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3 hours ago, hotchilli said:

Delete "anti" you might be onto something !

Yep. Ante-corruption might also work. Have to buy for your position before being able to start "earning". fore 

4 hours ago, keith101 said:

I always got a flu shot and never got .

That does not prove anything.

Did you know? A hologram has no backbone!

Neither does a politician.????

On 9/8/2020 at 8:10 AM, Justgrazing said:

Wine not ..

Still at the pondering stage, mulling is stage 2.????

2 hours ago, RoadWarrior371 said:

Yeh, too much ambiguity and mis-information in the early days of Covid.  I agree, he probably should have let the states deal with it, and headed to the Swiss Alps with 30 concubines.  ????

Would probably have done less harm if he had. ????

17 hours ago, chilli42 said:

It’s pointless.  This has now become a politically problem for governments.  The health issue seems to have become secondary.

It was always secondary. The only time it was upmost in the government's minds was when locking down people to avoid spending taxpayers' money on taxpayers.

7 hours ago, Bluetongue said:

Jonathan Tam one of many Deputy Chief Medical Officers, plank of the week, according to some video I saw.

Leads me to wonder why do Doctors go into comparatively, normally unimportant and less well paid public service roles. Could it be that they are not very good Doctors. I mean the career path for a good Doctor is emergency room, surgery, high turnover places, followed by specialising, consulting advising etc  making heaps of money. Some less ambitious become GPs and still do very well and can be quite good at the patient interaction and management part of it. Where do the crappy, not very good Doctors go?

The clue is in your first sentence.

49 minutes ago, bangkokfrog said:

He is obviously not right for a job in this government. The reason is not that he cheated, but that he was stupid enough to get caught. I am sure they only want good cheats at the top!

Only the best need apply!

7 hours ago, timendres said:

I suspect the problems you see in the US right now are more deeply rooted in the history of slavery than the concept of a "melting pot". You don't see Italian or Irish riots, now do you?

Not any more, you don't. They've had enough time to sort the turf war out.

On 8/6/2020 at 5:34 AM, Bender Rodriguez said:

no joke, but a bill gates vaccine with tattoo might solve this problem for everyone / forever

 

????

And without the need to travel or go into the sea.

There is a list system in place. That's for sure. Exactly how it works, I have no idea. But my school had to do whatever they did to get me on the list. I am on it but many other from my country are not, and it has nothing to do with where you teach as some teachers were at government schools, some at language schools and so on.

Tricky business I suppose as you can't really get pushy with your employer. 

Some schools might even be dragging the story out so that teachers only start next semester.

4 hours ago, greeneking said:

Yes, new buzzword of the week.  Will they 'eye' and 'mull' and if there is agreement will they 'ink' it?

They might even go further and start "pondering"!

9 hours ago, Bruce Aussie Chiang Mai said:

No problems. 2 weeks in 5 star hotel with 6 boxes viagra included in the tariff.

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Sorted!!!

4 hours ago, Jumbo1968 said:

Ok I will rephrase they can ease the symptoms with drugs or put you on a ventilator if you have a respiratory issue but that will not cure Covid19.

There isn’t even a cure for a common cold, hot drinks, paracetamol and let it ride its course.

Correct. Your body needs to combat the virus, and it is designed to do so. Any medication you are given is aimed at, at best, helping to alleviate the effects you feel while it is doing so.

4 hours ago, FlyingThai said:

IF you get a COE at all from your local Thai Embassy/Consulate then you'll definitely have to comply with the full entry regulations which at this time means SQ/ASQ for everybody.

And possibly pay an inflated price for a ticket on a repatriation flight. 

6 minutes ago, meechai said:

True that ^

 

Also a nice turning point in my life is when I realized regardless of what country, what govt etc etc none of it really

ever directly impacted my life so why bother with it? I know many will claim it is a head in the sand outlook but I think it

can also be described as self preservation.

 

I mean I watch the left & the right go at it literally tooth & nail in the USA & what

does it achieve? I know folks who spend their life watching politics on TV & yelling at the tube what did it change?

Same as it ever was...drags their health & outlook on life down the drain.

 

The old saying "tune out the noise" is like a vitamin these days????

And the more you develop the skill to "tune out the noise" the more contented your life becomes. Why, in any case spend your day complaining about that which you cannot change? It only makes you ill in the end.

Some believe that misery needs company and are only too willing to spend tons of effort on drawing people's attention to misery inducing events. The MSM are the kings of this.

3 hours ago, Nout said:

I believe it. Millions died fighting and dieing for the next generation in world wars.

No,they didn't. They served as cannon fodder to sort out a family feud.  

7 hours ago, Surelynot said:

Have you thought the action taken so far has limited the number of deaths......Oh!.....but you don't care do you?

That is pure speculation. It could have or it could not have made any real difference.  

7 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

Considering the sheer amount of obesity, heart disease, lung issues from smoking, alcohol issues, and other self inflicted issues that the general USA public have deliberately inflicted upon themselves - it could just be nature thinning the herd of stupidity ! !

Good one!!!

6 hours ago, Pattaya Spotter said:

Two hours on...nobody cares ????

 

Are these reports of has-been politicians, entertainers, sports figures, and others contracting the Covid corona virus really news? I mean, were in a worldwide pandemic and people, famous and not, are gonna catch it...doesn't seem very newsworthy to me.

They gotta keep the momentum going!

24 minutes ago, tribalfusion001 said:

Wishful thinking that a vaccine being rushed out will end this madness overnight, unless the conspiracy theorists are correct and it's all a con.

 

I think the virus is real and the reaction to it is overplayed, but I'm leaning more to the conspiracy theories at present.

It doesn't have to work, and probably might not be all that effective. All that is needed is that organizations like the WHO and BigPharama spin a tale that governments will fall for. Then everyone is good to go and governments can stop trying to manage something that they are not able to do successfully.

13 hours ago, George Aylesham said:

Depends on how many people you are prepared to see die horribly. Human life or money?

It's more a case of Human life or Human life. This will come out in the wash eventually when the sums are made.

How many are dying because of restrictions imposed that prevent them from accessing medical facilities? How many are dying because of being unable to buy food as they have lost their jobs? Etc, etc.

This list can go on and on.

Whatever decisions were taken,  there was, is and will be a price to be paid. And all schools of thought will be able to present facts to validate their position about actions and decisions taken.

What, maybe more importantly,  has taken an enormous blow is the credibility of international organizations like the WHO. While some leaders of developed countries will be marked men come next elections. What this will do to political stability and possibility of lives lost due to social unrest is also something to worry about. Currently the US is not looking good with deaths occurring as a result of various groupings taking to the streets to protest for a number of different reasons.  

No big deal. Another lot will come out tomorrow and boost these products. That's how the news works.  

4 hours ago, Bender Rodriguez said:

so it seem to be clear & final

It looks like it to those that want to see.