Has Trump Derangement Syndrome really made leftists snap and go so insane as to go Mega Clown World 2020? I have never seen politics this insane ever before - not even back when Bush Jr. was in office. Not even during the earlier years of Trump's term.
Did people not wash their hands before this? The lack of soap in the stores after the media told everyone to panic was infuriating, but that's because my household tends to use quite a bit of the stuff.
As usual, he's full of shit. I'm convinced the massive spike is people catching the flu, then getting COVID tested and coming up positive because amplification. Unless COVID has Flu destroying powers, it's the only thing I can come up with as to how there's no Flu in Flu season. Also, the dumbass wants to continue to tank state tax receipts when they're going to have to be costly repairs to the Brent Spence Bridge down here in Cincy. Some dumbasses had a nasty enough wreck on it that they might have to keep the main bridge from Ohio into Kentucky shut down for possibly weeks. 275 is an absolute shit show right now.
Don't worry, just shelter in place for six mote weeks, and it'll be aaaaaaall over.
I never imagined governments would self-inflict a depression, but here we are.
Do something? Tax
There was a lot of media panic about those diseases as well (SARS, Swine Flu, Bird Flu, etc). This is just the first time it has been widespread, so they were allowed to go into full-blown doomsday mode.
It's only 6 and the temperature's already in the 50s, I sure as fuck am not going to be eating outside. People on Reddit and Facebook have been quick to say "Restaurants just need to move everything outside and get heat lamps and tents!" Oh yeah, with all of that sweet, sweet restaurant industry money they've been rolling in for the past 6 months? And the vast expanses of outdoor space every restaurant has to accommodate outdoor dining? It never ceases to amaze me how fucking naive people are, and how ignorant they are of how businesses actually work.
That's the thing. We were always going to get a second wave. Cold and flu season. Too bad most places didn't make an effort to pass this around among healthy people before we all huddled inside for the winter. Now things are gonna get interesting as places that were relatively free-wheeling (Sweden et. al.) have immunity protections and wiggle-room and the heavy-handed lockdowneers flail around in panic enacting even more stringent feel-good measures as things ramp up outside of their control.
They have successfully convinced people you can do anything you want if you wear the mask. That whole "minimizing travel and unnecessary interactions" thing went by the wayside. Conveniently forgotten. If you wear the mask you are all good. It's those OTHER PEOPLE who are screwing things up. Not you, the good and pure mask-wearing person.
They don't, they are seeing the same surge as the rest of Europe and North America is seeing.
I recently BTFO'd a visiting relative who pulled that shit. We were watching football and they made some comment about how the coaches were half-assing their masks. I was like "welcome to the real world. masks aren't practical in many professions. coaches have to yell to be heard." Cue outrage from the very peak of mount pompous jackass.
Which was expected. However Sweden is playing it different. Look at the death rate. Way behind the others. They are focusing their efforts on protecting the vulnerable rather than one-size-fits-all applications of policy across the population. They don't give a shit if a healthy person gets it. They'll be fine. It's the vulnerable who matter.
I don't understand, can't her parents jeers a mask around her baby if she's so concerned? Imagine not seeing your new grandchild for 8 months. Heartbreaking.
