COVID Lockdowns Were a Giant Experiment. It Was a Failure.

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Anonymous wrote:I think what we’re seeing in this thread is the last gasp of people who wish Moms for Liberty had been successful in turning school closures into an issue that won school board elections, and are upset that it turns out they are a bunch of political failures.

Is that what you think we're seeing? I think we're seeing people correctly observing that school closures and other restrictions were pointless. The upside is that when we next encountered a threat (monkey pox), the collective reaction was STFU about it.

They were not pointless. They were necessary.

Nah, they were pointless. When you had to mask on the 30-second walk to your restaurant table but could remain unmasked after that...yeah, pointless.

Nope, not pointless, protocols saved lives. Your not liking them (which is your prerogative there isn't a feelings police) does not equal pointless.

Where is the evidence of this? The spread wasn’t contained. Everybody gets infected, and now it’s evolved into a fairly benign illness. Vaccines don’t explain that since most people haven’t gotten a booster in ages.

2020/2021 is done and gone. No one is going to prison or will be executed for the protocols. Your dreams will not come true.

You’re responding to multiple posters. And yes, 2020/21 is done and gone, and those mistakes won’t be repeated again. The restrictionists used up all their capital. That’s the only silver lining out of all this.

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Anonymous wrote:I think what we’re seeing in this thread is the last gasp of people who wish Moms for Liberty had been successful in turning school closures into an issue that won school board elections, and are upset that it turns out they are a bunch of political failures.

Is that what you think we're seeing? I think we're seeing people correctly observing that school closures and other restrictions were pointless. The upside is that when we next encountered a threat (monkey pox), the collective reaction was STFU about it.

They were not pointless. They were necessary.

Nah, they were pointless. When you had to mask on the 30-second walk to your restaurant table but could remain unmasked after that...yeah, pointless.

Nope, not pointless, protocols saved lives. Your not liking them (which is your prerogative there isn't a feelings police) does not equal pointless.

Where is the evidence of this? The spread wasn’t contained. Everybody gets infected, and now it’s evolved into a fairly benign illness. Vaccines don’t explain that since most people haven’t gotten a booster in ages.

2020/2021 is done and gone. No one is going to prison or will be executed for the protocols. Your dreams will not come true.

It's satisfaction enough that bringing it up makes those on the wrong side of the science get uncomfortable and try to shut it down. Never forget.

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Anonymous wrote:I think what we’re seeing in this thread is the last gasp of people who wish Moms for Liberty had been successful in turning school closures into an issue that won school board elections, and are upset that it turns out they are a bunch of political failures.

Is that what you think we're seeing? I think we're seeing people correctly observing that school closures and other restrictions were pointless. The upside is that when we next encountered a threat (monkey pox), the collective reaction was STFU about it.

They were not pointless. They were necessary.

Nah, they were pointless. When you had to mask on the 30-second walk to your restaurant table but could remain unmasked after that...yeah, pointless.

Nope, not pointless, protocols saved lives. Your not liking them (which is your prerogative there isn't a feelings police) does not equal pointless.

Where is the evidence of this? The spread wasn’t contained. Everybody gets infected, and now it’s evolved into a fairly benign illness. Vaccines don’t explain that since most people haven’t gotten a booster in ages.

2020/2021 is done and gone. No one is going to prison or will be executed for the protocols. Your dreams will not come true.

You’re responding to multiple posters. And yes, 2020/21 is done and gone, and those mistakes won’t be repeated again. The restrictionists used up all their capital. That’s the only silver lining out of all this.

No guarantee they will not be implemented again if necessary. Your opinion is that they were a mistake doesn't mean your opinion is right. Sorry you can't go back in time.

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Anonymous wrote:I think what we’re seeing in this thread is the last gasp of people who wish Moms for Liberty had been successful in turning school closures into an issue that won school board elections, and are upset that it turns out they are a bunch of political failures.

Is that what you think we're seeing? I think we're seeing people correctly observing that school closures and other restrictions were pointless. The upside is that when we next encountered a threat (monkey pox), the collective reaction was STFU about it.

