Rants and WTF are you talking about and Coronavirus!

[QUOTE=TheCane;2556604]Most of the girls you meet won't speak English, but you will invariably run into some that do. For those who don't, if you can speak Spanish, that will aid you greatly, since if you speak it slowly enough most will understand you (even if they say they don't speak Spanish). But just don't walk up to a Brazilian person and start jabbering away in Spanish expecting them to understand you. That's just plain rude. They speak Portuguese, which is something close to Spanish, but obviously not the same. Now, I've never had a major problem communicating. Between what Portuguese I know, and between what English and Spanish they know (plus the indispensable Google Translate app), I've been fine. Brazilian people tend to be patient and friendly and willing to work with you if you show the same. That's not always true with respect to other peoples and cultures I have experienced around the world.[/QUOTE]Thank you! Sounds like communication will be a little tougher than at the other typical mongering destinations but easily doable. Should be worth it.

[QUOTE=HammerTime96;2556707]You can stick to all the usual corporate propaganda sites like CNBC, CNN, the NYT and the WP and your illusion of "freedom," "truth" and "choice. " LOL!

[URL]https://www.businessinsider.com/these-6-corporations-control-90-of-the-media-in-america-2012-6?r=US&IR=T[/URL][/QUOTE]The irony of this comment then to just turn around and quote business insider. I wonder which of the above is their parent company?

[QUOTE=ShooBree;2556690]You're not only a loser and a pathetic troll, you're also an enemy of democracy and free speech.[/QUOTE]I love my freedom and encourage an open society where people are free to succeed or fail. Lowers the bar and sure does make it easier for me. Thank you for keeping the average low. Also, please continue to enjoy your free speech. Just respect mine to criticize.

[QUOTE=Sirioja;2556714]Many here are repeating internet data, when I prefer information's from French journalists or doctors. Also good point to be able to think with own brain, not just to be a follower. I'm not a good sheep.[/QUOTE]French docs were the first to say Hydroxychloroquine works after showing results in a test tube. I can also put mercury in a test tube and kill a lot of things.

[URL]https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/nov/12/covid-professor-didier-raoult-hydroxychloroquine[/URL]

[QUOTE=PahllusMaximus;2556721]On the other hand, doctors do not allocate the time or attempt to fix the underlying lifestyle error, and that in turn is because of a warped payment scheme that encourages short consults.

Doctors work hard, some specialists extremely so, and training is high stress slave labor. But so are many other occupations. Most are well meaning. Most manage to avoid becoming cynical and mercantile. But it is also an industry and has the most influence to educate and change and also enjoys information asymmetry on options it often has a financial interest in steering[/QUOTE]Oh, and way to criticize the most poorly compensated specialty for price gouging. You might want to also talk about the million dollar paper pushing CEOs.

Thanks for bringing up slave labor. Because, after graduation, after accruing 6 figures in medical debt, MDs earn about $60 K per year for 3-7 years working 80 hour weeks. That amounts to about $16 per hour before taxes. Oh and student loan payments also become due during this time.

Finally this information asymmetry crap has been brought up here before. But wait, during this pandemic Joe WebMD knows that vaccines are poisons because his nurse sister in Law who works at a plastic surgeon's office said so. Pffft.

There is no secret medical stockpile of information. Anyone is free to read up and take the time to learn the same info we do. Just go get some baseline knowledge first and somehow put it together without killing yourself. UpToDate is what the profession uses to keep up with newest interventions and guidelines or refresh on old knowledge. We have to pay for that service just as you have to. No hidden / secret hoarding of medical information. It's all there.

Happy reading:

[URL]https://www.uptodate.com/login[/URL]

[QUOTE=Sirioja;2556706]Yes, only very small overspeed only on radar flashes in Switzerland lead to jail when no proof about driver, when German polizei don't put you in jail when they catch and arrest you at more than 200 for 100 , on autobahn of course, and with 0 for alcohol as always. My real data are around 90 000 kms per year, most often at night, as often as possible full speed, for no crash, and I look forward when returning to Germany, for kickdown to push to limit of the car. If I go to see my past beloved RS500 Cosworth, maybe will Mustang Shelby to make breathe V8 and listen to engine noise. Did you ever go downhill on narrow tires bicycle at 70 km / h? To feel real sensations, more than at 250 on German autobahns.[/QUOTE]Here we go again. You got caught speeding and everything was done according to the law. Everything you say is demonstrably false. Instead of stroking yourself while you think of your delusions, maybe take care next time to not let hookers scam you out of 15 k Euros.

[QUOTE=Sirioja;2556712]After last Summer and Christmas experiences, if EU don't ask for negative tests just on arrival, more than vaccine, then Autumn will be complicated for France, Italy, Spain, maybe also Greece, which are the most attractive to spend holidays, like was on previous Autumn, and now with UK mutant which is now the main killer and even in India. I don't worry for me, but for how long weak will be protected by vaccine and versus mutants? I don't think we can trust much be. Johnson for honesty and his dead meat sentence, no comment.[/QUOTE]One big difference to last year, that is vaccines. Countries where vaccination rates are highest (UK, Israel, US) show a significant drop in infection rates. Plenty of studies show that. If only people would be willing to read instead of repeating unproven claims ad-nauseam the world would be a better place. If it will take longer for countries to reopen, is only because there are too many anti-vaxxers.

[QUOTE=Pistons;2556622]According to Reuters the number of cases and deaths in India related to covid is underreported by 5-10 times. Exactly like I already wrote here! Sounds like they have been doing their work well in analytics. Something a few ISG members are not so good at.[/QUOTE]You and HT need to sync up. You say covid deaths are seriously underreported, he claims exactly the opposite.

