Personal Liberty
aham5
I've got a bad feeling about this.
I don't mean to minimize the risk. This virus is going to kill a large number of people. With or without our intervention. We COULD make that number smaller with a lockdown.
BUT - the USA has long held that we dont impose on the liberties and freedom of the citizens. (Much)
One example is influenza vaccination. We dont force anyone to get it. We know if every eligible person got the vaccine, we would have less deaths. But people dont. People die because of this. Same can be said with pertussis (what's a few dead babies, right?) And soon measles.
The lockdown will decimate some people's businesses. Force all restaurant and bars to close in LA?
Is it right or wrong? I don't know.
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Except there is not (yet) a vaccine for wuhan. So, there's no self inflicting there and people who would protect themselves with a vaccine don't have that option. If million(s) get wuhan all at the same time it will be far worse then slowing it down and spreading it out.
I think you fell short of the point. Vaccinations aren’t just for you, they are to protect everyone. E.g., all of the anti-vaxxers foregoing measles vaccines. Sure, if their kids get measles their parents chose that risk. But what about other people’s kids? Children under 1 year old CANNOT get measles vaccines. So, while an anti-vaxxer chose for him/herself to not get their kid vaccinated, they also put someone else at risk. That’s the larger point.
If you choose to not wash your hands or practice social distancing you are putting other people in jeopardy. (You selfish fucks.)
In the case of lockdowns, a lot of lives are going to be ruined. People are going to go broke from lack of income and businesses are going to fold. Even with temporary relief from things like evictions and electric bills, eventually those things will come due. Good luck waving tax credits at small business owners for use in paying employees when they have no cash on hand to make those payments.
Idk what the right answer is for places like NYC or L.A., but I'd also say that not every place has the same level of risk. It is my hope that each local and state government carefully considers the full range of potential impacts before acting in a panicky and knee jerk manner.
Also they seem to have stopped updating the cases and death record. Why, I know not.
https://www.sccgov.org/sites/phd/Disease…
Democracynow today, talking about Corona, then analysis of Biden-Sanders debate.
https://www.democracynow.org/shows/2020/…
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SJG
A few days ago I was talking to rickthearmadillo - rickadillo, if you will - and he was complaining about the way you stupid ape curl up in fear like a damn (non-rick) armadillo.
rickadillo don’t play at that curling up in a ball due to fear shit. He only curls up in a ball when the council plays bocce. And then only after a sufficient number of rickaritas. ROAR!!!