Posted on 03/20/2020 5:41:30 PM PDT by little jeremiah
Fashion?
The expression is to "carry water" or be a "water-carrier" for someone.
To "hold water" or "not hold water" ("That argument doesn't hold water!") has an entirely different meaning.
Semi-literate "journalists!"
Regards,
Then why did it start in Italy, if it has nothing to do with the many Chinese there?
Why didn't it instead start in, e.g., Lithuania, or Moldavia?
Regards,
What is the source of the information that five million people had left Wuhan before they their lockdown? That is half of their population. Is Wuhan during Chinese New Year like New Orleans for Maris Gras, in that it swells with short term visitors? If 5million really left and they flew out of China, that would help explain how the virus has popped up In so many countries. It is hard to know what to believe any more.
I have not even heard of any black people are getting it.
Are black people immune?
Don’t confuse the fascist. All he cares about is shutting down America
“I have not even heard of any black people are getting it. Are black people immune?”
Again ... demographic info is not being made public by DS, and it would be interesting to know.
Several American black basketball players have tested positive.
Exactly, ‘Hold your water” means “don’t pee your pants”, literally, or “shut up” figuratively.
It doesn't matter how it starts. It matters how we react to it once it starts.
"False Dilemma" Fallacy!
We can do both: Address the matter... AND deal with the people whose bungling / moral turpitude / downright evil nature caused this problem in the first place!
Regards,
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