• Lest we forget

    From Gordon@21:1/5 to All on Wed Jan 29 04:02:18 2025
    https://www.reddit.com/r/newzealand/comments/1ic9q7u/i_dont_know_if_my_politics_are_too_stunted_and/

    This thread of reddit is kind of mind blowing. Covid-19 is only 5 years old
    and it seems that many people can not remember this very recent history.

    There are hints of the historical facts.

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  • From Tony@21:1/5 to Gordon on Wed Jan 29 05:34:17 2025
    Gordon <Gordon@leaf.net.nz> wrote: >https://www.reddit.com/r/newzealand/comments/1ic9q7u/i_dont_know_if_my_politics_are_too_stunted_and/

    This thread of reddit is kind of mind blowing. Covid-19 is only 5 years old >and it seems that many people can not remember this very recent history.

    There are hints of the historical facts.
    Any hatred of Ardern was not from "the Right" it was from middle New Zealand, and earned.

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  • From Crash@21:1/5 to lizandtony@orcon.net.nz on Wed Jan 29 20:15:54 2025
    On Wed, 29 Jan 2025 05:34:17 -0000 (UTC), Tony
    <lizandtony@orcon.net.nz> wrote:

    Gordon <Gordon@leaf.net.nz> wrote: >>https://www.reddit.com/r/newzealand/comments/1ic9q7u/i_dont_know_if_my_politics_are_too_stunted_and/

    This thread of reddit is kind of mind blowing. Covid-19 is only 5 years old >>and it seems that many people can not remember this very recent history.

    There are hints of the historical facts.
    Any hatred of Ardern was not from "the Right" it was from middle New Zealand, >and earned.

    Looking back on the way the pandemic was managed I can understand that
    mistakes were made based on the information at hand at the time.
    However no politician, including Ardern, deserves hatred. That is
    irrational and the resort of those who cannot accept what was done in
    a rational way.

    We can learn from this. The message that seems obvious to me is that
    COVID19 was a threat that never had the mortality of previous
    pandemics such as influenza (1918) and 'black death' etc. of earlier
    times. In early 2020 the Government should have assessed the risk we
    faced against known mortality rates in countries with widespread
    infections. Instead we assumed mortality rates would be at the same
    level as historical pandemics that happened over a century ago.


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    Crash McBash

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  • From Rich80105@21:1/5 to All on Wed Jan 29 22:15:35 2025
    On Wed, 29 Jan 2025 20:15:54 +1300, Crash <nogood@dontbother.invalid>
    wrote:

    On Wed, 29 Jan 2025 05:34:17 -0000 (UTC), Tony
    <lizandtony@orcon.net.nz> wrote:

    Gordon <Gordon@leaf.net.nz> wrote: >>>https://www.reddit.com/r/newzealand/comments/1ic9q7u/i_dont_know_if_my_politics_are_too_stunted_and/

    This thread of reddit is kind of mind blowing. Covid-19 is only 5 years old >>>and it seems that many people can not remember this very recent history.

    There are hints of the historical facts.
    Any hatred of Ardern was not from "the Right" it was from middle New Zealand, >>and earned.

    Looking back on the way the pandemic was managed I can understand that >mistakes were made based on the information at hand at the time.
    However no politician, including Ardern, deserves hatred. That is
    irrational and the resort of those who cannot accept what was done in
    a rational way.

    We can learn from this. The message that seems obvious to me is that
    COVID19 was a threat that never had the mortality of previous
    pandemics such as influenza (1918) and 'black death' etc. of earlier
    times. In early 2020 the Government should have assessed the risk we
    faced against known mortality rates in countries with widespread
    infections. Instead we assumed mortality rates would be at the same
    level as historical pandemics that happened over a century ago.

