Yeah....Dr. Fauci: Genius

[Aneeda72]

Right. I am well aware of what the punctuation should look like, I don't give a damn. I can see one thing for sure on this board, people are ashamed to show their true selves, hiding behind a Charlie Chaplin icon, or birds or whatever, shows how a majority of people are just fake.

Well, I read through this thread, and, I’ve lost the thread of what the thread is about in the mindless back and forth of people trying to prove a point about nothing that, IMO, matters. I could care less if doctor so and so wears a mask or gets the virus.

Me and mine wear masks, social distant, and mostly stay home. I could care less how much money or who makes money off a vaccine, as long as we get a vaccine. Worry about that first, and, if you must, worry about the money later. I am, sadly, not making any money off it.

@Carrymeaway when I first joined someone commented about my spelling , who cares, not me. My punctuation is probably poor, who cares? Not me. Why bother to respond? As to your ”people are ashamed to show their true selves” comment-not me.

But who cares?-not me? Some people like to make other people get very frustrated. I used to engage in this back and forth off topic useless behavior. I try not to do that now. You might try it as well. As for the point of this thread, I am not sure.

Ok, he didn't have a mask on. So what?

 

[LindaB]

Right. I am well aware of what the punctuation should look like, I don't give a damn. I can see one thing for sure on this board, people are ashamed to show their true selves, hiding behind a Charlie Chaplin icon, or birds or whatever, shows how a majority of people are just fake.

What the hell is WRONG with you?

 

[Warrigal]

Just catching up on this thread.
It began as a graphic attacking the intelligence of Dr Fauci by way of a rather sneering graphic. The same kind of attacks on medical spokespeople occur in Australia from time to time. IMO these ad hominem attacks are designed to weaken the messaging that is necessary to beat down this pandemic. It is unhelpful in the extreme.

It is also unhelpful to be distracted by all of the argy bargy in this thread. The current reality is simple - the virus is taking advantage of our weaknesses, including our desire to assemble in large groups. One infected person in a restaurant, a party, a train, a funeral service etc can set off a new cluster and the authorities then have to scramble to locate all of the contacts. The more people who refuse to comply with hygiene, social isolation/distancing, testing and yes, mask wearing in public, the longer it will take for life to return to normal.

Until a reliable treatment and vaccine become available all we have to fall back on is behaviour modification. We all need to behave like intelligent human beings and not like a bunch of cats scattering in the all directions. We need to cut our leaders some slack and trust them to be acting in our best interests.

I only withdraw my trust when I sense that a leader is acting in their own political or financial interest. However, I am prepared to keep co-operating with measures that are scientifically sound. It is, to me, the only way forward right now. The alternative is not something I want to contemplate.

 

[Butterfly]

He is involved in the business of vaccines.

Only in his capacity as a government employee; he doesn't work for or own a pharmaceutical company.

 

[Aneeda72]

Just catching up on this thread.
It began as a graphic attacking the intelligence of Dr Fauci by way of a rather sneering graphic. The same kind of attacks on medical spokespeople occur in Australia from time to time. IMO these ad hominem attacks are designed to weaken the messaging that is necessary to beat down this pandemic. It is unhelpful in the extreme.

It is also unhelpful to be distracted by all of the argy bargy in this thread. The current reality is simple - the virus is taking advantage of our weaknesses, including our desire to assemble in large groups. One infected person in a restaurant, a party, a train, a funeral service etc can set off a new cluster and the authorities then have to scramble to locate all of the contacts. The more people who refuse to comply with hygiene, social isolation/distancing, testing and yes, mask wearing in public, the longer it will take for life to return to normal.

Until a reliable treatment and vaccine become available all we have to fall back on is behaviour modification. We all need to behave like intelligent human beings and not like a bunch of cats scattering in the all directions. We need to cut our leaders some slack and trust them to be acting in our best interests.

I only withdraw my trust when I sense that a leader is acting in their own political or financial interest. However, I am prepared to keep co-operating with measures that are scientifically sound. It is, to me, the only way forward right now. The alternative is not something I want to contemplate.

Exactly! The science is solid and valid. If he were to have any political or financial interest in a vaccine that would be handled later and it doesn’t matter now. What matters now is a vaccine. “Bashing“ him, for any reason, is useless.

