How does this exist again!?
The House of Representatives prefers wrong and misleading use of words. What could be the reason for that?
Options:
- They really don't understand it and haven't read up on it
- They are too lazy to switch to the longer correct term
- "Besmettingen" klinkt gevaarlijker
- Ze kunnen niet lezen en doen maar wat'
- Only the dissenting parties have been bribed or involved in a conspiracy (this delusion is gaining more and more fertile ground)
- They are working on their own language, detached from reality.
By denying correct definitions, you disqualify yourself.
How can you discuss things without a conceptual framework?
[sarc] We hebben met het ontkennen van het woord 'neger' het racisme destijds opgelost en nu we 'gastarbeider' niet meer gebruiken gaat het een stuk beter met de 'van kleuren'. Sinds we 'homoseksueel' gebruiken in plaats van 'homofiel' hebben de christelijke scholen een 180graden-draai gemaakt, zeker sinds ze worden schoongemaakt door 'interieurverzorgers' (m/v) die nu veel meer verdienen dan toen ze nog schoonmakers waren. Het heeft allemaal enorm geholpen.
Now let's hope that the virus is also sensitive to avoiding terms. [/sarc]
Good news for both IFR and herd immunity
Nu iedereen die positief getest is daadwerkelijk 'besmet' blijkt, duikelt de dodelijkheid van corona naar dusdanige lage cijfers dat je je afvraagt waarom er überhaupt nog getest wordt. Immers:
Especially people who do not feel well get tested. About 200,000 per day.
Let's say that 5% of the tests are positive every day, that's 10,000 people a day. (is kets less, but for the idea)
The majority of infections are asymptomatic, let say 80%. The other 20% are the 10,000 who did not feel well and tested positive, so a total of 50,000 people get infected every day.
We have already had 250 days. By then, 12,500,000 Dutch people are now immune.
There were about 10,000 deaths, which is 1:1250 or an IFR 0.08%.
With this vote, herd immunity has been achieved in one fell swoop for a disease that is half as deadly as other flu-like diseases.
I know: Short-sighted and full of assumptions, all kinds of things to criticize, but the big picture does roughly reflect the point and there is no one in the House of Representatives who can follow this anyway.
