For the “think of the children” and “open schools now” crowd

[Anonymous]

They will be fine, and people have had it far worse:

[Anonymous]

I expect more of our society than what the Jews had to live under Nazi rule. If you don’t, I am concerned about your mental health.

[Anonymous]

Of course it could be worse. Things can always be worse. That does not mean that what is happening now is in any way acceptable.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I expect more of our society than what the Jews had to live under Nazi rule. If you don’t, I am concerned about your mental health.

And yes, your kids live in luxury with climate control, fresh food and water, access to endless information and entertainment. Hence we agree they will be fine

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Of course it could be worse. Things can always be worse. That does not mean that what is happening now is in any way acceptable.

Pandemics are just so unacceptable.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Of course it could be worse. Things can always be worse. That does not mean that what is happening now is in any way acceptable.

Pandemics are just so unacceptable.

And inconvenient.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I expect more of our society than what the Jews had to live under Nazi rule. If you don’t, I am concerned about your mental health.

And yes, your kids live in luxury with climate control, fresh food and water, access to endless information and entertainment. Hence we agree they will be fine

Honestly, how the hell do you know how my kids will be at the end of this? Some kids won’t be fine so your blanket statement is naive.

[Anonymous]

What the actual f??? How absurd. I can’t even begin but let’s start with the fact that in this metaphor, the teachers unions are the nazis, since they are the ones keeping schools closed while private and catholic schools and publics elsewhere are open. And I won’t even get into how offensive this is to Jews.

[Anonymous]

Why does every new poster think their thread about this topic is new and special? Please look back 10 pages, it the same old CRAP!

[Anonymous]

People aren't upset because this is the worst thing that could possibly happen. Of course it's not. For many of us (myself included), the pandemic and isolation and school closures are not even close to the worst thing that has happened to me in my lifetime.

People are upset because there is absolutely no reason it has to be this way. We are keeping kids home from school while people gather in bars and restaurants and crowd into private parties and go on vacation. It is nonsensical. That's where the anger and frustration comes from -- the knowledge that we are asking children and working parents to shoulder the burden of this pandemic while refusing to ask almost anything of young professionals, the wealthy, or large businesses. It's a question of values. The appropriate comparison is not Nazi Germany (hi, this is almost never the appropriate comparison), but something more like Stalinist Russia where ordinary people suffered while those closest to the levers of power did not, all in the name of "shared sacrifice."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:People aren't upset because this is the worst thing that could possibly happen. Of course it's not. For many of us (myself included), the pandemic and isolation and school closures are not even close to the worst thing that has happened to me in my lifetime.

People are upset because there is absolutely no reason it has to be this way. We are keeping kids home from school while people gather in bars and restaurants and crowd into private parties and go on vacation. It is nonsensical. That's where the anger and frustration comes from -- the knowledge that we are asking children and working parents to shoulder the burden of this pandemic while refusing to ask almost anything of young professionals, the wealthy, or large businesses. It's a question of values. The appropriate comparison is not Nazi Germany (hi, this is almost never the appropriate comparison), but something more like Stalinist Russia where ordinary people suffered while those closest to the levers of power did not, all in the name of "shared sacrifice."

Bars and restaurants are open b/c we don’t have federal aid. Shutting them down will cause mass poetry and likely riots.

Just because some people are acting foolish and doing private parties and vacations doesn’t mean you double down on stupid and crowd kids back to school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What the actual f??? How absurd. I can’t even begin but let’s start with the fact that in this metaphor, the teachers unions are the nazis, since they are the ones keeping schools closed while private and catholic schools and publics elsewhere are open. And I won’t even get into how offensive this is to Jews.

Honestly curious how this is offensive to Jews? Perhaps you should write the cartoonist?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What the actual f??? How absurd. I can’t even begin but let’s start with the fact that in this metaphor, the teachers unions are the nazis, since they are the ones keeping schools closed while private and catholic schools and publics elsewhere are open. And I won’t even get into how offensive this is to Jews.

Btw, in the metaphor, the pandemic is the nazis, but you knew that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What the actual f??? How absurd. I can’t even begin but let’s start with the fact that in this metaphor, the teachers unions are the nazis, since they are the ones keeping schools closed while private and catholic schools and publics elsewhere are open. And I won’t even get into how offensive this is to Jews.

Btw, in the metaphor, the pandemic is the nazis, but you knew that.

I’m sure that’s what’s intended, but it’s a bad metaphor. The actual facts are the local government and school system has failed us.

And it’s offensive because it’s not right to use clumsy comparisons to the Holocaust to make your point, especially when it’s a clearly skewed point politically. No, public school teachers, you are not selfless and innocent Anne Franks hiding from the Nazis.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People aren't upset because this is the worst thing that could possibly happen. Of course it's not. For many of us (myself included), the pandemic and isolation and school closures are not even close to the worst thing that has happened to me in my lifetime.

People are upset because there is absolutely no reason it has to be this way. We are keeping kids home from school while people gather in bars and restaurants and crowd into private parties and go on vacation. It is nonsensical. That's where the anger and frustration comes from -- the knowledge that we are asking children and working parents to shoulder the burden of this pandemic while refusing to ask almost anything of young professionals, the wealthy, or large businesses. It's a question of values. The appropriate comparison is not Nazi Germany (hi, this is almost never the appropriate comparison), but something more like Stalinist Russia where ordinary people suffered while those closest to the levers of power did not, all in the name of "shared sacrifice."

Bars and restaurants are open b/c we don’t have federal aid. Shutting them down will cause mass poetry and likely riots.

Just because some people are acting foolish and doing private parties and vacations doesn’t mean you double down on stupid and crowd kids back to school.

We certainly can't have those pesky poets running amok in the streets.....