tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post6964272082274893400..comments2024-03-22T05:20:44.167-07:00Comments on The Disaffected Lib: A Virus That Stalks HumanityThe Mound of Soundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-63973023428365847422020-04-15T07:55:45.737-07:002020-04-15T07:55:45.737-07:00Yes, NPoV, vaccination isn't cheap but, as we&...Yes, NPoV, vaccination isn't cheap but, as we've learned in our own lifetimes, it works when we're not so stupid as to defeat it with conspiracy theories.The Disaffected Libhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13135599782685108764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-39015771108725855672020-04-15T06:31:26.155-07:002020-04-15T06:31:26.155-07:00"repeat testing on a mass scale - does not co..."repeat testing on a mass scale - does not come cheap."<br /><br />vaccinating everyone - also carries a big price tag - maybe higher than testing.Northern PoVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04670080478290108536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-40784240307696394492020-04-14T13:56:34.597-07:002020-04-14T13:56:34.597-07:00NPoV, you may be right, but I think the government...NPoV, you may be right, but I think the government may have blown its lunch money on relief cheques. Testing - repeat testing on a mass scale - does not come cheap.The Disaffected Libhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13135599782685108764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-27654529061384745332020-04-14T13:53:17.900-07:002020-04-14T13:53:17.900-07:00Sal, that has a tinge of "Lord of the Flies&q...Sal, that has a tinge of "Lord of the Flies" to it, eh? We have become tribal, have we not? How do we surmount that? How do we restore the degree of social cohesion that societies need to get through great challenges?The Disaffected Libhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13135599782685108764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-34350046082516609842020-04-14T06:30:09.246-07:002020-04-14T06:30:09.246-07:00Iceland has tested extensively, outside and beyond...Iceland has tested extensively, outside and beyond the risk groups that are being tested here and elsewhere.<br />Initially they showed tons of asymptomatic carriers. However, (thankfully) most of those folks soon got sick.<br /><br />this looks hopeful:<br />https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/canada/health-canada-approves-spartan-biosciences-portable-covid-19-test/ar-BB12yYjx?ocid=News<br /><br />If we're prepared to vaccinate everyone (ya think?) than why not test everyone? (Test, trace and track.)<br /><br />Let's test our way out of this crisis. Safe vaccines take time. <br />Development of rapid, low-cost, local testing should be the priority. <br /><br />Test everybody, test often!Northern PoVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04670080478290108536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-48891703171792070002020-04-14T04:39:05.848-07:002020-04-14T04:39:05.848-07:00.. the bizarre 'dividing line' that's ..... the bizarre 'dividing line' that's become undeniably visible<br />has shown us who exactly in North America <br />is unable to recognize or admit the obvious realities of Covid-19<br /><br />Best start taking names and compare them <br />re another criteria.. those who deny and/or will defy all efforts<br />against the far greater foes of global warming & overpopulation<br />Disaster & war always breeds disease, deprivation and death<br /><br />All this despite the overwhelming indisputable evidence<br />we are being slammed with daily.. re Covid-19 and climate change<br /><br />Now.. apply a damning third comparison..<br />Those prayerful people who proclaim their 'christian' belief<br />tells them they can & must ignore the evidence<br />ignore the grim reality & the need<br /><br />By that 3rd test we find ourselves knowing a simple fact<br />We know who will kill us.. our children.. their children<br />and will kill the planet.. all with their 'best intentions'<br />and always accompanied by their 'thoughts and prayers'<br /><br />Those are people and groups to be cut out from the herd<br />and must never be allowed in any position of power or influence<br />Whether driven by ego, fantasy, greed, myth, <br />upbringing, lack of character, cowardice.. all irrelevant<br />All that matters is those three strikes.. its black and white<br /><br />Its no longer enough to ask..<br />'what have you done for us lately'<br />Its 'what have you done to us lately ?' <br />& 'what do you plan to do to us next ?'<br />the salamanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06853337802990122289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-20262701185644386952020-04-13T19:31:56.191-07:002020-04-13T19:31:56.191-07:00As some historians remarked at the opening of this...As some historians remarked at the opening of this millennium, the 21st will probably be a "century of revolution." At the time they seemed alarmist but the events of the first two decades seem to bear them out.<br /><br />We have embarked on a new era. Sad that it is to contemplate the comfortable "old familiar" ways that evolved through the Holocene may not work in the Anthropocene.<br /><br />What is "normal" anymore? What was normal in 2010? What will we accept as normal in 2030, 2050 and beyond?<br /><br />When you go back to Runnymede, the road to democracy was a not always gentle evolution over eight and a half centuries during which mankind was not challenged by the threats we confront, sometimes, or try to ignore, more often. <br /><br />Maybe we'll need a new social compact if we're to hold society together. A new glue to maintain social cohesion. I'm not sure that the degree of good faith necessary for that sort of thing is easy to find these days.<br /><br />Where are all the wise men?The Disaffected Libhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13135599782685108764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-7303693436675138772020-04-13T17:23:02.501-07:002020-04-13T17:23:02.501-07:00 No one knows if a bout of Covid-19 confers immuni... No one knows if a bout of Covid-19 confers immunity..<br /><br />Some reports of re infection!<br /><br />“We’re not so sure that it will come in waves in the way that influenza does,”<br /><br />We know the flu comes yearly.<br />We know flu vaccines often fail!<br /><br />Are we prepared to go into lockdown on an annual basis?<br />If so , on whose recommendation?<br /><br />Coronavirus is about to become an economical and political weapon that could batter human rights and freedoms; those that think it will be a new beginning have their heads up their posteriors!!<br /><br />The world just went from wanting democracy, such as it is, and freedoms to the lust for a fascist dictatorships.<br />Perhaps we wish for some strongman or woman to make our awkward decisions for us?<br /><br />Such is the nature of a world that has cast responsibility aside?<br /><br />TB<br /><br /> <br /><br />Trailblazerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03436709163754934547noreply@blogger.com