    No I don't think we did. The 1918 influenza epidemic for example was
    so lethal because we knew nothing about it - just as in the middle
    ages humans were not aware that the infection was carried by rats. For
    this pandemic we had mortality experience in China and other countries
    well before it hit our shores - we knew it was a virus, and knew about
    some characteristics. We had the advantage of a few days to lock down international travel, and then a few weeks to watch overseas
    experience. So our mortality was not just less than previous
    pandemics, but also much lower than other countries, and decisions
    were able to be made on a much more informed basis than the past
    threats mentioned above. Had we acted in a similar way to the USA we
    would have had around 22,000 more deaths, and not much difference in
    economic effects than we actually had - international trade largely
    stopped anyway without our discouraging it - as it was some of the
    outbreaks did come from ship personnel . . .

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  • From Tony@21:1/5 to Rich80105@hotmail.com on Wed Jan 29 19:20:07 2025
    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Wed, 29 Jan 2025 20:15:54 +1300, Crash <nogood@dontbother.invalid>
    wrote:

    On Wed, 29 Jan 2025 05:34:17 -0000 (UTC), Tony
    <lizandtony@orcon.net.nz> wrote:

    Gordon <Gordon@leaf.net.nz> wrote: >>>>https://www.reddit.com/r/newzealand/comments/1ic9q7u/i_dont_know_if_my_politics_are_too_stunted_and/

    This thread of reddit is kind of mind blowing. Covid-19 is only 5 years old >>>>and it seems that many people can not remember this very recent history. >>>>
    There are hints of the historical facts.
    Any hatred of Ardern was not from "the Right" it was from middle New >>>Zealand,
    and earned.

    Looking back on the way the pandemic was managed I can understand that >>mistakes were made based on the information at hand at the time.
    However no politician, including Ardern, deserves hatred. That is >>irrational and the resort of those who cannot accept what was done in
    a rational way.

    We can learn from this. The message that seems obvious to me is that >>COVID19 was a threat that never had the mortality of previous
    pandemics such as influenza (1918) and 'black death' etc. of earlier
    times. In early 2020 the Government should have assessed the risk we
    faced against known mortality rates in countries with widespread >>infections. Instead we assumed mortality rates would be at the same
    level as historical pandemics that happened over a century ago.

    No I don't think we did. The 1918 influenza epidemic for example was
    so lethal because we knew nothing about it - just as in the middle
    ages humans were not aware that the infection was carried by rats. For
    this pandemic we had mortality experience in China and other countries
    well before it hit our shores - we knew it was a virus, and knew about
    some characteristics. We had the advantage of a few days to lock down >international travel, and then a few weeks to watch overseas
    experience. So our mortality was not just less than previous
    pandemics, but also much lower than other countries, and decisions
    were able to be made on a much more informed basis than the past
    threats mentioned above. Had we acted in a similar way to the USA we
    would have had around 22,000 more deaths, and not much difference in
    economic effects than we actually had - international trade largely
    stopped anyway without our discouraging it - as it was some of the
    outbreaks did come from ship personnel . . .
    That is politically driven supposition. not science.

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  • From Rich80105@21:1/5 to lizandtony@orcon.net.nz on Thu Jan 30 08:49:57 2025
    On Wed, 29 Jan 2025 19:20:07 -0000 (UTC), Tony
    <lizandtony@orcon.net.nz> wrote:

    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Wed, 29 Jan 2025 20:15:54 +1300, Crash <nogood@dontbother.invalid> >>wrote:

    On Wed, 29 Jan 2025 05:34:17 -0000 (UTC), Tony
    <lizandtony@orcon.net.nz> wrote:

    Gordon <Gordon@leaf.net.nz> wrote: >>>>>https://www.reddit.com/r/newzealand/comments/1ic9q7u/i_dont_know_if_my_politics_are_too_stunted_and/

    This thread of reddit is kind of mind blowing. Covid-19 is only 5 years old
    and it seems that many people can not remember this very recent history. >>>>>
    There are hints of the historical facts.
    Any hatred of Ardern was not from "the Right" it was from middle New >>>>Zealand,
    and earned.

    Looking back on the way the pandemic was managed I can understand that >>>mistakes were made based on the information at hand at the time.
    However no politician, including Ardern, deserves hatred. That is >>>irrational and the resort of those who cannot accept what was done in
    a rational way.

