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22-03-2020, 12:25 PM
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There Are Far More Important People in the World Than...?

By the time we get through this huge Virus problem I, personally, am hoping that we have learned who the really important people are and how generous some people can be.

If you think back, before the virus, to who was held to be really important, who got the most financial return, who got the best publicity, would you still celebrate the pop star, the TV presenter, etc., over and above the Medics, The Firemen, The Police, The Teachers, The every day go to work person?

When the virus is beaten, it won't be the Celeb who achieved it.

Maybe we'll just forget, again, and carry on as before.

That would be sad!

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22-03-2020, 12:29 PM
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Good post Ted!
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22-03-2020, 12:44 PM
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Yes perhaps in the New Years honours these people will be recognised
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22-03-2020, 01:14 PM
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Originally Posted by TessA ->
Good post Ted!
I agree!

Originally Posted by Primus1 ->
Yes perhaps in the New Years honours these people will be recognised
Wouldn't that be grand.
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22-03-2020, 01:24 PM
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Sadly many of the unsung heroes don't get a mention, and when they do, it's by celeb's who are really trying to promote themselves.
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Originally Posted by Tedc ->
By the time we get through this huge Virus problem I, personally, am hoping that we have learned who the really important people are and how generous some people can be.

If you think back, before the virus, to who was held to be really important, who got the most financial return, who got the best publicity, would you still celebrate the pop star, the TV presenter, etc., over and above the Medics, The Firemen, The Police, The Teachers, The every day go to work person?

When the virus is beaten, it won't be the Celeb who achieved it.

Maybe we'll just forget, again, and carry on as before.

That would be sad!

Y'know I have a horrible feeling that a vaccine for this thing might not be coming any time soon.

In the case of the "common" cold where the virus continues to mutate so making a specific vaccine thus far impossible to create, so the 'flu virus constant mutation results in a type specific vaccine has to be created almost each year.
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Yes perhaps in the New Years honours these people will be recognised
Honours lists along with honours really should have been kicked into the long grass YEARS ago.
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22-03-2020, 04:49 PM
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Originally Posted by marciniak ->
Sadly many of the unsung heroes don't get a mention, and when they do, it's by celeb's who are really trying to promote themselves.
Regrettably I think you are right on the money Marciniak and that's such a shame. If the doctors, nurses, researchers, etc were given the decorations and media promotion they deserve, this would attract more of today's kids into taking up posts in these "trades" instead of them all wanting to be pop stars, footie stars, etc.
 



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