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Old 03-19-2020, 10:54 PM   #182 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Xist
Coronavirus gets them first?
Knock-on effect. The social distancing works for the other flus (flues? flooz?). Not riding in cars with boys reduces teen pregnancy*. Less air pollution. Less terrorist attacks.

*Low gas prices and Spring Break are mitigating factors.

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Why Italy? Here's a theory that it involves a thermocline; https://youtu.be/9w58SYc7JYY?t=145. Thailand would be the counterexample.

The rest might be ideological. Does Italy have nationalized hospitals? Are they on the One Belt/One Road primrose path?
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