Not only are the disadvantaged dying, but also the one’s suffering economically. That’s the bitch of it. Bezos and the Waltons want this to go on forever.
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Jagdaddy
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Not sure that is the right place for this, but I couldn't find an obvious better one. Article is about a Kentucky protester who hung up the Governor in effigy at a protest/rally and then got fired from his job at an auto dealership for it. https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/28/us/man-fired-effigy-kentucky-governor-andy-beshear/index.html
My only comment is that his claim that his 1st Amendment rights were violated because he got fired (nope, your employer can fire you for being an asshole and the government didn't stop, you, censor you, or otherwise punish you) is typical of these self-appointed defenders of the constitution who don't have the foggiest idea what it actually says or means. Maybe I should have put this in the pet peeves thread ...
My only comment is that his claim that his 1st Amendment rights were violated because he got fired (nope, your employer can fire you for being an asshole and the government didn't stop, you, censor you, or otherwise punish you) is typical of these self-appointed defenders of the constitution who don't have the foggiest idea what it actually says or means. Maybe I should have put this in the pet peeves thread ...
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Increases in suicides, business closures, mortgage forfeitures, worst-ever unemployment stats, etc.
Well, you're doing the same when you claim that "this many more people will die if we lift restrictions".
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Yep. The was a commercial (Ace Hardware, IIRC) where the "employee" was chirping about how Ace can do what the local hardware store can't do. Well, the local hardware store can't do shit when they're fucking shutdown by authorities...
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sparcboxbuck
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For anyone who wants a measure of the impact of C19 on those that aren’t pushing daisies, see the WSJ article about Dayton. It’s a sad look at the impact this is taking but not receiving anywhere near the coverage as the body counts.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/i-feel...urveys-coronavirus-lockdowns-toll-11590571802
To disregard those who are not sick but impacted — or suggest that because it’s difficult to measure we shouldn’t be discussing it — is either really insensitive, too narrowly focused, or ignorant. If I missed an applicable adjective, I’m open to editing the list.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/i-feel...urveys-coronavirus-lockdowns-toll-11590571802
To disregard those who are not sick but impacted — or suggest that because it’s difficult to measure we shouldn’t be discussing it — is either really insensitive, too narrowly focused, or ignorant. If I missed an applicable adjective, I’m open to editing the list.
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sparcboxbuck
What happened to my ¤cash?
Well, when you say it like that, I may as well have just replied to one of those posts as opposed to trying to not directly call someone out.
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Buckerooni
His soul was removed to make room for more stomach
Flatten the curve. Slow it down so hospitals can handle it . . . and, not coincidentally, therefore save more people.
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Scientists: "OK everybody. There's a super deadly virus coming this way. If we don't do something, hundreds of thousands could die. I propose we attempt to flatten the curve, to see if we can slow it down a bit."
Dumb Dumbs: "You heard them, guys. The absolute second that curve goes more sideways than upways, we're entitled to spike that bitch back up again!"
Scientists: "Well, no.....that's not at all what we said. This is just the initial plan....and there's no real time table on how long it makes sense to keep the curve flattened..."
Dumb Dumbs: "Nuh uh! You said it. No take backs."
Dumb Dumbs: "You heard them, guys. The absolute second that curve goes more sideways than upways, we're entitled to spike that bitch back up again!"
Scientists: "Well, no.....that's not at all what we said. This is just the initial plan....and there's no real time table on how long it makes sense to keep the curve flattened..."
Dumb Dumbs: "Nuh uh! You said it. No take backs."
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