    We can learn from this. The message that seems obvious to me is that >>>COVID19 was a threat that never had the mortality of previous
    pandemics such as influenza (1918) and 'black death' etc. of earlier >>>times. In early 2020 the Government should have assessed the risk we >>>faced against known mortality rates in countries with widespread >>>infections. Instead we assumed mortality rates would be at the same >>>level as historical pandemics that happened over a century ago.

    No I don't think we did. The 1918 influenza epidemic for example was
    so lethal because we knew nothing about it - just as in the middle
    ages humans were not aware that the infection was carried by rats. For
    this pandemic we had mortality experience in China and other countries
    well before it hit our shores - we knew it was a virus, and knew about
    some characteristics. We had the advantage of a few days to lock down >>international travel, and then a few weeks to watch overseas
    experience. So our mortality was not just less than previous
    pandemics, but also much lower than other countries, and decisions
    were able to be made on a much more informed basis than the past
    threats mentioned above. Had we acted in a similar way to the USA we
    would have had around 22,000 more deaths, and not much difference in >>economic effects than we actually had - international trade largely
    stopped anyway without our discouraging it - as it was some of the >>outbreaks did come from ship personnel . . .
    That is politically driven supposition. not science.
    World Health organisation - using mortality statistics - simple
    mathematics, Tony. You have been told this many many times, but then
    you hate facing reality . . .

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  • From Tony@21:1/5 to Rich80105@hotmail.com on Thu Jan 30 00:10:56 2025
    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Wed, 29 Jan 2025 19:20:07 -0000 (UTC), Tony
    <lizandtony@orcon.net.nz> wrote:

    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Wed, 29 Jan 2025 20:15:54 +1300, Crash <nogood@dontbother.invalid> >>>wrote:

    On Wed, 29 Jan 2025 05:34:17 -0000 (UTC), Tony >>>><lizandtony@orcon.net.nz> wrote:

    Gordon <Gordon@leaf.net.nz> wrote: >>>>>>https://www.reddit.com/r/newzealand/comments/1ic9q7u/i_dont_know_if_my_politics_are_too_stunted_and/

    This thread of reddit is kind of mind blowing. Covid-19 is only 5 years >>>>>>old
    and it seems that many people can not remember this very recent history. >>>>>>
    There are hints of the historical facts.
    Any hatred of Ardern was not from "the Right" it was from middle New >>>>>Zealand,
    and earned.

    Looking back on the way the pandemic was managed I can understand that >>>>mistakes were made based on the information at hand at the time. >>>>However no politician, including Ardern, deserves hatred. That is >>>>irrational and the resort of those who cannot accept what was done in
    a rational way.

    We can learn from this. The message that seems obvious to me is that >>>>COVID19 was a threat that never had the mortality of previous
    pandemics such as influenza (1918) and 'black death' etc. of earlier >>>>times. In early 2020 the Government should have assessed the risk we >>>>faced against known mortality rates in countries with widespread >>>>infections. Instead we assumed mortality rates would be at the same >>>>level as historical pandemics that happened over a century ago.

    No I don't think we did. The 1918 influenza epidemic for example was
    so lethal because we knew nothing about it - just as in the middle
    ages humans were not aware that the infection was carried by rats. For >>>this pandemic we had mortality experience in China and other countries >>>well before it hit our shores - we knew it was a virus, and knew about >>>some characteristics. We had the advantage of a few days to lock down >>>international travel, and then a few weeks to watch overseas
    experience. So our mortality was not just less than previous
    pandemics, but also much lower than other countries, and decisions
    were able to be made on a much more informed basis than the past
    threats mentioned above. Had we acted in a similar way to the USA we >>>would have had around 22,000 more deaths, and not much difference in >>>economic effects than we actually had - international trade largely >>>stopped anyway without our discouraging it - as it was some of the >>>outbreaks did come from ship personnel . . .
    That is politically driven supposition. not science.
    World Health organisation - using mortality statistics - simple
    mathematics, Tony. You have been told this many many times
    Abuse gone.
    Wrong little boy. Just wrong. No science provided, all you have is politics.

