Navid A1, on 27 September 2020 - 11:09 AM, said:
Here we go again with people putting words in my mouth.. this is why I don't bother with forums anymore.. I wasn't going to even bother replying but this topic is getting too much attention and I wanted to set the record straight.. what you claim is COMPLETELY FALSE.. covid IS real.. my position is that the media is working to scare-monger the public into thinking this is a much deadlier illness that it truly is. Why? Besides the fact that they make money from viewership.. judging from history, fear has always been used to gain power and control over the masses by whittling down our freedoms; as has been evidenced by the draconian measures that have decimated the middle class.. going so far as to make it seem a normal and noble duty to report on your neighbours.
According to the latest CDC numbers, only 6% of covid deaths to date have been solely due to covid (that is without comorbidity).. and over 90% from that 6% figure are from people over 75.. considering the average life span for a male is 76 and a woman is 81.. this just adds to our contention that the strict measures being put in place have for the most part been unnecessary. Yes, yes, some lives may have been saved, but at what cost? The cost must always be weighed against the benefit.. There is a one in 103 chance of dying in a car accident.. does this mean you should never get in a vehicle? No that's ridiculous.. Also ridiculous is that the middle class is being decimated and the fear mongering is making germophobes out of everyone.. not to mention its dividing the population.. having us fight amongst each other.. and over what? A less than spectacular virus?
They say our young give hope for a brighter future.. but the way I see it, it's the opposite.. because they lack perspective and experience, it's the young that will fall for anything..
I do not plan on replying to anyone commenting on this message because this is not the OP's topic.
In case you didn't catch it over the fear-mongering.. over-counting IS the policy:
Edited by DAEDALOS513, 27 September 2020 - 03:26 PM.