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Forest Hillbilly in a hidey-hole 18 Apr 20 6.34pm
Any one else bored by semantics ? or is that what keeps the website going ? BBS attitude is to assassinate the poster, rather than opinion. Edited by Forest Hillbilly (18 Apr 2020 6.35pm) I disengage, I turn the page.
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Any one else bored by semantics ? or is that what keeps the website going ?

BBS attitude is to assassinate the poster, rather than opinion.

Edited by Forest Hillbilly (18 Apr 2020 6.35pm)

I disengage, I turn the page.

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Wisbech Eagle Truro Cornwall 18 Apr 20 6.35pm
Originally posted by Teddy Eagle Providing help to contain the outbreak at source makes as much, if not more, sense than stockpiling in case the infection spreads. Ideally both, especially when so many certainties existed and still do. Unless you are certain that your help is going to stop the spread you would be really foolish to rely on doing so. Calling attention to the origin, and falsifying of evidence, will work if it prevents a future virus from spreading. To repeat. Timing is the key point. There is a right time, a wrong time and a time which is plainly stupid. Diverting the attention of people onto the need to respond to a blame game in the middle of a crisis is plainly stupid. When that is done for political reasons alone then it deserves to be called out for the disgrace it is. For the avoidance of doubt any comments in response to a previous post are directed to its ideas and not at any, or all, posters personally.
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Truro Cornwall 18 Apr 20 6.35pm

Originally posted by Teddy Eagle

Providing help to contain the outbreak at source makes as much, if not more, sense than stockpiling in case the infection spreads.

Ideally both, especially when so many certainties existed and still do. Unless you are certain that your help is going to stop the spread you would be really foolish to rely on doing so.

Calling attention to the origin, and falsifying of evidence, will work if it prevents a future virus from spreading.

To repeat. Timing is the key point. There is a right time, a wrong time and a time which is plainly stupid. Diverting the attention of people onto the need to respond to a blame game in the middle of a crisis is plainly stupid. When that is done for political reasons alone then it deserves to be called out for the disgrace it is.

For the avoidance of doubt any comments in response to a previous post are directed to its ideas and not at any, or all, posters personally.

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Forest Hillbilly in a hidey-hole 18 Apr 20 6.38pm
There is scientific and political conflict with regards to resolution. Doesn't anyone get it ? I disengage, I turn the page.
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There is scientific and political conflict with regards to resolution.

Doesn't anyone get it ?

I disengage, I turn the page.

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Stirlingsays 18 Apr 20 6.43pm
Originally posted by Forest Hillbilly Any one else bored by semantics ? or is that what keeps the website going ? BBS attitude is to assassinate the poster, rather than opinion. Edited by Forest Hillbilly (18 Apr 2020 6.35pm) Bad experience on the bbs? 'Who are you and how did you get in here? I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.' (Leslie Nielsen)
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18 Apr 20 6.43pm

Originally posted by Forest Hillbilly

Any one else bored by semantics ? or is that what keeps the website going ?

BBS attitude is to assassinate the poster, rather than opinion.

Edited by Forest Hillbilly (18 Apr 2020 6.35pm)

Bad experience on the bbs?

'Who are you and how did you get in here? I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.' (Leslie Nielsen)

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Teddy Eagle 18 Apr 20 6.49pm
Originally posted by Wisbech Eagle It’s not as though doctors have downed tools to protest China’s actions. When this pandemic has passed Trump’s time will be taken up facing the economic downturn rather than blaming anyone. Not saying he won’t of course.
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18 Apr 20 6.49pm

Originally posted by Wisbech Eagle

It’s not as though doctors have downed tools to protest China’s actions. When this pandemic has passed Trump’s time will be taken up facing the economic downturn rather than blaming anyone. Not saying he won’t of course.

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Forest Hillbilly in a hidey-hole 18 Apr 20 7.00pm
Originally posted by Stirlingsays Bad experience on the bbs? Not really,(I have broad shoulders), just a general view of how posters are (mis)treated on the BBS, rather than exploring their views. (personal) Politics will prevail over scientific evidence. Which gives rather a poor outcome for society and internet forums. I disengage, I turn the page.
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Originally posted by Stirlingsays

Bad experience on the bbs?

Not really,(I have broad shoulders), just a general view of how posters are (mis)treated on the BBS, rather than exploring their views.

(personal) Politics will prevail over scientific evidence. Which gives rather a poor outcome for society and internet forums.

I disengage, I turn the page.