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  • From Crash@21:1/5 to All on Thu Jan 30 16:59:10 2025
    On Wed, 29 Jan 2025 22:15:35 +1300, Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com>
    wrote:

    On Wed, 29 Jan 2025 20:15:54 +1300, Crash <nogood@dontbother.invalid>
    wrote:

    On Wed, 29 Jan 2025 05:34:17 -0000 (UTC), Tony
    <lizandtony@orcon.net.nz> wrote:

    Gordon <Gordon@leaf.net.nz> wrote: >>>>https://www.reddit.com/r/newzealand/comments/1ic9q7u/i_dont_know_if_my_politics_are_too_stunted_and/

    This thread of reddit is kind of mind blowing. Covid-19 is only 5 years old >>>>and it seems that many people can not remember this very recent history. >>>>
    There are hints of the historical facts.
    Any hatred of Ardern was not from "the Right" it was from middle New Zealand,
    and earned.

    Looking back on the way the pandemic was managed I can understand that >>mistakes were made based on the information at hand at the time.
    However no politician, including Ardern, deserves hatred. That is >>irrational and the resort of those who cannot accept what was done in
    a rational way.

    We can learn from this. The message that seems obvious to me is that >>COVID19 was a threat that never had the mortality of previous
    pandemics such as influenza (1918) and 'black death' etc. of earlier
    times. In early 2020 the Government should have assessed the risk we
    faced against known mortality rates in countries with widespread >>infections. Instead we assumed mortality rates would be at the same
    level as historical pandemics that happened over a century ago.

    No I don't think we did. The 1918 influenza epidemic for example was
    so lethal because we knew nothing about it - just as in the middle
    ages humans were not aware that the infection was carried by rats.

    When COVID19 first arrived in NZ (December 2019 IIRC) going through to
    the first lockdown in March 2020 we were equally ignorant of the
    disease's mortality. We were aware that it was highly contagious and
    this is what drove the use of lockdowns, thinking that we must take
    the same draconian lockdown actions as a precaution when there was no
    reliable data on mortality yet.

    For
    this pandemic we had mortality experience in China and other countries
    well before it hit our shores - we knew it was a virus, and knew about
    some characteristics. We had the advantage of a few days to lock down >international travel, and then a few weeks to watch overseas
    experience.

    Initially (for most of 2020 IIRC) information on COVID19 in China (and
    some other countries governed by totalitarian governments) was highly
    suspect or simply not forthcoming.

    So our mortality was not just less than previous
    pandemics, but also much lower than other countries, and decisions
    were able to be made on a much more informed basis than the past
    threats mentioned above.

    Had we acted in a similar way to the USA we
    would have had around 22,000 more deaths, and not much difference in
    economic effects than we actually had - international trade largely
    stopped anyway without our discouraging it - as it was some of the
    outbreaks did come from ship personnel . . .


    --
    Crash McBash

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  • From Rich80105@21:1/5 to All on Thu Jan 30 20:15:36 2025
    On Thu, 30 Jan 2025 16:59:10 +1300, Crash <nogood@dontbother.invalid>
    wrote:

    On Wed, 29 Jan 2025 22:15:35 +1300, Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com>
    wrote:

    On Wed, 29 Jan 2025 20:15:54 +1300, Crash <nogood@dontbother.invalid> >>wrote:

    On Wed, 29 Jan 2025 05:34:17 -0000 (UTC), Tony
    <lizandtony@orcon.net.nz> wrote:

    Gordon <Gordon@leaf.net.nz> wrote: >>>>>https://www.reddit.com/r/newzealand/comments/1ic9q7u/i_dont_know_if_my_politics_are_too_stunted_and/

    This thread of reddit is kind of mind blowing. Covid-19 is only 5 years old
    and it seems that many people can not remember this very recent history. >>>>>
    There are hints of the historical facts.
    Any hatred of Ardern was not from "the Right" it was from middle New Zealand,
    and earned.

    Looking back on the way the pandemic was managed I can understand that >>>mistakes were made based on the information at hand at the time.
    However no politician, including Ardern, deserves hatred. That is >>>irrational and the resort of those who cannot accept what was done in
    a rational way.

