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Viral Plane Analogy Explains Just How Bad The Coronavirus Situation In The USA Really Is
Big numbers are hard to digest. So evaluating the true effect of the coronavirus might be difficult, too. After all, what do tens of thousands of deaths really mean in the context of a nation? The world? A lot, actually.
To put into perspective the lives COVID-19 has claimed in the United States, Facebook user Joanne Faulkner Pasmore shared an analogy. Pasmore invited everyone to look at them as if they were lost in plane crashes. Granted, she did it in July when the death toll was smaller, but the argument remains the same.
In a recent interview with Australian journalist Jonathan Swan, President Trump looked at the numbers and said the situation in the US was “under control”.
“It is what it is,” Trump added after being pressured, justifying his position with the phrase “We’re lower than the world.”
However, the US isn’t “lower than the world.” As of this article, 173,716 people have died in the country from the virus, which equates to 524 deaths per 1 million people. The global average is 99.8.
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Here’s what people said after reading the analogy
What do you think ?
Cori 4 years ago
My mom is a kindergarten teacher. She just attended a training at her school (the same school where I'm expected to send my 6 year old in a week). She called me so angry and frustrated she was practically in tears. She said her principal, the presenter from California and the majority of teachers weren't wearing masks at the training. She has some auto immune issues, in addition to being in her 60's, and she is genuinely scared to go to work. And I'm seriously rethinking in person classes for my kid.
Michael Price 4 years ago
Fake News. Planes don't exist. Weeks don't exist. Fox News tells me that Emperor Bone Spurs is the bestest President ever.
Nevits Yibble 4 years ago
Well, sadly... I guess we know the old saying: 1 death is an outrage, 100,000 deaths is a statistic
Cori 4 years ago
My mom is a kindergarten teacher. She just attended a training at her school (the same school where I'm expected to send my 6 year old in a week). She called me so angry and frustrated she was practically in tears. She said her principal, the presenter from California and the majority of teachers weren't wearing masks at the training. She has some auto immune issues, in addition to being in her 60's, and she is genuinely scared to go to work. And I'm seriously rethinking in person classes for my kid.
Michael Price 4 years ago
Fake News. Planes don't exist. Weeks don't exist. Fox News tells me that Emperor Bone Spurs is the bestest President ever.
Nevits Yibble 4 years ago
Well, sadly... I guess we know the old saying: 1 death is an outrage, 100,000 deaths is a statistic
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