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2 COVID Vaccines Approved, End to Pandemic in Sight??
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(11-18-2020, 11:33 PM)Thorne Wrote: Most of the people I know from all walks think that this is a sham because the approach is to shut everything down, which is causing mental health crises in young people, while telling people who criticize this that they want innocent people to die and suffer. I know this because when I said, "Why not push for masks and distancing but keep the economy open to avoid a depression and stave off major mental health issues," I was blocked by two family members and three long-term friends who claimed that's what I wanted.

Ignorance doesn't have political boundaries. Shutdowns are one approach, but it shouldn't have been the first or only approach. A shutdown is the last option available when people aren't capable of doing the right thing on their own. (Well, the last option before martial law.) Had everyone put aside the politics and just worked together as Americans to mask up when around other people, respect physical boundaries, and upgrade HVAC systems or stagger in-office days somehow, we could have avoided shutting down at all. Nobody wanted to spend the money for the HVAC upgrades, but I bet if they knew how much they'd lose by not doing it, they would have jumped at the chance. That is also where a much smaller amount of government stimulus money could have gone instead of sending checks to everyone and providing all those business loans.

Even if 75% of the people do their part, the 25% who won't are the ones who forced the shutdowns. It applies everywhere, not just the US, but a few countries have managed to reduce their incidence rates and keep them down by following a plan. The problem is, we never had a plan or a bipartisan appeal to people to make it understandable to everyone. I'd like to believe that people in the US would have responded more favorably to masking and distancing had they been given a comprehensive plan in March along with realistic guidelines as to what to expect and how to keep each other safe while keeping company doors open. Particularly if they realized that the alternative was a long-term economic shutdown that would cripple so many people financially and cause all manner of psychological issues.
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RE: 2 COVID Vaccines Approved, End to Pandemic in Sight?? - by Merlin - 11-19-2020, 03:50 AM

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