    We can learn from this. The message that seems obvious to me is that >>>COVID19 was a threat that never had the mortality of previous
    pandemics such as influenza (1918) and 'black death' etc. of earlier >>>times. In early 2020 the Government should have assessed the risk we >>>faced against known mortality rates in countries with widespread >>>infections. Instead we assumed mortality rates would be at the same >>>level as historical pandemics that happened over a century ago.

    No I don't think we did. The 1918 influenza epidemic for example was
    so lethal because we knew nothing about it - just as in the middle
    ages humans were not aware that the infection was carried by rats.

    When COVID19 first arrived in NZ (December 2019 IIRC) going through to
    the first lockdown in March 2020 we were equally ignorant of the
    disease's mortality. We were aware that it was highly contagious and
    this is what drove the use of lockdowns, thinking that we must take
    the same draconian lockdown actions as a precaution when there was no >reliable data on mortality yet.
    In those early weeks the level of mortality was horrific - they were
    using graders to dig mass graves near New York, and some cities in
    Italy were seeing hospitals over-run. In choosing lock-down, we
    followed China and Taiwan. Lockdowns proved to be justified at that
    stage, and when we had a few outbreaks from international arrivals (by
    air and sea), and saw infection spread from some church events, we did
    not at that early stage have access to vaccines. Even when vaccines
    were available they took time to distribute.

    For
    this pandemic we had mortality experience in China and other countries
    well before it hit our shores - we knew it was a virus, and knew about
    some characteristics. We had the advantage of a few days to lock down >>international travel, and then a few weeks to watch overseas
    experience.

    Initially (for most of 2020 IIRC) information on COVID19 in China (and
    some other countries governed by totalitarian governments) was highly
    suspect or simply not forthcoming.
    We compared ourselves with countries like Australia (and saw the
    differences policy made by differences between their States), and the
    UK and USA, and later on Taiwan and Denmark and Sweden - all countries
    that with NZ quickly started collecting (or going through records to
    generate) statistics on deaths, and fairly quickly agreed the
    definition of a Covid death. I agree that data from Russia and some
    South American countries, and for slightly different reasons countries
    like India and China, were not usually used for comparison as there
    was a lack of either systems or compliance or both with that data
    collection. The conclusions in the two paragraphs below are supported
    by in the specialist statisticians and demographers and medical
    experts who developed expertise in these areas.


    So our mortality was not just less than previous
    pandemics, but also much lower than other countries, and decisions
    were able to be made on a much more informed basis than the past
    threats mentioned above.

    Had we acted in a similar way to the USA we
    would have had around 22,000 more deaths, and not much difference in >>economic effects than we actually had - international trade largely
    stopped anyway without our discouraging it - as it was some of the >>outbreaks did come from ship personnel . . .

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  • From David Goodwin@21:1/5 to All on Fri Jan 31 09:44:00 2025
    In article <if1lpjd054936maqf01s6d2vj8n5gnaet5@4ax.com>, Rich80105
    @hotmail.com says...

    On Wed, 29 Jan 2025 19:20:07 -0000 (UTC), Tony
    <lizandtony@orcon.net.nz> wrote:

    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Wed, 29 Jan 2025 20:15:54 +1300, Crash <nogood@dontbother.invalid> >>wrote:

    On Wed, 29 Jan 2025 05:34:17 -0000 (UTC), Tony >>><lizandtony@orcon.net.nz> wrote:

    Gordon <Gordon@leaf.net.nz> wrote: >>>>>https://www.reddit.com/r/newzealand/comments/1ic9q7u/i_dont_know_if_my_politics_are_too_stunted_and/

    This thread of reddit is kind of mind blowing. Covid-19 is only 5 years old
    and it seems that many people can not remember this very recent history. >>>>>
    There are hints of the historical facts.
    Any hatred of Ardern was not from "the Right" it was from middle New >>>>Zealand,
    and earned.

