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Not all fear is bad..I never argued it was...it is one of many false assumptions being made on this thread..you are damn right about fear and precisely because of what you say..I challenge ignorance on this thread about airborne pathogens... then again explaining this virus is no different than explaining to a wife how she got syphilis from her husband. I have done that. You get resistance of course when you tell them how it was spread...the resistance is the greatest the more myths they believe in about their husband of course.

Nothing in what you read said you would breath in the virus after it remained in the air three hours. That is an illogical and nonsensical assumption you derived from what you think airborne means. Because I point that out while you play immunology expert and I repudiated your false assumption you claim I initiated your medical conclusion and play doctor. I do not, I limit myself to pointing out your alleged publication never said the assumptions you make. I also state Betsy and you need to understand that the info you are given is not contradictory just not understood by you the same reason you think assume all tigers are wild. You assume. Your assumption has become entrenched religious gospel. Its not based on science but your fear of dying. Think. If the air was lethal as you said the entire population would have had it by now. Common sense alone would tell you that.

Radioactivity does not spred the virus does and clearly you did not retain much about airborne particulates from viruses.

Can you go please find out what an airborne areosol is and why because areosol means liquid spray it does not float in the air three hours until you walk by and inhale it..its not how it's transmitted or inhaled..again you are not taking the time to understand what you are reading..nothing in what you read said you will breath it in 3 hours later...

Depends. Is it a wild tiger or a completely tame one simply wanting to play and you did not know it was tame..

No I am simply pointing out alternative info you disagree with and reject.

I gain pointing out spreading fear about a virus is counter productive. I challenge people who fear monger. However since you are clear you want to engage in illogical reactions, at least start a new thread, you answered your question..you are not interested in logical responses or info..you want to wallow in fear of air and incite others too..please do not let stop you...

Not when it's based on ignorance. Learning not to touch fire would be. Fearing masterbating will make you impure would not be.

Yes I do and many others do and you can find out too Betsy if you stop playing the powerless victim. Go read up what it means. You ignored me. This fear you have that a windy day will kill you is irrational. If you want to be fearful like that you choose to. Think. How is a sneeze from 15 feet away going to blow into your nose. Use common sense.

You answered your thread question. When someone tries to provide a rational response you dismiss it. Kind of hard to give you a responsecif you got both ears blocked with your fingers.

Fear is a primal impulse triggered by ignorance. As a result it causes war, suicide, violence, hysteria, panic. Therefore to pose it as a beneficial survival skill is illogical let alone silly.

It's a darn shame you do not take the time to understand what airborne means.

No one is dissuading you...if you want to be afraid of the air go ahead..being afraid of the air is neither practical or based on fact. You clearly want to believe the air will kill you and masks will save you....neither is a fact...

You need to understand what enables something to be airborne...it does not just float like a hair. ..you have read the article without understand what requires something to be airborne.

You can use a scarf. Next, read up on it. You sound scared. Education lowers the fear. You do not need a mask you just need to keep your distance.

Well stated.

The above bait and hook is supposed to make one bite down on it and then start shitting on the US. I pass. Seriously you know any American who dreams about Canada?

The split in jurisdiction between the federal and state governments in the US presents a different legal forum than the one between our federal government and the provinces. Our PM in the sense of imposing health policies has less constitutional barriers. That explains some not all of Trump 's hands off approaches...however he has engaged in needless partisanship with Cuomo and his own party argues he is to laissez faire over some states not shutting down. He has made unhelpful comments about medical supply shortages and medical treatment initiatives. Trudeau is far more controlled as to what he is allowed to say. Both have no real day to day connection to the actual managers of the pandemic. Trump's ego and narcissistic personality disorder causes him to try one up anyone on anything which explains his snake oil obsession. He needs to be the smartest one in the room and center of attention but he has no power to distribute new medications without proper testing..he is just blowing the usual narcissistic hot air...I would spend my attention on Fauci not him. He has no stake he just is jealous of Fauci. Psychology 101 no sinister pharmaceutical buy in.

Sizzle. I hear Wes, Argrrrr and you loud and clear. Agreed. Just I call him a shtoonk, putz, imbecile, not traitor.

