Coronavirus: COVID-19

**Exo** · 03-14-2020, 09:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Lucem Ferre

Is America the only place where people are stabbing each other over bottled water because of this?

Australia is pretty bonkers too so I've heard, or at least they were last week.

Psy-Fi · 03-14-2020, 09:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Exo

Australia is pretty bonkers too so I've heard, or at least they were last week.

**Marie Monday** · 03-14-2020, 09:57 AM

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Originally Posted by OccultHawk

I didn’t say EVERY other country MM

Will you write my eulogy on FF?

Of course. I feel very honoured. I trust that you'll be ok though, don't worry

I hope it kills Trump, then it would be good for something at least

OccultHawk · 03-14-2020, 10:19 AM

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Originally Posted by MarieMarie

hope it kills Trump

I’ve Got a Feeling! Pence, too.

YorkeDaddy · 03-14-2020, 10:19 AM

Oh man the poetic justice if that idiot walking cheeto gets the virus that he has been so egregiously mishandling, i NEED it to happen

OccultHawk · 03-14-2020, 10:24 AM

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Originally Posted by YorkeDaddy

Oh man the poetic justice if that idiot walking cheeto gets the virus that he has been so egregiously mishandling, i NEED it to happen

Church

**Marie Monday** · 03-14-2020, 10:53 AM

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Originally Posted by YorkeDaddy

Oh man the poetic justice if that idiot walking cheeto gets the virus that he has been so egregiously mishandling, i NEED it to happen

**Frownland** · 03-14-2020, 11:51 AM

The impact and spread of this virus is at the forefront of the coronavirus discussion for good reason since people need to recognize how dangerous it is and do everything we can to mitigate it. That said, my biggest concern is the way that this will be exploited as the situation gets more extreme. As lockdowns and government mandated cancellations become more and more normalized, people may begin to heed an authoritarian enforcement of those new standards. Totalitarianism has traditionally flourished in situations of fear, helplessness, and economic downturns such as these. That flourish could potentially happen once family members begin dying and supplies dry up in a big way, or if riots come about that make people/leaders feel unsafe, if one military power decides to strike another during times of desperation, or once some other additional layer of fear is added on top of the legitimate threat of this disease. There's a million ways that it could go down, like areas of de facto segregation facing stricter lockdown policies, Trump not giving up office in 2021, wars and military action over debt, global conflict. Or we might just come out of this with a widespread consciousness of hygiene and cleanliness in public places, who knows.

Food for thought, obviously from an American perspective. Keep washing your hands, leave the old people alone for their sake, and watch some movies while we wait, see, and hope for the best. Then once whatever happens happens, it'll seem obvious.

Psy-Fi · 03-14-2020, 12:08 PM

Cow Pee Drinking Party

OccultHawk · 03-14-2020, 12:12 PM

Good post Frown

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Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,548	The impact and spread of this virus is at the forefront of the coronavirus discussion for good reason since people need to recognize how dangerous it is and do everything we can to mitigate it. That said, my biggest concern is the way that this will be exploited as the situation gets more extreme. As lockdowns and government mandated cancellations become more and more normalized, people may begin to heed an authoritarian enforcement of those new standards. Totalitarianism has traditionally flourished in situations of fear, helplessness, and economic downturns such as these. That flourish could potentially happen once family members begin dying and supplies dry up in a big way, or if riots come about that make people/leaders feel unsafe, if one military power decides to strike another during times of desperation, or once some other additional layer of fear is added on top of the legitimate threat of this disease. There's a million ways that it could go down, like areas of de facto segregation facing stricter lockdown policies, Trump not giving up office in 2021, wars and military action over debt, global conflict. Or we might just come out of this with a widespread consciousness of hygiene and cleanliness in public places, who knows. Food for thought, obviously from an American perspective. Keep washing your hands, leave the old people alone for their sake, and watch some movies while we wait, see, and hope for the best. Then once whatever happens happens, it'll seem obvious. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

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