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10 minutes ago, rvaviator said:

He stood up for him men ...

And in this day and age, standing up for your people, demonstrating honor and integrity, speaking the truth, calling out incompetence or dereliction of duty is considered a terrible thing, to be avoided at all costs, by the increasingly thin skinned guys in power, who seem to abhor truth, honesty and transparency.

3 minutes ago, sandyf said:

I think that "staggering incompetence" is a bit strong but there is certainly an indication that those controlling access to public areas should be better informed on what to look for.

At this point in time any unusual symptoms should be questioned. Diabetes is known problem as far as covid-19 is concerned, a 53 year old UK female died in Bali.

At no point in the past six years, could the term staggering incompetence be considered a bit strong, or inappropriate, when it comes to the army, and this administration. 

6 hours ago, Crazy Alex said:

Even WaPo and Snopes have debunked your claim about Trump saying the virus was a hoax. Now who said covid would go away like a miracle? And the broader question... why do you make claims that have been debunked or are obviously unsubstantiated AT BEST?

 

As for Biden: he is clearly slipping away with dementia. That is why some are trying to prop up Cuomo. That is an interesting choice, given his governance in New York has resulted in New York being the runaway worst-infected state in the union.

You are incorrect again. It must get very hard defending this guy. Watch the portion on Feb. 28th. The inane and inaccurate statements he made. And then watch what he says at the end. A rather extreme change of attitude. Dementia is far better than delusion and insanity.

Trump has come in for heavy criticism from political opponents for what they say was his failure to take the threat of the virus seriously when the outbreak first emerged. "Thirty five thousand people on average die each year from the flu. Did anyone know that?" Trump told supporters at a rally on February 28. "Thirty five thousand. That's a lot of people. And so far, we have lost nobody to coronavirus in the United States." "Now, the Democrats are politicising the coronavirus… this is their new hoax."

https://www.france24.com/en/20200320-from-hoax-to-pandemic-trump-s-shifting-rhetoric-on-coronavirus

16 hours ago, lannarebirth said:

Actually, the bankruptcies would be counted among his successes. Businesswise, that is.

At least personal successes when you consider the hundreds of millions of dollars he looted from each business, before sticking it to the small family contractors, and banks. There is a reason why to this day, no bank in the world will lend him money, other than Deutsche Bank, and he went into office involved in over 3,600 lawsuits, mostly from small contractors whom he bled dry. That is just who he is, and how he rolls.

44 minutes ago, Nyezhov said:

You mean the highest rated cable news channel. 

And what does that say about America?

35 minutes ago, utalkin2me said:

You were pulling "mark my words" statements about Bloomberg being the definite dem nominee. So, much credibility is lost. 

True. And Mike really blew the debate. But, not on the epic level Trump blew his chance to save the American people. He will be remembered for all of that loss of life he could have saved, had he been man enough to muster up just a tad of selflessness. Failure is failure. Besides the five deferments and the five bankruptcies this is the largest failure of his life. 

1 minute ago, stevenl said:

He may have made a turnaround, and I think it could have been on time for his re-election.

In general events like this favour the ruling party, provided their response is seen as adequate. And while it has fallen whofully short in the first 2 months, the elections are still far enough away to turn that perspective around.

Not gonna happen. Not by a long shot. He failed. He let his people down. He put his own politics first, in a time of national crisis, and that MUST NOT be forgotten. 

Very hard to feel a great deal of sympathy for a couple who sold their home in the UK, and likely moved over here with a substantial amount of money in the bank. There are hundreds of millions in India, and other nations, that made $2 to $10 a day prior to this economic shutdown, and were living hand to mouth, owning nothing, and having no money in savings, no retirement plan, no pension, and no safety net. Now, what will they do to survive?

This shutdown may end up causing ten to fifty times the number of people to starve to death, than are taken out by the virus. And we are talking about young and healthy people, not older people who have lived rich lives. 

In my opinion the Covid virus has knocked out Trump in the first round. Knocked him out cold. Even Mylie Cyrus could beat him come November. His fight against this thing was pathetic from the start. Remember, Covid was a democratic hoax. Until it was not. It was just a little worse than a common cold. Until it was not. And it would go away like a miracle. Until it did not.

The election is already lost. All Joe has to do is simply show up. Covid has done to Trump what the collusion with Russia, the coddling of dictators, the alienation of our closest allies, the devastating trade war with China, that he started, his inane wall, his unbelievable Ukraine crimes, and his 15,000 lies could not do. It knocked him out of the race, and beat him before the elections could even be held. At least one good thing has come from the virus. 

1 hour ago, pathologix said:

To my best understanding (as per daily emails I'm getting from embassy) – US State Dept is recommending TOURISTS return home. They have suggested that expats avoid international travel. I haven't seen them tell citizens who reside in Thailand or Cambodia to give up residency and return to the States. 

Come back to the epicenter of Covid. Leave a pleasant place that has relatively few cases, and come back to a place that is raging with the virus. Abandon a pleasant lifestyle to come back to one of the most joyless places on earth. And come back to a place that will leave you utterly bankrupt, if you end up hospitalized, without insurance. 

Not much credibility that demonstrates, and not a whole lot of common sense and reason either, coming from the State Department. 

It is fair to assume that many civil liberties will be lost, and the army will blame this pandemic. Very convenient. What will it take to get back those liberties and freedoms? Will the army ever have enough power? Will the youth ever ask them to leave? They are certainly not welcome anymore.

16 hours ago, Russell17au said:

OK, you pick up your food and go to the beach which is a public beach and not a beach that is owned by you for your exclusive use. So now I will get my food and my wife and go to the same beach and sit next to you and your wife and my next door neighbour will do the same and your next door neighbour will then do the same so it will not take long for maybe 100 to 1000 people get on the same beach. These same rules are in force in all countries in the world not just here in Thailand to try and stop the spread of this virus, but some people just cannot see beyond their own personal wants. The inane nonsense is the people wanting to congregate together and ignore any reasonable reason to try and stop the spread of this virus instead they only think about themselves. You say there is ONLY nine deaths nationwide, do you want to risk being number ten by not keeping safe distance from other people. What would your answer to this virus be to try and stop the spread and to try and stop people from dying from it? 

You are creating a bizarre scenario from nothing. Social distancing is being observed, with anyone that has even an IQ of 76. That is just the way it is now. If someone sat down right next to us, we would get up and move. And my scenario was my wife and I going to a beach that is nearly deserted, which is the case now. What is inane, is not allowing people some recreation. There is no hazard nor any danger if done properly. Do you honestly think this will be over in two weeks? Are we supposed to stay in our home indefinitely, as if nuclear bombs were falling all around us? 

The panic I am seeing is the bizarre thing. Simply said, this is not the Zombie Apocalypse, this is not the end of the world, you are not likely to die from this, and your risk of contagion is quite low, if you take minor precautions, which does not exclude having a picnic on the beach, or in a public park with very few other people present. Common sense stuff. 

3 minutes ago, Basil B said:

Get real, on the 12th of March the UK had reported 8 deaths due to COVID-19, Yesterday they reported 1,408. the UK has a similar population to Thailand and better sanitary and hygiene.   

We had over a million Chinese tourists here in December and another million in January. In addition to another two million from elsewhere. All in close proximity and few practicing social distancing. 

Use your reason. If this thing was going to blow up, it would a have happened long ago. Barely a blip this far. Alot of panic over a nothing burger.