Posted on 06/29/2020 3:10:12 PM PDT by M. Thatcher
I was at Mt Rushmore today. Big crowd but only a handfull of people were wearing masks. They looked silly.
First off, human beings are not herd-animals -- we're indiduals with the inherent right to life. Attaining ‘herd immunity’ would require the infection of at least 200 million Americans. A death rate of only 1% would mean the deaths of 2 million Americans, before ‘herd immunity’. Worldwide, it would mean at least 60 million deaths. That's not even mentioning the suffering and debilitation of many millions more. Then, there's the medical cost — from $$ thousands up to $1 million/hospitalization.
In 1919, that might have been the best anyone could do. In 2020, we have a lot more tools in the box to fight this thing. Why settle for tens of millions of deaths, and trillions of dollars in costs, when we can do better?
So, yes — if you think that “the best thing you can do is spread it, if you have it” and act on that, you are deliberately infecting and killing people. There's just no other way to put it.
That's the worst of it. There's also the matter of a critical election — one that will affect the entire world for a long time to come. If this pandemic gets out of control again, in the USA, that's it for Trump. I would rather not see millions of dead Americans, and I really want Trump to get reelected, so he can finish what he started. With ‘supporters’ like the flu-bros here, Trump doesn't need political enemies (even though he has way more than his share of those already).
I’m grateful that I don’t live in your fascist state. That is beyond draconian and insane.
“It’s the law!”
It’s not.
Not always fatal, but some people do have an overreaction with their immune system when hit by a germ that they don’t have exposure to. Not everyone. TBH, I have weighed out the risks and decided not to perform some kind of total isolation myself. Bubble Boy was a failure.
GTH!
Because they are easily swayed. Both major parties want brain dead idiots who will not, or can not think for themselves.
You seem to think this tweet is really about mask virtue-signaling, and not about a sophisticated plan to take down Trump and force him out before the convention
If they put Pence, Rubio, Nikki or Jeb in his place as the nominee, would you salute and follow the new leader, or stay at home on Election Day?
Me, I might still vote - but Third Party or a Trump write-in
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I have no idea what you’re responding to, since my only comment in this thread was to compliment someone on their post (”Perfectly said”).
I’m not trying to change minds. This is not some kind of “issue.” I’m saying I’m not going to comply with Mitch McConnell’s pansy mask edict.
I don’t give a rat’s rear end what you, “frightened Americans,” or anyone else does.
This is why many will die.
Wrong. ALL will die. The question is whether we will live on our feet as free Americans.
YOU or your fellow maskites don’t get to choose for me.
You are spreading disease, you will be arrested if you come into my community.
I am fine. No, I won't.
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