Woodstock Occurred in the Middle of a Pandemic that killed 100,000 Americans - There Were No Shutdowns, No Government Legislation, No Bailouts
Posted by freedomforall 3 years, 6 months ago to Politics
"Lifespan in the US in those days was 70 whereas it is 78 today. Population was 200 million as compared with 328 million today. It was also a healthier population with low obesity. If it would be possible to extrapolate the death data based on population and demographics, we might be looking at a quarter million deaths today from this virus. So in terms of lethality, it was as deadly and scary as COVID-19 if not more so, though we shall have to wait to see.
“In 1968/69,” says Nathaniel L. Moir in National Interest, “the H3N2 pandemic killed more individuals in the U.S. than the combined total number of American fatalities during both the Vietnam and Korean Wars.”
And this happened in the lifetimes of every American over 52 years of age.
I was 5 years old and have no memory of this at all. My mother vaguely remembers being careful and washing surfaces, and encouraging her mom and dad to be careful. Otherwise, it’s mostly forgotten today. Why is that?
Nothing was closed by force. Schools mostly stayed open. Businesses did too. You could go to the movies. You could go to bars and restaurants. John Fund has a friend who reports having attended a Grateful Dead concert. In fact, people have no memory or awareness that the famous Woodstock concert of August 1969 – planned in January during the worse period of death – actually occurred during a deadly American flu pandemic that only peaked globally six months later. There was no thought given to the virus which, like ours today, was dangerous mainly for a non-concert-going demographic."
“In 1968/69,” says Nathaniel L. Moir in National Interest, “the H3N2 pandemic killed more individuals in the U.S. than the combined total number of American fatalities during both the Vietnam and Korean Wars.”
And this happened in the lifetimes of every American over 52 years of age.
I was 5 years old and have no memory of this at all. My mother vaguely remembers being careful and washing surfaces, and encouraging her mom and dad to be careful. Otherwise, it’s mostly forgotten today. Why is that?
Nothing was closed by force. Schools mostly stayed open. Businesses did too. You could go to the movies. You could go to bars and restaurants. John Fund has a friend who reports having attended a Grateful Dead concert. In fact, people have no memory or awareness that the famous Woodstock concert of August 1969 – planned in January during the worse period of death – actually occurred during a deadly American flu pandemic that only peaked globally six months later. There was no thought given to the virus which, like ours today, was dangerous mainly for a non-concert-going demographic."
I went to my dad (RIP), who was an end of WWII marine, and asked for his blessing for me to join the Marine Corps as he had done. He surprised me by suddenly poking me painfully in the chest - as only he could do - and shouted, "BOY YOU'RE A GODDAMNED FOOL! YOU DON'T KNOW SHIT!". Then he stepped back, crossed his arms, stared me in the eyes and very calmly said, "Wait until you're 18, then decide and do as you wish." Well, I went to work and the following March I turned 18, signed up for the draft and waited to get called. Thoughts of joining the Corps were eclipsed by the ladies, motorcycles, beer, and rock 'n roll - didn't do drugs. I pulled a 341 in Nixon's lottery and fate never destined me for the military (side note: My older brother pulled a 365).
In February 1957, a new influenza A (H2N2) virus emerged in East Asia, triggering a pandemic (“Asian Flu”). This H2N2 virus was comprised of three different genes from an H2N2 virus that originated from an avian influenza A virus, including the H2 hemagglutinin and the N2 neuraminidase genes. It was first reported in Singapore in February 1957, Hong Kong in April 1957, and in coastal cities in the United States in summer 1957. The estimated number of deaths was 1.1 million worldwide and 116,000 in the United States. https://www.cdc.gov/flu/pandemic-reso...
The only ultimate solution is exposure and survival. Ultimately Cancer, in generality, is the same process. There is no such thing as a cure or saving lives. The US is near, or at top, for co-morbidity due to foods and lifestyle and associated dis-ease.
There has been no accounting of deaths caused by closing down the economy or deaths caused because people could not get the care ordinarily available. "Excess death" counting ignores these factors and also overstates the COVID death rates. There are financial incentives for hospitals to claim that deaths are from COVID and that also increases the death rates reported for COVID in 2020. It is probably a lower rate that either the '57 or '69 epidemics that did not cause any economic shutdowns.
The Democrats, not Trump, are at fault for thousands of deaths.
1918 the first reported case (Spanish flu) was March, in Kansas, at Fort Riley, one year after the trans-atlantic exchange of troops began.
" first reported in Singapore in February 1957"
"The flu spread from Hong Kong to the United States, arriving December 1968"
"(1957 "Asian flu" , 1968 "Hong Kong flu" and 1977 "Russian flu" ) were originated from China"
"(H1N1) virus that appeared in 2009 and was first found in human beings in Mexico,"
The research commonality is transmission from avian,swine or other food animal origin. What I don't find is mention of human / animal condition of mutual squalor as an incubus, but I did find this:
"One prevalent pathway for the transmission of infectious agents between hosts involves ingestion of the flesh of one organism by another. In this article we document numerous examples of viral and prion diseases transmitted by "eating" animals." https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32957...
When food stock is fed the entrails of an "infected" species the probability of a virus or bacteria finding "host" in the respiratory path of the "consumer" is high. This is common practice outside this country.
Every one of these viral infections came from outside the continent excepting 2009. All of them are associated with the unclean environments between human and stock animals.
The latest, more evidently an escape from a laboratory, is the oddity, or is it really a "wet" market origin?
That we are fed the tripe (pardon the pun) by supposed experts, that "They" have the knowledge and means to cure, eradicate, protect or any other ultimatum that supposes expert insight to insulate us from harm is idiocy. That, idiocy is politicized.....IS. The "experts" are the brokers of fear of death.
And fortunately Donald Trump is one who is expressing: At what cost to the living? Up until I heard this I had to reflect upon a question. "Do you support Trump?" My answer was: "I don't support, I evaluate". Now, in response to the same question: Absolutely.
(a) Will a corrupt socialist more powerful state (Biden-Kamaliar) be more likely to cure COVID and not destroy the economy, when there has never been such a positive result on any problem taken on by a socialist state, or
(b) will a corrupt less powerful state that is more free market entrepreneurial oriented (Trump) be more likely to cure COVID and not destroy the economy, when nearly every significant advancement in human history has happened under free market entrepreneurism?
Trump is an unlikable jerk in many ways, but he loves America and he will not allow anyone to destroy the economy, and he will try to Constitutionally use the power of his office to reduce loss of life .
Biden is a corrupt, stupid lifetime looting politician who has betrayed America and will destroy the economy and achieve nothing except that. He can only be trusted to maximize his own wealth at the expense of Americans' freedom.
It's not as good a choice as I'd like, but I love America and the choice is very clear to me.
But unfortunately many people look at the decision as "Which one would I rather have over for dinner" and "Who is nice" ("nice" being a cursory facade).
The choice is clear, but some months ago a drawn out argument ensued right here, with pin heads deriding Trump as if there were a real option who was "perfect". I'm still waiting for these ivory tower dingbats to re emerge, and admit how spiteful and wrong they were, but I doubt their strength of character.
Still looking at sailing craft and overseas property in case.
328/180*116000=211377 deaths with today's population.