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Originally Posted by PAChiefsGuy
Overall, I don't think media is doing a bad job at all. It is not their fault people are freaking out. I mean you say they are doom and gloom -- well there really isn't much good news to report. What do you want them to say? That the virus isn't spreading?
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All these this is the medias fault posts are FOS. This is human nature. Every time there is maybe an emergency(hurricane etc.) or even a snowstorm people raid the grocery stores. Start hoarding. Happens every damn time. Why would anyone think this time it would be different?
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Originally Posted by patteeu
You could have just not responded in the first place. We would have all been fine not knowing that you have a political take that you’re not going to post.
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I respect DJ. He was owed a public response. Same with you. Which why I'm responding publicly.
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Originally Posted by Mecca
But see we suck at testing.
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Not we. it could have been different.
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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
I made my position quite clear, as I have a dozen or more times.
There are middle grounds I want to explore and pursue.
But IF the choices are between a police state and letting this virus run its course naturally - I'm taking the latter and doing so without blinking. If it means 200 million people get the disease (160 million of whom show virtually no symptoms), so be it. Is that the ideal scenario? No.
Is it better than an entire nation surrendering its personal liberties? Christ - I don't even understand why I have to answer that question.
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I'm never going to be in favor of losing civil liberties. Closing business's and asking that we stay home for a couple of weeks is fine and dandy. Even enforcing a quarantine like they did in NY was okay, science said it was warranted temporarily. But, I'm not in favor of abondaning the consitition for a "crisis". Because a "crisis" could be declared in the future by the next president or congress for political reasons. Its just a bad road to go down.
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Originally Posted by DaFace
Not saying that it would be anywhere near the number of deaths from COVID-19, but suicides would skyrocket. I'm a pretty optimistic guy, and even I've had to take specific steps to try not to go insane this week. A year of this would be brutal.
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I was social distancing since Thursday. Seems like a longer time that's for sure. I went out this am to deliver some hand sanitizer. Don't have the cabin fever as much now.