They were not pointless. They were necessary.

Nah, they were pointless. When you had to mask on the 30-second walk to your restaurant table but could remain unmasked after that...yeah, pointless.

Nope, not pointless, protocols saved lives. Your not liking them (which is your prerogative there isn't a feelings police) does not equal pointless.

Where is the evidence of this? The spread wasn’t contained. Everybody gets infected, and now it’s evolved into a fairly benign illness. Vaccines don’t explain that since most people haven’t gotten a booster in ages.

2020/2021 is done and gone. No one is going to prison or will be executed for the protocols. Your dreams will not come true.

It's satisfaction enough that bringing it up makes those on the wrong side of the science get uncomfortable and try to shut it down. Never forget.

Opinions are like nostrils everyone has one. Your sharing your opinion makes people uncomfortable? What awesome powers you have! Your opinions and ability to make people uncomfortable guarantees what will happen in the future --no more protocols ever again due to your valiant efforts (actually no)

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Anonymous wrote:I think what we’re seeing in this thread is the last gasp of people who wish Moms for Liberty had been successful in turning school closures into an issue that won school board elections, and are upset that it turns out they are a bunch of political failures.

Is that what you think we're seeing? I think we're seeing people correctly observing that school closures and other restrictions were pointless. The upside is that when we next encountered a threat (monkey pox), the collective reaction was STFU about it.

They were not pointless. They were necessary.

Nah, they were pointless. When you had to mask on the 30-second walk to your restaurant table but could remain unmasked after that...yeah, pointless.

Nope, not pointless, protocols saved lives. Your not liking them (which is your prerogative there isn't a feelings police) does not equal pointless.

Where is the evidence of this? The spread wasn’t contained. Everybody gets infected, and now it’s evolved into a fairly benign illness. Vaccines don’t explain that since most people haven’t gotten a booster in ages.

2020/2021 is done and gone. No one is going to prison or will be executed for the protocols. Your dreams will not come true.

You’re responding to multiple posters. And yes, 2020/21 is done and gone, and those mistakes won’t be repeated again. The restrictionists used up all their capital. That’s the only silver lining out of all this.

No guarantee they will not be implemented again if necessary. Your opinion is that they were a mistake doesn't mean your opinion is right. Sorry you can't go back in time.

The Democrats lost the VA governorship over this. Restrictions are political suicide going forward. So yeah, maybe we’ll have some restrictions if there’s a world-ending virus. But not for a bad cold again.

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Anonymous wrote:I think what we’re seeing in this thread is the last gasp of people who wish Moms for Liberty had been successful in turning school closures into an issue that won school board elections, and are upset that it turns out they are a bunch of political failures.

Is that what you think we're seeing? I think we're seeing people correctly observing that school closures and other restrictions were pointless. The upside is that when we next encountered a threat (monkey pox), the collective reaction was STFU about it.

They were not pointless. They were necessary.

Nah, they were pointless. When you had to mask on the 30-second walk to your restaurant table but could remain unmasked after that...yeah, pointless.

Nope, not pointless, protocols saved lives. Your not liking them (which is your prerogative there isn't a feelings police) does not equal pointless.

Where is the evidence of this? The spread wasn’t contained. Everybody gets infected, and now it’s evolved into a fairly benign illness. Vaccines don’t explain that since most people haven’t gotten a booster in ages.

2020/2021 is done and gone. No one is going to prison or will be executed for the protocols. Your dreams will not come true.

You’re responding to multiple posters. And yes, 2020/21 is done and gone, and those mistakes won’t be repeated again. The restrictionists used up all their capital. That’s the only silver lining out of all this.

Multiple posters--that is a game changer, thanks for letting us know--this is a reflection of overriding and also powerful and influential Amrican opinion. You all will surely get what you want then. I will step back.

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Anonymous wrote:I think what we’re seeing in this thread is the last gasp of people who wish Moms for Liberty had been successful in turning school closures into an issue that won school board elections, and are upset that it turns out they are a bunch of political failures.

