In America Remember 700,975 (Page 2): What does the flag display have to do with fighting covid? Or are you changing the subject? Besides, I thought they were getting rid of all the...

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

KindaSpikey wrote:

So because people have died in other ways that means we should do nothing to fight Covid? That is completely irrational!

What does the flag display have to do with fighting covid?
Or are you changing the subject?

Besides, I thought they were getting rid of all the memorials for bad things.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

Triple G wrote:

Can’t fight genetic predisposition with hand washing.

https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/breast/young_women/bringyourbrave/hereditary_breast_cancer/index.htm

https://www.ottawaheart.ca/heart-condition/inherited-cardiac-conditions-genetic-disorders

I wonder if they’d take a vaccine if one were available?

I believe they may have one (or are very close) for the brca gene.
My first wife probably would have taken the vaccine if it were available,
had she survived breast cancer.

KindaSpikey Loc: English living in San Diego

alberio wrote:

They were just trying to put things in perspective. Never heard anyone say do nothing. Sometimes fear is irrational.

You've never heard anyone say, I'm not getting a vaccine, I'm not wearing a mask?

alberio Loc: Casa Grande AZ

KindaSpikey wrote:

You've never heard anyone say, I'm not getting a vaccine, I'm not wearing a mask?

I was responding to this particular discussion.

Pixljockey Loc: Southeast Pa.

quixdraw wrote:

Stoking fear - U.S. population around 328,200,000 in 2021 according to the census bureau, do the math. In 2020, the last full year, 690,882 died of heart disease, 598,932 died of cancer. Where are their flags? In the same year 345, 323 died of COVID. Source JAMA

I totally agree,just surprised that this whole discussion wasn’t kicked to the attic, I got moved for much less.

Triple G

Longshadow wrote:

I believe they may have one (or are very close) for the brca gene.
My first wife probably would have taken the vaccine if it were available,
had she survived breast cancer.

I know quite a few who would have or will when it happens.

Mubashm Loc: Gaithersburg, Maryland

I think the discussion is taking wrong way. I am afraid now the photographers will start talking which vaccine is better, Pfizer, Moderna or Johnson and Johnson. I am a photographers and our members are also photographers. Our job is not to discuss a disease and its cure. Of course so many people die every year from Flue, Canser, Heart attacks or lot of other diseases. Moreover, Covid19 is a new disease in our time. To me, there is not any wrong thing done to put the flags in remembrance of victims of Covid19. Being photographers, we should look for the composition and other elements in photo(s) and see if the message has been conveyed in a true spirit of photography.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

Triple G wrote:

I know quite a few who would have or will when it happens.

KindaSpikey Loc: English living in San Diego

alberio wrote:

I was responding to this particular discussion.

Is it not relevant?

KindaSpikey Loc: English living in San Diego

bamfordr wrote:

Fear? No. Sadness. Determination. Yes.

The afflictions you cite all deserve -and receive - serious attention. The afflictions you cite are, to some extent, self inflicted and preventable by the affected individual. Neither is person-to-person communicable. Neither has an exponential spread rate. And neither can be addressed - contained, prevented - with simple, straightforward personal action.

Fredrick Loc: Former NYC, now San Francisco Bay Area

quixdraw wrote:

Stoking fear - U.S. population around 328,200,000 in 2021 according to the census bureau, do the math. In 2020, the last full year, 690,882 died of heart disease, 598,932 died of cancer. Where are their flags? In the same year 345, 323 died of COVID. Source JAMA

Stoking fear? Nonsense. I guess in your mind pandemics just don’t count? You have a weird view of the world.

Alafoto Loc: Montgomery, AL

Longshadow wrote:

add car accidents, the flu, ......

In my fair city, there has been at least one black on black shooting every day for quite some time. Probably more deaths from shootings than Covid. I guess they don't want to wait for the virus to do it's harm.

To counter, my wife and I have both had the Moderna vaccine, we avoid crowded places, wash our hands regularly and I am legally armed when outside our home. Can't do much more than that.

anotherview Loc: California

Whoops.

quixdraw wrote:

Stoking fear - U.S. population around 328,200,000 in 2021 according to the census bureau, do the math. In 2020, the last full year, 690,882 died of heart disease, 598,932 died of cancer. Where are their flags? In the same year 345, 323 died of COVID. Source JAMA

UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT

Outstanding set, Mohammed! The last shot is a stunner.

joecichjr Loc: Chicago S. Suburbs, Illinois, USA

Mubashm wrote:

On Sunday, went to Washington, DC to witness the flags put in front of Washington Monument in remembrance of the victims of Covid19. Here are photos to share with our members.

Mohammed

Beautifully moving, Moh 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