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Originally Posted by Byte1
Just because someone does not agree with you regarding the allowing the Gov. to control your activities---LIFE, does not equate to any of us believing the virus is a "hoax." That is equivalent to saying that if we did not agree with the last administration's view on policies that we would be "RACIST." Please tone it down to a believable discussion.
So, instead of mandating that EVERYONE suffer by mandating this and that, just because a few are infected, lets try a different approach. Let's try an ultra control approach that will satisfy all our NEEDY and DEPENDENT folks that want the gov. to run their lives. How about we demand that the gov quarantine ALL Americans age 60years and over until this virus is under control. The Gov. should round up all seniors and put them in some of the Stadiums and Convention Centers with a guard on them so they don't "accidentally" wander off on their own. That should satisfy ALL the NEEDY folks that want the Gov to run their lives for them.
Yes, that is just me being facetious However, that is hardly different from all of you that feel the Gov needs to tell you to protect yourselves. Do what you believe is right for you and leave everyone else alone. You are NOT going to become infected if you avoid everyone else you feel threatened by. Although, they are saying that most folks are infected in their own homes, so I guess you had better wear your PPE at home too.
This is no "hoax" but it is not our leaders' faults either. They have been trying everything they can, short of demanding everyone stay in their homes with the threat of shooting them if they violate the quarantine.
And be political if you wish, but I am impressed at how fast this leadership has pushed the private industry to work with the gov toward a vaccine and toward medicines to fight the infected ones. Only an outsider could come into the D.C. establishment and cut through all the red tape to get things done.
The virus is not a "hoax" and there is no need for the gov to overstep it's authority and mandate attire. Do not even compare a mask mandate with seatbelts or motorcycle helmets (which I also believe is overstepping their authority). Do not attempt to use the "science" argument with me because it seems that every so-called "scientist" in the world has a different slant on how the pandemic should be handled. Science also proves that aborted babies are living beings, but there will always be those that attempt to insist that they are not living. Science also told us that butter was bad and now it is better for us than margarine. Eggs were bad and now they are good. So, using the repetitious "science" argument in an attempt to prove your point is meaningless, because anyone can manipulate stats.
Sorry if I do not take anyone's statement about how many folks are dead in the U.S. due to the virus, until I can compare the totality of deaths this year with the number last year and the year before. If they are not excessively higher, then there is a problem with how the numbers were counted. And we know how numbers can be counted differently every two and four years. I do not propose that one should be careless, but I do propose that you allow us that wish to enjoy our Thanksgiving celebration, do so without imposed mandates tailored only to your opinions and demands.
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While you are being facetious with your suggestion, that is almost EXACTLY the type of suggestion in the CDC document. The difference is that they start at 75 and add in anyone with a pre-existing condition that might be compromised by Covid.
This is where FEAR and not reason can lead us. Consider the adage attributed to George Santayana, "those who don't learn history are doomed to repeat it".