[QUOTE=HammerTime96;2556707]You can stick to all the usual corporate propaganda sites like CNBC, CNN, the NYT and the WP and your illusion of "freedom," "truth" and "choice. " LOL!

[URL]https://www.businessinsider.com/these-6-corporations-control-90-of-the-media-in-america-2012-6?r=US&IR=T[/URL][/QUOTE]Well with RT you know exactly who's mouthpiece they are. Big daddy Volodya Putin, riding on a Russian bear with an AK in each hand is your hero. So, since you are against all these new vaccines, what do you think about Sputnik V? You can go and enjoy your freedom in Russia. Just don't make the wrong joke with the wrong people or you end up in Norilsk.

[QUOTE=Sirioja;2556714]Many here are repeating internet data, when I prefer information's from French journalists or doctors. Also good point to be able to think with own brain, not just to be a follower. I'm not a good sheep.[/QUOTE]Feel free to quote non-Internet sources. You know, journal X, published on day why, on page z. Otherwise people might believe that you just make things up.

[QUOTE=Mursenary;2556746]The irony of this comment then to just turn around and quote business insider. I wonder which of the above is their parent company?[/QUOTE]There's actually a very simple solution but libtards (and some right wing folks too) won't like it. FCC (and equivalent govt agency in each country) should ask a simple yes / no question if the news agency supports any political party. If they say yes, take the license away, and force them to show clearly that they are affiliated to or supporter of that political party. If they say no, any violation should be fined $10 mm per occurrence, and 3 strikes and you lose business license. This will fix the problems of all biased so called "news media", both right and left wing, and we can finally start seeing unbiased news.

[QUOTE=HammerTime96;2556670]By world renown scientist John Ioannidis:

[URL]https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.07.22.20160341v3.full-text[/URL]

Emphasis mine.

"Trust the science" is basically another term for "trust the propaganda" because TRUE scientists are also willing to listen to counter-arguments! With Covid1984, all other arguments that deviate from the WEF / Global Elite's Great Reset Agenda are either banned, censored, shadow-banned and-or ignored by the mainstream media. What do they have to hide?[/QUOTE]Another instance of not reading your own source. As such, you always seem to counter your own position with your own sources.

True scientists also read the entire papers. It didn't seem like you made it past the abstract. The paper explicitly states that they compared mobility data for only the USA and made their conclusion based on mobility reduction data at a time when infection numbers were already low. So of course the effectiveness of lockdowns were less than compared to the European initial lockdown where the data said that lockdowns produced the most effective results.

Furthermore the discussion states:

[QUOTE]Another modeling approach has found that benefits can be reaped by simple self-imposed interventions such as washing hands, [b]wearing masks[/b], and some social distancing[/QUOTE]So pick something to fight for. You don't like these vaccines. You don't like lockdowns. You don't like masks. Well guess what, no one does. But going against all of them when your own sources have repetitively validated each individual one separately just paints you as a contrarian, standing for nothing. Your only conviction seems to just be a nihilist and complainer.

Not a single person this past year, public figure or individual got everything right. But at least many are trying. You on the other hand have fought every single intervention along the way. Nothing seems to be good enough for you, like a baby crying incessantly until he gets his pacifier. Have some conviction, recognize when you said something erroneous, and lastly, actually read your articles beyond the one line that fits your argument.

I've recognized that you're not as crazy as Pistons and actually push thought forward more than Shoo. All you have to do is pick one thing to be objective about. Hell, just admit one thing you said that turned out to be false.

[QUOTE=Mursenary;2556746]The irony of this comment then to just turn around and quote business insider. I wonder which of the above is their parent company?[/QUOTE]You're talking to a guy who thinks that Russia today is reliable. He could subscribe to the magazines published by AL qaeada and Isis, I'm sure he would love their 'non mainstream media' views of the world.

According to Wikipedia, Business insider is owned by the Axel Springer group who is owned in majority by KKR. No idea what KKR is, but it seems like it's a massive corporation.

Whatever it is regarding gene mixture in Latin America, it is an interesting experiment on how women turn out. I just wish there was a tropical island dedicated to sex on the beach or on beach beds with 1 million girls from all over the world and of all varieties. Of course all being 8+ looks wise! Diversity is still key!

[QUOTE=Mursenary;2556752]French docs were the first to say Hydroxychloroquine works after showing results in a test tube. I can also put mercury in a test tube and kill a lot of things.

[URL]https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/nov/12/covid-professor-didier-raoult-hydroxychloroquine[/URL][/QUOTE]Doctor Raoult is not whole French medical but only one who tried to reach the fame light, but he was not followed, when chloroquine was forbidden by French medical to cure covid. Real French facts. I prefer to trust French medical, but keeping on thinking by myself, rather than just repeating internet with all fakes, when not being able to check data reliability. I think we should all agree about real catastrophe in India which is 20% of world population, talking and scared about new Indian mutant, when in real fact, India is killed by UK mutant for 80% cases and unfortunately poverty also. Why so many deaths in so powerful US, with also poverty for many and 40% US are obese, meaning even more are fat. But I always agreed vaccine is useful to protect weak: old, obese, diabetic, lungs or heart problems, asthm, not healthy, for less deaths when already more than 3 millions and probably much more when Russia have 460000 more deaths than on previous year, how did they die? In Ukraine which is killed by Putin? But some vaccined fell positive to covid and French medical telling they can still give to others. I wish EU will be careful to protect citizens, despite need of tourism, when I didn't blame any country to close borders, to try to protect, much more important for me than risky playfield brothels. US should be allowed in EU for this Summer, but more safe with negative test on arrival. My thinking, even I don't worry much for me about covid.