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I find it interesting that if one suggests that folks should not panic, not become hysterical and unhinged over something that they have no control over, then they are automatically declared "deniers." I have seen NO posts declaring this pandemic or the virus a hoax, yet if you do not run amok screaming "the sky is falling" you are accused of saying it is a "hoax."
One poster is patient enough and willing to invest his time doing some research and sharing it with us, and others that don't have a clue decide that he is making little of a national emergency.
How anyone of these hysterical Betties lived through the measles, mumps and polio one can only guess. I bet if some were old enough to understand what was going on during the stock market crash during the depression, they would have been one of those that jumped out of windows.
No one has been attempting to make "little" of the pandemic. All the posts are merely suggesting that we have lived through this type of stuff before and we are strong enough to live through it again. I have not seen any suggestions that you should run naked through Walmart with out a care in the world, or have a neighborhood BBQ at your home. The OP even suggested that he is more diligent in protecting himself than most other folks on here.
Isn't it amusing that some on here seem to one-up the next on how panic stricken we should be? Then there are others that seek to calm the mass hysteria and get chastised for it.

Remember, this is an election year and this plus BLM protests is a great tool to garner voter support when record and policies are not enough to move the scale. All this will be pass'e next year.

Am I being overly nonchalant during a crisis? Maybe I just try not to lose my mind when a predicament occurs that I have no control over, so I consider a positive result rather than expect the end of the world. Remember, an illness will have it easier to attack a stressed body than a calm, healthy body.

When someone suggests that you calm down, it does not mean for you to disregard the reality of the situation. It just means that you should attempt to reason coherently, not irrationally due to exigent circumstances beyond your control. Doctors and your Gov. officials are not always right. To misuse President Reagan's quote "trust but verify" which I believe he borrowed from an old Russian saying.