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Don McManus
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While I will never understand the attraction of standing in waist deep water with 500 of your closest friends, I celebrate those that like it and did what they like to do.
Was particularly impressed with the young man who was approached by a deeply serious reporterette who asked if he was concerned about the lack of masks and of course about the lack of (our new best friend) Social Distancing.
If you don't like it, stay home.
Perfect answer.
Dr. Brixx talks about 'containment'. You do not contain a virus. You can slow its spread, but as Jeff Goldbloom told us so eloquently, 'Life will find a way'.
The slow agony of prolonging this virus may protect a few people, though it may not do much at all. The jury is still out as to how much a difference the lock-downs over the past couple months have made. They probably slowed things down a bit, but were total infections reduced and were a significant number of lives really saved?
I do not know how significant the impact of the lockdowns was on overall health.
You do not know how significant the impact.
Frankly no one does, and they are 100% full of crap if they pretend they do.
Was particularly impressed with the young man who was approached by a deeply serious reporterette who asked if he was concerned about the lack of masks and of course about the lack of (our new best friend) Social Distancing.
If you don't like it, stay home.
Perfect answer.
Dr. Brixx talks about 'containment'. You do not contain a virus. You can slow its spread, but as Jeff Goldbloom told us so eloquently, 'Life will find a way'.
The slow agony of prolonging this virus may protect a few people, though it may not do much at all. The jury is still out as to how much a difference the lock-downs over the past couple months have made. They probably slowed things down a bit, but were total infections reduced and were a significant number of lives really saved?
I do not know how significant the impact of the lockdowns was on overall health.
You do not know how significant the impact.
Frankly no one does, and they are 100% full of crap if they pretend they do.
Freedom and a submissive populace cannot co-exist.
Brad Steele
Brad Steele
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Apparently to some politicians, they want the cure to be worse than the virus. Some of the behavior from the governors, particularly in Michigan and Virginia are a tad short of tyrannical. Elections have consequences.
The liberals never pass an opportunity to make the people more dependent on the government and this became their tool of choice this year. Major corporations are going out of business. Mom and pop places went under. Some states never went into full lockdown and may see their smaller businesses rebound. It became personal in my immediate family, but that is a tale for another thread.
This may be a good wake up call to those who were fence sitters. We can only hope.
With biden being the only runner the dems had they needed all manner of distraction.
Also it was a good way to get the low wage workers to get on the government teat. Look stay home and we'll pay you $600 extra on top of unemployment. Those college grads with philosophy and art history degrees who was a "sandwich artists" ain't gonna come out of the basement as long as the checks keep coming in. How much pot can you buy with $600?
Without the "free range" control groups we'll never know. But they do love yapping about how close to 100K dead people. Those vultures wetting themselves running the numbers like Power Ball getting close to billion dollars. Will it happen today or tomorrow? Scum bags. It'll be like new where were you when JFK caught the "bullets".
Washington State last week confirmed that at least 5 of the 1,000-odd deaths counted as Covid-19 deaths were actually gunshot deaths that were counted because the person had tested positive at some point.
When we start adding in automobile accidents, drownings, other accidents and any number of non-related or partially related health issues, it is very possible the death count is horribly exaggerated. Some probably have been missed as well, but it is becoming likely that we have a significant over-count going on.
Brad Steele
When I look over at the next car at the traffic light, and the driver is wearing a mask- sitting in the car by themselves...…..
And fiery auto crashes
Some will die in hot pursuit
While sifting through my ashes
Some will fall in love with life
And drink it from a fountain
That is pouring like an avalanche
Coming down the mountain
There is also this thing called eating healthy, getting your sleep, washing your hands and keeping a positive healthy attitude towards life.
The panic porn is an easy sell to stupid lazy people who want cradle to grave protection.
Also I see these fools with masks in their cars and just think how much more stupid they will be starving their brain of 20% oxygen.
Saw a guy riding his motorcycle last week while wearing his mask!
No.
And fiery auto crashes
Some will die in hot pursuit
While sifting through my ashes
Some will fall in love with life
And drink it from a fountain
That is pouring like an avalanche
Coming down the mountain
Your comment is complete and utter BS and frankly quite insulting. Tell that to the thousands of otherwise healthy people... including children that died from contracting this disease.
And fiery auto crashes
Some will die in hot pursuit
While sifting through my ashes
Some will fall in love with life
And drink it from a fountain
That is pouring like an avalanche
Coming down the mountain
With approximately 42% of the deaths (stats vary) are from people living in nursing homes/assisted living facilities, it is very safe to say that Covid-19 attacks those with compromised health to a far greater degree than the vast majority of the population, there are those that have succumbed who had no previous diagnosis. From what I can see, between 2.3 and 2.5 million Americans live in these facilities. With .75% of the population accounting for 42% of the deaths, we see that at a minimum the risk is 50 times greater for these folks, and this does not include those who are being cared for at home, which could easily double or even triple this figure. Add to this the number of deaths that are attributed to Covid that are actually from other causes, the statement that leading a healthy lifestyle is a huge factor is correct, even as the 100% in February, if true, does not hold true as the numbers of cases has expanded.
The sad fact is that we will not get back to normal until a vaccine or dramatically successful cure exists. Neither have to be 100% or even close to 100%, but they have to be effective enough to reduce the level of fear in people and reduce the level of politicization by our extremely agenda driven media and politicians.
Brad Steele
Yeah the motorcycle guy had on his helmet.