Is that what you think we're seeing? I think we're seeing people correctly observing that school closures and other restrictions were pointless. The upside is that when we next encountered a threat (monkey pox), the collective reaction was STFU about it.

They were not pointless. They were necessary.

Nah, they were pointless. When you had to mask on the 30-second walk to your restaurant table but could remain unmasked after that...yeah, pointless.

Nope, not pointless, protocols saved lives. Your not liking them (which is your prerogative there isn't a feelings police) does not equal pointless.

Where is the evidence of this? The spread wasn’t contained. Everybody gets infected, and now it’s evolved into a fairly benign illness. Vaccines don’t explain that since most people haven’t gotten a booster in ages.

2020/2021 is done and gone. No one is going to prison or will be executed for the protocols. Your dreams will not come true.

It's satisfaction enough that bringing it up makes those on the wrong side of the science get uncomfortable and try to shut it down. Never forget.

Science said it was necessary so screaming science makes no sense. Grow up. You never followed it anyway.

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Anonymous wrote:I think what we’re seeing in this thread is the last gasp of people who wish Moms for Liberty had been successful in turning school closures into an issue that won school board elections, and are upset that it turns out they are a bunch of political failures.

Is that what you think we're seeing? I think we're seeing people correctly observing that school closures and other restrictions were pointless. The upside is that when we next encountered a threat (monkey pox), the collective reaction was STFU about it.

They were not pointless. They were necessary.

Nah, they were pointless. When you had to mask on the 30-second walk to your restaurant table but could remain unmasked after that...yeah, pointless.

Nope, not pointless, protocols saved lives. Your not liking them (which is your prerogative there isn't a feelings police) does not equal pointless.

Where is the evidence of this? The spread wasn’t contained. Everybody gets infected, and now it’s evolved into a fairly benign illness. Vaccines don’t explain that since most people haven’t gotten a booster in ages.

2020/2021 is done and gone. No one is going to prison or will be executed for the protocols. Your dreams will not come true.

You’re responding to multiple posters. And yes, 2020/21 is done and gone, and those mistakes won’t be repeated again. The restrictionists used up all their capital. That’s the only silver lining out of all this.

No guarantee they will not be implemented again if necessary. Your opinion is that they were a mistake doesn't mean your opinion is right. Sorry you can't go back in time.

The Democrats lost the VA governorship over this. Restrictions are political suicide going forward. So yeah, maybe we’ll have some restrictions if there’s a world-ending virus. But not for a bad cold again.

You are not a prophet, nothing you say is inevitable, or actually by default correct.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I think what we’re seeing in this thread is the last gasp of people who wish Moms for Liberty had been successful in turning school closures into an issue that won school board elections, and are upset that it turns out they are a bunch of political failures.

Is that what you think we're seeing? I think we're seeing people correctly observing that school closures and other restrictions were pointless. The upside is that when we next encountered a threat (monkey pox), the collective reaction was STFU about it.

They were not pointless. They were necessary.

Nah, they were pointless. When you had to mask on the 30-second walk to your restaurant table but could remain unmasked after that...yeah, pointless.

Nope, not pointless, protocols saved lives. Your not liking them (which is your prerogative there isn't a feelings police) does not equal pointless.

Where is the evidence of this? The spread wasn’t contained. Everybody gets infected, and now it’s evolved into a fairly benign illness. Vaccines don’t explain that since most people haven’t gotten a booster in ages.

2020/2021 is done and gone. No one is going to prison or will be executed for the protocols. Your dreams will not come true.

It's satisfaction enough that bringing it up makes those on the wrong side of the science get uncomfortable and try to shut it down. Never forget.

Science said it was necessary so screaming science makes no sense. Grow up. You never followed it anyway.

No, science didn't. You never understood science and never will. So, nobody listens to your howling about masks, distancing, or any of the other nonsense you spewed.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Honestly at this point who cares. We did the best we could under a unique and heretofore inexperienced event. This is for scientists to be studying to plan for future pandemics. Getting angry now is ridiculous.

The problem is we weren’t allowed to ask questions and dissenting views were discouraged. Anytime you’re not allowed to ask questions or push back on something you should be concerned. The climate at the time didn’t allow questioning of precautions.

