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Covid-19 no worse than flu, a product of government: Creek

I hope Mitch Creek finds this thread.

FM, Creeky is a pedestrian in game shooter, (though lights out during work outs) and he made the NBA without being a shooter mate.

Plenty of ball if you cant shoot

So the option of not going the College route makes complete sense. Ain't no ball if you can't school.

Black lives matter protest has killed a few all lives matter believersin Melbourne that'sfor sure.

few people having a crack at him for attending a BLM protest.

Human rights are not a political or brownie point scoring situation. Dont cite that as something stupid, because marching for equality is always a winner and having dealt with MC personally, he damn well was not doing it to appeal to social media for some likes. He's long been an advocate for anti-racism and equality.

His opinion here may or may not be a winner, however the man is true to himself and what he believes in. The sentiment he has here is questionable, but isnt as farfetched as it seems. Personally i oppose his views on COVID but shit, dont just tear into him because the next person is. Doctors and scientists also havent spoken out about the cancerous toxic waste that red meat is, because theyre funded by people with interests in these areas, amongst other stuff but hey. They are always to be trusted right.

Dig at him if you have a valid opinion, otherwise youre no better than him

A plastic wrap and six tinnies short of a six-pack.

Decent player but brains of soft cheese.

Creek also replied to a fan about a possible return to the Sixers: "I'd rather get COVID-19"

Since when was hunger a contagious disease? Such a simpleton

That's for you #470, you sound like a true Rhodes Scholar.

There are plenty of experts who do stay in their lane who have differing opinions, it's a good idea to read both sides and decide for yourself where you sit, generally it ends up being in the middle, does that sound reasonable to you?

Maybe the "ignorant uneducated half-wits" are the ones who don't bother reading anything and just expect the people in charge to decide things for them.

Don’t forget that he does a lot of really good stuff. Don’t be too harsh. Expect he’s learned a lesson from this.

When you find Dr Kone, please direct him my way. I need to relax.

I guess like most things with government and economics, follow the money, because whenever money is lost somewhere it is gained somewhere else.

That's a rabbit hole far too deep for this forum.

I have a strange feeling that #449 is #55 for SEM! Looney Tunes stuff.

Not sure which "experts" you're listening to KET.

That website is a compilation of every countries official health agency data and university studies as they've been trying to gather as much new info as possible, the only thing about it that sways to a particular side is that is links to some articles that aren't the same as the MSM.

I'm no expert, not many are, but numbers don't lie and I think if any reasonable person who cared to spend a few hours looking at the numbers which are progressively being compiled as the pandemic continues they may change their view. Considering the response by governments will be shaping our lives for many years to come I think the least people could do is look further to form their own opinion rather than just believe what their told by the news, and if you dig in deeper and think the government's response was necessary then that's ok, I just personally don't agree.

Haha!

So it's not fake, and it's not caused by 5g, it's it shouldn't be taken lightly, it is a real problem, but when it's all over I think the analysis will be that we caused more long term damage than was needed.

Not sure an epidemiologist is spending their time on a basketball post just now. So I think we can assume you’re right KET.

Consensus from medical experts and government healh agencies all over the world is that about 0.2% of people with Covid will die, and on average 0.1% of people with the flu will die, but that goes up to 0.2% in a bad season.

Covid spreads easier than the flu because there are so many mild cases who spread without knowing making it more dangerous for the vulnerable population, but the virus itself is actually less dangerous for the young and healthy, you can't catch the flu and not know about it, and kids die more regularly with the flu so factor that in too.

So my opinion after weighing things is that covid is probably 2 or 3 times worse than a bad seasonal flu, but the response has caused so much more damage than was needed, and there are hidden agendas who are set to benefit from this response.

Don’t really know why you’d bother to read that.

Is it to try and find things that support your view so you can try to argue it to others? Because most people would realise you’re doing that and straight up won’t be convinced because there is nothing credible about it.

Is it part of you trying to convince yourself that you’re capable of understanding an area of science and be in a position “call out” others without the experience, knowledge and intelligence of those who actually have an expertise in the field?

It’s the classic conspiratorial behaviour and it wreaks of someone who failed year 10 science and reckons they’ve cracked the Davinci code, while the rest of us are sharing the posts over Facebook with the word “nuffy” plastered everywhere.

Will go with the experts, thanks.

Mitch Creek everyone. From the armpit of the country known as Horsham, spreading his High IQ belief's with a gem like "covid no worse than a flu." Yeah... until his mother gets it or grandmother or Aunt with a heart condition.

Numpty should delete social media now.

It's not rubbish, I lists all the official studies by governments and health agencies all over the world, good and bad, showing every factor of covid.

I'm not telling people to believe Creek, but I wish everyone would read deeper into the facts rather than just the front page of the paper.

Australia is a world leader in health science and has been for a long time, particularly respiratory. Don’t need to be looking elsewhere to try and find some advice.

