Coronavirus outbreak

[SkipdiverJohn]

The guy is a moron. Yet you impart a level of intelligence on him that clearly does not exist. Any sane individual would realize that......

Well let's look at how moronic his achievements have been to date. He's built a multi-billion dollar real estate empire. He took on and beat the longstanding political establishment for the presidential candidacy in his own party. Then he took on and beat the political establishment to win the actual presidency, against the conventional wisdom. Whilst Trump might ruffle a lot of feathers, he is anything but a moron. He knows exactly what he's doing. The Democrat politicians who are currently sitting back and allowing a state of riotous anarchy to exist on the streets of multiple cities are just giving him a helping hand!

 

[fossyant]

UK Govt advising against all but essential travel to Mainland Spain - so how's that work if you've got flights next week (not us).

 

[raleighnut]

Well let's look at how moronic his achievements have been to date. He's built a multi-billion dollar real estate empire. He took on and beat the longstanding political establishment for the presidential candidacy in his own party. Then he took on and beat the political establishment to win the actual presidency, against the conventional wisdom. Whilst Trump might ruffle a lot of feathers, he is anything but a moron. He knows exactly what he's doing. The Democrat politicians who are currently sitting back and allowing a state of riotous anarchy to exist on the streets of multiple cities are just giving him a helping hand!

No his Father built up the property empire then gifted it to his kids and various 'trusts' in order to avoid income tax, if you're gonna idolise the feckwit at least have some grasp on the truth.

 

[DCLane]

Anyone from Spain after midnight tonight is self quarantined for 2 weeks.

Yep like they're gonna do that.

This was my thought. It's voluntary and not checked so my guess is they simply won't bother. Quarantine wasn't required when they went so they'll ignore it now they're back.

And anyway most will have used up their leave. So back to work it is and keep quiet about coming back from Spain ...

 

[dodgy]

Of course British tourists will observe the 14 day quarantine, come on folks!

 

[SkipdiverJohn]

Let's cut to the chase, this virus business has been dragging on so long now everyone has had enough of it and this regulation and that regulation. No-one is going to give a monkey's about observing quarantine or self-isolation, and no-one is going to give their details so they can be traced and told to self-isolate. I didn't see one single person fill out a contact detail form when drinking in the pub yesterday, and I'm certainly not going to do so either.

 

[marinyork]

No his Father built up the property empire then gifted it to his kids and various 'trusts' in order to avoid income tax, if you're gonna idolise the feckwit at least have some grasp on the truth.

Trump's a devastatingly effective visual communicator. So much of these threads recently are wrestling over public messaging and why people behave the way they do and can you persuade them. How do people come to decisions? It's relevant in the coronavirus world.

His rustbelt strategy in the 2016 election was very clever, as clever as 1968.

 

[Rusty Nails]

Let's cut to the chase, this virus business has been dragging on so long now everyone has had enough of it and this regulation and that regulation. No-one is going to give a monkey's about observing quarantine or self-isolation, and no-one is going to give their details so they can be traced and told to self-isolate. I didn't see one single person fill out a contact detail form when drinking in the pub yesterday, and I'm certainly not going to do so either.

I admire your ability to see idiocy and self-centeredness as positive traits.

 

[Rocky]

Let's cut to the chase, this virus business has been dragging on so long now everyone has had enough of it and this regulation and that regulation. No-one is going to give a monkey's about observing quarantine or self-isolation, and no-one is going to give their details so they can be traced and told to self-isolate. I didn't see one single person fill out a contact detail form when drinking in the pub yesterday, and I'm certainly not going to do so either.

That may apply to you and your friends, I have a much more positive view of the world. In early March, my junior doctor son flew back from Indonesia to work on Covid wards with his colleagues. Why? Because he heard people were dying. I know many other health care professionals who have put themselves at risk of infection to care for the sickest patients. Many have been working 16 hour days and isolating from their families. I happen to know that they are disgusted by people who dismiss this virus and flout the rules around self-isolation, track and trace and behave in a totally irresponsible way.

These NHS people are doing their public duty. People that you describe are simply taking the piss. Totally selfish - thank God you and your friends are in a minority.

 

[raleighnut]

I admire your ability to see idiocy and self-centeredness as positive traits.

He's right though, there are a bunch of self-centred peanuts who think this way and have done for some time, really I just despair at their selfishness.

 

[DCLane]

That's why SWMBO and her colleagues are preparing for a 2nd wave this autumn. Don't worry, they've now got enough beds / ventilators / other equipment to deal with the hundreds of thousands seriously ill and dying.

I'm not joking: they've been told to take all their leave and be ready.

 

[raleighnut]

Trump's a devastatingly effective visual communicator. So much of these threads recently are wrestling over public messaging and why people behave the way they do and can you persuade them. How do people come to decisions? It's relevant in the coronavirus world.

His rustbelt strategy in the 2016 election was very clever, as clever as 1968.

68, was that Nixon?

 

[SkipdiverJohn]

I admire your ability to see idiocy and self-centeredness as positive traits.

The authorities are hardly giving anyone much of an incentive are they? "give us your details so if anyone near you has caught the virus we can order you to stay in, not go out, not go to work, possibly not earn any money for two weeks, and we haven't got anything we can give you to treat the virus with anyway" is not really selling it to me.....

 

[Rocky]

The authorities are hardly giving anyone much of an incentive are they? "give us your details so if anyone near you has caught the virus we can order you to stay in, not go out, not go to work, possibly not earn any money for two weeks, and we haven't got anything we can give you to treat the virus with anyway" is not really selling it to me.....

......if you followed the guidance and social distanced, you wouldn't catch Covid and need treatment!! You haven't really thought this through, have you?

 

[dodgy]

They walk amongst us.