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by perl4ever 1618 days ago
What is the connection between Cuba and "Excess mortality in Wuhan city and other parts of China during the three months of the covid-19 outbreak: findings from nationwide mortality registries"?

Are you saying that since we know that Chinese statistics are accurate, Cuban statistics must also be?
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908B64B197 1618 days ago
I don't think there's a connection. I think we might have tripped up some keyword and got a copy-pasted response.

Posting history suggest that poster references this study pretty frequently.

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camdat 1618 days ago
I've referenced the study twice in about 50 comments, and only in the past 2 days. Not exactly frequently, and I even acknowledge I'm reposting it in the OP.

Incredibly disingenuous to assume everyone that disagrees with you (and with factual data noless) is a bot/shill

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908B64B197 1618 days ago
> factual data

Nothing about Cuba, so nothing factual here.

Wuhan had a lot of international observer since it was the birthplace of the pandemic (and China had to save face and show it was in control).

I would be curious to see similar credible data for Cuba.

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camdat 1618 days ago
What do you think the word factual means?
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perl4ever 1618 days ago
It appears to be a study about Wuhan, in China.

Where is the factual data about Cuba in this study?

Assuming you've read it, and you know where it is, please give people a hint.

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camdat 1618 days ago
Replied in other thread.
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sudosysgen 1618 days ago
The original argument is that the "communist strategy" for handling the pandemic doesn't work and that they are faking the statistics.

Beyond that, given the fact that both of them used very similar tactics, we would expect similar results.

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perl4ever 1618 days ago
If nobody even cares in the first place which country's statistics they are talking about...what is "faking the statistics"?

People. Don't. Click. On. Links.

And if they do, they sure don't read them.

I can't be bothered to read a study promoted by someone who has shown no evidence at all of reading it yet.

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camdat 1618 days ago
I posted this study to show that it's likely "communist" countries are not lying about their COVID numbers. I assumed my use of the word "these" would have made that obvious, but given these responses it seems not.

I have read the study hence why I posted it (couldn't find a study of similar rigor for Cuba specifically). This study sufficiently shows the point I'm trying to make.

To say I didn't read the link to a study I posted is a bit rude no?

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