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elehhhhna

(32,076 posts) Tue Oct 10, 2017, 10:17 AM Oct 2017

43 dead in Puerto Rico due to Maria? I call bullshit

On average 80 Puerto Ricans die a day even when there's food, water, power and medical acess/hospitals in working order.

There are reports of violent people stealing the supplies they want. Unsurprising when you're playing tropical Mad Max.

Every single death that counts maria as a contributing factor must be acknowledged.

This is like the huge heatwave that happened in Chicago where hundreds of elderly people cooked to death , which the coroner attributed to natural causes. They were old and poor so Fck it, amirite?

Utter bullshit and a complete disrespect for the people who are losing their lives in this horrific shit show.

They're undercounting these numbers of dead American citizens by at least a factor of 10. This is I think a generous estimate by the way...

The combination of anger and anguish is going to give me a stroke.

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43 dead in Puerto Rico due to Maria? I call bullshit (Original Post) elehhhhna Oct 2017 OP

Please take care of yourself. My husband had a stroke in November after the theft of democracy. onecaliberal Oct 2017 #1

This whole fucking administration is like a goddamn rolling stress test elehhhhna Oct 2017 #5

We are lucky to have him. He's okay but likely will never be able to work again. onecaliberal Oct 2017 #8

The lack of real numbers is a sign itself of the total gov't failure & neglect of PR Madam45for2923 Oct 2017 #2

My guess is that due to the devastation mythology Oct 2017 #3

The people in the countryside have already buried the dead themselves elehhhhna Oct 2017 #6

43 dead, my pig's eye! meow2u3 Oct 2017 #4

If they're gonna lie about this they should stick with the number 45 it has a lot of meaning elehhhhna Oct 2017 #7

onecaliberal

(32,861 posts)

1. Please take care of yourself. My husband had a stroke in November after the theft of democracy.

Reply to elehhhhna (Original post)

Tue Oct 10, 2017, 10:22 AM

Oct 2017

elehhhhna

(32,076 posts)

5. This whole fucking administration is like a goddamn rolling stress test

Reply to onecaliberal (Reply #1)

Tue Oct 10, 2017, 10:39 AM

Oct 2017

How is your husband, I hope he's okay? 💗

onecaliberal

(32,861 posts)

8. We are lucky to have him. He's okay but likely will never be able to work again.

Reply to elehhhhna (Reply #5)

Tue Oct 10, 2017, 03:54 PM

Oct 2017

Madam45for2923

(7,178 posts)

2. The lack of real numbers is a sign itself of the total gov't failure & neglect of PR

Reply to elehhhhna (Original post)

Tue Oct 10, 2017, 10:24 AM

Oct 2017

mythology

(9,527 posts)

3. My guess is that due to the devastation

Reply to elehhhhna (Original post)

Tue Oct 10, 2017, 10:29 AM

Oct 2017

The haven't been able to find, autopsy and confirm many of the deaths. But in our 24/7 news cycle there is a push to put out information. So they put out what they can confirm.

elehhhhna

(32,076 posts)

6. The people in the countryside have already buried the dead themselves

Reply to mythology (Reply #3)

Tue Oct 10, 2017, 10:40 AM

Oct 2017

meow2u3

(24,764 posts)

4. 43 dead, my pig's eye!

Reply to elehhhhna (Original post)

Tue Oct 10, 2017, 10:31 AM

Oct 2017

It'll turn out that tens of thousands will have perished. There are only 43 confirmed dead because of the massive destruction of the power grid and the fact that the authorities in PR haven't been able to reach the countryside.

I'm sure that there are countless deaths that haven't been confirmed.

elehhhhna

(32,076 posts)

7. If they're gonna lie about this they should stick with the number 45 it has a lot of meaning

Reply to meow2u3 (Reply #4)

Tue Oct 10, 2017, 10:41 AM

Oct 2017

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