Every medium and higher power has some kind of chemical or bio weapons reasearch operation, you keep that stuff locked down for a reason.
China Wuhan Virus Pandemic
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Every medium and higher power has some kind of chemical or bio weapons reasearch operation, you keep that stuff locked down for a reason.
prinCZess
Warrior, Writer, Performer, Perv
Will express...some degree of being at odds with myself over the coronavirus stuff--because this is far from the first time 'new disease!' has been a source of media fearmongering and explosion that panned out to little in reality (at least in the US/West. With bird flu, swine flu, ebola, Zika, West Nile...to name a few), so there's a part of me that looks at this with a degree of skepticism and wondering if it's being overblown.
That skepticism, of course, gets met with the rather dramatic action taken by the PRC in attempt to contain things. Even assuming the reaction is strengthened because SARS was embarassing to them and they want to avoid that again, and the simple 'centrally-organized states like the PRC can do excessive disaster-response in ways other states couldn't' from a...practicality...standpoint, this STILL looks pretty damn concerning, because mass quarantine of millions of people, deployment of military, and spitting chemical disinfectants out via cropdusting over entire cities and the like is some rather extreme stuff. Particularly when paired with the PRCs reticence to work with health agencies, and lack of transparency over numbers they do release...Not to mention the possibility they missed an initial outbreak response and this is coming 'late' (though I don't know if THAT theory is reliable either...This whole mess makes it easy to be skeptical because of missing info, potentially inaccurate info, and the publication of what info there is/might-be potentially suffering from hype.
Long rant short...This stuff still looks pretty concerning even with some skeptical-bones in my body rising up. Hopefully everyone gets a handle on it.
That skepticism, of course, gets met with the rather dramatic action taken by the PRC in attempt to contain things. Even assuming the reaction is strengthened because SARS was embarassing to them and they want to avoid that again, and the simple 'centrally-organized states like the PRC can do excessive disaster-response in ways other states couldn't' from a...practicality...standpoint, this STILL looks pretty damn concerning, because mass quarantine of millions of people, deployment of military, and spitting chemical disinfectants out via cropdusting over entire cities and the like is some rather extreme stuff. Particularly when paired with the PRCs reticence to work with health agencies, and lack of transparency over numbers they do release...Not to mention the possibility they missed an initial outbreak response and this is coming 'late' (though I don't know if THAT theory is reliable either...This whole mess makes it easy to be skeptical because of missing info, potentially inaccurate info, and the publication of what info there is/might-be potentially suffering from hype.
Long rant short...This stuff still looks pretty concerning even with some skeptical-bones in my body rising up. Hopefully everyone gets a handle on it.
Arch Dornan
Oh, lovely. They've sent me a mo-ron.
The most damning is the attitude of people showing symptoms when the quarantine was late. They intentionally left to other cities in China or overseas. Who knows how many they infected along the way?
Arch Dornan
Oh, lovely. They've sent me a mo-ron.
From guys living in China.
MelancholicMechanicus
Thought Criminal
Was gonna name this [General] but I am way too new to have that sort of clout here.
As we all know, there is curently a outbreak of Corona Virus in China. Seems the Chinese tradition of "eat anything that seems even slightly edible and even non-edible" backfired again as a corona virus from bats was able to jump to humans after restaurants in Wuhan kept selling the "delicacy" of Bat Soup (NSFL the bat is literaly whole and was boiled pretty much intact)
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Of course our GLORIOUS OVERLORD XI JIPING and the GLORIOUS CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY asure us that there is nothing bad going on. It's just regular procedure to lock down at least 10 cities and some 40 million people along with canceling new year's parties! You have nothing to fear citizen! Without the CCP there would be no new China! Our doctors are hard at work to fix this, but not too hard because it isn't that big of a deal and there are only some 1000 people infected. Any rumour that the number may be closed to 100 thousand and that our great doctors are massively overworked is merely western disinformation meant to hurt China! Do not give these western agents ANY ATTENTION!
This is merely another SARS like scare that will result in nothing. Do not be alarmed and keep doing your part.
Also keep an eye out for any citzens who disrespect the public order or spread misinformation in this time of crisis! Expecially those that feed dishonorable western conspiracy theories about "cover ups" or worse, that the honourable People's Liberation Army may have something to so with this minor disease outbreak! Absolute nonsense!
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Could it finally be happening? If this de-stabilizes China we could see a 2nd warlord period in 2 centuries. Would put the CCP among the shortest dynasties to ever hold power over the Middle Kingdom and likely set up a massive shockwave of consequences worldwide.
Interesting times ahead.
SB still holding my account hostage for a "sockpuppeting" investigation.
