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03-12-20, 10:44 AM | #1036 |
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What looms ahead for Germany. Not nice.
http://translate.google.com/translat..._11762875.html The authors talk frankly, different to the government. No, people, this is not just another seasonal flu.
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03-12-20, 10:45 AM | #1037 |
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On some level "buying" stuff seems to be comforting to people, so when there is trouble on the way I think part of it is that people like to buy stuff. Hoarders love to be surrounded in their "stuff" so.... "Buying" may also give a feeling of having some control over something that you don't have much control over.
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Nah, more seriously, it's pretty much on-point, helplessness is an awful feeling, and people usually need a lot of rituals to get over that feeling, to get the impression they control their fate when some events are too big for individual influence over them. Sailors' traditions are a good example of it, as are many rituals, be they organized or personal (OCD is a good example). I shouldn't throw stones, it took me a lot of time to stop worrying about living close enough to a strategic target that my life expectancy would be counted in seconds once the warning sirens rang (think London's four minutes warning). We can't do anything about this epidemic, just do our best to not further complicate the job for the medical workers and the administration. |
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03-12-20, 11:12 AM | #1041 |
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Think positive the country that launched the missiles first only have 15 minutes left till we retaliate
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03-12-20, 11:29 AM | #1043 | |
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The government will not collapse certainly. Although I think some are trying to cause a collapse.
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03-12-20, 11:33 AM | #1044 | |
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But like a snow storm or hurricane, snow melts and one can get to the store. Hurricanes blow over and one can get to the store. This virus will pass as well and one can get to the store. The truly sad part here is the media is driving this panic. This virus is not like ebola virus.
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My main flat has reinforced windows, a 4 cm thick steel door and the police is a couple of minutes away on foot. I guess it'll be a noisy afternoon before I get to do the grocery run while carefully stepping around zombie corpses. Or I guess I'll have to man the barricades, as each generation usually does at least once, but this time we'll have the police AND the Germans on our side for a change. :-P
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03-12-20, 11:54 AM | #1048 |
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And that is a big part of the problem. For them this is like finding money on the street. They live for this and do everything they can to sow fear and panic. I for one am very sceptical when it comes to the MSM's coverage of this thing.
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03-12-20, 11:56 AM | #1049 |
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Fun thing is, 'alternative media' are even worse about that... and other covered subjects. They are just as much a business as the MSM, but with even less oversight and ethics, not caring about their reputation since they're appealing to niche markets that will look only for confirmation of their initial bias.
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