
Originally Posted by
jstone
the problem with your comparison to the flu is that your comparing it to the flu viruses of today. this is the first outbreak of covid 19, and as far as i can tell the first outbreak of the flu was the spanish flu. there could have been earlier, but it appears the spanish flu is the first well documented flu. the spanish flu killed a 1/3 of the worlds population.
so if you actually compare them equally the first of both the corona virus is nowhere near what the flu is. we have just been dealing with the flu for 100 years, and thats why the death toll is less. if you compare the spanish flu with covid 19 there is no comparison.
this next part is going to come off cold and fucked up, but people die in these numbers every year from being overweight and obesity. so why are we wirried about few hundred thousand. 2.8 million people die per year from being overweight and obese. to save those lives we dont force dietary restrictions on people based upon BMI. So why do we care more about the lives of corona virus victims more than obese/overweight people.
is the corona virus real? sure it is, but it is being politicized and used to gain control of power. im not right or left im about as middle as you can get on everything. while i may not agree with you on political issues, i like the way you approach them. you make some jabs at people but they're never malicious.
what is your opinion on corona virus if you actually compare it to a more relevant flu like the spanish flu?
why are these few hundred thousand peoples lives so much more important, were mandating things to save there lives? we dont mandate things to save others lives when intervention could save there lives.
i wont even try to argue whether or not corona virus is real, but do you think its not politicized for the gain of 1 party?
the spanish flu killed around 50 million people. would you still consider covid to be worse than the flu?
just would like to see what you think, not trying to get you to answer then attack your position with some crazy numbers or facts. just from reading your posts i just want to hear your opinions.