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MustHailSagan
SternoTesticularLigament
Canada only has 38m people? Whoa
historycat
Greg is more to blame than Ted, but I'll allow it.
shinagami091
Ted Cruz? He’s not really responsible for the management of Texas. That’d be Greg Abbott. Who I plan to vote out of office this November.
evelynericketts
Canada: 1 in 1,100 have died of Covid. USA: 1 in 360 have died of Covid
scootwhoman
Virus doesn't care if you believe in science.
isitva
My house: 4 people, zero deaths.
TheZommie
Cancun population 972 K Covid Deaths 4261
eyeheartbeer
Fuck you Ted.
Textuality
Ted can't hear you, he's probably fled to Cancun again.
TheRickest
Ted is Canadian.
cbale2000
Ted has nothing to do with Texas state policy. That's not how US senators work...
PerfectManhattanUp
To be fair, this one is on Abbot. Ted had no power to cause this, but he would've if he could've.
kanibal101
Hab/km2 is higher in Texas...
anoldiebutagoodie
Vietnam, developing country Pop 96 million. Deaths 38,000
BeardOnTheInside
BuT tHeY'rE rEpOrTiNg NoN-cOvId DeAtHs As CoViD dEaThS!
SpoilsburyToastMan
https://www.ons.gov.uk/aboutus/transparencyandgovernance/freedomofinformationfoi/deathsfromcovid19withnootherunderlyingcauses
SpoilsburyToastMan
The thing is, most of the people I know have "other" health issues... Overweight, diabetes, asthmatic, copd, compromised imune systems etc.
LurkerOfDarkness
If anyone says that, just compare numbers with Denmark, if you die with it, we count it. 5.84 million, 3909 deaths.
SpoilsburyToastMan
In the UK, if you die within 28 days of a positive covid test; you're counted as a covid death.
TurdSlynger
How many dead from the vaccine?
bonnieyes1000cats
I thought all the Nazi Trumpers would have gotten COVID and be dead by now. WTF?
csullivan
bUT YoU cAnT tRuSt ThE nUmBeRs!
dedpaen
Annnd it’s the Covid Challenge! USA has been topping the charts but Canada says “Hold my beer, you hoser!”
bigger66
Italy: 149k deaths, France 130k deaths, uk 158k deaths, Iran 130k deaths, Germany 119k. all smalelr population than Texas. texas is doing ok
Monkeyspearfish
All of those countries have larger populations than Texas.
Uctvrvbybe
France 70 million. UK 68 million. Iran 84 million. Germany 85 million. The bare minimum effort in fact checking was required here. Be better
bigger66
not to mention new york state has 68k, california 81k. both similar population to texas (new york is smaller, cali slightly bigger)
camlations
assuming this isn't a bad faith argument here's what wiki says about the most densely populated US cities
camlations
The only TX city in 133 listed cities. 32 NYC metro/19 CA cities precede it
camlations
I think it's difficult to understand the pop density of these areas unless you live in them but yeah it's not even the same ballpark
flyingaardvark22
10M more peoplein California. Texas is about to surpass California in covid deaths
bigger66
the main advantage Canada has is very few areas are densely populated, not politics. this is deceptive and dishonest
SharkDemon
Isn’t you lying that Texas having more people than major European countries dishonest?
VinnieJonesDiary
You know most of Canada is empty space, right? the population live almost entirely in cities.
Jetlicantmeltsteelbeams
New Zealand- 4 million. Deaths: 53
Jetlicantmeltsteelbeams
Thats a 0.001325% death rate, if The US had followed NZs elimination strategy and was able to keep that same percentage rating. Then the
Jetlicantmeltsteelbeams
Death rate would have been less than 5000, not nearly one million
Rickyexpress
All US needed to do was remove 325.4 million people from its population to balance the equation.
Jetlicantmeltsteelbeams
Yeah that's not how that works bud. You don't understand NZs elimination strategy if you think population size was the be all and end
Rickyexpress
You are missing the sarcasm of my comment, "senor bud."
Jetlicantmeltsteelbeams
All of the scheme
Rickyexpress
Was sarcasm bud. If you're looking to argue, Facebook awaits you.
bloxxing
jacinda strikes again, showing just how incompetent other 'leaders' are. take that, scummo.
BlueCanaryInTheOutletByTheLightSwitch
Ted did fuck up, but there's also another variable in this. Population density of Canada is 11/sq. mi., Texas is 109.9/sq. mi.
glenlochie
Have you even noticed how much of that space is basically unoccupied tundra and arctic islands?
ExpectedDickbuttGotDickbutt
York county, canada 31.58 / sq mi. Loving county, texas 0.095/ sq mi. Cherry picking statistics is fun!
bigger66
obviously, if you notice Cali and New york have much more deaths than texas for similar population. but imgur memes always cherry pcik stats
gardengnomeii
sorta. per 100K residents
gardengnomeii
CA 205 FL 309 Tx 278. NY 338. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1109011/coronavirus-covid19-death-rates-us-by-state/
historycat
Dude, no. This is meaningless. 95% of Canada lives within 100 miles of the southern border. Texas is more evenly distributed "on average"
covideokilledtheradiostar
there's also another variable to this, Texas has a much higher percentage of stupid fucking republicans.
