Poll of the Day > Fyi the 1918 spanish flu lasted for like 1 1/2 years

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CedarPointcp
05/07/20 5:24:00 PM
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do you think this one could last that long? It also killed up to a 100 million people worldwide
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Kyuubi4269
05/07/20 5:25:22 PM
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It also spread because people both couldn't and didn't practice hygiene.
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CedarPointcp
05/07/20 5:26:23 PM
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a lot of people wore face masks during that time though. I saw it in the pictures.
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TheWitchMorgana
05/07/20 5:38:18 PM
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that one was largely allowed to run its course though, social distancing and proper hygiene were not commonly practiced

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ParanoidObsessive
05/07/20 5:55:48 PM
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fyi it also spread quickly because it spread in military trenches, and most places didn't engage in effective quarantine procedures. Which means it reached a level of herd immunity much faster than the current virus will. So if anything, that pretty much guarantees this one will probably last longer.

Part of why a vaccine is such a necessity for this - it's not going away any time soon. And no one can afford to stay isolated for the amount of time it would realistically take for the whole thing to go away on its own.
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weeb98
05/07/20 6:01:31 PM
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why is spanish flu not considered racist
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CedarPointcp
05/07/20 6:02:15 PM
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weeb98 posted...
why is spanish flu not considered racist
spanish is a race?
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Blightzkrieg
05/07/20 6:17:07 PM
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weeb98 posted...
why is spanish flu not considered racist
I think it mostly comes down to whether or not the racists are saying it

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TheWitchMorgana
05/07/20 6:26:46 PM
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weeb98 posted...
why is spanish flu not considered racist

"spanish" doesn't refer to the origin, but the fact that spain was one of the only countries that could freely report on the virus

also, spanish isn't a race

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captpackrat
05/07/20 6:30:30 PM
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On the other hand, in 1918 they didn't have regular air travel between different countries. If you wanted to go overseas, you spend a week or more on a ocean liner. Now you are stuffed into a flying sardine can with a few hundred other germ bags and a few hours later you're in a foreign land like Spain, Germany or Wisconsin.

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ParanoidObsessive
05/07/20 6:31:28 PM
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CedarPointcp posted...
spanish is a race?

By that logic, it isn't racist to call Covid-19 the Chinese Flu or Wuhan Flu either.
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CedarPointcp
05/07/20 6:35:37 PM
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chinese is a race, not by the name itself but chinese people are etc......
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THEGODDAMNBATMA
05/07/20 6:38:59 PM
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ParanoidObsessive posted...
By that logic, it isn't racist to call Covid-19 the Chinese Flu or Wuhan Flu either.
Most Spaniards are white. It's a double standard.
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RCtheWSBC
05/07/20 6:39:05 PM
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CedarPointcp posted...
chinese is a race, not by the name itself but chinese people are etc......
Whaaaa?

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zebatov
05/07/20 6:39:48 PM
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CedarPointcp posted...
do you think this one could last that long? It also killed up to a 100 million people worldwide
Yeah it was much worse. If it does then the country had better figure out where its getting its money from. Trudeau just committed another $850M to foreign aid. Probably to a Middle Eastern or South Asian country.

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Krazy_Kirby
05/07/20 6:54:36 PM
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zebatov posted...

Yeah it was much worse. If it does then the country had better figure out where its getting its money from. Trudeau just committed another $850M to foreign aid. Probably to a Middle Eastern or South Asian country.


just a few months ago you were praising socialism
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Mead
05/07/20 6:55:17 PM
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Hard to say, we lack the technology that was available back in those days

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zebatov
05/08/20 9:48:12 AM
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Krazy_Kirby posted...
just a few months ago you were praising socialism
Months?

Our money needs fo stay within our borders. Another thing the PPC and promised to make happen.

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