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Post by imp566 on Mar 15, 2020 8:30:25 GMT
The possibility that this coronavirus outbreak was deliberately caused by the US is now gaining some traction, and there was a Guardian article about this two days ago. Speaking to friends in the Far East, it is a popular viewpoint. The fact that the US Army attended the World Military Games in Wuhan in October 2019 is another unsettling 'coincidence'. I appreciate that such speculation may not be seen as very helpful by some, but should it transpire that the US is behind this, the implications could be worse than the disease itself. Kentish Gotta love a good conspiracy theory!
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Post by danielcufc on Mar 15, 2020 8:57:40 GMT
The possibility that this coronavirus outbreak was deliberately caused by the US is now gaining some traction, and there was a Guardian article about this two days ago. Speaking to friends in the Far East, it is a popular viewpoint. The fact that the US Army attended the World Military Games in Wuhan in October 2019 is another unsettling 'coincidence'. I appreciate that such speculation may not be seen as very helpful by some, but should it transpire that the US is behind this, the implications could be worse than the disease itself. Kentish Gotta love a good conspiracy theory! There are many worse than that around. 5G masts causing it all was going around social media the other day!
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Post by cufctheparrot on Mar 15, 2020 10:42:28 GMT
The possibility that this coronavirus outbreak was deliberately caused by the US is now gaining some traction, and there was a Guardian article about this two days ago. Speaking to friends in the Far East, it is a popular viewpoint. The fact that the US Army attended the World Military Games in Wuhan in October 2019 is another unsettling 'coincidence'. I appreciate that such speculation may not be seen as very helpful by some, but should it transpire that the US is behind this, the implications could be worse than the disease itself. Kentish Why would it be the US. It could be any country that has a high proportion of elderly citizens with an inability to provide welfare benefits to those?
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Post by kentishu on Mar 15, 2020 14:11:55 GMT
Because the US is in the middle of a trade war with China, the war on terror against Iran, and hate the idea of the EU almost as much as Brexiteers. Plus they have an actual madman running the country.
What will happen now is that the world (including eventually the UK) will spend the next few weeks trying to minimise the number of infections, whilst trying to work out how high risk individuals can best be protected, and confirm that low risk individuals are essentially safe. Once that is done, the lockdowns (including football matches) will be released, and low risk individuals will be able to carry on as before. Because life must go on. High risk individuals will be encouraged to protect themselves, until either a vaccine or a treatment which significantly reduces the mortality risk is found. And then Covid-19 will just be one of many diseases people try to avoid. Like flu. BTW the concept of 'herd immunity' is essentially b*ollocks, no one is immune from flu or a cold because they have had it before, and I am pleased the UK government now seem to be distancing themselves from it.
However, we will be left with the political fallout particularly if Trump is behind this.
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Post by mrjimmy on Mar 15, 2020 14:56:05 GMT
Kentishu, or should I say Ken Tish Yu? :-)
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Post by kentishu on Mar 16, 2020 0:00:08 GMT
Kentishu, or should I say Ken Tish Yu? :-) Bless you, that's a nasty cough you have...
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Post by moose on Mar 16, 2020 19:06:19 GMT
The possibility that this coronavirus outbreak was deliberately caused by the US is now gaining some traction, and there was a Guardian article about this two days ago. Speaking to friends in the Far East, it is a popular viewpoint. The fact that the US Army attended the World Military Games in Wuhan in October 2019 is another unsettling 'coincidence'. I appreciate that such speculation may not be seen as very helpful by some, but should it transpire that the US is behind this, the implications could be worse than the disease itself. Kentish Was the flat-earth convention also cancelled due to COVID-19?
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Post by Wingco's Boy on Mar 16, 2020 22:56:32 GMT
Because the US is in the middle of a trade war with China, the war on terror against Iran, and hate the idea of the EU almost as much as Brexiteers. Plus they have an actual madman running the country. What will happen now is that the world (including eventually the UK) will spend the next few weeks trying to minimise the number of infections, whilst trying to work out how high risk individuals can best be protected, and confirm that low risk individuals are essentially safe. Once that is done, the lockdowns (including football matches) will be released, and low risk individuals will be able to carry on as before. Because life must go on. High risk individuals will be encouraged to protect themselves, until either a vaccine or a treatment which significantly reduces the mortality risk is found. And then Covid-19 will just be one of many diseases people try to avoid. Like flu. BTW the concept of 'herd immunity' is essentially b*ollocks, no one is immune from flu or a cold because they have had it before, and I am pleased the UK government now seem to be distancing themselves from it. However, we will be left with the political fallout particularly if Trump is behind this. Kentish Stark staring bonkers.