Rhythmaster
Tbh I know its fashionable and often correct to blame political leaders, but Ted doesnt do shit, I dont expect him to do any actual work.
Rhythmaster
When you see these deluded far right trolls actually try to affect government policy you start to think, maybe they should just stay out of
Rhythmaster
It and go back to tweeting inflammatory nonsense since that's what they understand how to do. Like I dont WANT that guy trying to fix it.
Rhythmaster
He's scientifically illiterate and fundamentally just not competent enough. He can only make things worse.
DudeThatsRacist
But what's the moose to people ratio?
eddy3000
Stupid mental gymnastics...
shinagami091
Much as I’d like to blame Ted, hes not the one who sets policy in Texas. He merely represents Texas in the US Senate. Greg Abbot is Governor
williamrichards
Not really relevant, median-interactions/citizen is basically identical because of the massive swathes of unpopulated territory in Canada
OrcInShiningArmor
I'm pretty sure the other variables are Dan Patrick and Greg Abbott but that's about the nicest word I can think of for them.
imoutofnames
80% of canada is uninhabited. Is that 11/ sq. Mi factoring that in?
imoutofnames
Because of all the notifications i decided to do the math. 3.8m mi^2 is total size. 80% is uninhabitable. Meaning we are left with 771k (1)
imoutofnames
With a population of 38.01m that comes out to be 49.29 / mi^2 but from my research, 90% of canadians live within 150 miles of the border(2)
imoutofnames
So while this calc says the density of Canada is about half of Texas. I'd be willing to bet if we further factor in only acounting for(3)
imoutofnames
Where Canadians live that density is either equal or higher but i was too lazy to calculate the theoretical size of canada that is (4)
Illendor
Yeah, that seems like a pretty damn important detail!
imoutofnames
Yep and i did the calcs because my notifications were blowing up. Turnes out that 11 doesn't factor it in. So it's bullshit.
BlueCanaryInTheOutletByTheLightSwitch
COVID spreads more easily and more uncontrollably in more densely-populated areas.
covideokilledtheradiostar
80% of Canada's population lives in densely-populated areas.
Fadetoblack021
Following all public health mandates that we do would certainly have lowered that number considerably.
BlueCanaryInTheOutletByTheLightSwitch
Oh, undoubtedly. Ted and his party killed many people through their misinformation. I'm just saying they'd still be moderately worse than...
BlueCanaryInTheOutletByTheLightSwitch
Canada even if they had followed all the same precautions.
Oblok
A quick google: 81.56% of Canadians live in cities. 82.66% of US citizens are in cities. Smaller, but not enough to account for this...
imoutofnames
Yep. I ended up doing basic calc based on the 80% uninhabitable and it already boosts the number to about 50/mi^2
ExpectedDickbuttGotDickbutt
that's not even smaller, it's a rounding error
MERGATROYDER
Isn’t it something like 90% of Canadians live within fifty miles of the US border?
theworldcouldbeflat
Yeah except the ones in Alberta, who are most of the Convoy people. Most Canadian cases are coming from the US.
WeAreTheRobots
Ye and about 90% are vaccinated
kevbot5000
Yeah, they're gonna invade any minute now!
AdobewanKenobe
Australia 27 M, 4248 deaths... Glad to be living here instead of USA.
restingbitchfaceisjustmyface
Speaking as an American…This country is a dumpster fire at the moment. It’s painful. We all aren’t awful people, I promise.
SciNZ
I know right? I’m in QLD. This shit has been on easy mode.
TsubakiTragic
... and most of those deaths came from aged care facilities for which the Fed Govt has sole responsibility.
iluvdis
Sometimes the penal colonies are better than the rebellious I want to be independent colonies
AdobewanKenobe
America is not the greatest nation... Classic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIpKfw17-yY
Gooooodmoooorrrningmuchwow
Can I move there, please?
DustBunny99
BUT MAH FREEDUMBS!!!!
wiserita
Australia doesn't have a genius secret pandemic tactic; it simply sealed its borders. Not everywhere can replicate this.
WwwhyYouNoLikeMe
Across the ditch (NZ) 5 M, 53 deaths
PwnageHobo
Yeah, but you don't have ScoMo dragging you down
WwwhyYouNoLikeMe
Indeed Kiwis should be counting their lucky stars. It would have been far worse if Luxton Luther had anything to say about it
Nnoodles
Covid doesn't have a chance to get ya cause those venomous dingos and roos or whatever else they got there get you first,.
Kronzor
If you have covid when you get eaten by a crocodile how do they count that?
nirbo
They’re called comorbidities and Texas will be releasing them when it’s warmer.
SimiKusoni
Only if they come back from Cancun first.
nullbr
you didnt count the deaths by giant spiders there, right?
Awomdy
It's not the giant ones you need to worry about...
Lastcentura
No ones died from a spider bite since the 80s
SciNZ
1979 actually.
scatmccaw
Helps to be an island
AdobewanKenobe
Helps to be educated democratic and free.
forte10
Look at Mr Braggerton over here. Living in a country that gives a shit about their citizens. All fancy like.
