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[–]fred_red_beans 4 insightful - 3 fun4 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 3 fun -  (6 children)

OK, you're right.

You're comparison is still poor. There were about 100 million people in the US during WWI, there are now 270 million, that would be 0.12% of the population died during WWI vs 0.064% supposed deaths from the coronavirus.

https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/coronavirus/coronavirus-disease-2019-vs-the-flu

COVID-19: There have been approximately 775,879 deaths reported worldwide. In the U.S, 170,052 people have died of COVID-19, as of August 17, 2020.*

Flu: The World Health Organization estimates that 290,000 to 650,000 people die of flu-related causes every year worldwide.

Even with deaths being classified as covid when the majority were more likely due to the comorbidities, if this were the "serious pandemic" that is being claimed you would see deaths way outside the range of 290,00 to 650,000.

[–]Klondike 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (5 children)

Even with deaths being classified as covid when the majority were more likely due to the comorbidities, if this were the "serious pandemic" that is being claimed you would see deaths way outside the range of 290,00 to 650,000.

Or maybe the lockdowns and countermeasures are working, so the world-wide deaths are lower than what they would've been? 🙃🕴️

[–][deleted] 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

You people always bring up the efficiency of the lockdowns and such to justify the low numbers, but I know so few people in my home country who followed any of that shit, and NONE of them have gotten sick. Quit falling for psychological warfare. America would have dead homeless lining the streets if this were a real pandemic.

[–]Klondike 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

And I know people who have gotten sick, so I guess our anecdotes cancel each other out! 🙂

[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

You are cute

[–]Jesus 1 insightful - 3 fun1 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

My brothers friend who has a child, well that child's nanny's father who takes care of his 3rd cousins dog who sees a neighbor on and off, well that neighbor died and got sick from COVID.

[–]Klondike 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Thanks