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No. That is a "with COVID" number, not a "from COVID" number. You really can't escape the truth that the public policy response to COVID was a mistake –– a very
by malchow 5y ago
No. That is a "with COVID" number, not a "from COVID" number. You really can't escape the truth that the public policy response to COVID was a mistake –– a very grave mistake. Nothing should have been shut down, and the contrarians who said so at the time were vilified then and continue to be vilified. But they were right.
- cruano 5y agoHmm so purpose of the response was to avoid deaths, and now that that happened you downplay the situation to say "See ? We didn't need it" That's like saying "I haven't died in 10 car crashes with my seatbelt, that must mean crashes are not really that bad so there's no point in using the seatbelt"
- HarryHirsch 5y agoIt's worse than that. It's a banker saying since he won't need health & safety regulations sitting at his desk the men working in coal and steel don't need any either. You do wonder if they say these things out of malice or confusion, but for practical purposes the distinction is immaterial.