Ah, so your opinion serves as the baseline for what is rational. If you believe it is manipulated, that is all that matters. Welp, sorry to disappoint you but you aren't the center of the universe.
I didn't say a single thing, ever (to my knowledge) about New Zealand. So you're essentially making shit up about me ignoring New Zealand. I mean, do you think this type of commentary actually adds credulity to you? Like, at all?
Your purported perspective is that you want the economy open and nothing locked down. New Zealand demonstrated the correct way to do this with a minimal impact on their economy compared to other countries. New Zealand totally eliminated COVID in a small period of time and everything is open & back to normal.
No, my perspective (and I should know, as it is mine) is that we were told to be locked down until we flattened the curve. We did so. We opened up. Game over. The rest is just your wailing and shrieking. Frankly, its getting old. No one cares, gwb. But I never said anything (and still haven't) on New Zealand.
Actually most states failed to flatten the curb before they opened up. Most opened up against medical guidance and at least three weeks too early including my home state of NC. We are now seeing results of these poor public policy decisions.
Every state flattened the curve. The only germane curve is and was the hospital bed curve. Every other curve is leftist propaganda. We were never going to extinguish Covid with our shutdown. That is why Fauci repeatedly warned us about a second wave.
That island where the hurricane parked overhead for days, now that was some destruction. Think it was Bahamas. Pretty much nothing left. All a metal roof does is stay intact when its torn off your house lol. But for most of the lesser hurricanes the concrete homes with metal roof and impact windows do very well, even 150 mph for a short time. When they do a metal roof down there they reinforce the joists. Metal roof isn't magic but its somewhat more resistant to impact from debris and they hold up over time. Florida is seriously cruel to roofs. My first deal crumped during the inspection phase and I'm zeroing in on another. I have a good buying agent who won't let me buy anything too stupid. She understands the marine element now. I once looked at a house in Chicago with a 10 1/2 car garage. It had a regular 5 or 6 car garage and then another garage inside that with a high ceiling and a lift and a bunch of old restored antique gas pumps and shop/office space. My agent refused to process an offer lol and insisted I buy something I could actually sell if necessary. Good looking tall blonde polish chick eheh. She had a place on the north side worth 4.7m at the time.
For DeSantis - this is what "winning" looks like... Multiple Florida Hospitals Run Out of ICU Beds as Coronavirus Cases Spike https://www.newsweek.com/multiple-florida-hospitals-run-out-icu-beds-coronavirus-cases-spike-1511934 As Florida health officials report another record single-day increase in cases of the novel coronavirus, new data shows hospitals across the state have filled most or all available beds in their respective intensive care units. Numerous Florida medical facilities reported dwindling ICU bed availability on Thursday, with several reporting no availability at all, according to the latest report published by Florida's Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA). Palm Beach County was among those statewide regions where the availability of beds was most scarce. An accompanying report from AHCA shows about 75 percent of available hospital beds statewide are currently occupied. The AHCA's data showed two of Palm Beach County's 17 hospitals have already filled all ICU beds, while several other medical centers reported limited availability. One hospital in Miami-Dade County has also reached its ICU bed capacity as of Thursday, and the majority of hospitals have filled more than half of beds in intensive care units. Palm Beach and Miami-Dade counties have reported two of Florida's most severe local virus outbreaks. More than 12,500 people have been hospitalized with virus infections in Florida since the start of the pandemic, according to the state's Department of Health (DOH). The number accounts for all patients admitted to medical facilities, so Thursday's daily total is unclear. AHCA released its most recent data regarding Florida's hospital and ICU beds as the state sees a substantial spike in virus cases. Florida confirmed its highest daily increase in positive diagnoses on Thursday, surpassing four single-day records set throughout the past week. The DOH's latest update confirms 3,207 new cases identified since Wednesday, bringing Florida's total to 85,926 diagnoses overall. Almost 17,000 people have tested positive for the coronavirus in Florida over the last seven days. Florida health officials previously told Newsweek they attributed the sharp increase in cases to expanded testing procedures implemented throughout the state since it began reopening early last month. However, infectious disease experts and government leaders have warned that simultaneous increases in hospitalization numbers may signal a more serious uptick in transmission, one that could be linked to loosened restrictions for business operations and public gatherings. The latest figures reported by Florida's DOH on Thursday showed the state's total virus case count had more than tripled since reopening procedures were first initiated on May 4. Governor Ron DeSantis permitted all state regions to enter Phase 2 of Florida's reopening plan on June 5, allowing bars, movie theaters and other entertainment venues to begin operating. Most other establishments, including personal care services, gyms, restaurants and retailers, reopened with some limitations in place when DeSantis effected Phase 1. Responding to a rise in local cases, Miami Mayor Francis Suarez said the city would not transition into its third reopening phase until outbreak numbers decrease again. Miami-Dade, Palm Beach and Broward county officials have determined their own reopening timelines separate from DeSantis' order. Newsweek reached out to Florida's DOH and AHCA for comments on the state's latest case and hospitalization data, but did not hear back in time for publication.