Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

Curious to know how critics of our “police state” propose to handle phenomena like this, short of police action (ht: Glenn Fletcher): https://www.tmz.com/2020/04/05/washington-dc-wharf-crowded-with-people-violating-social-distancing/ Or are…

Nothing to see here, apparently: https://www.nj.com/coronavirus/2020/04/cops-closed-44-businesses-cited-842-people-for-violating-coronavirus-lockdown-in-newark-in-1-week.html Or here: https://www.nj.com/coronavirus/2020/04/woman-coughed-spit-at-cops-mu…

As unconscionable as it is predictable: https://www.nj.com/coronavirus/2020/04/nurses-say-they-are-being-pressured-to-go-back-to-work-while-still-ill-from-coronavirus.html LikeLike

In reply to Irfan Khawaja. So much for those estimates, LV, whether in or out of the “ballpark.” USA 348,042 +11,369 10,309 +693 19,208 318,525 8,830 1,051 31 1,799,447 5,436 At this rate, the 10,309 mortality figure is not long for this …

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In reply to merjet. 1. I heard him say it very clearly between 2:47 and 3:10. But here is the transcript: This is my hope. This is my prayer. We can go one of two ways, right? Apathy can set it, which is normal human behavior these days, and within mon…