The term "DUDE' may be correctly applied to the main character in the movie, "The Big Lebowski". I believe it was played by Jeff Bridges.

I doubt I will use the term Dude again. I just thought I'd try it but seeing that y'all didn't think it sounded nice, I will drop it. I guess I am too old for it anyway.

I just hope this thing passes and none of you reading this get's sick...whether I agree with you are not. This has been a hellish couple of years for so many.

Loved the dude! Dudderness, say what! Smack!

Agreed, I hope nobody gets sick.

Not exactly. Edward Teller, who along with Ulam developed the strategy for the fusion bomb, suggested that the fission reaction of the Trinity test device might cause sufficient heat for a self sustaining fusion reaction of hydrogen (in the atmosphere) atoms to helium and extinguish life on earth. Fusion reactions do not generate long lived radioactive byproducts so radiation was not the concern. Burning up the atmosphere was the concern. Oppenheimer, the scientific director of the Manhattan Project, was sufficiently concerned that he directed Teller, and someone else I can't remember, to investigate whether this could really happen. Based on energy budget considerations, they determined that a world wide fusion reaction could not happen so the Trinity test proceeded. Teller, who was really more interested in a fusion device (aka the "Super") than the fission devices the Manhattan Project was working on, was in the unique position to suggest the possibility and also to do the analysis to prove it wasn't a possibility. I had the good fortune to see Teller speak some time ago.

RAMPANT NATIONALISM as defined in 1931

“A hint of the course the Hitlerites may pursue if they come into power in Germany was given recently in a speech by a party member to a group of Nazi medical men. Suppression of the "inferior" races of the republic, banishment of the Jews, wholesale sterilization of the "unfit," and other measures to insure Teutonic supremacy are part of the program. The fact that the Germans, for all their race consciousness, are far from being a pure stock, evidently did not occur to the speaker.”



RAMPANT NATIONALISM | News | The Harvard Crimson

Another slant on the same thing circa 2019...

Recently, the idea of Nationalism has been the topic of many conversations in the United States. Nationalism, according to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, is "Loyalty and devotion to a nation, especially a sense of national consciousness exalting one nation above all others and placing primary emphasis on promotion of its culture and interests as opposed to those of other nations or supranational groups."

The nationalistic ideals that have been spread all throughout the United States have resulted in lines being blurred between the concepts of Patriotism vs. Nationalism. These two concepts are entirely different, however, they seem to be more and more difficult to differentiate.


Nationalism vs. Patriotism

The following link discusses the difference between PATRIOTISM and NATIONALISM.

Nationalism Doesn’t Fit the American Nation - WSJ

As we listen to the moderns speak of being “patriotic”, it might behovee us to read and understand that difference.

There is a difference between “Americans first” and “Americans only”

Sharing a quote, accurate in my opinion, from Sydney Harris....

“The difference between patriotism and nationalism is that the patriot is proud of his country for what it does, and the nationalist is proud of his country no matter what it does; the first attitude creates a feeling of responsibility, but the second a feeling of blind arrogance that leads to war.”

Sydney Harris's quote needs to be broadcast far and wide.

It dosent matter where a virus originates, what matters is how we react to it. Wear mask, get your shot, social distance. Also believe science not crackpot social media rumor spreaders.

In America we have this philosophical condition that is called not guilty until proven. So far no government body is going out on the limb to say definitely it is China's fault. The CIA just came out with their study saying they can't tell.

Well, the mutation of any virus into a more virulent strain is medically well understood- thanks, all you "freedom loving" vaccine deniers! I saw the link to the story and googled the credentials of the news provider: the owner, John Solomon" is outlined in Wikipedia and other credible sources. I stopped researching at that point.

Very true. If you don't listen to or read the news you are not informed; if you do listen to or read the news you are misinformed.
CNN and their ilk, slant everything to the left, Fox, and their ilk, slant everything to the right. Which is why I rely on my own common sense.

Yes and the so called Fact Checking orgs just had to dive head first into a woodchipper and go on the take....no different....:loco:

Also look up what is happening to Falun Gong practioners. Need a kidney? Disgusting!

The virus leaks, the name of the creators and investors don't....

Now that is far more worrying....

The lesson... We need to stop acting as god and producing things to kill us... because one day they will....

Until then, well I am counting down the days to retirement when I plan to join you all, play as much golf, swim as many lengths cycle and run as many miles as I can and to end as many nights dancing the nights away... And my only worry will be to avoid pulling too many muscles in the process....

Gain of function was being done in the lab in china.
This is not a naturally occurring event.
Chine controls ALL it’s media and will not let anything be said without approval.
Medical people can be as corrupt as anyone else.
Mao zedong killed about 50 million of his own people.
Stalin killed about 50 to 60 million of his own people.
Big pharm is making BILLIONS of dollars off a flu shot.
Line up for your monthly shot. Chaching!

