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Originally Posted by skarra
I understand there is a lot of frustration at staying at home, and some wonder is it worth it? i.e. is the cure worse than the disease, and is it worth giving up our civil liberties?
Here's my idea on making everyone happy. If I were President I would propose the following starting May 1st -
1. People who are compromised or don't feel they wish to play Russian roulette - stay at home like you have been doing already. They will need to stock up on TP, and keep watching Netflix etc. for the entire month of May.
2. For the others who do not fear the virus because they are young, healthy, or just feel immune to it all - we setup Covid-19 stations and beginning May 1st they line up to get their dose of infection. They need to be infected because by May 31st, they will get a card that says they are now immune and can now do whatever they want from that point on - go to parks, go to restaurants and bars (populated with like minded people), get back to work and even visit beaches - they will have all their freedoms back because they can not spread anything. It will be a small price to pay (1% or 2% deaths), but that is what Darwinism is all about. And if they really are strong, there's nothing to worry about.
Now the "participants" have to get infected beginning May 1st because we need to know for certain by May 31st that they had it and survived with immunity. After that they can either enjoy life, or do useful community service for the rest of the people still stuck at home by doing gardening and home delivery of groceries and restaurant orders. Maybe we pay them people $600 per week until they discover a vaccine for everyone else. The big plus is that the folk in 2. will have contributed to herd immunity and they will forever go down as heroes. (statues in every park?) For people in group 1., they will wait a little longer for the vaccine and with so many of the herd now "neutralized" they will not need to worry so much about making the occasional trip outside.
What do you think? Who's ready to start lining up for their dose of Covid-19 beginning May 1st?
I think this solves all the problems ... that's what all this walking has done to me. Given me time to solve the worlds problems.
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I first I thought this person's message was a spoof on what was going on, but I soon came to realize (s)he was for real. And then I uttered some four-letter words to myself, on top of what we all saw on TV yesterday with the protesters, some with firearms, in East Lansing, Mich.; Richmond, Va.; the president's message; the beaches opening up in Jacksonville today (where is DeSantis?), etc. COVID-19 caused by the coronavirus is silent and invisible, so even though there are those in the U.S. population that think they are invincible, there are two reasons for extreme cause for concern: (1) they are NOT so invincible since the virus strikes at will regardless of age; and (2) their reckless behavior by not social distancing puts the rest of us as responsible citizens/Villagers at risk, again because this deadly enemy can't be seen, felt, smelled or touched. Heaven help us all until we get the testing that is required!