What are you talking about? There were plenty of people who questioned everything and did whatever they wanted anyway. It’s not like the police came and arrested people for expressing dissenting views. Even in early covid when people were dying, plenty of people questioned why they had to be inconvenienced to save other people’s lives and behaved accordingly. Lockdowns were never going to work in this country because we are a narcissistic and selfish society who rarely behave for the greater good of community.

+1 million - one of the most notable things about the COVID response was the almost immediate rise of a faction of loud people that were determined to push back against any measure that would inconvenience them in the slightest.

The measures were dumb. Just delaying the inevitable.

It was beneficial to delay until vaccines were available

Natural resistance could have built up in the interim. That’s the primary defense now. Not many are getting the vaccine these days.

Covid has killed off the majority that it will and it’s mutated to being less serious which is what was the goal. The vaccines don’t stop transmission.

People don’t seem to care that many millions died prematurely from Covid. Kids lost their families.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I think what we’re seeing in this thread is the last gasp of people who wish Moms for Liberty had been successful in turning school closures into an issue that won school board elections, and are upset that it turns out they are a bunch of political failures.

Is that what you think we're seeing? I think we're seeing people correctly observing that school closures and other restrictions were pointless. The upside is that when we next encountered a threat (monkey pox), the collective reaction was STFU about it.

They were not pointless. They were necessary.

Nah, they were pointless. When you had to mask on the 30-second walk to your restaurant table but could remain unmasked after that...yeah, pointless.

Nope, not pointless, protocols saved lives. Your not liking them (which is your prerogative there isn't a feelings police) does not equal pointless.

Where is the evidence of this? The spread wasn’t contained. Everybody gets infected, and now it’s evolved into a fairly benign illness. Vaccines don’t explain that since most people haven’t gotten a booster in ages.

2020/2021 is done and gone. No one is going to prison or will be executed for the protocols. Your dreams will not come true.

It's satisfaction enough that bringing it up makes those on the wrong side of the science get uncomfortable and try to shut it down. Never forget.

Science said it was necessary so screaming science makes no sense. Grow up. You never followed it anyway.

No, science didn't. You never understood science and never will. So, nobody listens to your howling about masks, distancing, or any of the other nonsense you spewed.

Yes it did.

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Anonymous wrote:Honestly at this point who cares. We did the best we could under a unique and heretofore inexperienced event. This is for scientists to be studying to plan for future pandemics. Getting angry now is ridiculous.

The problem is we weren’t allowed to ask questions and dissenting views were discouraged. Anytime you’re not allowed to ask questions or push back on something you should be concerned. The climate at the time didn’t allow questioning of precautions.

What are you talking about? There were plenty of people who questioned everything and did whatever they wanted anyway. It’s not like the police came and arrested people for expressing dissenting views. Even in early covid when people were dying, plenty of people questioned why they had to be inconvenienced to save other people’s lives and behaved accordingly. Lockdowns were never going to work in this country because we are a narcissistic and selfish society who rarely behave for the greater good of community.

+1 million - one of the most notable things about the COVID response was the almost immediate rise of a faction of loud people that were determined to push back against any measure that would inconvenience them in the slightest.

The measures were dumb. Just delaying the inevitable.

It was beneficial to delay until vaccines were available

Natural resistance could have built up in the interim. That’s the primary defense now. Not many are getting the vaccine these days.

Covid has killed off the majority that it will and it’s mutated to being less serious which is what was the goal. The vaccines don’t stop transmission.

People don’t seem to care that many millions died prematurely from Covid. Kids lost their families.

Zero deaths from Covid was neither realistic nor an achievable goal. That's the whole point of the article. Only you seemed to still have this belief.

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Anonymous wrote:I think what we’re seeing in this thread is the last gasp of people who wish Moms for Liberty had been successful in turning school closures into an issue that won school board elections, and are upset that it turns out they are a bunch of political failures.

Is that what you think we're seeing? I think we're seeing people correctly observing that school closures and other restrictions were pointless. The upside is that when we next encountered a threat (monkey pox), the collective reaction was STFU about it.

