[W]e must not be led into adopting for ourselves the evils of war in time of peace upon any pretext whatever. The word ‘civilization’ means not only peace by the non-regimentation of the people such as is required in war. Civilization means that officials and authorities, whether uniformed or not, whether armed or not, are made to realize that they are servants and not masters.Needless to say, read it all.
Socialism or overweening State life, whether in peace or war, is only sharing miseries and not blessings. Every self-respecting citizen in every country must be on his guard lest the rulers demand of him in time of peace sacrifices only tolerable in a period of war for national self-preservation.
Thursday, April 30, 2020
IMPRIMIS: Thoughts from Hillsdale College on the coronavirus pandemic. Including this from Sir Winston Churchill:
WUHAN FLU [CORONAVIRUS] UPDATE for April 30, 2020:
That damn tail is still wagging the dog, and I'm finding some more likelihood that the data is being manipulated to maintain the panic. The Coronavirus Dashboard and COVID-19 Tracking websites are today showing a difference of ~6,500 in cumulative deaths at 4 pm today. That's just a wee bit more than the 3,700 death difference introduced by New York on April 14th.
My cynical self might suggest that pompous preening pandemic purveyors and petty martinets are panicking again as they come to understand that America is going to open up whether they like it or not -- but I won't (just yet).
The other thing of note in today's chart is that I've introduced a new line to try and control the daily variations in deaths. It's a 7-day running average and as you can see tracks the trend line pretty well.
Bottom line: the pandemic crisis is over. The death rate is declining even though the daily variation is obscuring it a bit. There will be a steady increase in confirmed infections with increased testing, and hopefully we'll get a much better handle on how many people are developing the 'herd immunity' to prevent future outbreaks. An estimated 81.7% of Americans remain uninfected, if not unexposed.
That damn tail is still wagging the dog, and I'm finding some more likelihood that the data is being manipulated to maintain the panic. The Coronavirus Dashboard and COVID-19 Tracking websites are today showing a difference of ~6,500 in cumulative deaths at 4 pm today. That's just a wee bit more than the 3,700 death difference introduced by New York on April 14th.
My cynical self might suggest that pompous preening pandemic purveyors and petty martinets are panicking again as they come to understand that America is going to open up whether they like it or not -- but I won't (just yet).
The other thing of note in today's chart is that I've introduced a new line to try and control the daily variations in deaths. It's a 7-day running average and as you can see tracks the trend line pretty well.
Bottom line: the pandemic crisis is over. The death rate is declining even though the daily variation is obscuring it a bit. There will be a steady increase in confirmed infections with increased testing, and hopefully we'll get a much better handle on how many people are developing the 'herd immunity' to prevent future outbreaks. An estimated 81.7% of Americans remain uninfected, if not unexposed.
ADMIT IT: You are willing to let people die to end the shutdown.
No, we're willing to let people live by ending the shutdown. Lives saved from despair and desperation are no less important than lives saved from the coronavirus.
Moral certitude is for petty martinets.
No, we're willing to let people live by ending the shutdown. Lives saved from despair and desperation are no less important than lives saved from the coronavirus.
Moral certitude is for petty martinets.
GO SEE THE BAZOOKA found by ABC News in a Houston police raid.
Click through to Twitter. You'll find that ABC News' tweet has been 'disappeared', but the German tank is still there....
Click through to Twitter. You'll find that ABC News' tweet has been 'disappeared', but the German tank is still there....
CALIFORNIA PRISONS RELEASE THOUSANDS OF FELONS to make room for skaters, surfers, and people who go outside.
I thought America's News of Record was supposed to be satire....
I thought America's News of Record was supposed to be satire....
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