    Looking back on the way the pandemic was managed I can understand that >>>mistakes were made based on the information at hand at the time. >>>However no politician, including Ardern, deserves hatred. That is >>>irrational and the resort of those who cannot accept what was done in
    a rational way.

    We can learn from this. The message that seems obvious to me is that >>>COVID19 was a threat that never had the mortality of previous
    pandemics such as influenza (1918) and 'black death' etc. of earlier >>>times. In early 2020 the Government should have assessed the risk we >>>faced against known mortality rates in countries with widespread >>>infections. Instead we assumed mortality rates would be at the same >>>level as historical pandemics that happened over a century ago.

    No I don't think we did. The 1918 influenza epidemic for example was
    so lethal because we knew nothing about it - just as in the middle
    ages humans were not aware that the infection was carried by rats. For >>this pandemic we had mortality experience in China and other countries >>well before it hit our shores - we knew it was a virus, and knew about >>some characteristics. We had the advantage of a few days to lock down >>international travel, and then a few weeks to watch overseas
    experience. So our mortality was not just less than previous
    pandemics, but also much lower than other countries, and decisions
    were able to be made on a much more informed basis than the past
    threats mentioned above. Had we acted in a similar way to the USA we >>would have had around 22,000 more deaths, and not much difference in >>economic effects than we actually had - international trade largely >>stopped anyway without our discouraging it - as it was some of the >>outbreaks did come from ship personnel . . .
    That is politically driven supposition. not science.
    World Health organisation - using mortality statistics - simple
    mathematics, Tony. You have been told this many many times, but then
    you hate facing reality . . .

    Just add him to your bozo bin like I have. If people would just stop
    replying to his messages so frequently, then I wont have to figure out a
    way to filter out all messages that are in reply too!

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  • From Tony@21:1/5 to David Goodwin on Thu Jan 30 20:57:38 2025
    David Goodwin <david+usenet@zx.net.nz> wrote:
    In article <if1lpjd054936maqf01s6d2vj8n5gnaet5@4ax.com>, Rich80105 >@hotmail.com says...

    On Wed, 29 Jan 2025 19:20:07 -0000 (UTC), Tony
    <lizandtony@orcon.net.nz> wrote:

    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Wed, 29 Jan 2025 20:15:54 +1300, Crash <nogood@dontbother.invalid>
    wrote:

    On Wed, 29 Jan 2025 05:34:17 -0000 (UTC), Tony
    <lizandtony@orcon.net.nz> wrote:

    Gordon <Gordon@leaf.net.nz> wrote:

    https://www.reddit.com/r/newzealand/comments/1ic9q7u/i_dont_know_if_my_politics_are_too_stunted_and/

    This thread of reddit is kind of mind blowing. Covid-19 is only 5 years >> >>>>>old
    and it seems that many people can not remember this very recent history.

    There are hints of the historical facts.
    Any hatred of Ardern was not from "the Right" it was from middle New
    Zealand,
    and earned.

    Looking back on the way the pandemic was managed I can understand that
    mistakes were made based on the information at hand at the time.
    However no politician, including Ardern, deserves hatred. That is
    irrational and the resort of those who cannot accept what was done in
    a rational way.

    We can learn from this. The message that seems obvious to me is that
    COVID19 was a threat that never had the mortality of previous
    pandemics such as influenza (1918) and 'black death' etc. of earlier
    times. In early 2020 the Government should have assessed the risk we
    faced against known mortality rates in countries with widespread
    infections. Instead we assumed mortality rates would be at the same
    level as historical pandemics that happened over a century ago.

    No I don't think we did. The 1918 influenza epidemic for example was
    so lethal because we knew nothing about it - just as in the middle
    ages humans were not aware that the infection was carried by rats. For
    this pandemic we had mortality experience in China and other countries
    well before it hit our shores - we knew it was a virus, and knew about
    some characteristics. We had the advantage of a few days to lock down
    international travel, and then a few weeks to watch overseas
    experience. So our mortality was not just less than previous
    pandemics, but also much lower than other countries, and decisions
    were able to be made on a much more informed basis than the past
    threats mentioned above. Had we acted in a similar way to the USA we
    would have had around 22,000 more deaths, and not much difference in
    economic effects than we actually had - international trade largely
    stopped anyway without our discouraging it - as it was some of the
    outbreaks did come from ship personnel . . .
    That is politically driven supposition. not science.
    World Health organisation - using mortality statistics - simple
    mathematics, Tony. You have been told this many many times, but then
    you hate facing reality . . .

