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I’m not making a values argument either way. It just seems apparent that people are tired of restrictions, and those people seem more likely to vote. The result

I’m not making a values argument either way. It just seems apparent that people are tired of restrictions, and those people seem more likely to vote. The result in Virginia was shocking and should have been a wake up call to Democrats.

redis_mlc 5y ago
johnchristopher 5y ago
I wonder if people would be OK with less restrictions, no vaccine mandates but perma n95 in public indoor and outdoor spaces ? Because whether we like it or not the virus is still going to be around and kill people and saturate hospitals. So, to me, the question seems to be: will living with the virus means "we don't treat covid patients anymore, if you get covid, tough luck, you are free to choose to wear a mask if you want, beyond that don't expect anything from public authorities"
- parkingrift 5y ago
  >I wonder if people would be OK with less restrictions, no vaccine mandates but perma n95 in public indoor and outdoor spaces ? The second and third most populous states in the nation have banned Covid restrictions. I think the answer to your question is… absolutely not.
  - johnchristopher 5y ago
    I think you wanted to say the answer to my question is `yes`.
    - tibyat 5y ago
- josephcsible 5y ago
  > Because whether we like it or not the virus is still going to be around and kill people and saturate hospitals. Still be around and kill people? Sure, but that's true of the seasonal flu, and even the common cold in rare cases. Saturate hospitals? No.
  - johnchristopher 5y ago
    > Still be around and kill people? Sure, but that's true of the seasonal flu, I wish people would stop comparing it to the flu, it's highly misleading. 1. With restrictions in place covid killed more. 2. One in ten people still experience illness 12 weeks after the infection. Covid gets into the nervous system by crossing the neural-mucosal interface. Way more people that wouldn't have ended up in hospitals with a flu do ended up in hospitals with Covid. Even with vaccines. Long covid is no joke. Etc. > and even the common cold in rare cases. Saturate hospitals? No. Hopium and wishful thinking.
    - tibyat 5y ago

redis_mlc 5y ago

johnchristopher 5y ago

I wonder if people would be OK with less restrictions, no vaccine mandates but perma n95 in public indoor and outdoor spaces ? Because whether we like it or not the virus is still going to be around and kill people and saturate hospitals. So, to me, the question seems to be: will living with the virus means "we don't treat covid patients anymore, if you get covid, tough luck, you are free to choose to wear a mask if you want, beyond that don't expect anything from public authorities"

parkingrift 5y ago
>I wonder if people would be OK with less restrictions, no vaccine mandates but perma n95 in public indoor and outdoor spaces ? The second and third most populous states in the nation have banned Covid restrictions. I think the answer to your question is… absolutely not.
- johnchristopher 5y ago
  I think you wanted to say the answer to my question is `yes`.
  - tibyat 5y ago
josephcsible 5y ago
> Because whether we like it or not the virus is still going to be around and kill people and saturate hospitals. Still be around and kill people? Sure, but that's true of the seasonal flu, and even the common cold in rare cases. Saturate hospitals? No.
- johnchristopher 5y ago
  > Still be around and kill people? Sure, but that's true of the seasonal flu, I wish people would stop comparing it to the flu, it's highly misleading. 1. With restrictions in place covid killed more. 2. One in ten people still experience illness 12 weeks after the infection. Covid gets into the nervous system by crossing the neural-mucosal interface. Way more people that wouldn't have ended up in hospitals with a flu do ended up in hospitals with Covid. Even with vaccines. Long covid is no joke. Etc. > and even the common cold in rare cases. Saturate hospitals? No. Hopium and wishful thinking.
  - tibyat 5y ago