Lets Not Be Snowflakes

[Paul B]

Lets not be Snowflakes. Our Fathers or in most of your cases Grand Fathers got drafted and had to go to war. Many of them were away for 6 years making little pay and living in horrible conditions.

418,000 Americans Didn't make it home, dying on the battlefield.

To put it into perspective, As of today about 400 Americans died of Corona Virus, mostly older people. (like me)

I certainly don't want to see anyone dying of any disease but about 29,000 Americans die in traffic accidents every year.
40 Americans die from getting bitten by dogs.

Over 1,000 Americans die every year of food poisoning. and 42,000 Americans died in one year from falling down.

My generation got drafted and most of us went without thinking about it. Our lives were put on hold for either 2- 4- or 6 years
58,300 of us died in Viet Nam.

The vast majority of us, even if we contract the Corona Virus will survive with very little discomfort.
The Government is asking us to stay home for a couple of weeks and most of us will even get paid.

I used to call that a vacation.
Trust me, our Government doesn't want us to die. If we all died they would have to hunt for food and I can't see most of them skinning a squirrel for lunch. (I won't mention names)

This is not that big a deal as far as American History goes unless you are a snowflake.

 

[amado]

Please don’t repeat bad information. This is a huge deal. People are dying slow painful deaths alone in a hospital Bed. Don’t use trigger words like snowflake. This is not about being brave or strong this virus doesn’t give a ****.
If you are poor or rich it kills Old and young. (17 yr old boy died today in NO)
1162 people have died in USA so far in 12 days since the 1st death.


Vietnam was a 10yr war and killed 58,000
This virus has killed 23,000 people World wide and it’s only 30 days .
this number will continue to climb

 

[Paul B]

You mis read my meaning. I only meant we have to endure some hardships for a little while so we can get through this. Not that this disease is not horrible in any way. I am old and live in New York where it is the worst.

I was talking about people complaining that we have to do some things so we don't infect others.
I have been donating food to the local hospital for their staff as they are working around the clock and can't get out to eat or go home.

 

[ecam]

Guys. This is a very sensitive and polarizing subject. To maintain the forum in going to close this out and we can agree to disagree. The post are civil but it’s just a polarizing subject best kept in the realms of religion and politics