Posts Made By: Darian Rachal

Originally Posted by Russ Carroll

Then what about my old book offer. Biden wins, you read a book about Trump of my choosing. Trump wins, I read a book about Trump of your choosing. Loser has to give a book report/review on AMART. I'll spring for the book.

How about we just go for $10.00; I think that'd be the easiest route?

Originally Posted by Rod Kaufman

Wearing a mask is primarily for preventing someone else from getting an infection from you and NOT from preventing you from getting it from someone else. The only possible exception is a bonafide N95 or certified equivalent... 

Rod, perhaps I'm not understanding something. If I have a bandanna wrapped around my face and I'm infected, it prevents the virus from my breath from entering the lungs of someone 5' away from me who is not wearing a mask(if they are 6' there's no problem), but if I don't have a mask on and someone 5' from me does, the virus somehow enters through their mask to infect them?

Originally Posted by Rod Kaufman

"Masks won’t offer any protection for the person wearing one"
"This is a more complicated one, rooted in truth. The rationale for wearing a mask in the midst of the pandemic is that it will act as a barrier to prevent respiratory droplets from the mouth and nose from dispersing and transmitting the virus to others. That’s considered to be the main way the virus spreads."
"https://www.marketwatch.com/story/will-wearing-a-face-mask-protect-you-from-covid-19-its-complicated-here-are-the-5-biggest-mask-myths-2020-07-09

Rod, I'm not going to pretend that I did anything other than scan through this fairly long article, but I think the author makes some fairly good points.

"Furthermore, the relevant known physics and biology, which I review, are such that masks and respirators should not work. It would be a paradox if masks and respirators worked, given what we know about viral respiratory diseases: The main transmission path is long-residence-time aerosol particles (< 2.5 μm), which are too fine to be blocked, and the minimum-infective dose is smaller than one aerosol particle."

https://www.rcreader.com/commentary/masks-dont-work-covid-a-review-of-science-relevant-to-covide-19-social-policy

Originally Posted by Rod Kaufman

Well, if you're not going to thoroughly read the article that you've cited other than to cherry pick a couple of sentences from it that you think make a valid point, there's little hope left in you ever realizing the truth that masks are clearly effective. Since you won't read it, beyond accepting it as factual information from an anti-masker who has misinterpreted what the science says, then I would encourage you to listen to the included youtube debate between that individual and an actual scientist who debunks it...

"...cherry-pick a couple of sentences...

Rod, Is that what you were doing in your post #51 by presenting a quote before your link to the article? As I said, I scanned through the entire article to get the gist of what the author was trying to say. 

I'm not sure what video you watched, but the "scientist" you referred to seemed to be quite frustrated and emotional in response to the anti-mask fellow from the Ontario ACLU. That seems to be a symptom of TDS sufferers.

Rod, go ahead and buy yourself a lifetime supply of masks so you'll have some when flu season rolls around, and resign yourself to wearing on for the rest of your life. I'll wear one if I'm forced to.

Friday, I returned a U-Haul truck to the facility. I put one on as requested before entering. One employee waiting on customers was wearing one, another's was around his neck. A couple of customers were not wearing them, so I finally took mine off. A couple of other employees only put them on around customers. Speaking with others working in businesses, this is not uncommon. I know of one bar in this area that might be ignoring our governors' mandate to stay closed; AFAIK, there may be others if they can get away with it. 

Have a good day.

Originally Posted by Rod Kaufman

A mask, in pictures:
https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/02/opinions/masks-whining-protesters-trump-obeidallah/index.html

Originally Posted by James Lacey

Update: 

‘My father ignored medical expertise and now he has COVID,’ Rep. Louie Gohmert’s daughter says

https://www.kxan.com/news/texas/my-father-ignored-medical-expertise-and-now-he-has-covid-rep-louie-gohmerts-daughter-says/

https://twitter.com/BELLSAINTmusic/status/1289246735454187524?s=20

James, are you kind of "getting off" on this stuff.

The tweet about Trump leading his followers to an early grave was quite rich.

Originally Posted by Rod Kaufman

As our teachers are saying, Darian, they can't teach from the grave...

Rod, start hitting them financially, they'll change their tune.

Originally Posted by James Brown

Hi Darian, 

I am trying to appreciate your position, but I'm really having a hard time.  Yes Trump will win Louisiana, and I don't doubt that most of your friends and relatives are going to vote for Trump even though I would also guess that most of you find him distasteful.  But Biden, Pelosi and crew are more distasteful.  I can appreciate that.  This is mostly why I voted for Trump the first time.  I despised HRC and her condescending BS that much.

Still, for Trump to win he has to repeat his implausible '96 win in Michigan, Wisconsin, Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania.  I haven't verified, but I think Trump can only lose one or maybe two of the smaller of those states and still eke out an electoral college win.  He has -0- margin for error.  Maybe the coronavirus is just a bad luck draw, but it is reality.  The economy sucks because of this.  How can you be confident that Trump will win given the truth that he has no margin for error and the economy is in the tank? 

I think Trump might lose the election under these economic and social circumstances even if he was personally popular.  Since he is not popular, I would not touch Russ's bet with a six foot pole while wearing a mask.  

Jim

Jim, you certainly spend considerably more time than I do looking at all this information, since I spend absolutely none.😉
I'll certainly admit that it's within the realm of possibility that Trump may lose, but I find it difficult to believe that Trump supporters from 2016 are going to jump to Joe Biden. There is such a stark contrast between the two individuals. I suspect that Trump will acquire more of the black vote; I hardly think that blacks are enthusiastic about Biden.
The media will do everything they can to promote Biden and discourage Trump supporters. I guess I still have a bit of faith in American voters.☺️

Originally Posted by Rod Kaufman

Darian,
What good is their meager salary if they're sick and dying?
You're hopeless...

Rod, we're not dealing with the Black Death here. I continue to be amazed at the extent that fear controls some people's lives.🤔

I think teachers are well paid, even in a place like Louisiana. Of course that varies from parish(counties,in your locale). I'm sure people go into the teaching profession realizing that they are not going to be wealthy, although if they are responsible with their finances, they should do quite well.

Originally Posted by James Lacey

Louie Gohmert's daughter's response to her father's illness is relevant to the story. I have no idea why you want to assign a charge of arousal on my part. It's a little creepy to be honest.

I keep seeing these posts about somebody contracting a virus; I just thought maybe there's some thrill(arousal is your word not mine; I wasn't insinuating anything) involved.

Perhaps it just that these reports are a foreshadowing of Trump's defeat in November.