welp too bad for trump

The irony is real.

Are you saying that the citizens of South Korea, when asked to do so, implemented the guidelines that have been universally proposed and saw actual results? Or are you implying South Korea (and Japan and Vietnam and so on and so on) are lying and manipulating the numbers?

Or, perhaps, the people of Kentucky are so f**king stupid that they followed the current White House occupant down the idiot rabbit hole and paid for it with their health and/or lives?

I’m going with scenarios one and three.

Are you telling me that there is an incredibly contagious virus on the loose that spreads easily, but somehow targets rural areas more than massive cities? When people are thick as hair in a certain area, I fail to see how anything will stop a virus. Especially since experts are now saying what I suspected all along, it is airborne. But sure, just brush it off as Kentuckians just being stupid. Because you don't want to dare consider that maybe you are being lied to.

Kentucky implemented the same guidelines and many people followed them. My family hasn't been out to eat once since the virus came here. Can you say the same? Can anyone else here? And yes, we wear the mask. People is scared of this virus. Even people whom I thought would not go along with it is scared and abiding by the guidelines.

Either South Korea is lying or we are. I have a very intelligent friend, who is into K-pop and Korean culture in general. In their research they have found that the Korean government / media has never lied to their people. Unfortunately the same cannot be said about ours. And as people say about liars, how can you trust them?

Yes it’s incredibly contagious yet can be slowed down significantly by wearing a mask, social distancing, and good hygiene.

Depends on how well these are implemented and enforced by the local citizens and government.

Yes to the incredibly contagious virus, no to the ‘targeting,’ but I think I get the gist of what you’re saying.

If one person has the virus, asymptomatically or otherwise, and comes in close contact with another person, chances are that the virus will transmit regardless if you’re standing in Times Square or in a Nebraska cornfield.

I don’t want to make this a ‘Kentucky’ thing, it was more a matter of addressing your comment directly, so I do apologize for the offense.

For the most part, governors across the US have implemented the same measures, it’s all a matter of whether or not the constituency decides to follow it. I’m on Long Island, pretty much ground zero for the east coast outbreak, and it got scary for awhile. April and May were terrible. But, for the most part, people followed the guidelines and the curve was flattened. There are the occasional rat lickers who pop up here and there, and more often than not, they either get it themselves or know someone who gets it so they shut up pretty quick when that happens (Chuck Woollery would be a prime example).

Regarding the question “can I say the same?”...absolutely 100% a million times yes. I work in heavy construction and we are required to wear some sort of face covering (I wear a minimum of a KN95 face mask), I wear that mask almost 8 hours a day, I make sure I don’t get within 6’ of anyone if I can help it, I wash my hands frequently, and my truck is stocked with Lysol wipes, paper towels, and hand sanitizer. My family hasn’t eaten a sit-down meal in a restaurant since February, though we frequently take out from restaurants to support local business and we really only go out to the grocery store (and always masked up).

Here’s the thing about the guidelines: is it really that much to ask? Mask, social distancing, hand washing? I’ve said this a million times, but one more time won’t hurt: the guidelines might not do anything, but do you know what I know does nothing? Doing nothing. The sacrifice asked of us is no sacrifice at all if that’s all it is.

It might be easy to dismiss science based on someone who’s into Korean culture, but unless they’re published in a scientific journal and had their research peer reviewed, I’d consider their findings with a raised eyebrow.

In the meantime, I’ll follow the recommended guidelines and hope that the rest of the rat lickers wake up and do the same until a vaccine or a cure can be found. It really isn’t asking much.