 

[garyt1957]

Nope, I am sure you could find it yourself. There are many conflicting articles on the Internet so it depends on where you get your information and what information one considers to be credible.

And you likely got yours from a Facebook meme, correct? Those are always reliable.

 

[Sunny]

Wow, reading through this thread (so far) from beginning to end is a classic illustration of what happens when people are cooped up too long, with their normal life interrupted. They begin to seriously go off the rails. And turning on each other appears to be the first line of defense against terminal boredom.

Warrigal, I love the term "argy bargy."

 

[Sunny]

I just heard Dr. Fauci interviewed on the radio. He and his family have been receiving death threats from the lunatic fringe. They have to have armed security. This is his reward for trying to save all of our lives.

What a country we have turned into.

 

[MarciKS]

so because we're "hiding behind an avatar" we're fake? i don't know about anyone else here but i am who i am regardless of what avatar i use. i would be the same annoying PITA with my own face plastered in that little circle. but for me it's a privacy issue.

and fauci is a genius? the same man whose face is shown in a public setting with his mask on his chin? i don't think so. if anyone is fake...the man with the mask at half mast is gonna be my answer. cdc creds or not. he should know better.

 

[Aneeda72]

so because we're "hiding behind an avatar" we're fake? i don't know about anyone else here but i am who i am regardless of what avatar i use. i would be the same annoying PITA with my own face plastered in that little circle. but for me it's a privacy issue.

and fauci is a genius? the same man whose face is shown in a public setting with his mask on his chin? i don't think so. if anyone is fake...the man with the mask at half mast is gonna be my answer. cdc creds or not. he should know better.

I believe the title is meant to be sarcastic.

 

[MarciKS]

I believe the title is meant to be sarcastic.

yes i know.

 

[Camper6]

Take it easy on the old timer. After throwing the first pitch he's out of breath.

 

[Camper6]

so because we're "hiding behind an avatar" we're fake? i don't know about anyone else here but i am who i am regardless of what avatar i use. i would be the same annoying PITA with my own face plastered in that little circle. but for me it's a privacy issue.

and fauci is a genius? the same man whose face is shown in a public setting with his mask on his chin? i don't think so. if anyone is fake...the man with the mask at half mast is gonna be my answer. cdc creds or not. he should know better.

If you are taking a drink or having something to eat, you can drop your mask temporarily. That's the rule I have seen in my area if you enter a closed space like a building or a restaurant.

 

[Sunny]

The flat earthers are not the only group that distrusts science. Yesterday, in another thread, I copied and pasted part of a newspaper article about the "doctors" who held that press conference. Here it is again, in case you missed it. (I suspect that somebody on this thread is one of their believers.)

This is excerpted from a column by David von Drehle in today's Washington Post:

According to the Mayo Clinic, endometriosis is “an often painful disorder in which tissue similar to the tissue that normally lines the inside of [the] uterus — the endometrium — grows outside [the] uterus.”

Not so, says Stella Immanuel, a Houston pediatrician and spiritual leader of Fire Power Ministries, a pronouncedly non-orthodox church. Endometriosis and other potentially dangerous gynecological conditions are the residue of sexual intercourse with demons, Immanuel teaches. These demons, known as “spirit husbands” and “spirit wives” (you might prefer their pet names: Incubus and Succubus) once walked the Earth in physical form. After they drowned in Noah’s flood, however, they carried on only in non-corporeal form. They visit humans in sexy dreams, which aren’t dreams after all but spirit spouses making a booty call. The demons are responsible not only for diseases of the female reproductive system but also for male impotence, most financial troubles, marital discord and spiritual malaise.

This is not Immanuel’s only diversion from the medical mainstream. She also maintains that alien DNA is a component of some therapeutic drugs and that government scientists are developing a vaccine to prevent religious faith. You can find these and other teachings of hers on YouTube.

(Facebook finally took down her page.)

In response, Immanuel threatened to have Jesus unplug Facebook’s servers.

 

[win231]

He was drinking water, Win. Take another look at the photo. And he said he was drinking water, also. Is that not enough "evidence" to please you?

