Quote from: philipma1957 on December 28, 2020, 08:18:15 PM

Quote from: DrBeer on December 28, 2020, 09:38:29 AM

Quote from: Broly46 on December 28, 2020, 02:00:26 AM

Not my list but a good one that points out allot of true things.
1. Approximately 57 percent of all children in the United States are living in homes that are either considered to be either “low income” or impoverished.
2. More than 25 percent of all U.S. children have a chronic health condition that affects their ability to learn. Perhaps we should not be feeling them so much junk food.
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It feels like I returned to the 80s, and I listen to 1 of the 3 available TV channels in the USSR. Classic Soviet propaganda, sample of the 80s

One question - if everything is so bad there, everyone is stupid, everything is degrading - why is the American economy the strongest, the United States is a leader in innovation and technology development, the United States provides financial and technical assistance to half of the world, and for 80% it is a market for selling its products ?! You can fantasize a lot, but reality does not change from this

I was born in the USA.
I lived here most of my life.

Other than 5 years in the USA Navy.

USA is not structured for a pandemic.

China is structured for a pandemic.

Sooo how long before the next pandemic.

Not a very complicated question.

My guess is a new pandemic worse than this one in under 10 years.

I also guess freedom loving anti mask conspiracy people in the USA will not handle it any better than this one.

BTW in no way am I accusing China of creating this pandemic or the next one.
I am simply observing China is better equipped to handle one.

Please tell me - by what criteria do you assess that China coped better with the pandemic? According to official statements? I can take your idea seriously only if you have objective, real, reasoned and verifiable information. If you push away from official sources of information, then I will add a few more similar "facts" to you - for example, if you listen to official channels in Russia, then you will "know" that:
- the pandemic was invented by the insidious Americans, and everyone was infected.
- Bill Gates is at the head of the world conspiracy, especially in the field of chipping the population (of course, for control and management) and 5G from which the hair on the ass falls out, which is what the world government is striving for

- Bucks costs nothing, soon he will have an ass (I've heard this for 40 years

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- America is the most unhappy and poorest country, just one advertisement is shown on TV, and 80% of Americans live in refrigerator boxes under bridges.
- The US Army is a bunch of losers who won't go to war if they don't have a hamburger and toilet paper, and a Russian soldier can eat roots and wipe his ass with a burdock - that's why he's a real soldier, and you don't have any!

- The Jews made even more conspiracies. They hound Russians and steal money from everyone.
- Russia is the most technologically advanced country. She, in general, invented everything. Everything - the Internet, airplanes, electricity, radio, cars, a bucket, a plug, money, water, a happy life, world equality, all physics and chemistry. And then you and the Jews stole everything ...
I can broadcast such nonsense to you for a long time to come. The same goes for official information from China. There really is less delirium, but more "beautiful pictures". I can say one thing - the death rate is hidden, total isolation under a totalitarian regime is not a problem, but not a solution for a pandemic. Such a population density, and the lack of medical assistance in 75% of the territory cannot give such a fantastic result. And the facts of distortion and falsification of information by the Chinese media are enough. Do not forget that although China shows good indicators of economic growth, the country's regime remains totalitarian.