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by vijaybritto 1890 days ago
Yes this is undeniably true. No matter the extent of infections, all states are under reporting. But some are going extreme. When the furnaces have melted because of continuous body burning and the state reports 20 deaths in the entire state for the day then we know its a massive cover up
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vikiomega9 1890 days ago
yes I agree with the data fudging, however I'm just asking for some restraint in extrapolation. One anecdote of furnace melting does not mean we're in hell. I'm saying this not out of some misplaced sense of patriotism, but that these are incredibly hard times and its easy to spiral into more fear mongering and FUD.

However I'm not defending anybody in this mess. From the US and EU blocking patent waivers to India's government being chronically under capacity, to having people fly to Maldives for late last year. This is a cluster fuck of how stupid humans are at the end of the day.

Please donate whatever you can, we'll get out of this mess.

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vijaybritto 1890 days ago
> One anecdote of furnace melting does not mean we're in hell.

-- This was one anecdote by me here. In reality its all over the news.

-- There are literally thousands and thousands of SOS tweets asking for hospital beds, O2 cylinders and Meds all over the country. Its even live right now.[1] Are you not on social media?

What do you mean "easy to spiral into more fear mongering and FUD" ?? This is literally explaining whats happening and asking for some accountability is somehow bad?. If this is isn't talked about today then when is it going to be fixed?

There are hospitals sending people back because they don't have oxygen supply!

I have lost 2 of my friends and I'm insanely angry at the appalling conditions that I see. Please don't go around asking people to not talk about problems cause it may induce fear!!

[1]https://mobile.twitter.com/search?q=%23OxygenCrisis&src=tren...

[2] https://mobile.twitter.com/search?q=%23CovidSOS&src=trend_cl...

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vikiomega9 1890 days ago
I've lost two grandparents. I know how dire it is and I'm sitting here in the US of A not able to do anything about it.
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fakedang 1890 days ago
Key difference being that you're in the US of A, while he's right on the ground in India.
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vijaybritto 1889 days ago
Exactly
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