tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post1123188188129150423..comments2024-03-28T08:13:03.545-04:00Comments on Just An Earth-Bound Misfit, I : The Commonality Between Trump and Xi: Failure to ActComrade Misfithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15404477636451308763noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-91742697341272238922020-04-17T18:48:18.181-04:002020-04-17T18:48:18.181-04:00Xi and Trump are simply not comparable.
When Xi...Xi and Trump are simply not comparable. <br /><br />When Xi had to make the call on ordering mass isolation, all he knew was that the virus was capable of human-to-human transmission, not that it was so readily transmitted that failure to take this drastic step would result in Wuhan's medical system being overwhelmed. We know in hindsight that this was so, we know only now, in hindsight, that ordering isolation early, before the effects of the disease are locally apparent, is the only effective mitigation that can prevent disaster.<br /><br />The example of Wuhan is what taught us this. China went first, had to respond before anyone knew that drastic measures were the only way to prevent disaster. China learned from not making the call before the need for drastic measures had been proven by what happened to Wuhan, to make that call and take drastic steps in the whole country, and spared itself the nationwide extension of the disaster.<br /><br />Every other country on the globe had the benefit of knowing what had happened to Wuhan as a result of failure to start general isolation early, because China and Wuhan went first. Trump ignored the proven reality of the need to isolate, while for Xi the need was not yet proven. Xi admitted that his initial reaction was wrong, and put his whole country in isolation, when reality told us all that isolation was necessary. Trump still hasn't admitted that he was wrong in his initial response. He instead continues to deny the reality of the need for isolation of proven disaster in scores of countries and states and cities that ignored the example of disaster resulting from Wuhan not initially isolating.<br /><br />How many times does the mule have to kick you before you learn to avoid its backside? Glen Tomkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16615965629335985194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-51418932823826734052020-04-16T15:59:23.845-04:002020-04-16T15:59:23.845-04:00Mr. Filthie,
Don't let the screen door hit yo...Mr. Filthie,<br /><br />Don't let the screen door hit you on your way out.Comrade Misfithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15404477636451308763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-37466051662164241622020-04-16T12:42:19.837-04:002020-04-16T12:42:19.837-04:00Hey! I seem to remember some nasty wahmen doing th...Hey! I seem to remember some nasty wahmen doing the happy dance when that bible thumper got taken out by the virus after claiming God would protect him from it. You guys are real nice too!<br /><br />Might be a good time to remind y’all that the flu is also kicking the fat old wine soaked cat ladies, the gay hipsters, and the greasy elderly hippies to the curb too! HAR HAR HAR! At least the bible thumper has a place to go afterward; the failed liberal social experiments are compost!!! 😆👍<br /><br />Trump 2020! BFYA!!!Glen Filthiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03256741311142364722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-61430995275940692032020-04-16T02:46:09.752-04:002020-04-16T02:46:09.752-04:00On that thought, Nan, and as it does appear to hav...On that thought, Nan, and as it does appear to have gone from bat to human (there may have been a dog in there) I would venture we dodged the big one, and if any good were to come of this it would as dry-run for when one of the viri thawing out of the glaciers and tundra that haven't seen a human since before we were human... meets a human.Ten Bearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11342911380840320087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-32940290079948849502020-04-16T00:26:30.927-04:002020-04-16T00:26:30.927-04:00Xi's hesitation puts paid to the notion that t...Xi's hesitation puts paid to the notion that the virus is an escaped bioweapon. He would have known that his asset was running free and in danger of discovery. He would have clamped down instantly. Hell, he might have destroyed one of his own cities to hide the evidence.<br />Nangleatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01908938252272172718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-6894033195356473752020-04-15T17:11:01.018-04:002020-04-15T17:11:01.018-04:00Dear leader doesn't dither
