Raptor Assault

P4mnceBlue82 said:

My friend, if u truly believe this then I invite you to visit NYC, Detroit, or any area being hit hard by this.... or come to my hospital... I will gladly take u to see the patients fighting for their life on ventilators, meet family members of some of those who were not fortunate enough to pull through. Come talk to some of my co workers and friends who were infected and bed ridden for weeks/months. Forced to wear diapers bc they didn't have the strength or breath to get up or get to the bathroom!

Its thinking like yours that is the problem. The mask isn't just for you, Its for others! We have dozens of people come in weekly with NO symptoms! Not one. But test positive! These are the people who take it home and give it to their loved ones, friends, or just go out to the store and pass it on to someone else's mother, father, child who then becomes critically ill or worse!

I see this "FLU" u speak of daily! One of my close friends thought it was a bunch of nonsense. He ended up ventilated for 5 weeks, in rehab still to this day and can't function without supplemental oxygen. He said its the worse thing he has ever experienced and he has been through some stuff! Another buddy's mom passed away after getting it from an asymptomatic church friend. He was a skeptic as well, until he saw it first hand!

Im not here to bash you or anyone.... but as a Frontline worker seeing this stuff live and in person every day... i wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy. If you choose not to believe in this pandemic, or think its JUST THE FLU....Thats fine. I just hope that you never have to experience this virus first hand or watch a loved one suffer from it!! Or even worse, watch a loved one die and find out you were the carrier and source! I see all these scenarios play out every day!! Its heartbreaking and humbles you as a human being!!

I honestly hope all of you stay healthy and never have to experience any of this. But I ask you all to please take this seriously. If not for yourself, for others!

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Denvertaco07 said:

Some studies show that for things that really define us as individuals, like politics for some, greater brainpower may actually serve to preserve those beliefs, at the expense of the obvious truth.

So, you may have a Master's in chemistry or engineering, but also believe that Obama was born in Kenya. Or, you could believe that this is a hoax, or this is a tyranny vs freedom thing, all that is possible with this disorder, and it's why misinformation campaigns work so well, it works on the stupid and the smart, just ask Russia how well their misinformation campaign worked, they got what they wanted by utilizing facebook and twitter.

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Oldfart said:

Please tell me you aren't ***** enough to still believe that last sentence you wrote, and you were just kidding.

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Denvertaco07 said:

I don't have to believe it, the Office of National Intelligence report on Russia's campaign states it. I mean, I suppose if you believe they are "deep state", then don't believe them. We all make choices in life.

"Putin Ordered Campaign To Influence US Election We assess with high confidence that Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered an influence campaign in 2016 aimed at the US presidential election, the consistent goals of which were to undermine public faith in the US democratic process, denigrate Secretary Clinton, and harm her electability and potential presidency. We further assess Putin and the Russian Government developed a clear preference for President-elect Trump. When it appeared to Moscow that Secretary Clinton was likely to win the election, the Russian influence campaign then focused on undermining her expected presidency"

https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/3719492/Read-the-declassified-report-on-Russian.pdf


And sorry to OP for derail, It started with folks claiming they would never wear a mask, and now we've come to this.

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Oldfart said:

It must suck to be stupid enough to quote horseshit from lying partisan scumbags that should be in jail. Enjoy your CNN, MSNBC, and your obliviousness. You're sorry to derail this thread? Really? I guess people like you just can't help themselves. Do you carry a picture of your pencil-neck hero in your wallet?

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saym14 said:

Oh yeah cause the scamdemic only lasted that long!

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Denvertaco07 said:

What is a scamdemic?

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Denvertaco07 said:

What is a scamdemic?

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Aviator150 said:

We just destroyed the world economy for a bad case of the flu. Nothing more. We did not shut down the world for H1N1, Swine Flu, SARS, or MERS. We did shut down the world for this corona crap. Have to get someone out of political office. This is the only way to do it. A few years ago, almost 80,000 in the USA died of the flue alone. We did not shut down the country.

We've always quarantined the sick and at risk before. This time, we've just quarantined everyone. It's unprecedented. Meanwhile, over 600,000 in the USA alone will die of heart disease this year.

Respectfully to the medical professional that chimed in here... I have a medical background (Once a paramedic with ACLS) but am now an airline pilot. I just had my flight physical this week. My flight surgeon is one of the most experienced and senior ones in the entire USA. No one in his office was wearing masks. He says it's a waste of time and too much hassle for the 1% that they "might" help.

IMHO.. We TOTALLY f-ed this up from the start. Quarantine the sick and at risk. The sick and at risk need to be wearing the masks. NOT THE HEALTHY.


<--- SORRY FOLKS. I did not mean to derail the thread. I love the Raptor. I look forward to seeing you all on the trails. I'm sure you're all great folks. I can't wait to go to Assault school. That said... It's OK to agree to disagree. Lets enjoy our right to free speech while we still have it. Cheers!

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