Coronavirus - the new pandemic

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Rocketboy1313 wrote: Thu Mar 19, 2020 5:06 am
BridgeConsoleMasher wrote: Wed Mar 18, 2020 10:32 pm I believe the words were "Personally I want Trump to win," and not "Trump challenging China is a good thing." I mean I guess you could say it was the latter also, but uh yeah.
Really? This is too much paraphrasing?
If anything I softened it.
clearspira wrote: Wed Mar 18, 2020 1:17 am Personally I want Trump to win just so he continues to fight China...
Yeah that's what I said. In fact I quoted him too.
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clearspira wrote: Thu Mar 19, 2020 11:13 am Frankly at this point what bothers me most is that Brexit will almost certainly not be happening this year given the market collapse. The Chinese have managed what Labour and the EU could not.
What have the Chinese managed? That implies intent, rather than something that happened to start in China.
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clearspira wrote: Thu Mar 19, 2020 11:13 am Frankly at this point what bothers me most is that Brexit will almost certainly not be happening this year given the market collapse. The Chinese have managed what Labour and the EU could not.
By complete accident, too... probably. This probably ISN'T some BOW nonsense, but I wouldn't be too surprised if it WAS.
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clearspira wrote: Thu Mar 19, 2020 11:13 am Frankly at this point what bothers me most is that Brexit will almost certainly not be happening this year given the market collapse. The Chinese have managed what Labour and the EU could not.
Way to blame China for a fricking virus man.

Also it's such a shame the UK will have to wait a little bit longer before shitting the bed
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Well China is a lot more powerful than Labour and the EU, so it makes sense that they'd be able to get something done a bit more effectively.
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clearspira wrote: Thu Mar 19, 2020 11:13 am Frankly at this point what bothers me most is that Brexit will almost certainly not be happening this year given the market collapse. The Chinese have managed what Labour and the EU could not.
My heart breaks for you.
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thetrueelec wrote: Fri Mar 20, 2020 1:05 am

Also it's such a shame the UK will have to wait a little bit longer before shitting the bed
Grow up.
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Riedquat wrote: Fri Mar 20, 2020 11:17 am
thetrueelec wrote: Fri Mar 20, 2020 1:05 am

Also it's such a shame the UK will have to wait a little bit longer before shitting the bed
Grow up.
Fine, it's such a shame the UK will have to wait a little bit longer before completely destroying their economy
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There was a thread over that way somewhere for people who believe the EU is the fount of all life, or at least economic activity.
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Well the economy is already doused with ice, so it's not as if there'd be really much of a difference.
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