TSwizzle said:
That is fine for you but there is no need to scold and harangue people who don't. Stay in your lane.
No, I do not "scold and harangue" people. It is a discussion board, and if you post and I disagree with you, I may choose to respond to your posts and make my case in a civil manner. This is expected behavior here, where you choose to post of your own free will.
TSwizzle said:
It's not that they disagree with me, they deliberately misrepresent my position and continue to do so despite being corrected several times.
No, that is not what I do. I never misrepresented your position deliberately. And if I ever misunderstood it, then you can just let me know and I will correct my interpretation of it, but so far, I do not see any misrepresentations on my part. Rather, I'm making my case some of the times when I disagree with you, whereas you accuse me of "scold and harangue" people, etc.
Now when others do that to you, it's fair to complain about
them.
TSwizzle said:
Some masks are better than other no doubt. But the vast majority of "face coverings" (bandanas, ill fitting etc) I see are ineffective and just for some it the wearing of a face mask is tribal, religious or virtue signaling. The mask is the MAGA hat of the left. It's a considerable inconvenience however I wear them where I have to. Outside, I never have worn them. Most people don't wear them outside and nobody says anything. Nobody yells "wear a fucking mask". Wearing a mask outside just signals your stupidity.
How is it a significant inconvenience to wear a mask outside?
Over here, it's a felony not to wear one, but that is no longer enforced, and an increasing number of people stopped wearing them, as they also stopped abiding by the ban on meetings in private closed placed. Together with the government's early relaxations of the restrictions, predictably the ICUs are near collapse. So, scared, recently the government has been trying to catch up with new restrictions, but too little too late and too many people rebelling. Unless they manage to stop people from moving, meeting, etc., in a serious manner (and hopefully to actually wear face masks, and properly), they will collapse, and they will have to turn down people, and the already extremely high numbers of covid fatalities will go even higher. It's close to 100% ICU occupation in some places.
TSwizzle said:
That's under your control but the 6ft was arbitrary, made up. People need to get on with their lives. the schools need to be opened, businesses need to be allowed to operate.
Sure, I'm not saying 6 feet (again, here it's not 6 feet, but 2 meters). It's about keeping social distance as explained.
As for the rest, maybe over there where you have vaccines, but slowly and with strict protocols, since you do not have herd immunity yet.
Over here, the schools need to be closed again, but when the federal government try to close them again, the local government resisted and disobeyed. The issue is now before the supreme court. In the meantime, children keep going to school, which makes public transportation even more crowded. Of course, even without that, it's ridiculously crowded because the ban for anyone but essential personnel is no longer enforced. Result? A devastating second wave, with record numbers of cases and fatalities. Businesses are open. Some need to be closed, but selectively. The government is closing everything at 7 pm. Result? People get concentrated in supermarkets in a shorter window, since they need food anyway. And in bars because - just because they want to gather. Supermarkets should be allowed 24/7 which would make them less crowded, and bars and restaurants should be closed 24/7 except for deliveries. But again, it's not happening. The government is trying to close everything more or less equally - so partially -, which is pretty bad as what needs to be closed 24/7 remains open and vice versa. And we also have the lack of compliance by much of the public. Results? The dead are piling up, and so are those who survive with pretty bad long lasting side effects.
