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The US debate on the quarantine measures is so polarized it's ridiculous. That's aggravated by the inequities of application in many areas, often rooted in un
by DrScump 6y ago
The US debate on the quarantine measures is so polarized it's ridiculous.
That's aggravated by the inequities of application in many areas, often rooted in underlying politics.
To me, it's ridiculous to (true examples in my city) close the dog parks but allow the skateboard parks to operate... or allow hand to hand delivery of hard liquor while banning haircuts.
- votepaunchy 6y agoReally? Since we probably shouldn’t open everything at once, you can’t see putting the welfare of youth barely impacted by the virus over dogs? Or allowing brief contact over prolonged? Of course government wants those liquor taxes but that doesn’t mean it’s wrong.
- DrScump 6y agoyouth barely impacted by the virus Symptomatic youth are still at risk of serious complications[0], even more than adults are well into the forties. Youth are also far less likely to conform to distancing rules. [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23187934 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23187934