The arrogance, stupidity of people could turn this pandemic into another 1918 event.

[shockey80]

This virus, this pandemic has just started. Many people don't get that. Many people believe it will not affect them. Many believe there will be a cure soon, a vaccine. That may not happen. No one knows what this virus is going to do in the future. Many are listening to asshole leaders.

The countries with asshole leaders are leading the way with the most cases. They are spreading it around the world.

I guess I should not be surprised. History is full of examples of the human race destroying themselves.

[Sherman A1]

1. I would take the word "could" out of your subject line

There is no doubt in my mind that we are headed to a complete train wreck.

[CountAllVotes]

2. History is doomed to repeat itself

n/t

[2naSalit]

3. I think we're already there.

Thanks to these fuckwads, instead of a three year probability of the endurance of the virus, we're now looking at a good five years, minimum.

But, this will facilitate an entire revamping of how we go forward for at least the next decade, if we have that long before we have other threads to survival compound the problem.

Punctuated equilibrium.

[gristy]

7. 3 vs 5

I read this an hour ago, on another DU post I think. What is the basis of this prediction?

[bullimiami]

4. Sucks to be us. I guess there's a pun there. US.

On the bright side population growth may slow down.

[unblock]

5. we've already had about 115,000 unnecessary deaths

if we had merely done what the rest of the world did, on average, we'd have only about 17,000 deaths:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100213698561

[central scrutinizer]

8. So many success stories

Thailand, Vietnam, Japan, South Korea. We’re doing the exact opposite.

[Alacritous Crier]

6. Not could, will.

[empedocles]

9. 'The arrogance, stupidity - and selfishness of . . . '

[Doreen]

10. I wonder if the second wave will educate any of them?

Wait until September through December particuarly if school is started as usual. Historically the second wave is worse than the first. Have fun with that MAGA,ts.