God created this, live in the peace and love of God.

Mad at china? Seriously?

This conversation is a year and a half old and so predictable- go out and plant some flowers or vegetables and do something productive….

More disinformation

We will NOT be holding China responsible for Covid or punishing them in any way, father and son will see to it.

The US funding was in the form of a grant to Fauci which he in turn sent over to Wuhan after getting the program booted out of the US.

The University of Hong Kong has been included in this research at the Wuhan lab.

So it was not directly funded by US tax dollars, rather thru a third party (Fauci).

The Wuhan lab has been known to have researchers from the CCP which were interested in BioWeapon research. 2 + 2 = 4 :evil6:

On the lighter side....

It's simply an article reporting what the Pfizer CEO said. You can find the same information in numerous sources. Are you disputing the information in the article?

Just the News is right leaning for sure but it has some of the best investigative reporting out there. It's one of about 15 sources I review.

You are so right, the Chinese don't care about their own people, they were restricting them on how many children each family could have. They are evil people in China!

Wikipedia has become less than a reliable source. Left leaning to be sure.

Why don't you try reviewing some of his investigative reports? Some of the best reporting out there. And just because you may not agree with the author's political affiliation, it doesn't make the story any less true. Are you contending the Pfizer CEO didn't make those statements or the story is false?

You remember all the protesters in China , Hong Kong before Covid hit ? You don’t hear of any more protests and there is
10 million less cell phone users in China 🇨🇳.

China has more of its own problems like only 12 % renewable clean water . China has to import clean water , you can’t drink from the faucet. Ground is polluted.
air pollution. Can you believe we saved the Chinese from being taken over by Japan ? I believe most Chinese want their freedom.
Any war with them and you could see majority of their military surrender.

Where it started does not matter, how it stops is the only important issue.
Why do you feel getting angry is going to help anyone? It seems to me you are trying to create more hate and that is the last thing this country needs.

I saw on tv where China has started a propaganda campaign saying it came from the US and our labs! Just say a lie often enough and people believe it so the Chinese probably now think it was our cover up!

If you think China would not think twice about killing their own people, you need a history book. They've been doing it for decades and they don't care. That's how they control the people and continue to keep Communism there to rule over the people. Their people are a dime a dozen to them and they will use them for experiments continually. Of course, this virus was generated by the Chinese in their own labs and then purposely released to the world. That's what they do.

It's just sad, that so many people need to find someone, or some entity, to hate or blame for everything.

With disinformation at every turn. At this point I’m more concerned about the medical community’s ability to further develop a vaccine that is more resistant to the viruses variants. Point fingers now is pointless the damage to the world has been done.

Hate
 

Seriously, the hate, judgement, and finger pointing needs to stop. Logic dictates that China didn’t do it on purpose, because that would mean slitting your own throat. China people are dying just like everyone else. So, that means it was either a lab accident or nature evolved it in China. Either way, they are in deep do-do just like the rest of the world.

We are all on the same team. The human species team. The virus doesn’t care your nationality or language. We are all in the same boat and finger pointing is not only unnecessary, but quite useless since they didn’t start it on purpose. Move forward and stop looking backwards. Virus’s will be virus’s and this isn’t the last one. It’s what they do. Get behind science and technology and throw everything we got at it. That’s what we did with smallpox and polio. It still holds true.

And be careful not to bury your head in the dirt while you are at it.

Aw, don't worry about how or who caused this world wide, murdering pandemic. After all, it's way too late and is not important....right? right? And there is also no need to investigate murders because it's too late to worry or change anything. Who cares who murdered that girl. Since it was a gun that did the killing, we should find out how to neutralize the guns in the world, right? right? Holding someone accountable doesn't matter, right? right? And for those that are TOO NAIVE to understand that I am being facetious, the origin of the deed is just as important as the deed itself as to how to fix this. Why do they search for patient "zero" when there is an outbreak? No answer is needed to that question.

When you are told that everything is someone elses fault…..either by their birthplace, skin color, or whatever you choose (you do not seem to need anything much else in the way of “evidence” or “proof”)…..well, that is how you see everything. It obviously also clears your conscience.

No fault ever comes your way…..there is always a “yeah but”

[QUOTE=Bucco;1994640]Freedom Watch fake news???:1rotfl::1rotfl:

They are reporting on item pulled by the Freedom of Information Act which all very real documentation....sorry if the documented truth bothers you.

[QUOTE=drducat;1994653]The emails have no relationship of truth with the arrived at conclusions OR the headlines.

This entire line of attempted defamation has been debunked so many times over and over, and the entire line of these continuing assaults since May of 2020 (not sure about the date, but close).

It is yet another untruth wrapped in headlines that only certain folks will fall for.

I couldn’t disagree more.

Thank you for that DEEPLY knowledgeable information on an interesting chapter of science. I was only aware of a vague general outline of the situation. That is the BEAUTY of a forum!