Coronavirus

Record number for the UK and France right?

 

Blame your mate.

 

How's your aunt?

 

Not too bad mate, thanks for asking. They wanted to take her in to hospital and she refused, but she’s bucked right up apparently and I got sent a pic of her earlier sat up having some tea. So hopefully she’s going to be OK.

 

You missed the point again. I showed Florida because I see it as a key state (no pun intended), an influential state. I do not see Florida as a poor state, that's not to say poverty don't exist in Florida, because it does if you fall in the belt between Miami and the Everglades, known as Homestead, I didn't just research or look this up, I know my geography of the area

 

Whilst I'm not sure about your numbers on the minority vote, I tend to agree with your overall point about Americans when it comes to politics. They really go by jingoism over substance. Add to that the 39% women who voted for Trump (47% of white women) after he was clearly outed as a vulgar scummy **** who has such a low opinion of women, in large parts because they didn't like Hilary just about sums up the American mindset.

And btw the jingoism comment applies just as much to Obama as it does Trump. Now don't get me wrong, I think Obama was a far better candidate than Trump. But the motivation for voting for him for a significant percentage of the american electorate was he looked cool and sounded good.

 

Kenny Dalglish has it.

 

Not showing any symptoms. Lets hope that continues.

 

Hope he pulls through

 

But, but....Liverpool FC is bigger than the Virus, that's why Kenny Dalglish shows no symptoms...according to the world of @astro

 

I've heard 2 things today for the first time,don't really know how true they are:

They're taking blood from survivors and using it for transfusions for sufferers (anti-bodies)

People with blood group "A" have a high fatality rate.

Could well be nonsense but interesting all the same.

 

Some of Florida's poorest areas are it's Latino areas, as is the general trend across the US. The place you cited Homestead is around 65% Hispanic.

I get what you're saying, I hope, and that is that the US election is down to the delegates from states and single minority voters can't sway an entire election. But my main point was geared towards in the elections that the US's poorest citizens can cause radical change and vote for a candidate with serious desire for something new, they consistently don't.

I won't buy the excuse that it's because Sanders wouldn't have beaten Trump, or because he's finished. If his message of universal healthcare, better wages, and other reforms really resonated with the poorest in America - they would have voted for that candidate.

It's exactly as @Treble says, if the candidate isn't shiny enough in America, they don't give a ****. I'm not being dismissive, it's terrible what's happening, but I don't think they're doing things right at all.

 

The US would never vote in someone like Sanders. Their Democrat Presidents are centre right.

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2...survivors-found-to-help-severely-ill-patients

 

That part isn't true though mate. As we agree the candidate has to be jingoistic. The right wing would've torn Sanders to pieces. Agree though he was the best candidate but as we've said the Americans don't always see the best candidate.

 

Most football clubs have around 70% of fans as Season Ticket Holders

 

It’s akin to working class northerners voting for Johnson and the Tories as they weren’t having Corbyn for whatever reason.

The downtrodden being persuaded to vote against what’s in their best interests is nothing new, and is driven by media grooming and gaslighting.

 

I'm bored with this game now. Can we talk about Liverpool. @astro

 

tbh mate I'm glad you said it cos I couldnt be arsed replying to whatever you were gonna say

 

Mate, growing up on a ****ty council estate in south london, I count my blessings every single day for living here now.