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> The COVID-19 pandemic is certainly a significant health crisis. However, > things have to be seen in context. The influenza epidemics in the past > decades have caused 290,000-650,000 death each year, without provoking any > major political initiative by the ruling class. [2] The overall all-cause > influenza-attributable mortality in the 2017/18 season was estimated to be > about 152,000 deaths in Europe alone! [3] The Swine Flu Pandemic in 2009 has > killed up to 203,000 people. Since the COVID-19 crisis has caused, until now, > several thousand victims, it is evident that the global shut down which we > are currently experiencing must have different causes. Did Trump write this? And then it gets more convoluted: > This is a powerful confirmation of the RCIT’s analysis that the mass lock > down of the population in other countries is not a necessary instrument to > fight against the COVID-19 epidemic but is rather politically motivated. So was the shutdown unnecessary because COVID-19 isn't as bad as all the others that were listed earlier or because the governments didn't properly prepare with tests and health care worker equipment? Tristan _________________________________________________________ Full posting guidelines at: http://www.marxmail.org/sub.htm Set your options at: https://lists.csbs.utah.edu/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