As we all know, there is curently a outbreak of Corona Virus in China. Seems the Chinese tradition of "eat anything that seems even slightly edible and even non-edible" backfired again as a corona virus from bats was able to jump to humans after restaurants in Wuhan kept selling the "delicacy" of Bat Soup (NSFL the bat is literaly whole and was boiled pretty much intact)
🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳
Of course our GLORIOUS OVERLORD XI JIPING and the GLORIOUS CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY asure us that there is nothing bad going on. It's just regular procedure to lock down at least 10 cities and some 40 million people along with canceling new year's parties! You have nothing to fear citizen! Without the CCP there would be no new China! Our doctors are hard at work to fix this, but not too hard because it isn't that big of a deal and there are only some 1000 people infected. Any rumour that the number may be closed to 100 thousand and that our great doctors are massively overworked is merely western disinformation meant to hurt China! Do not give these western agents ANY ATTENTION!
This is merely another SARS like scare that will result in nothing. Do not be alarmed and keep doing your part.
Also keep an eye out for any citzens who disrespect the public order or spread misinformation in this time of crisis! Expecially those that feed dishonorable western conspiracy theories about "cover ups" or worse, that the honourable People's Liberation Army may have something to so with this minor disease outbreak! Absolute nonsense!
🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳
Could it finally be happening? If this de-stabilizes China we could see a 2nd warlord period in 2 centuries. Would put the CCP among the shortest dynasties to ever hold power over the Middle Kingdom and likely set up a massive shockwave of consequences worldwide.
Interesting times ahead.
SB still holding my account hostage for a "sockpuppeting" investigation.
Terthna
Professional Lurker
People in China tend to be very self-centered and short-sighted; which is probably by design, as the CCP don't have to worry about such people rebelling against their totalitarian rule, as long as they can keep bribing them with ever increasing economic prosperity.
Unfortunately, it also makes establishing a proper quarantine utterly impossible. Especially when you factor in how utterly uneducated and superstitious much of China is when it comes to medicine.
All in all, this outbreak could not have happened in a worse country.
Arch Dornan
Oh, lovely. They've sent me a mo-ron.
Hahahahaha.
Thanks Trump.
Arch Dornan
Oh, lovely. They've sent me a mo-ron.
Coronavirus in China: 23 Million QUARANTINED, 2.8 Million Infected; 112,000 DEAD
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halturnerradioshow.com
Game over man! Game over!
On the other hand it's news from a radio show.
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Wow....this person is an idiot.
Snake soup has been eaten by the Chinese people as a delicacy for 2000 years at minimum, and is a part of the catonise style of cooking. And the bat soup is literally eaten by rich idiots who want to impress people by eating some thing exotic. In all likely hood the people who ate the initial batch of Bat soup that created the virus probally makes more money then JohnLukeSam1.
Arch Dornan
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Indeed and it's not just the Chinese who have a craving for bats and other game meat.
They just from serpentzera's observation lack the basic hygiene habits others may at least do.
Did the math and if the numbers are right then the corona virus has a .04 death rate so if you catch it, then it looks like you have less then 1% chance of it killing you. Its worse then getting the flu but better then some of the other diseases. Of course all of that is subject to change but if this holds true and the virus goes global and infects every one and it keeps the same death rate then its not a civilization ender.
Arch Dornan
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And what state your lungs are in. For the Chinese who live and breathe the bad air in the mainland it won't go well for them.
Thanks to hygiene standards overseas the infection rate won't be as bad but for China they're already qurantining lots of their cities.
Not for the Chinese. They will take measures to save face and cover their own assess while letting people both in- and outside die. As long as the partyleaders are save, the streets could clog with deads for all these commies care.
So I saw on the news at work yesterday that there are now two confirmed cases of this in the US, one of which was in Chicago.
My dad was in Chicago just over a week ago, in their airport, and it's made me a bit nervous now that the case there has been confirmed.
I doubt he was exposed, and doesn't seem to be having new health issues. But I cannot stop a part of my brain from worrying about this.
My dad was in Chicago just over a week ago, in their airport, and it's made me a bit nervous now that the case there has been confirmed.
I doubt he was exposed, and doesn't seem to be having new health issues. But I cannot stop a part of my brain from worrying about this.
Arlos
Sad Monarchist
It’s important to note that there is only been 38 recovery so far, so it’s a bit hard to get a proper reading on how lethal this is.
Arch Dornan
Oh, lovely. They've sent me a mo-ron.
Now I know how evil you can be if you don't wash your hands if what I hear of mainland Chinese hygiene habits are true.
Arch Dornan
Oh, lovely. They've sent me a mo-ron.
Insert panic gif.
Staff overwhelmed and infected.
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MelancholicMechanicus
Thought Criminal
Absolutely fucking happening
Thanks China
Thanks China