - 11/18 16:23:02
                    mandates in general are, yes - Sal MU - 11/18 16:24:05
                         Let's start with the easy part. Has wearing a mask - *M* KC - 11/18 16:24:45
                              For those with a respiratory illness that still - tman MU - 11/18 16:59:19
                              I never said wearing a mask has killed anybody (nm) - Sal MU - 11/18 16:25:48
                                   Good. That's a very reasonable position for you to take. - *M* KC - 11/18 16:27:47
                                        Yes, the government can make that decision - DevilsAdvocate KC - 11/18 16:33:42
                                        It shouldn't be up to the government (nm) - Sal MU - 11/18 16:28:31
                                             Should it be up to the government whether you - *M* KC - 11/18 16:31:01
          A little inconvenience? I guess you don't own a small - Chievous'Bandaid MU - 11/18 16:21:30
               And I guess you are not yet one of the 660,000. If you - *M* KC - 11/18 16:22:38
                    So, families of those that died from complications - mizzouSECedes STL - 11/18 16:25:16
                    I'd stay inside and not ask you to ruin your livelihood over - Chievous'Bandaid MU - 11/18 16:23:37
     They’ve turned having Thanksgiving into civil disobedience(nm) - El-ahrairah BAMA - 11/18 16:08:01
          This is the worst Thanksgiving since the Pilgrims gave - Fred G. Sanford MSU - 11/18 16:21:49
          At this point the general population is to blame - Eggs MU - 11/18 16:15:42
     Let's make about 40% of those people poor and hungry - mizzouSECedes STL - 11/18 16:06:08
          It doesn't make sense does it? - Chievous'Bandaid MU - 11/18 16:08:22
               I hope to still be alive when the inevitable "Wuhan" - Eggs MU - 11/18 16:28:48




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