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Post by eltelsgoldtooth on Mar 16, 2020 23:57:45 GMT
Because the US is in the middle of a trade war with China, the war on terror against Iran, and hate the idea of the EU almost as much as Brexiteers. Plus they have an actual madman running the country. What will happen now is that the world (including eventually the UK) will spend the next few weeks trying to minimise the number of infections, whilst trying to work out how high risk individuals can best be protected, and confirm that low risk individuals are essentially safe. Once that is done, the lockdowns (including football matches) will be released, and low risk individuals will be able to carry on as before. Because life must go on. High risk individuals will be encouraged to protect themselves, until either a vaccine or a treatment which significantly reduces the mortality risk is found. And then Covid-19 will just be one of many diseases people try to avoid. Like flu. BTW the concept of 'herd immunity' is essentially b*ollocks, no one is immune from flu or a cold because they have had it before, and I am pleased the UK government now seem to be distancing themselves from it. However, we will be left with the political fallout particularly if Trump is behind this. Kentish What a load of complete fucking horseshit Let’s blame Donald even tho it started in China Jesus wept
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Post by spyros on Mar 17, 2020 9:05:30 GMT
Let’s blame Donald even tho it started in China Jesus wept Well he's hardly going to start it in the USA, is he? That would be madness. I for one am all for using the Social Chat section of a League 2 football club message board to nurture any paranoia and conspiracy theories, no matter how insane. Particularly since the pubs and restaurants thread became virtually redundant as of about 5.30pm yesterday
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Post by Rico on Mar 17, 2020 9:17:30 GMT
No time for this conspiracy, particularly as America is likely to be hit pretty hard for a number of reasons.
For instance - relatively incompetent and anti-scientific administration (and population). Poor public healthcare system, lack of sick pay meaning poorer people avoid / can’t afford to get help. Also relatively high level of illegal migrants who won’t seek help when sick or out themselves forward for treating for fear of detention / deportation.
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Post by neilmc4 on Mar 17, 2020 13:02:09 GMT
No time for this conspiracy, particularly as America is likely to be hit pretty hard for a number of reasons. For instance - relatively incompetent and anti-scientific administration (and population). Poor public healthcare system, lack of sick pay meaning poorer people avoid / can’t afford to get help. Also relatively high level of illegal migrants who won’t seek help when sick or out themselves forward for treating for fear of detention / deportation. ...........and a clown in The White House who's demonstrated he's utterly incapable of dealing with something he can't bully , insult or threaten on Twitter.
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Post by eltelsgoldtooth on Mar 17, 2020 14:51:17 GMT
Let’s blame Donald even tho it started in China Jesus wept Particularly since the pubs and restaurants thread became virtually redundant as of about 5.30pm yesterday My local Indian was packed last night. The main conversation was around support your locals! And for a business that has been there over 30 years that’s British spirit at its finest
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Post by squibbon on Mar 17, 2020 15:12:42 GMT
Let’s blame Donald even tho it started in China Jesus wept Well he's hardly going to start it in the USA, is he? That would be madness. I for one am all for using the Social Chat section of a League 2 football club message board to nurture any paranoia and conspiracy theories, no matter how insane. Particularly since the pubs and restaurants thread became virtually redundant as of about 5.30pm yesterday You can go on the Pubs and Restaurants thread but we advise you not to use it.
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Post by mike_CUFC on Mar 17, 2020 15:32:57 GMT
I do feel for the pubs & restaurants at the moment (well that and the whole travel/leisure sector). I thought it odd to only advise against it but after seeing insurance companies and policies I can see why our PM only advised, companies won't be able to claim on their insurance so by only advising they are at least still able to achieve a revenue stream (albeit a much reduced one). No doubt the government needs to be offering SME's (and even some bigger companies) some very generous/cheap loans to ensure they don't go under during these difficult times. It's going to last a lot longer that's for sure.
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