George, you are finally right, to a degree. The Feds investigated that hoaxed noose, because it if it was race related then it is a civil rights violation. The FBI has primary jurisdiction over civil right crimes.
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Playing Devil's Advocate here: from my understanding, ICUs and hospitals generally run about 70-80% capacity. Which makes sense, since excess capacity is a waste of resources. COVID patients may only make up 27% of the ICU, but if that is 27% over and above what is normal it could still result in overstressing the system.
That said, I have heard anecdotally that the surge in hospitalizations is due to people scheduling elective surgeries that they didn't get in the past few months. And since everyone who gets admitted is tested for COVID anyone who tests positive is now a "COVID hospitalization." I am pessimistic on the Texas situation though. Not because I think the virus is especially deadly (IFR now down to an estimated 0.2% and still dropping) but because I don't think the governor has the political courage to withstand the constant drumbeat of "NEW RECORD IN CASES/HOSPITALIZATIONS!!!" headlines. Many people I know who started to go outside are now hunkering back down and the Mask Gang are now back to clamoring for another lockdown. And I think they'll get it, maybe not from the governor directly but possibly if the governor allows cities to re-enter lockdown on their own.
What I would like to know is how they're going to prove you were in one of those super dangerous shitholes like West Palm Beach or Ft. Lauderdale (just eww), came back to CT, and then didn't do your mandatory 14-day quarantine? I guess if you're flying, that's one thing, but driving?
They're running whatever the hell they can to make things look like a catastrophe. I think the original projection was simply e^x.
Precisely.
A lot of people have made this observation.Quote:
I am pessimistic on the Texas situation though. Not because I think the virus is especially deadly (IFR now down to an estimated 0.2% and still dropping) but because I don't think the governor has the political courage to withstand the constant drumbeat of "NEW RECORD IN CASES/HOSPITALIZATIONS!!!" headlines.
This is a society now based on fear.Quote:
Many people I know who started to go outside are now hunkering back down and the Mask Gang are now back to clamoring for another lockdown. And I think they'll get it, maybe not from the governor directly but possibly if the governor allows cities to re-enter lockdown on their own.
It is hard to make an evaluation on exactly how dangerous these groups are.
Many an enemy has been underestimated in the past with catastrophic consequences.
But it seems as it happens, these marches generally revolve around a couple of loud and aggressive black people with a megaphone, who are then followed by a crowd of timid and half committed white people. They appear to be very confident from a distance, but back down extremely quickly when confronted with advancing police or any form of violent confrontation and are terrified to appose anything their "leaders" say. Heck, on one stream there was a calling for all the white people to line up and form a human shield to protect the black people behind them. You could almost hear the "fuck that, i'm going home" in the air.
A lot of these brainwashed college kids (who ARE mostly white) have never committed fully to anything substantial in their lives, not a job, not an education, not responsibility of oneself or their community. I don't see them being committed to this movement when things really get ugly, especially not if they are in the direct firing line. To truly stand for something means you are willing to defend it with your life, this takes courage, on both sides.
Unlike past generations who fought in the trenches, or stormed the beaches of Normandy, I do not believe that this courage is commonplace amongst many of those we see marching around the streets today.
I guess time will tell.
Almost everything you described is exactly the way these reborn morlocks acted in the 60's and 70's. Except the number of black people were even less then. It fizzled out then and it will fizzle out now. Despite the lack of will of executive political actors for Team Blue. If Bidet wins in 2020, this will all vaporize. God help us all in any event. If Trump wins in 2020, more active measures will be taken against the remnants of these clowns, since he would have 4 more years.
Here's another item that the fear of the corona virus has swept under the rug. “No Cash Accepted” signs at stores.
Before the Time of Fear, the great cry against not accepting cash, was it unfairly targeted minorities and the disfranchised (illegals) because many didn't have credit/debit cards. Now the signs are back and being accepted as a rational act, I guess fear trumps equality.
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So? Most people are idiots.
Like all the ill informed morons who want choke holds banned, but are also going to bitch when cops have to then punch people in the head a few dozen times to replace using a choke hold.
A social worker has been sent to the family of the victim to help them grieve properly.....and to direct their outrage towards the appropriate dead white guy.
Their desire for this to end in a communist utopia does. Of course certain people are using anything as an excuse to loot and such, but that is also communism 101. The mobs are always mixed in intentions and the people who lead are never actually communists themselves. They just use the ideology to obtain power for themselves.
Then quit. WTF are you doing? I can at least respect the Atlanta police that walked off the job when they were punished for doing it.
I get it. It's hard and presents bad optics. I guess we do nothing then. That should go well. When do we get our tax dollars refunded?
I bet the police will be right there with the flashing lights should a person actually defend themselves. We've already seen it.
As it does to crimes committed across state lines, inciting riots, domestic terrorism and numerous other federal crimes being commuted with impunity....including the numerous race based attacks happening to whites during all of this.