He screams, he fire...Dear leader doesn't dither<br />He screams, he fires<br />in between munching<br />double cheeseburgers<br /><br />His smartphone is smarter<br />then he is,<br />has speed dial for<br />Mc Donald's<br />tweets<br />Fox News.<br /><br />The gods of Olympus<br />had the Furies.<br />Deejay Thoris (not!)<br />has a smartphone<br />that lives in purgatory.<br />Stewart Deanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06830186006689502072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-90977006511459972642020-04-15T16:36:46.349-04:002020-04-15T16:36:46.349-04:00The CDC, just now: The number of coronavirus tests...The CDC, just now: The number of coronavirus tests analyzed each day by commercial labs in the U.S. plummeted by more than 30 percent over the past week, even though new infections are still surging in many states and officials are desperately trying to ramp up testing so the country can reopen.Ten Bearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11342911380840320087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-20178303892426989372020-04-15T15:49:10.329-04:002020-04-15T15:49:10.329-04:00That is what you get when you elect someone who di... That is what you get when you elect someone who disdains expertise to a pathological extent.<br /> You listen to experts because they are the ones who know what to do.<br /> Even were Fergus' claims to be a smart guy true, it still wouldn't mean that he had specialized knowledge about viruses and pandemics.<br /> The job of president isn't to know everything yourself, it's to get the best information available from the smartest and most qualified people around to base your decisions on. The top levels of government are structured and designed especially for that.<br /> Fergus, being incapable of admitting that anyone knows more about anything than he does, is a failure right out of the gate.<br /><br /> Xi, as far as I can tell, is just a vicious fucker.<br /><br /> -Doug in Sugar Pinedinthebeasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12941071534250216503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-62620288555470753332020-04-15T14:24:05.285-04:002020-04-15T14:24:05.285-04:00The need to act with infectious virus is paramount...The need to act with infectious virus is paramount. It was proven <br />back in 1918 and repeated over the years. Faster, sooner, and with tracking<br />are all means to get a handle and slowing it down.<br /><br />DrumpF didn't act, he called it a hoax weeks before it was too late.<br />That is a matter of record. Its on him and all his toadies.<br /><br />If we get to the next election, likely what we will have gotten along the way is not not we deserve.<br /><br /><br />Eck!<br />Eck!https://www.blogger.com/profile/13890237094647111653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-32327189329338129742020-04-15T13:51:35.048-04:002020-04-15T13:51:35.048-04:00I’d hate to harsh Glen’s mellow, but Cheetolini is...I’d hate to harsh Glen’s mellow, but Cheetolini isn’t doing well with his response to the crisis:<br /><br /><b>Most Americans (57%) now believe that President Donald Trump waited too long to act on the COVID-19 pandemic that is devastating the nation, according to the latest Economist/YouGov Poll.<br /><br />That is especially true of Democrats (85% of them say this), and a majority of Independents (56%). Most Republicans (71%) are happy with the speed of the president’s response, but one in five Republicans (20%) think he should have moved faster.</b><br /><br />https://today.yougov.com/topics/politics/articles-reports/2020/04/13/trump-waited-too-long-poll<br /><br /><br />Dark Avengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02220642215040873632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-11648344446305968962020-04-15T13:45:13.443-04:002020-04-15T13:45:13.443-04:00Yea, the current debate is if it slithered or craw...Yea, the current debate is if it slithered or crawled out. Wandered over for a look see and figured out why he hates you so much, it’s just like Lee J. Cobb’s character in 12 Angry Men. He’s also, for a professed aircraft fan, surprisingly ignorant of the basic principles of aerodynamics and controls.CenterPuke88https://www.blogger.com/profile/17770056621255249861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-26914980103174342192020-04-15T13:30:04.968-04:002020-04-15T13:30:04.968-04:00Whoa, somebody kicked over the rock!Whoa, somebody kicked over the rock!Comrade Misfithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15404477636451308763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-82596865111604551922020-04-15T13:26:16.775-04:002020-04-15T13:26:16.775-04:00You're going to deserve everything you get in ...You're going to deserve everything you get in the next election, Comrade.<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_FHrSoxPtY&t=544s<br /><br />Sorry Chickie… but it's a matter of public record.Glen Filthiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03256741311142364722noreply@blogger.com