    Just add him to your bozo bin like I have. If people would just stop
    replying to his messages so frequently, then I wont have to figure out a
    way to filter out all messages that are in reply too!
    David is another person who is so fixated on politics that rational debate is impossible. Clearly he hates to have his ideas tested - so typical of those from that political extreme. No loss.

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  • From Rich80105@21:1/5 to lizandtony@orcon.net.nz on Sat Feb 1 09:34:39 2025
    On Thu, 30 Jan 2025 20:57:38 -0000 (UTC), Tony
    <lizandtony@orcon.net.nz> wrote:

    David Goodwin <david+usenet@zx.net.nz> wrote:
    In article <if1lpjd054936maqf01s6d2vj8n5gnaet5@4ax.com>, Rich80105 >>@hotmail.com says...

    On Wed, 29 Jan 2025 19:20:07 -0000 (UTC), Tony
    <lizandtony@orcon.net.nz> wrote:

    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Wed, 29 Jan 2025 20:15:54 +1300, Crash <nogood@dontbother.invalid>
    wrote:

    On Wed, 29 Jan 2025 05:34:17 -0000 (UTC), Tony
    <lizandtony@orcon.net.nz> wrote:

    Gordon <Gordon@leaf.net.nz> wrote:

    https://www.reddit.com/r/newzealand/comments/1ic9q7u/i_dont_know_if_my_politics_are_too_stunted_and/

    This thread of reddit is kind of mind blowing. Covid-19 is only 5 years
    old
    and it seems that many people can not remember this very recent history.

    There are hints of the historical facts.
    Any hatred of Ardern was not from "the Right" it was from middle New >>> >>>>Zealand,
    and earned.

    Looking back on the way the pandemic was managed I can understand that >>> >>>mistakes were made based on the information at hand at the time.
    However no politician, including Ardern, deserves hatred. That is
    irrational and the resort of those who cannot accept what was done in >>> >>>a rational way.

    We can learn from this. The message that seems obvious to me is that >>> >>>COVID19 was a threat that never had the mortality of previous
    pandemics such as influenza (1918) and 'black death' etc. of earlier
    times. In early 2020 the Government should have assessed the risk we >>> >>>faced against known mortality rates in countries with widespread
    infections. Instead we assumed mortality rates would be at the same
    level as historical pandemics that happened over a century ago.

    No I don't think we did. The 1918 influenza epidemic for example was
    so lethal because we knew nothing about it - just as in the middle
    ages humans were not aware that the infection was carried by rats. For >>> >>this pandemic we had mortality experience in China and other countries >>> >>well before it hit our shores - we knew it was a virus, and knew about >>> >>some characteristics. We had the advantage of a few days to lock down
    international travel, and then a few weeks to watch overseas
    experience. So our mortality was not just less than previous
    pandemics, but also much lower than other countries, and decisions
    were able to be made on a much more informed basis than the past
    threats mentioned above. Had we acted in a similar way to the USA we
    would have had around 22,000 more deaths, and not much difference in
    economic effects than we actually had - international trade largely
    stopped anyway without our discouraging it - as it was some of the
    outbreaks did come from ship personnel . . .
    That is politically driven supposition. not science.
    World Health organisation - using mortality statistics - simple
    mathematics, Tony. You have been told this many many times, but then
    you hate facing reality . . .

    Just add him to your bozo bin like I have. If people would just stop >>replying to his messages so frequently, then I wont have to figure out a >>way to filter out all messages that are in reply too!
    David is another person who is so fixated on politics that rational debate is >impossible. Clearly he hates to have his ideas tested - so typical of those >from that political extreme. No loss.

