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I'll bet a good chunk of that 500k also disagree with locking people in their homes and ruining the prospects of multiple future generations. Being anti-lockdo

I'll bet a good chunk of that 500k also disagree with locking people in their homes and ruining the prospects of multiple future generations. Being anti-lockdown does not mean being pro-death. Now we know more about the virus the lockdown measures must be re-evaluated.

dawnerd 6y ago
Dude there’s been no lockdowns in this country. Stay at home orders haven’t even been enforced, and people like yourself make them useless anyways.
- throwaway3699 6y ago
  Thanks for generalising. I don't break the restrictions just because I'm arguing against them. Nor am I an American. What I do know is my American friends are suffering for the same reasons my local community are, and it's abhorrent to continue supporting these policies when it's destroying so many lives. I'm sick of hearing stories about children trying to commit suicide, people getting fat and lazy, domestic abuse reports skyrocketing, small businesses going under and taking generational wealth out of the working class. This isn't worth it, and we need a better solution.
  - teclordphrack2 6y ago
    "I don't break the restrictions" liar.
    - throwaway3699 6y ago
      You don't know me. I have no reason to break to break restrictions. But I'm a comfortable tech worker while others aren't so lucky.
  - dawnerd 6y ago
    Ok I’m not going to argue anymore but let me point out some things since it sounds like you’re getting a distorted picture of what’s going on here. Everyone is free to travel anywhere in the country and even outside to places welcoming people. Schools are opening back up pretty quickly. Restaurants are doing in person again despite all common sense. Amusement centers are either already open or on the path to open, most are not even hurting that bad and some are flourishing (look at Disney’s stock price, what pandemic?). The only people really hurting the most are bars. And I really hate to say it but if someone is going to kill themselves over these “lockdowns” they’re already mentally ill and still would be without the pandemic. That’s another discussion around the poor state of mental health globally. The only thing destroying so many lives are families deciding to host massive parties and watching all of their relatives die from covid over a month. I guarantee unless your friends own a bar, they’re not hurting as much as they might lead on to believe.
  - pbourke 6y ago
    > taking generational wealth out of the working class. Do you have a source for that claim? Household savings were up across all American income categories in 2020. The $600 / week federal unemployment benefit that ended in July 2020 was the most significant (accidental) antipoverty program in decades. It lasted long enough that it’s effects will probably be felt for a year or more.
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dawnerd 6y ago

Dude there’s been no lockdowns in this country. Stay at home orders haven’t even been enforced, and people like yourself make them useless anyways.

throwaway3699 6y ago
Thanks for generalising. I don't break the restrictions just because I'm arguing against them. Nor am I an American. What I do know is my American friends are suffering for the same reasons my local community are, and it's abhorrent to continue supporting these policies when it's destroying so many lives. I'm sick of hearing stories about children trying to commit suicide, people getting fat and lazy, domestic abuse reports skyrocketing, small businesses going under and taking generational wealth out of the working class. This isn't worth it, and we need a better solution.
- teclordphrack2 6y ago
  "I don't break the restrictions" liar.
  - throwaway3699 6y ago
    You don't know me. I have no reason to break to break restrictions. But I'm a comfortable tech worker while others aren't so lucky.
- dawnerd 6y ago
  Ok I’m not going to argue anymore but let me point out some things since it sounds like you’re getting a distorted picture of what’s going on here. Everyone is free to travel anywhere in the country and even outside to places welcoming people. Schools are opening back up pretty quickly. Restaurants are doing in person again despite all common sense. Amusement centers are either already open or on the path to open, most are not even hurting that bad and some are flourishing (look at Disney’s stock price, what pandemic?). The only people really hurting the most are bars. And I really hate to say it but if someone is going to kill themselves over these “lockdowns” they’re already mentally ill and still would be without the pandemic. That’s another discussion around the poor state of mental health globally. The only thing destroying so many lives are families deciding to host massive parties and watching all of their relatives die from covid over a month. I guarantee unless your friends own a bar, they’re not hurting as much as they might lead on to believe.
- pbourke 6y ago
  > taking generational wealth out of the working class. Do you have a source for that claim? Household savings were up across all American income categories in 2020. The $600 / week federal unemployment benefit that ended in July 2020 was the most significant (accidental) antipoverty program in decades. It lasted long enough that it’s effects will probably be felt for a year or more.
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