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To: kimberley who wrote (9517)	4/28/2020 3:52:34 PM
From: Kirk ©	5 Recommendations Recommended By benwood John Koligman kimberley POKERSAM Sun Tzu Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 26863

Exactly! Well said. Do you know how you determine if social distancing works? NOTHING HAPPENS! I'm very confused by the argument I've heard - basically saying that because we didn't overwhelm our medical system, we overreacted to the threat. Lack of empathy is a sign of a sociopath. We got exactly what we should have with the majority of people following the guidelines. I'm still confused how this became a political issue. Politics would be just an excuse for some. A sociopath would grab this as a way to deflect from being VERY, VERY wrong about a Covid-19 bear market crash while they were wildly bullish and promising huge gains at the very top. We've discussed one that follows many of these traits: Profile of the Sociopath mcafee.cc Glibness and Superficial Charm Manipulative and Conning They never recognize the rights of others and see their self-serving behaviors as permissible. They appear to be charming, yet are covertly hostile and domineering, seeing their victim as merely an instrument to be used. They may dominate and humiliate their victims. Grandiose Sense of Self Feels entitled to certain things as "their right." Pathological Lying Has no problem lying coolly and easily and it is almost impossible for them to be truthful on a consistent basis. Can create, and get caught up in, a complex belief about their own powers and abilities. Extremely convincing and even able to pass lie detector tests. Lack of Remorse, Shame or Guilt A deep seated rage, which is split off and repressed, is at their core. Does not see others around them as people, but only as targets and opportunities. Instead of friends, they have victims and accomplices who end up as victims. The end always justifies the means and they let nothing stand in their way. Shallow Emotions When they show what seems to be warmth, joy, love and compassion it is more feigned than experienced and serves an ulterior motive. Outraged by insignificant matters, yet remaining unmoved and cold by what would upset a normal person. Since they are not genuine, neither are their promises. Incapacity for Love Need for Stimulation Living on the edge. Verbal outbursts and physical punishments are normal. Promiscuity and gambling are common. Callousness/Lack of Empathy Unable to empathize with the pain of their victims, having only contempt for others' feelings of distress and readily taking advantage of them. Poor Behavioral Controls/Impulsive Nature Rage and abuse, alternating with small expressions of love and approval produce an addictive cycle for abuser and abused, as well as creating hopelessness in the victim. Believe they are all-powerful, all-knowing, entitled to every wish, no sense of personal boundaries, no concern for their impact on others. Early Behavior Problems/Juvenile Delinquency Usually has a history of behavioral and academic difficulties, yet "gets by" by conning others. Problems in making and keeping friends; aberrant behaviors such as cruelty to people or animals, stealing, etc. Irresponsibility/Unreliability Not concerned about wrecking others' lives and dreams. Oblivious or indifferent to the devastation they cause. Does not accept blame themselves, but blames others, even for acts they obviously committed. Promiscuous Sexual Behavior/Infidelity Promiscuity, child sexual abuse, rape and sexual acting out of all sorts. Lack of Realistic Life Plan/Parasitic Lifestyle Tends to move around a lot or makes all encompassing promises for the future, poor work ethic but exploits others effectively. Criminal or Entrepreneurial Versatility Changes their image as needed to avoid prosecution. Changes life story readily. Fits some, eh?

To: kimberley who wrote (9517)	4/28/2020 6:53:14 PM
From: robert b furman	1 Recommendation Recommended By kimberley Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 26863

Hi Kim, here is a link to the CDC that documents the H1N1 virus pandemic as it impacted the US. cdc.gov The first known case in the US occurred on 4/17/19. The first vaccine given in the US occurred on 10/5/19 - albeit less than 6 months later. These people are professional sandbaggers. They set themselves up to under promise and always over deliver. - with no particular excellence or over achievement along the way. There is a vibrant competition in the private sector to get the financial reward of many millions to come up with the answer, and the first may not be the best. The private market will outperform on this task. Just as the bureaucrat's original estimates were WAY OFF, as they recommended mitigation, so too will be the timeline as documented for the H1N1 virus shows the private sector is alive and well with creating the needed vaccines. These are bureaucrats that remind me back in the Days of working for GM. When you wanted a software program written, it was 'we'll be able to get to that in months'. When Roger Smith bought EDS from Ross Perot, the world changed fast as those silo'd ivory towers of specialised knowledge collapsed. That is what government needs to do with a lot of these Deep State departments. Eliminate them, move over, and let private industry solve the issues with speed and excellence. We have private business talent and capability. Why encumber it with government largesse? Bob

To: kimberley who wrote (9517)	4/28/2020 11:20:03 PM
From: benwood	5 Recommendations Recommended By ItsAllCyclical John Koligman kimberley Kirk © rdkflorida2 Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 26863

It's an illness in our country. Trump's reaction was to fire up his base, as with the GOP propaganda network (Fux Gnus). The only way to keep the story away from his abject failure to act in a timely manner is to continually focus the blame somewhere else. (Extra credit: Can anybody post me a link of any time in his life, ever, even as a baby, when he acknowledged responsibility for a bad outcome he created?). What you describe is at it's root religious zealotry and profound faith in snake oil demagoguery and extreme rejection of critical thinking, of expertise, of science, of math. Look at all the people HERE on SI who could not, when the number of infected was only 5000, understand how we'd ever get to 50k, let alone a million and rising. Rational thinking scratching the veneer of delusion by even a single angstrom blows apart the premise that a billion people without the aid of chat rooms and world wide TV/radio/leaflets dropped by satellites all coordinated their actions to dislodge a person from the US White House for whom the vast majority have no feelings about whatsoever. Only narcissism and projected egocentrism would lead somebody down that rabbit hole. And to cover up the failure of millions to die, millions of health care workers stopped following the rigorous practices learned in over a hundred countries over multiple generations to suddenly all start falsifying death certificates in a non-standardized way in order to ... in order to .... in order gain... what? A raise? So they can come home from a 12- or 16- hour shift and know they did their part to violate their profession? Their personal integrity? It is pretty sick that they only way they'd have been 'happy' is if a hundred million were lined up for cremation. Instead, the world had a coordinated and successful (thus far) response and they will be vilified by willfully ignorant and lazy zealots for decades. By the way, in general you are correct about a new vaccine, but only if the delivery mechanism is new. If it is not new, but previously 'vetted' with humans, then a safe vaccine can emerge far more quickly (e.g. how they put out new influenza vaccines each year). The one I referred to is here, and this indeed is promising: nytimes.com