Please listen to Trump now

[InTheLight]

Just stop. First no one needs him/her to implore anyone to listen to Trump.

FollowTheWay needs to listen to Trump.

 

[Wingman68]

Here is a poster imploring people to listen to Trump. Listen to Trump. Let's save lives.

And he gets attacked.

Along with Trump Derangement Syndrome I believe there is also Trump Defense Syndrome (TDS) which causes overzealous supporters of Trump to attack anyone that doesn't fall exactly in line with their narrative.

I have noticed that posters from the left have not been around much when things have been going good for the country. Now, when they have a good crisis, they come around & act as if they are looking out for us. What they are looking out for is a chance to take back the power from the people........which has been given BY Trump to the people. Don’t be fooled, it’s not a good look for you, or anyone for that matter.

 

[Revmitchell]

FollowTheWay needs to listen to Trump.

FTW needs to do a lot of things. Americans do not need someone from other countries trying to tell us to do anything. Much less libbies who cannot tolerate the very principles our country was founded on.

 

[Gold Dragon]

I have noticed that posters from the left have not been around much when things have been going good for the country. Now, when they have a good crisis, they come around & act as if they are looking out for us. What they are looking out for is a chance to take back the power from the people........which has been given BY Trump to the people. Don’t be fooled, it’s not a good look for you, or anyone for that matter.

believe whatever you want about my motives. Just do what Trump asks you to do. Practice social distancing and good hygiene. Take thus virus seriously.

Spread the word. Use you networks, bots, mailing lists, whatever. Rally your people around the president’s recommendations. We are in a global war here with a virus that does not care about our nationality, politics or wealth.

 

[Reformed1689]

I'm glad Trump is now listening to what his public health experts (Fauci and Birx) are telling him. Listen to Trump who is finally taking this infection seriously.

Yes do not panic because if you are young and healthy, you are likely to get a very mild illness that is similar to a cold, recover and then be immune. But you are not the ones we in the medical field are worried about. But you are the ones who can make the difference between this becoming a really bad epidemic for the US or a complete disaster for the US.

Because if this virus is just allowed to go unchecked, your hospitals and ICUs will get overrun very quickly. That is when people start dying, when doctors are forced to triage patients like a war zone and abandon patients before they have a chance at getting any treatment because there are 20 other patients who also need that ventilator. And when that happens, your best Emergency and ICU physicians and nurses will be dying as well because they will be exposed to large doses of the virus through a small mistake in how they use or remove their PPE.

Yes this will pass eventually. But what public health officials are trying to do is allow it to pass with the least devastation to the elderly, health care workers and health system as possible. Listen to Trump and your public health officials because that is the loving thing to do for your neighbours and your country.

https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/03/03.16.20_coronavirus-guidance_8.5x11_315PM.pdf

If you want to sift through all the misinformation, I highly recommend this one.

Honestly sounds no different than the flu.

 

[Gold Dragon]

Honestly sounds no different than the flu.

https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/03/03.16.20_coronavirus-guidance_8.5x11_315PM.pdf

If you think these are like the normal recommendations for the flu, then please follow Trump’s recommendations for an illness that sounds like the flu.

 

[InTheLight]

Honestly sounds no different than the flu.

Of course the difference is that this is a NOVEL coronavirus, (novel = new) meaning it's never been seen before and therefore no one has built up an immunity to it. That is why it is so dangerous. It's velocity of transmission is higher than the "normal flu" which is why it's so dangerous. The virus can live on inert surfaces which is why it's so dangerous. People can carry the virus and be infectious but show no symptoms for up to 14 days which is why it's so dangerous.

So, please don't compare it to the flu.

 

[Reformed1689]

https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/03/03.16.20_coronavirus-guidance_8.5x11_315PM.pdf

If you think these are like the normal recommendations for the flu, then please follow Trump’s recommendations for an illness that sounds like the flu.

No, the disease itself sounds pretty much like the flu. It's related, literally, to the common cold. Just use common sense people.

 

[Reformed1689]

Of course the difference is that this is a NOVEL coronavirus, (novel = new) meaning it's never been seen before and therefore no one has built up an immunity to it. That is why it is so dangerous. It's velocity of transmission is higher than the "normal flu" which is why it's so dangerous. The virus can live on inert surfaces which is why it's so dangerous. People can carry the virus and be infectious but show no symptoms for up to 14 days which is why it's so dangerous.

