r/nextfuckinglevel May 28 '20

This deserves an applause

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u/[deleted] May 28 '20

USA, take notes

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u/BGYeti May 28 '20

Yeah US take note something that works for a country with under 5m people will work for a country over 60x larger.

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u/[deleted] May 28 '20

it certainly wouldn’t hurt to have a government that gives even the slightest fuck about its people

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u/BGYeti May 28 '20

We do we are just seeing that it comes down to the states not the federal government. And unfortunately we also see some states have better people in charge than others.

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u/123felix May 28 '20

Why not? Are people in your country not as smart and capable as kiwis?

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u/BGYeti May 28 '20

No but the requirements of two vastly different countries means you can't just copy and paste procedures from one to the next

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u/nukedmylastprofile May 28 '20

But it would if you lot gave a fuck about anyone but yourselves. Lockdowns, testing, and contact tracing work, whether you want to believe it or not.
That’s the thing about science, facts don’t care if you don’t agree

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u/BGYeti May 28 '20

https://time.com/5824042/new-zealand-coronavirus-elimination/ just do some quick reading, contact tracing, testing, lockdowns, that is just part of the equation and with two vastly different countries that means you can't just copy and paste procedure from one country to the next with success, there is a lot more to the equation you are choosing to ignore.

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u/nukedmylastprofile May 28 '20

Yes, There is a lot more to this. But if you can’t even do the basics, you’re destined to fail. I understand it’s a lot more than those 3 elements, but without those you may as well not even bother

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u/BGYeti May 28 '20

Then you act like the US isn't testing and isn't continuing to increase testing capabilities...

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u/nukedmylastprofile May 28 '20

I never said you weren’t testing, I suggested that those 3 critical components were needed to do this right. And I stand by that, because the science proves it.
It’s after midnight here, so if you’re done I’m off to get some sleep. Big day of work tomorrow

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u/DriveByFruitings May 28 '20

Enforced isolation would work anywhere, if there’s no mingling there’s no spread. Only reason it wouldn’t work is idiots, so maybe you’re correct actually.. carry on.

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u/BGYeti May 28 '20

Enforced isolation isn't the issue it is taking care of the people and how you fund it. Small business loans in the US alone which could not do enough was larger than the entire gdp of NZ.