D&D and the rising pandemic

[ccs]

Didn't you hear?

"The 'Rona is just like gremlins; it doesn't turn bad unless you feed it after midnight."

-A scientist, probably.

Could also be a president of something or other.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Didn't you hear?

"The 'Rona is just like gremlins; it doesn't turn bad unless you feed it after midnight."

-A scientist, probably.

Could also be a president of something or other.

I’m seeing hooks for a Modern Horror/Fantasy story arc...

 

[Zardnaar]

Crazy our bubble is essentially the whole country sans done isolation facilities.

Apart from border controls business as usual last 6 weeks or so.

From memory this is kinda like NY a week or so before they were overwhelmed.

 

[GreyLord]

Idahonoooooooo!

This is mind boggling.

Why is the US acting like this (or parts of it).

The most effective thing to get the US to change right now I think is for every other location in the World to ban travel to and from the US, but more than that...ban ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING coming and going from the US until the virus is under control. That would probably change their tune within 1 or 2 months (hard heads are hard to convince).

If the US says it's about the economy, then shut the economy down and that argument no longer has any legs to stand on.

I'm not sure how to make the US see more sense, and I am unfortunately in the heart of it (as many of us are).

 

[Hussar]

The problem is, we sell far more TO the USA than we buy from them. There's a reason people talk about trade deficit. Cutting US imports would hurt the US a lot less than the US cutting our exports in retaliation.

Sigh. Tokyo is having a couple of days of big spikes - 200 cases a day after weeks of 40-50 ish. My area is still seeing half a dozen or so cases a day. Manageable.

 

[Zardnaar]

Ignore technical issue.

 

[Zardnaar]

The problem is, we sell far more TO the USA than we buy from them. There's a reason people talk about trade deficit. Cutting US imports would hurt the US a lot less than the US cutting our exports in retaliation.

Sigh. Tokyo is having a couple of days of big spikes - 200 cases a day after weeks of 40-50 ish. My area is still seeing half a dozen or so cases a day. Manageable.

Trade war was Great Depression. Emphasize the great part.

 

[Eltab]

This pandemic thing is never going to end in the US, is it?

When the authorities get around to containing the virus (and locating / quarantining infected people) instead of hassling everybody 'just in case'.

 

[Eltab]

This time it will involve red hats!

... or riots.
But EnWorld's rule of No Politics has not been repealed. So let's turn the conversation away from a finger-pointing contest.

 

[Eltab]

This is mind boggling.

Why is the US acting like this (or parts of it).

The most effective thing to get the US to change right now I think is for every other location in the World to ban travel to and from the US, but more than that...ban ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING coming and going from the US until the virus is under control. That would probably change their tune within 1 or 2 months (hard heads are hard to convince).

If the US says it's about the economy, then shut the economy down and that argument no longer has any legs to stand on.

I'm not sure how to make the US see more sense, and I am unfortunately in the heart of it (as many of us are).

i get the frustration, but ...
Most people in the US do not see "what does the rest of the world think?" as something to worry about.
A world-wide trade boycott will turn into a US drive for more Made in USA products: we can take care of our needs ourselves.

To get a bunch of independent stubborn self-reliant people to change their behavior, you need to show them that making the change is better than current conditions. Whether that be "trade in your horse and buggy for a Model T" or "wear a mask".