About your second point, that is really funny. My late, dearly loved husband, was not an MD, but he did have a Ph.D. and was highly respected, including by me, though I wouldn't exactly use the word "awed!"

Yes, so you are impressed by anyone who has a professional degree.

 

[Sunny]

Win, I am "impressed" by anyone who has behaved in a way that earns my respect. Professional degrees have nothing to do with it.

I was responding to your comment to me: "Perhaps you are awed by anyone who has "MD" after their name. Or maybe you are desperate for hero worship." After a lifetime of living with a highly respected man with a Ph.D., and having many friends with either Ph.D. or MD attached to their names, I am not awed or impressed by their degrees. There are clearly a number of nut cases out there who also have those degrees.

My respect for Dr. Fauci stems from his determination to get the upper hand over this evil illness, by using the most effective methods available to us. Effective methods proved by science, not proclaimed by politicians and the business community, and particularly not by the crackpot fringe.

But you know all this already. Clearly you are trying your hardest to bait me into an argument about this, by playing cute little "tricks" with my words. ("Aha! I've got her! She worships anyone with a Ph.D.!") It ain't working, my friend. Why not just focus on the subject itself and leave off the inane personal attacks?

 

[MarciKS]

If you are taking a drink or having something to eat, you can drop your mask temporarily. That's the rule I have seen in my area if you enter a closed space like a building or a restaurant.

yes I know that Camper. I'm in healthcare, I'm aware.

 

[win231]

Win, I am "impressed" by anyone who has behaved in a way that earns my respect. Professional degrees have nothing to do with it.

I was responding to your comment to me: "Perhaps you are awed by anyone who has "MD" after their name. Or maybe you are desperate for hero worship." After a lifetime of living with a highly respected man with a Ph.D., and having many friends with either Ph.D. or MD attached to their names, I am not awed or impressed by their degrees. There are clearly a number of nut cases out there who also have those degrees.

My respect for Dr. Fauci stems from his determination to get the upper hand over this evil illness, by using the most effective methods available to us. Effective methods proved by science, not proclaimed by politicians and the business community, and particularly not by the crackpot fringe.

But you know all this already. Clearly you are trying your hardest to bait me into an argument about this, by playing cute little "tricks" with my words. ("Aha! I've got her! She worships anyone with a Ph.D.!") It ain't working, my friend. Why not just focus on the subject itself and leave off the inane personal attacks?

Yes, you have "Many friends who are Ph.D's or MD's. (how did I already know that?) You would feel like you were betraying them if you criticized "Hero Fauci."
The same thing happens with people who have police officers in their families, for the same reason. They'll support anything any cop does.

 

[Butterfly]

Well, IMHO, someone with Dr. Fauci's medical credentials is far more worthy of respect than someone who believes that endometriosis is the result of sex with demons.

 

[Aneeda72]

Yes, you have "Many friends who are Ph.D's or MD's. (how did I already know that?) You would feel like you were betraying them if you criticized "Hero Fauci."
The same thing happens with people who have police officers in their families, for the same reason. They'll support anything any cop does.

This argument of yours is incorrect. I support the police but I have criminals in my family, although dad is dead now so I should had a criminal. I support Fauci but have no MDs or PHDs in my family.

 

[Sunny]

Butterfly, thank you.

Win, I honestly don't know what your problem is. I think Dr. Fauci is one of the good guys, a dedicated professional who has been working around the clock for months now trying to save all of our lives (yes, even yours), and as a result, you have described me as:

Being impressed by anyone with a professional degree
Being desperate for hero worship
Worrying that I would be betraying every educated person I have ever known if I criticized "Hero Fauci"

Wow, all that finger pointing and schoolyard snickering and dancing around, just because I respect an extremely well-qualified scientist? Gosh, I wonder who your role model might be?

It's nice of you to provide me with all this free psychoanalysis. But this is just Dr. Fauci. Moving right along, what if I told you that I really like George Clooney? OMG, I can't wait to hear it!

 

[Pepper]

I also like George Clooney.

 

[moviequeen1]

Dr Fauci has been the director of National Insititute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases since 1984
He knows what he is talking about,trust what he has to say
I can't say the same thing for the other members of the task force