People will stop trusting the media....... oops too late

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Mar 14, 2020
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The Economist on the coronavirus in the US:

chilango

3/14/20 1:42am

It’s becoming apparent this is serious

WP17

3/14/20 1:55am

Funny thing is, our best case here is that we avoid mass casualties, but that will also lead many people to conclude

cheezedawg

3/14/20 2:03am

You’re absolutely correct.

WP17

3/14/20 2:05am

People will stop trusting the media....... oops too late

travelcoug

3/14/20 2:09am

Other way around

Sumguy

3/14/20 11:45am

That’s the thing. Two years ago 60% thought he collided with Russia now 60% know

travelcoug

3/14/20 12:05pm

Oh and the Newsweek typical 23% republican sample. 41% democrat. I wonder if

travelcoug

3/14/20 12:34pm

Randomly sampling is important

puntersarepeople

3/14/20 5:52pm

This^^^

Cnation

3/14/20 2:05pm

We will know within two weeks if this thing was overblown or not. The

777

3/14/20 3:04am

If we don’t see a massive spike in deaths by Thursday, we will know all the

gwalker

3/14/20 3:47am

Many experts think this is what happened in Y2K.

ReyOso

3/14/20 8:09am

Why do you quote the corrupt media? This is crap. Trump put the travel ban

ImuaKahuku

3/14/20 4:58am

The Economist is about as far from corrupt as a publication can get.

ebv

3/14/20 9:01am

When the articles contains a quote like this...

psychogrape

3/14/20 11:21am

You misspelled correct.

Shihan

3/14/20 11:46am

Dude, it's the Economist. I'm sorry, but one article does not a reputation ruin.

ebv

3/14/20 12:00pm

Economist used to be awesome and apolitical. It took a

Trent

3/14/20 12:34pm

It's really become like religion for some of you.

Blueto

3/14/20 9:04am

This is a disease. It should not be political.

ReyOso

3/14/20 9:08am

Yes. But the above article is not some political hack job. It's a objective view

Blueto

3/14/20 9:13am

Hahahaha hahaha.... Hahaha! Good one!

Harbinger

3/14/20 9:16am

Solid rebuttal

Blueto

3/14/20 9:24am

Already did that below.

Harbinger

3/14/20 9:33am

Cuts both ways

BYU '80

3/14/20 11:43am

I am a Trump supporter but you are embarrassing yourself.

WP17

3/14/20 9:47am

They made some wild guesses to make it sound as bad as possible early on

BYU '80

3/14/20 11:46am

I don't get embarrassed. If wrong I'll admit it. I don't know everything but...

ImuaKahuku

3/16/20 12:05pm

Squandered? Pray tell, what should have been done? Last I checked trump banned

Harbinger

3/14/20 5:18am

Did travel restrictions prevent an outbreak?

Sumguy

3/14/20 9:12am

There aren't just those two extremes that you are creating in your argument...

soulcoug

3/14/20 12:56pm

Testing doesn't help. Sure we could have wasted money like south korea but where

Harbinger

3/14/20 2:13pm

You don’t seem to know what you’re talking about

Sumguy

3/14/20 2:52pm

You are living in an alternate reality. Testing is essential so we can have an

soulcoug

3/14/20 4:40pm

Yeah I'm in the reality where this thing is already all over America.

Harbinger

3/14/20 6:27pm

The greatest failure was in the apparatus of the central government

Busiturtle

3/14/20 5:47am

But more govt would make this bad govt better, or so

bald man

3/14/20 6:30am

I'll go ahead and pass on an even more centralized government

SpiffCoug

3/14/20 9:32am

This is bunch of crap about centralized government

puntersarepeople

3/14/20 12:41pm

China has no safety net, hence older generation all living in one home, which is

VballDad

3/14/20 12:48pm

Virtually every country in Western Europe has infection and death rates higher

BeardedSpock

3/14/20 1:26pm

Did you hear why that is? Did you look at the per capita testing by nation?

soulcoug

3/14/20 1:36pm

The deaths is the telling number to me. Plus Spain and France were behind us on

N8Dawg

3/14/20 1:58pm

That misses the point of the article: The US is supposed to be unprepared for

BeardedSpock

3/14/20 2:11pm

It's too early to almost say anything

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