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@sonhouse saidDo folks in NZ have a higher moral pole than the rest of the world?
@wolfgang59
Funny the lady cop genuflected at a Diwali festival. That was a moment, eh! But NZ folks are a bit higher on the moral totem pole than other places so kudos to those cops.
@very-rusty saidit's totem pole
Do folks in NZ have a higher moral pole than the rest of the world?
-VR
@lemondrop saidYes dummy, but do you think it is the highest totem pole in the world? If so you're sadly mistaken!!! 😛 😉
it's totem pole
dummy
@very-rusty saidAfter the Christ was crucified, yes.
Do folks in NZ have a higher moral pole than the rest of the world?
-VR
@rookie54 saidLets hope they are correct and don't see a second wave!
New Zealand says it has 'won the battle' against coronavirus
https://thehill.com/policy/international/494769-new-zealand-says-it-has-won-the-battle-against-coronavirus
...added that elimination never meant complete "eradication" of the disease...
@very-rusty saidAgain, and according to the article (which is enlightening and which I highly recommend a read), Prime Minister Ardern emphasizes that winning the battle does not mean eradication. In fact, the article acknowledges that they expect another “wave”.
Lets hope they are correct and don't see a second wave!
-VR
@hakima saidPerhaps the U.S. would have been more ready with someone in charge listening to the Medical Professionals instead of passing it off as the yearly flu!
Again, and according to the article (which is enlightening and which I highly recommend a read), Prime Minister Ardern emphasizes that winning the battle does not mean eradication. In fact, the article acknowledges that they expect another “wave”.
What she is saying is that they have been able to get and keep the numbers down and that healthcare professionals now have the i ...[text shortened]... ear our waves will overlap me, crescendo, and we will be no more prepared than we were at the first.
@very-rusty saidYes, I agree.
Perhaps the U.S. would have been more ready with someone in charge listening to the Medical Professionals instead of passing it off as the yearly flu!
-VR
@sonhouse saidYou really used to work for NASA, right?
But NZ folks are a bit higher on the moral totem pole than other places so kudos to those cops.