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Stirlingsays 18 Apr 20 7.10pm
Originally posted by Forest Hillbilly Not really,(I have broad shoulders), just a general view of how posters are (mis)treated on the BBS, rather than exploring their views. (personal) Politics will prevail over scientific evidence. Which gives rather a poor outcome for society and internet forums. Evidence needs interpretation of course which unless it's say physics is inevitably going to differ dependent upon personal politics. Until the day objective truth is proven that's always going to be the case....and objective truth is a fallacy in my view. However, I think your general point is a fair one. I'd say that life never really differs that much from the schoolyard you knew. It just becomes more refined the higher the pay grade. There are posters who will be objective just like you'll find sensible people in the schoolyard....but the majority in the schoolyard.....Well, it's the schoolyard. Edited by Stirlingsays (18 Apr 2020 7.12pm) 'Who are you and how did you get in here? I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.' (Leslie Nielsen)
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18 Apr 20 7.10pm

Originally posted by Forest Hillbilly

Not really,(I have broad shoulders), just a general view of how posters are (mis)treated on the BBS, rather than exploring their views.

(personal) Politics will prevail over scientific evidence. Which gives rather a poor outcome for society and internet forums.

Evidence needs interpretation of course which unless it's say physics is inevitably going to differ dependent upon personal politics.

Until the day objective truth is proven that's always going to be the case....and objective truth is a fallacy in my view.

However, I think your general point is a fair one.

I'd say that life never really differs that much from the schoolyard you knew. It just becomes more refined the higher the pay grade.

There are posters who will be objective just like you'll find sensible people in the schoolyard....but the majority in the schoolyard.....Well, it's the schoolyard.

Edited by Stirlingsays (18 Apr 2020 7.12pm)

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cryrst The garden of England 18 Apr 20 7.29pm
Originally posted by Forest Hillbilly "We're all in this together" Great Tory quote. Now let's create social division [Link] Coronavirus cases to be tracked by ethnicity (BBC website, 18-4-20) Not tracked at all so again the BBC bulls***ting headlines. Naga bitch this morning wouldn't let the ppe issue go. Like a dog with a bone. Even asking the woman who sources the equipment if she thought it was right to re use gowns. Anyhow more blacks and asians are getting this bug and dying pro rata so trying to keep an eye on them might actually stop that and save some lives. Labour asked the question last week.
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The garden of England 18 Apr 20 7.29pm

Originally posted by Forest Hillbilly

"We're all in this together"

Great Tory quote.

Now let's create social division

[Link]
Coronavirus cases to be tracked by ethnicity

(BBC website, 18-4-20)

Not tracked at all so again the BBC bulls***ting headlines. Naga bitch this morning wouldn't let the ppe issue go. Like a dog with a bone. Even asking the woman who sources the equipment if she thought it was right to re use gowns. Anyhow more blacks and asians are getting this bug and dying pro rata so trying to keep an eye on them might actually stop that and save some lives. Labour asked the question last week.

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cryrst The garden of England 18 Apr 20 7.58pm
Japan seeing a new glut of cases and deaths. Could have unlocked too early. Lessons need to be learnt from these countries.
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The garden of England 18 Apr 20 7.58pm

Japan seeing a new glut of cases and deaths. Could have unlocked too early. Lessons need to be learnt from these countries.

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cryrst The garden of England 18 Apr 20 8.12pm
Sweden at 1500 dead and over 1000 critical.
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The garden of England 18 Apr 20 8.12pm

Sweden at 1500 dead and over 1000 critical.

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Mapletree Croydon 18 Apr 20 8.14pm
Originally posted by Stirlingsays Laws are not 'simple solutions', they are consequences for actions that if drafted effectively work over time far better than cultural relativism. A well written post though. Edited by Stirlingsays (18 Apr 2020 5.36pm) Feck me. Now you’re marking the posters’ work Couldn’t you do it in a green font and go the whole pangolin?
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Croydon 18 Apr 20 8.14pm

Originally posted by Stirlingsays

Laws are not 'simple solutions', they are consequences for actions that if drafted effectively work over time far better than cultural relativism.

A well written post though.

Edited by Stirlingsays (18 Apr 2020 5.36pm)

Feck me. Now you’re marking the posters’ work

Couldn’t you do it in a green font and go the whole pangolin?

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becky over the moon 18 Apr 20 8.45pm
Originally posted by Mapletree Feck me. Now you’re marking the posters’ work Couldn’t you do it in a green font and go the whole pangolin? Keep picking on the poster and not the post and you'll be seeing colours on yours too. A stairway to Heaven and a Highway to Hell give some indication of expected traffic numbers
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