People are assuming this will over run rural hospitals. That assumes people isolated still get the virus let alone head to a rural hospital.

If people were able to sue the Chinese government we would also have to apportion part of the blame to many others for the same legal reason we could hold China responsible. In tort law to sue for damages you must prove cause and effect...you also have to show the cause and effect could have been predicted and prevented. Easier said than done. So to do that would be very difficult. Also suing a government that does not consent to being sued means you have to sue it in your own court without it being present. If you proceed with a trial " in absentia ", I.e. with that government not present China will simply ignore the court's jurisdiction or right to sue. So then you would have to seize Chinese money or assets outside China to try collect on any judgement which would cause retaliation by China seizing assets of foreigners in its country and calling in all money owed to it from all governments. Its complicated. Chinese citizens now know their government covered up and will not have any recourse. Many governments did or failed to react quickly enough like China as well. What will need to happen is creating protocols as we were supposed to after Sars so this does not repeat and preventing the import of Chinese wet market products...as consumers we should boycott such goods as well because Chinacwill not close down wet markets where these viruses originate. Also if that is your picture I like your hair. I am jealous. I am a bald old man. I want your hair. Have a nice day.

The virus will not hang in the air..it needs water droplets to move..so it has to come to rest on a surface to to thenn be touched and then spread or you have to inhale the droplet. It does not hang in the air and you walk into it and breath it in.. interestingly people said the same false things about aids, polio, leprosy, many other viruses or diseases and your own Bible tells you how Jesus dealt with the false info albeit in allegories. Microscopic fungus or bacteria is more likely to be airborne than a virus. Sneezing, coughing, touching is how you get a virus. Masks are needed for health care workers because it stops blood, mucus, other bodily fluid like pus, spit... it does notbyavexanyveffectbotgef than a placebo effect for people walking. 2 meter distancing is more than adequate. Just wear a scarf if you are that frightened. ..better still empower yourself not to be afraid by going not on political sites but medical sites or the Bill Gates Foundation, March of Dimes, any CPD site, any medical hospital site where they calmly explain what you ask. Info on the virus changes constantly. In the old days without instant news you would not see as many constant updates lending to a more stable presentation of news..no it comes in rapid fire with no time to properly digest it and its presented in poorly expressed 10 secondcspund bites..not thoughtful analysis...so you may want to read the news just once a day..not every minute..andbonly use it as a headline not a substitute for doing your own further research..sometimes too much info and of course contradicts previous info..that is the basic nature of human communication...contradictory info that comes in has to be assessed calmly and objectively which is hard to do when one is agitated or anxious...

Hey B ease up....we all need proof to make conclusions.. hindsight is wonderful... call me a hemmeroid for saying this...but I think we have had by far some of the best posts written on this topic by all the usual on this forum..it upped the discussion. ..and we now have Dougie Johnny Cash Box Cat Willie haikus to bring some sophisticated lsd magic mushroom flashbacks to the dialogue..sing along under house arrest man...ease up on yourself too.. yer posts especially the ones I disagree with..are appreciated..without disagreement I would go just even more nutz man...by the way Trump said some dumb stuff this weekend showing thin skin...he made a crack about the federal government not being a stock clerk...he really does need to take a cue from the Queen or Prince Chas on leadership...or even the rumpled Boris Johnson downplaying his fever..understatement is what true leaders do in times of crisis..no sugar coating but no rudeness..like Fatso Ford ..excellent example of staying calm as a leader..I am too angry at Trudeau over Lavalin to say anything nice about him. I supported Grant Garneau not him as leader. Then again I supported Jean Charest as Conservative leader so I know nothing. The world no longer has Churchill to rally people just the Queen and Prince Chas. I think Kanye West needs to make an address to the masses: It ain't nuttin man Jes sum punk ass China dude eating bats Don't tell me nuttin man don't you tell me I been round bats my whole life man I warned the powers that be and they locked me up man as mental Y'all need to listen to my lyrics back words man You a punk ass bitch Drake

Another thing Boris this is the country where we named a beer after Bullwinkle. MOOSEHEAD. Can you at least go have one. We do not make piss like Budweiser up here nor do we have US Dems. Agitate just once based on something in Canada. It's called Maple Leaf Forum.

No prob man. It's all good fun.