So, please don't compare it to the flu.

It's not as dire as the hysteria is showing.

 

[Gold Dragon]

It's not as dire as the hysteria is showing.

I urge you to reconsider that view and listen to what Trump and team are recommending. This is not about who is right or wrong or first. This is about averting a disaster and saving lives.

 

[InTheLight]

It's not as dire as the hysteria is showing.

Thank you Dr. Taylor.

 

[InTheLight]

It's not as dire as the hysteria is showing.

Stock market is down 31%. All major and collegiate sports have been cancelled. Restaurants, schools, workplaces are closed. The Federal Reserve just cut interest rates to zero. An $850 billion emergency spending bill is under consideration. So is sending everyone $1,000 in cash.

But, it's not dire...

 

[Reformed1689]

Stock market is down 31%. All major and collegiate sports have been cancelled. Restaurants, schools, workplaces are closed. The Federal Reserve just cut interest rates to zero. An $850 billion emergency spending bill is under consideration. So is sending everyone $1,000 in cash.

But, it's not dire...

That's my whole point! This virus does NOT merit the kind of hysteria that creates that scenario. Good grief.

 

[Reformed1689]

Thank you Dr. Taylor.

You are welcome.

 

[Wingman68]

Remember when we used to have measles parties to get the kids over it all at once? Yeah, we didn’t have a vaunted inoculation for it then either. Could there be worse things come out of that exposure than the measles? Of course. We did it anyway because we had common sense then.

Did you know that the great & wonderful CDC has, since Obama’s executive orders, been using our time & funds to study & further gun control? Maybe they should stay within their pervue, but that’s not what big government does. Did you know that the CDC had knashing of teeth & wailing when Trump was elected? Do you think they have put that aside right now & truly have our best interests at heart? If you do, you are a leftist or a slow learner.

CDC Releases Study on Gun Violence :: Guns.com

 

[InTheLight]

That's my whole point! This virus does NOT merit the kind of hysteria that creates that scenario. Good grief.

Well, I don't think all this action is a drill.

 

[Gold Dragon]

Remember when we used to have measles parties to get the kids over it all at once? Yeah, we didn’t have a vaunted inoculation for it then either. Could there be worse things come out of that exposure than the measles? Of course. We did it anyway because we had common sense then.

Without an effective vaccine, herd immunity (which is what those measles parties were trying to achieve) is our best protection against these viruses. And we will get there eventually as more and more people around the world get infected and recover from covid 19.

However, it leaves us exposed to complications in the case of measles with things like encephalitis, pneumonia and death in a small number of cases that is completely avoided with vaccines. In covid 19, trying to achieve herd immunity without controlling the rate of infection will lead to Wuhan and Italy like situations where the health system gets overrun by the roughly 15% of cases that need hospitalization and 5% that need ICU care.

Trump’s plan asks all Americans to make sacrifices to help control the rate of infection. Please read it.

 

[church mouse guy]

I don't think that we should send everyone a thousand dollars. Hunter Biden would just another stripper pregnant with the money.

 

[church mouse guy]

Without an effective vaccine, herd immunity (which is what those measles parties were trying to achieve) is our best protection against these viruses. And we will get there eventually as more and more people around the world get infected and recover from covid 19.

However, it leaves us exposed to complications in the case of measles with things like encephalitis, pneumonia and death in a small number of cases that is completely avoided with vaccines. In covid 19, trying to achieve herd immunity without controlling the rate of infection will lead to Wuhan and Italy like situations where the health system gets overrun by the roughly 15% of cases that need hospitalization and 5% that need ICU care.

Trump’s plan asks all Americans to make sacrifices to help control the rate of infection. Please read it.

No one doubts that you are a good doctor. Trump is one of our greatest Presidents because he has done so much for the common man.

 

[Gold Dragon]

No one doubts that you are a good doctor. Trump is one of our greatest Presidents because he has done so much for the common man.

Great. You know I don’t feel that way about him but it doesn’t matter. His current plan is sound and based on public health principles and will help save lives.

Spread the word about Trump’s plan. Show solidarity with your country in this fight. The next 2 weeks are crucial to slow this thing down. Hopefully it is not too late.

I have elderly family in the US and Canada so this is not just a theoretical thing for me.