People who compare the flu and Covid don’t understand COVID. It’s not the same, the damage it does is substantially worse, the rate of infections is substantially worse and the way in which it is asymptotic in so many people is a massive cause for concern because that makes it all the harder to trace and all the more contagious and likely to reach those vulnerable.

When so many vulnerable are at risk it paralyses society and your economy, whether you are NZ trying to eliminate, Sweden who doesn’t or US who are trying to be as useless as possible.

And yes, Creek doing or saying dumb shit is pretty standard these days isn’t it? Classic Creeky, love the numbnut.

Listening to Creek on intellectual subjects is like asking Stephen Hawking for dancing lessons.
At some stage I can see him winning a Darwin award.

Daniel Andrews might use this as part of his daily presser tomorrow to highlight some of the misinformation out there, a bit like the lady from Brighton.

That's a good point - those are two separate groups but both still sheep.

SEM should say something, or ask Mitch to say something. He’s put something out there without thinking. Just needs to be retracted and dealt with. But remember, the guy does a lot of good things and is always focussed on helping others. Just said a dumb thing.

'415 - forget the MSM. The government, relying on expert panels (medicos/scientists/economists/etc), is projecting similar information and caution in Australia. A government in power can stand to benefit from a well-handled crisis, sure, but a political party fancying itself as one of sound financial judgement would not be shutting down enterprise without very good reason. And for the most part, the actions have bi-partisan support. Half the media is forever jockeying to open up, drive down use of masks, etc.

Here's a long list that backs up what I think Creek is expressing his opinion about, unfortunately most people only believe the MSM headlines which try to keep people in a state of fear rather than actually looking a little deeper and making theirnown mind up.

https://swprs.org/a-swiss-doctor-on-covid-19/

I agree with him to a degree, just wouldn't go about it the way he does especially in his position.

I wonder if his ex teammate K A Towns shares the same belief?

Thinking Mitch and Zodiac have similar IQ.

Well said.

Good to confirm Creek is a MORON.

Love Broker makes some good points above though.

Nice deflection.

Maybe some parenting of said kids wouldn't go astray instead? These guys are young men some need to take their socks off to count past ten, just a fact of life.

I have no doubt he would be heavily censured in the AFL which says more about the AFL than anything else. This is after all a league that has a multi-billion dollar TV contract thanks to the ad buying power of billion dollar betting agencies who make most of their money from problem gamblers.

The same AFL that comes down hard on players betting on games yet itself relies heavily on the continued exploitation of problem gamblers.

he does do some good things for the community, but he just needs to think before posting and keep in his lane. He doesn’t need to have a view in everything.

I agree he's entitled to his opinion.

I just find it interesting that (in my opinion), there seems to be a trend of his words not being well thought out, yet he's seen as one of the best leaders/culture builders in Australian basketball (at least that's what NBL overtime and Will Weaver tell us).

Kids do see him as a leader and someone to look up to. SEM would also see him as a leader. If an AFL footballer were to post that crap, they would be shut down by their club. SEM? NBL? Nope.

Not sure he should have to apologise, plenty of people publicly admit to believing in magic sky fairies and we don't lock them in up in padded rooms.

Creek's a knucklehead always has been what's he a leader of? Deciphering demerit points? AFL talent evaluation? Flexing pics? Come on.

I read his social media post, and immediately unfollowed him. He’s supposed to be a leader. Hard enough to get kids to take this seriously without “influencers” like him posting. He should apologise. Really strange, as he holds himself out as someone with a social conscious. This just ain’t the flu, in fact nothing like it in terms of its virulence, it’s seriousness and it’s long-term effects. But then again, never really sought medical advice from a baller. Stick to posting bball shots and tattoos.

I'll think you'll find that there has been a lot of awareness brought to mental health and suicides, agreed not as much as covid, but it certainly has been raised especially when well known people open up about it and tragically when they pass away.

Sweden has recorded more than 5600+ deaths. Australia has recorded 123.

Sweden has 10 mill - we have 25 mil.

Let’s not pretend that’s a success story.

Unfortunately people believe everything because a doctor, scientist all media and know government have control and do what they want.

I'll defend him in regards to the disgraceful act the Sixers owner did to him but in fairness Creek has never been the sharpest tool in the shed and has said and done some stupid shit over the years.

Creek appear to have had some brains snipped with some of his hair cuts.
Like the idiots who don't want their kids immunised because they won't catch diseases if everybody else has had a needle.
What happens when the kid meets up with a friend or relative who has been or met with somebody with disease from overseas??
No needle, no play

Sweden didn't do a great job with COVID

I think it's a reasonable point by Mitch though.

It's proportionality that's the issue with Covid. Is our response to this proportionate to what's really going on? It's interesting how a country like Sweden has been criticized for their response, but maybe they're the only country acting rationally and with anything resembling intelligence. I don't know?

If you have been following Creek's Instagram for awhile, you'll notice he is constantly getting his motorbike stolen and circulating Covid-conspiracy propaganda.

Nah, you were right, I too was floored by his stupidity.