...like a person sneezing on a plane going to LA in January this year?


No wonder we are all going to die.
...like a person sneezing on a plane going to LA in January this year?
Speaking about non-Corona deaths. There's people not infected with Coronavirus dying because of lockdown measures taken to prevent the spread of the virus. However, a massive spread of the virus has the potential to cause even more non-Corona deaths. A controlled shutdown initiated by the government is far less damaging than a chaotic crash of the whole society because of a marauding virus. Being patient before releasing a lockdown is much better for the economy than releasing it too early and thereby triggering a much more severe lockdown later on or even a catastrophic crash of the society.Cunt wrote: ↑Wed Apr 22, 2020 10:55 pmTell me, NB, would there be any deaths caused by the shutdown?
If so, how do you even talk about the trade-off between death-by-covid and death-by-shutdown?
It almost sounds like you don't see a downside to continuing the shutdown, when there is clearly a HUGE downside.
And nothing else? It is seldom that people die solely from the virus as they are already weak from other complaints.Brian Peacock wrote: ↑Thu Apr 23, 2020 3:41 pmMy Dad told me today that 8 out of 32 residents in Auntie Peggy's home have died from Covid-19.
Protest is essential (as in 'essential services')Sean Hayden wrote: ↑Thu Apr 23, 2020 5:17 pm...meanwhile my family is protesting restrictions today.![]()
I didn't suggest it wasn't.Sean Hayden wrote: ↑Thu Apr 23, 2020 6:08 pmEverything is relative Cunt. If an existential threat should arrive I'm not thrilled at the prospect of being surrounded by people who can't make even a minor sacrifice. In this case they are protesting a county order to wear masks.
Obviously right. Some rights are (in US parlance) 'natural', or 'god-given' rights, meaning they are more important than, say, rights invented in the last couple centuries.Sean Hayden wrote: ↑Thu Apr 23, 2020 6:34 pmThe relativity bit is about whether or not all rights exist at all times, or to the same degree at all times. Clearly they don't.
It's tough to criticise with empathy. I think Trump hit a really good note, when he went the 'Federalist' route of leaving the decisions to the states. In Canada, we get reminded often how detached Ottawa can be, from the needs of Yellowknife or even Edmonton.
I do empathize with them. For example, it is not entirely fair to suppose they can't make even a minor sacrifice. They are in fact capable of much larger sacrifices, and many of us who can make this sacrifice are blind to the others.
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