    So Tony, do you now accept that the World Health organisation gave
    useful information that demonstrates with mathematical proof that New
    Zealand had significantly lower mortality from Covid than most other
    nations, but in particular lower than the USA and UK ? Or are you
    just fixated on politics, Tony?

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  • From Tony@21:1/5 to Rich80105@hotmail.com on Fri Jan 31 20:52:23 2025
    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Thu, 30 Jan 2025 20:57:38 -0000 (UTC), Tony
    <lizandtony@orcon.net.nz> wrote:

    David Goodwin <david+usenet@zx.net.nz> wrote:
    In article <if1lpjd054936maqf01s6d2vj8n5gnaet5@4ax.com>, Rich80105 >>>@hotmail.com says...

    On Wed, 29 Jan 2025 19:20:07 -0000 (UTC), Tony
    <lizandtony@orcon.net.nz> wrote:

    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Wed, 29 Jan 2025 20:15:54 +1300, Crash <nogood@dontbother.invalid> >>>> >>wrote:

    On Wed, 29 Jan 2025 05:34:17 -0000 (UTC), Tony
    <lizandtony@orcon.net.nz> wrote:

    Gordon <Gordon@leaf.net.nz> wrote:


    https://www.reddit.com/r/newzealand/comments/1ic9q7u/i_dont_know_if_my_politics_are_too_stunted_and/

    This thread of reddit is kind of mind blowing. Covid-19 is only 5 >>>> >>>>>years
    old
    and it seems that many people can not remember this very recent
    history.

    There are hints of the historical facts.
    Any hatred of Ardern was not from "the Right" it was from middle New >>>> >>>>Zealand,
    and earned.

    Looking back on the way the pandemic was managed I can understand that >>>> >>>mistakes were made based on the information at hand at the time.
    However no politician, including Ardern, deserves hatred. That is
    irrational and the resort of those who cannot accept what was done in >>>> >>>a rational way.

    We can learn from this. The message that seems obvious to me is that >>>> >>>COVID19 was a threat that never had the mortality of previous
    pandemics such as influenza (1918) and 'black death' etc. of earlier >>>> >>>times. In early 2020 the Government should have assessed the risk we >>>> >>>faced against known mortality rates in countries with widespread
    infections. Instead we assumed mortality rates would be at the same >>>> >>>level as historical pandemics that happened over a century ago.

    No I don't think we did. The 1918 influenza epidemic for example was >>>> >>so lethal because we knew nothing about it - just as in the middle
    ages humans were not aware that the infection was carried by rats. For >>>> >>this pandemic we had mortality experience in China and other countries >>>> >>well before it hit our shores - we knew it was a virus, and knew about >>>> >>some characteristics. We had the advantage of a few days to lock down >>>> >>international travel, and then a few weeks to watch overseas
    experience. So our mortality was not just less than previous
    pandemics, but also much lower than other countries, and decisions
    were able to be made on a much more informed basis than the past
    threats mentioned above. Had we acted in a similar way to the USA we >>>> >>would have had around 22,000 more deaths, and not much difference in >>>> >>economic effects than we actually had - international trade largely
    stopped anyway without our discouraging it - as it was some of the
    outbreaks did come from ship personnel . . .
    That is politically driven supposition. not science.
    World Health organisation - using mortality statistics - simple
    mathematics, Tony. You have been told this many many times, but then
    you hate facing reality . . .

    Just add him to your bozo bin like I have. If people would just stop >>>replying to his messages so frequently, then I wont have to figure out a >>>way to filter out all messages that are in reply too!
    David is another person who is so fixated on politics that rational debate is >>impossible. Clearly he hates to have his ideas tested - so typical of those >>from that political extreme. No loss.

    So Tony, do you now accept that the World Health organisation gave
    useful information that demonstrates with mathematical proof that New
    Zealand had significantly lower mortality from Covid than most other
    nations, but in particular lower than the USA and UK ? Or are you
    just fixated on politics, Tony?
    If you want to start a new thread please do so, that is nothing to do with this thread.
    As for politics, I have zero interest in that pursuit because whilst necessary it breeds creatures like you.

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