They were not pointless. They were necessary.

Nah, they were pointless. When you had to mask on the 30-second walk to your restaurant table but could remain unmasked after that...yeah, pointless.

Nope, not pointless, protocols saved lives. Your not liking them (which is your prerogative there isn't a feelings police) does not equal pointless.

Where is the evidence of this? The spread wasn’t contained. Everybody gets infected, and now it’s evolved into a fairly benign illness. Vaccines don’t explain that since most people haven’t gotten a booster in ages.

2020/2021 is done and gone. No one is going to prison or will be executed for the protocols. Your dreams will not come true.

You’re responding to multiple posters. And yes, 2020/21 is done and gone, and those mistakes won’t be repeated again. The restrictionists used up all their capital. That’s the only silver lining out of all this.

No guarantee they will not be implemented again if necessary. Your opinion is that they were a mistake doesn't mean your opinion is right. Sorry you can't go back in time.

The Democrats lost the VA governorship over this. Restrictions are political suicide going forward. So yeah, maybe we’ll have some restrictions if there’s a world-ending virus. But not for a bad cold again.

You are not a prophet, nothing you say is inevitable, or actually by default correct.

I thought you were leaving. Why rob us of this courtesy?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Honestly at this point who cares. We did the best we could under a unique and heretofore inexperienced event. This is for scientists to be studying to plan for future pandemics. Getting angry now is ridiculous.

The problem is we weren’t allowed to ask questions and dissenting views were discouraged. Anytime you’re not allowed to ask questions or push back on something you should be concerned. The climate at the time didn’t allow questioning of precautions.

What are you talking about? There were plenty of people who questioned everything and did whatever they wanted anyway. It’s not like the police came and arrested people for expressing dissenting views. Even in early covid when people were dying, plenty of people questioned why they had to be inconvenienced to save other people’s lives and behaved accordingly. Lockdowns were never going to work in this country because we are a narcissistic and selfish society who rarely behave for the greater good of community.

+1 million - one of the most notable things about the COVID response was the almost immediate rise of a faction of loud people that were determined to push back against any measure that would inconvenience them in the slightest.

The measures were dumb. Just delaying the inevitable.

It was beneficial to delay until vaccines were available

Natural resistance could have built up in the interim. That’s the primary defense now. Not many are getting the vaccine these days.

Covid has killed off the majority that it will and it’s mutated to being less serious which is what was the goal. The vaccines don’t stop transmission.

People don’t seem to care that many millions died prematurely from Covid. Kids lost their families.

And? Restrictions wouldn't have helped either. Those people still would have become infected.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Honestly at this point who cares. We did the best we could under a unique and heretofore inexperienced event. This is for scientists to be studying to plan for future pandemics. Getting angry now is ridiculous.

The problem is we weren’t allowed to ask questions and dissenting views were discouraged. Anytime you’re not allowed to ask questions or push back on something you should be concerned. The climate at the time didn’t allow questioning of precautions.

What are you talking about? There were plenty of people who questioned everything and did whatever they wanted anyway. It’s not like the police came and arrested people for expressing dissenting views. Even in early covid when people were dying, plenty of people questioned why they had to be inconvenienced to save other people’s lives and behaved accordingly. Lockdowns were never going to work in this country because we are a narcissistic and selfish society who rarely behave for the greater good of community.

+1 million - one of the most notable things about the COVID response was the almost immediate rise of a faction of loud people that were determined to push back against any measure that would inconvenience them in the slightest.

The measures were dumb. Just delaying the inevitable.

It was beneficial to delay until vaccines were available

Natural resistance could have built up in the interim. That’s the primary defense now. Not many are getting the vaccine these days.

Covid has killed off the majority that it will and it’s mutated to being less serious which is what was the goal. The vaccines don’t stop transmission.

People don’t seem to care that many millions died prematurely from Covid. Kids lost their families.

And? Restrictions wouldn't have helped either. Those people still would have become infected.

Getting infected after vaccination reduced deaths. Fewer people died. The restrictions made sense until vaccines were available.