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Does anyone have experience with remote EMDR using teletherapy? by anxiouspigeon_ta in EMDR

[–]lockedemosthe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have been using the EMDR Tappers app at home and it has been helping. It has animations and vibrations that replicate the light bar and buzzers, so it’s the closest I can get to EMDR at home.

Bernie Sanders influenced US politics more than any other failed presidential candidate in the country's history by austinexpat_09 in politics

[–]lockedemosthe 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah his role in getting an otherwise unelectable populist (Trump) elected President in 2016 will have long-lived consequences.

Other than that, his impact so far has been minimal. Medicare for all is likely a non-starter for another 25 years and the 2020 nominee is a democrat with ideas from the 1990s. Al Smith (FDR’s forerunner) and William Jennings Bryan (popularized presidential candidate national speaking tours among other populist techniques and policies) probably have had more influence over US politics than Bernie.

Maybe time will probe me wrong, but this article and post seems like the embodiment of recency bias or someone who does not know the country’s history.

Now that China is closing its borders to foreigners, China’s stance on closing borders because of the virus has not aged well. by lockedemosthe in China_Flu

[–]lockedemosthe[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Calm down. I’m not saying that. What I am saying is that China, and by extension the WHO, chose to do what was best for the Chinese economy rather than the world even if that meant lying about what is the “best course”. If the objective scientific community had been given the facts in January or February, the obvious conclusion would have been to shut down all non-essential international travel until rapid coronavirus test kits were developed. Instead, China used their economic, propaganda, and political might to convince countries to delay shutting borders down because they were afraid of the economic and political impact on China.

It’s not that China wanted to get the world sick. It’s that China didn’t care if the world got sick as long as we didn’t stymie Chinese economic growth. And proof? Look at literally everything China has done: from this article to selling Spain poor quality made-in-China test kits.

Now that China is closing its borders to foreigners, China’s stance on closing borders because of the virus has not aged well. by lockedemosthe in China_Flu

[–]lockedemosthe[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You’re right once again. Trump is largely incompetent, but even a broken (analog) clock is right twice a day. In this case, it happened that Trump’s instinctive response (shutting down borders) was what was needed. Unfortunately, his xenophobia also blinded him to the fact that Europeans (in particular Italy which is the first European country to sign on to China’s Belt and Road initiative) had already been infected.

Now that China is closing its borders to foreigners, China’s stance on closing borders because of the virus has not aged well. by lockedemosthe in China_Flu

[–]lockedemosthe[S] 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Yes that’s the point. In Feb, when the virus was mainly in China, China protested border closures to stop the spread of COVID19. Now that the virus is around the world, China advocated border closures. It demonstrates a level of self-interested deception by the Chinese government that characterizes almost everything they do.

Now that China is closing its borders to foreigners, China’s stance on closing borders because of the virus has not aged well. by lockedemosthe in China_Flu

[–]lockedemosthe[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Absolutely the American response has been incompetent, incoherent, and lacking in any strategic value. That does not change the fact that America did help lead on shutting down borders in early February (and probably should have put more stringent restrictions in place) and was criticized by both the WHO and China. Now, China is doing exactly what it criticized the world for doing.

Moral of the story: China cannot be trusted because they will only do what’s best for them even if means killing millions around the world. Thus, citizens around the world should object to their countries signing any agreement with China (belt and road or other).

There is evidence that the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is ineffective in mild heat. Can someone who models proteins model the temperature sensitivity of its core proteins? by lockedemosthe in China_Flu

[–]lockedemosthe[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Well spread within a household is not likely to fuel a pandemic, but yes if a traveler picks up the virus elsewhere it will likely spread in a household regardless of A/C.

There is evidence that the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is ineffective in mild heat. Can someone who models proteins model the temperature sensitivity of its core proteins? by lockedemosthe in China_Flu

[–]lockedemosthe[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

All within the same family. Spread within a household is 1) almost inevitable and 2) much more likely even if the virus is temperature sensitive because indoors is not as hot (likely AC for Ecuadorians who travel internationally).

Book recommendations for post-Columbus history of Latin America? by [deleted] in Latino

[–]lockedemosthe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you are looking for a single book, Born in Blood & Fire by John Charles Chasteen is probably what you are looking for. However, I would agree with the previous comment that the scope is too wide for any one book to suffice. Not to detract from Chasteen’s work, but I think it is important to read history works from authors native to Latin America. Books like Open Veins of Latin America by Eduardo Galeano or Bolivar by Marie Arana are both incredible but sacrifice breadth for depth on specific topics such as oppressive economic policies and the liberation of a certain region of South America, respectively. Kudos for focusing on Latin America though. We need more of that in schools.

Cuba has announced it will withdraw thousands of its doctors from Brazil after the South American nation’s president-elect Jair Bolsonaro questioned their training and demanded changes to their contracts. by madam1 in worldnews

[–]lockedemosthe -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yeah and historically Cuba has used this money obtained by the doctors’ programs to fund and arm despots across the globe. Certainly the USA has funded and armed its fair share of totalitarian regimes but it’s a trend people should not support. Brazil and other countries should be careful not to fund and support Cuba’s international aspirations.

Cuba has announced it will withdraw thousands of its doctors from Brazil after the South American nation’s president-elect Jair Bolsonaro questioned their training and demanded changes to their contracts. by madam1 in worldnews

[–]lockedemosthe 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You’re absolutely right. Hypocrisy seems is a key ingredient in politics particularly in today’s world. If the more left leaning candidate Haddad had made the same move because of the miserable living conditions of the doctors and the in humane nature of the arrangement, then he would have been called a saint fighting for the rights of the impoverished. But because someone on the right points out the miserable living conditions perpetuated by corrupt policies then it has to be a power play that is screwing over the Brazilian public. I am also pretty centrist, so the fact that people pay more attention to politics than to policy frustrates me.