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Quoted from flynnibus:Because it is not based geography- the states are separate entities. Maybe in your brain the idea of a state is immaterial and just something transparent- but thats not how our country was setup and very intentionally so. Our country is a collection of separate states - not one big state with just local governors.
Americans don't read that outdated old document any more.
Quoted from Tranquilize:Honest question, have you ever been outside of the United States? Every time I go to the countries you mention, I don't want to leave. My country has consistently been ranked pretty high on the livablity scale. I've traveled extensively, and I've never heard a single human being respond to their home country the way you profess.
I used to arrest illegal aliens in my home town for identity theft all the time who worked at the local meat packing plant. They traveled from mostly Mexico, but also Guatemala, and Honduras that I recall to work in a terrible job (our father worked there most of his adult life til retirement to support us as did many of the parents of people I grew up with - it's not fun - they weren't encouraging us to go work with them when we got old enough). I don't pretend to know the first thing about this virus, but I can see how it or anything else could spread quickly in that environment. Something might be less than ideal in their home countries to make a dangerous trip to get here and make their way a thousand miles inland for a $10-$15/hr job in harsh conditions. Is it possible there are areas of those countries you have not seen? I spent three years in England but don't know what it is to be a Brit.
For those telling others they should be locked up indefinitely - are you losing everything following what you advocate or just expecting others to do so? I can do this indefinitely - won't be selling off any games to pay bills. Me telling others to end up in the street to make me feel better would be..... what's the word... selfish (as well as counterproductive as they are still out of their homes w/out permission). As far as I can see, no one wanting to return to work is trying force me out of my cushy lair, so even if I'm terrified and want to burrow in I can do so.
It's hard to expect the peasants to take this more seriously when the emperors do not. Issue a lockdown order, wife goes on vacation to FL. Threaten the little people with prison for leaving their home without permission, make a trip to the hair stylist. Then when asked why they granted an exemption to themselves their family, celebrities, etc. tell the person asking to shut up. Predict 2.2 million deaths in the US then shag your married girlfriend after testing positive for the virus (so she can take it home to spouse and kids). If the elites genuinely believe what they say and want the power + money that now comes with public office perhaps they could obey their own edicts? Some are the same ones that downplayed it early on (no human to human transmission - it's just like cold or flu) and encouraged the peasants to get out business as usual.
For those who may be getting ramped up over the Johns Hopkins "forecast" of 3000 deaths per day, the person who authored that said it "is not a forecast and it is inaccurate to present it as a forecast". Very practical thing to say given the dismal track record of forecasts associated with this subject but maybe this will be the first accurate one. Everyone is guessing and many have an agenda that overcomes their objectivity if it ever existed. Headlines first, explanations and corrections later.
Quoted from swampfire:Downvoted as soon as I read this, it’s a hysterical strawman argument. Literally nobody here has said this.
Apologies for any offense if you previously posted a date, but please note if that's the case my comment was not directed at you but rather those who wanted lockdown with no end date specified. I did not catch a date on anyones continue lockdown demands/suggestions but admittedly I don't read every post and the condescension in many blurs the post - certainly not every one has been specific about a date so perhaps you are also in error in saying "literally no one"? If no dates are offered, that's the definition of "indefinite". I know - people have different definitions, some changing quickly - merely explaining where my old, outdated version came from so you can see it's my ignorance, not malice:
not definite; without fixed or specified limit; unlimited: an indefinite number.
not clearly defined or determined; not precise or exact: an indefinite boundary; an indefinite date in the future.
If you don't mind - what is your re-open date and the rationale that led you there? Nationwide or determined by state/county/city?
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