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Your very low number of Americans that have tested positive is only due to LACK of TESTING.
You could be right, but what does that tell you?
Your very low number of Americans that have tested positive is only due to LACK of TESTING.
You're claiming a vast conspiracy with the intent to keep the US in lockdown forever. That's insane.
Like nowhere did I say anything like that but if there were, I’m sure they’d, no doubt, appreciate your support.
I wish I could trust that those in leadership positions actually want to return to normal.
Like nowhere did I say anything like that but if there were, I’m sure they’d, no doubt, appreciate your support.
What do people's 'feelings' have to do with it? Most intelligent people look at a variety of sources, use some critical thinking to develop an informed opinion, and then use their moral compass to generate their perspective.
Believe me, I’ve been made well aware of just how how little freedom and the constitution matters to some. It is unsurprising to me who tends to come out in favor of maintaining the maximum level of control for as long as possible.
It's definitely worth it, so we can keep cases down and prevent the hospitals from being overwhelmed.
We have people out jogging, on the beach, shopping, going to pick up subway sandwich, etc etc etc.... but other businesses are shut down. It is so stupid. Why can I not go buy a new oven at our version of Home Depot? Keep the number of people let into the store at a certain level... keep people apart, etc... but no. Can't buy an oven. Can't pick up a Pizza Hut pizza at their store but we can pick up Burger King at their store... WTF?
Oh, spare me the hyperbole and the high horse talk....
Where I live, you can't even go to a beach in many areas. Our state's governor has been 1 of the most authoritarian in all this mess, and all it's doing is causing more isolation, more anti-social behavior, and more devastation to the economy.
I guess some people are fine with sitting home all day, collecting unemployment checks, and staring at their screens, but many others are frustrated and want this crap to end.
Tell the authorities you demand consistency in how the laws are enforced.
Just like here in the States where we have 50 states with 50 governors deciding how to come off the lockdown without incurring the ire of a capricious president.
It’s not hyperbole. It’s the government actually flat out telling us who we can be with and who we can’t, whether we can gather in a church parking lot or not, whether we can come together in protest or not. How does the constitution not even come up in your mind?
What we’ve done is no joke or no minor thing either and people being hurt should matter too. People are telling me that nobody likes are wants this kind of control but that is not what I’m seeing.
I agree with that but there are also common sense ways to get tons of people back to work too... I have said it before, most of us here at DP are probably middle to upper middle class or retired... we are still getting pay checks or supported by parents who are or are nearing or in retirement... I have not heard of any story here where a person who lost their job was nearing financial ruin, can't feed their kids, etc. There are millions and millions of people that this is happening to though. The reality is that we can not stay home forever... or even a whole year.
I assume you live in Orange County... none of CA's other beaches are closed and authoritarian does not sound like Oregon and people don't really go tot the beach in Washington, do they?
Can you scream "Fire" in a crowded theater?
Your rights end where mine begin, its about taking responsibility and manning up. Your perceived loss of rights is just ponderous.
I get it. You support the government prohibiting assembly and protest and will support it now into the foreseeable future. I don’t. You have no inherent right to tell me I cannot go to church. The risk of this virus does not justify the rampant trampling of constitutional rights that you support. Let me know at what point you’d actually oppose your government masters if ever, until then you continue to be content.
I agree that we can't stay home forever, so when we do open up (slowly), we have to keeo the necessary social distancing guidelines in place.
Y'all in New Zealand have done a spectacular job at keeping COVID-19 cases down, so y'all have a good backing for opening up.
Nobody does "like" this. It's about what's necessary not what we like. I'd "like" for this pandemic to be over, but that's clearly not going to happen anytime soon, not until we can get a vaccine in development, and then mass produce it. We obviously can't stay closed forever, so I am supportive of limited opening measures being put in place, but social distancing guidelines need to remain for the foreseeable future. I've had a family member and a few friends that have had the virus, and thankfully, they've all gotten over it. The fact that this thing spreads so easily and quickly, is more than enough reason to support social distancing guidelines, so we don't get an explosion of cases.
I don't like this either, and I wish I could wave a magic wand, so all of my summer plans could come back. But I can't do that, so the only thing that I can do is continue to be as vigilant as possible to keep myself and the ones that I care about safe.
Y'all in New Zealand have done a spectacular job at keeping COVID-19 cases down, so y'all have a good backing for opening up.
The government leans heavily upon my advice...
As usual, you put words into other people's mouths, because you can't argue.
If you really love your Jesus, you don't need a church to do it in, sounds like a weakness to me.
At some point it has to be up to people to keep themselves safe. There are a ton of other things that kill us that government
hugely mitigate so where does it end?
It’s not your business how I worship and you don’t get to decide that for me, sorry. I do love it when people that bash Christianity tell what it means to be a good Christian.