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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]and it's pretty ableist to say "blah blah blah" about my disabilities.  you're a witch[/quote]

Jesus Christ lady, 1 million Americans DIED from Covid.  It was a once in a century crisis.   Mistakes were made.  Risks were taken.  There was collateral damage.  I’m sure IF you were one of them.  And yes I mean IF.  [/quote]

It actually wasn't a once in a century crisis. We made it into one but the countries who locked down and those who really didn't- mostly had the same outcome. Same as the US overall. Comparing California to Florida doesn't really yield substantial difference when accounting for population age and all of that. But while that's all relevant, in this case, its beside the point. What is the point is that there absolutely was collateral damage in people being forced to do something they didn't want to and now, now...especially as evident on just this sampling of a thread, the response is get over it. Move on. $ell no![/quote]

Oh go storm the Capitol or something. [/quote]

I so love when someone provides information that's counter to your narrative that you wish to believe with no basis in fact, your response is to insult. Especially since wasn't that the exact thing we (yes, we because I am one) democrats hated Trump for? He resorted to name calling and insults when confronted with something he didn't want to believe? My how the tables have turned.[/quote]

Look, you totally missed the point of my initial response. I said clearly “mistakes were made.”  It’s a helluva lot easier to say with the benefit of hindsight that some of the more draconian measures taken weren’t worth it.  But tens of thousands of people were dropping dead each week at the height of Covid, and I’m not going to vilify scientists and public health officials who were doing the best they could at the time to try and stop that.  That’s the difference between you and me.  [/quote]

Not perfect, but here's an analogy. Say I have cancer. We all know there are a multitude of treatments for cancer; anything from sit and wait and watch, to chemo, to radiation, to trials of experimental drugs and treatments to well, probably things I have no idea about. Let's say I want to take the sit and wait and watch approach because well, I am young and healthy and its slow moving and while yes, I could be an unlucky one that the odds are still against me, I am willing to take that chance. Let's say my employer though says you can't come to work unless you get chemo treatments. I have heard of negative side effects that can be debilitating and I raise that concern. Yes, I have cancer but it isn't bothering me at this point and after consultation with my doctors, it really doesn't seem to be the best course of treatment for me. My employer not only silences my questioning of the need for it, refuses to listen to my doctor, but also prohibits me from going to work until I get the treatment. Sounds like a very crazy situation, right? Sound familiar at all? Now sure, again, this isn't a perfect analogy- cancer isn't spread generally from person to person outside a very few but you could mostly replace this scenario with the COVID situation.[/quote]

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