SubtleOrc
No no we're repressed and prisoners etc remember
DietCokeIsTheBest
Hey it’s ex prisoners, that was a long time ago too
SubtleOrc
No these idiot fkn US politicians try and make us out to be prisoners and oppressed because we have vaccine mandates and lockdowns
notyetadaddy
Are you looking for marriage? Because I’m available! #getmeoutofhere
FrenchTheLlama2
Australia is far from perfect but I'm so fucking glad I'm here and not in the US
Siggis
Agree, «Divided States of America» cant really suprise me anymore, from the lack of education to healthcare. Fairytale of a country
Codybill
Whoo-hoo concentration camps https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-02-03/camps-open-to-address-covid-affected-rough-sleepers/100798900
experiencemike
Probably for profit too.
astromoondoggie
It's nice that they're taking care of their ADD-afflicted people and giving them a camp to help them with their concentration.
SciNZ
Yeah, should just do it like the Americans and let homeless people just die on the streets. It’s for homeless people you seppo.
SciNZ
“Concentration camp” which is voluntary. Yeah, so scary. Quit with the bullshit.
Codybill
Take your phone upstairs and have your mom read this to you. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-59486285
Codybill
https://americanmilitarynews.com/2021/12/video-australia-forcing-people-into-quarantine-camps-despite-negative-covid-tests-reports-say/
SciNZ
Sure thing Seppo.
GrumpyOldMillennial
Wait, hold up, you guys have only had 4248 TOTAL covid deaths?! Like, this month or since season one of covid??
AdobewanKenobe
The whole shebang. Canberra, pop 400,000 has had 28. Total. Compare that to south Dakota, about 100 x per capita.
thecourageousaxolotl
That's total. It's going up now because the PM has instituted his "time to for for the economy" plan though.
GrumpyOldMillennial
Jesus. Indiana alone has had almost 6 times the number of deaths (21k) as all of AUS. I had no idea we were doing THAT badly comparatively.
SciNZ
That’s total. Until early Jan of this year I literally didn’t know a single person who had even caught it. A double vaxxed person.
ILogInToUpvote
What's the death count from simply trying to live in Australia though?
TodayIsSlapANaziDay
Technically everyone who has or will set a foot into Australia will die or is already dead.
Steelflameblade
Yea, the true reason Australia has such a low covid deathcount is because it's competing with the dropbears, and the dropbears are winning.
Dougamer
and Emu's, I feel a third Emu war a-comin'
NescioLXX
100%
Lastcentura
Very low , we have universal healthcare no ones died from a spider bite since the 80s its very safe just don't be a fucking dickhead
ministryofpeace
Dropbears love fucking dickheads
aRepost
Can confirm. I used to be a dickhead. Now I have Chlamydia.
egolikeness
That sounds like something a spider would say…
Oultnil
It's over nineTHOUSAAAND!!!
girlsgonewildthornberries
Meanwhile the conservatives here in the US say your stuck in a fascist regime without any freedoms.
BobHawkeStraya
We are! We're trapped with our universal healthcare, gun-free schools, high vax rates and 0 recent insurrection s. Send help!!
Aryaforthewin
We… we have more individual freedom
Dionysus187
If an individual choice imposes on others its counter to individual freedom. Some cant grasp broad restrictions protecting personal freedoms
LurkerOfDarkness
US ranks as 58th (shared spot) freest in the world, Australia as 8th (shared spot).
XeononSolomon
Sometimes I wish my country would compare ourselves to countries doing better than us rather than the dumpsterfire beneath us
AdobewanKenobe
Classic video... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIpKfw17-yY
WEARELEGI0N
Goddamn yes. They set the bar way tf too low. Speaking as an American and Canadian
Kronzor
Americans would never accept that any country is doing better than them at anything.
2BrokenWings
Way to generalize.
UpAloft
Checks and balances. We got guns and nazis. You got what appears to be a functioning gov., uhc, and prob better edu. But ya still got nazis.
Keairan
*Cries bitterly* We're number 1.
TheKoolAidMans
he was speaking as a Canadian not an American hence the "dumpster fire below us"
azimir
American here: we're so fucked on so many fronts. #1 in.... military $$$ and total econ, but slipping fast. Everything else? Not near top.
TakeItUpANacho
How dare you. We also incarcerate our own people faster than even China, who is the only one even close to us. (Link below)
TakeItUpANacho
https://www.statista.com/statistics/262961/countries-with-the-most-prisoners/
HorrorOfBiblion
Only the ones who have the power to fix it.
BenYourFriend
Oh no, a lot of us do. The dumbest ones shout the loudest and think that makes them right, and they garner all the attention. 1/2
peruvianfightingmidgets
Theres an awful lot of them though
BenYourFriend
We’re tired of their shit. 2/2
scroobiusgav
The empty wheel barrow makes the most sound.
Dionysus187
More than half the US wants UHC unfortunately a smaller portion of that refuses to stop voting conservative.
AdobewanKenobe
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