Neverending Covid-19 Coronavirus

dhodo said:
There is a big difference between an anti-vax advocate and someone who had an adverse reaction (however horrible) to a medical procedure choosing to abstain from participating in that procedure in the future. Unfortunately, unlike most medical procedures, this one happens to affect everyone we live near, instead of only oneself.

Anti-vax is not a reasonable movement. It is not the same as someone advocating for more safety or any changes to vaccines or something like that. I don't think it is a difficult argument to make that vaccines are perhaps the greatest medical advancement of modern history in terms of saving lives and throwing that out for any reason that isn't supported heavily by real science is dangerously misinformed. Spreading that misinformation literally has and will kill people.
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They chose to not participate in that with their other kids.

Misinformation is never a good thing.
 
nolalady said:
To anyone over 60 that I might have offended by using the word "Boomer", I'm sorry.

And also, I'm not going to stop using the term Boomer.

Stop trying to start something @High Rant District
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You clearly intended to be condescending or you would have described the "kid" by their assumed generation. Instead you used the same term to refer to the kid.

Thoughts and ideas can be thoughtfully debated without being insulting.
 
High Rant District said:
You clearly intended to be condescending or you would have described the "kid" by their assumed generation. Instead you used the same term to refer to the kid.

Thoughts and ideas can be thoughtfully debated without being insulting.
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I feel like Plandemic deserves a solid OK Boomer to be honest. I'm sorry if that offends you, but in general, boomers are very bad at understanding our current media environment. You don't seem to fall into that category, but a generality doesn't apply to every single person. Calling it a slur is......... a bit much.
 
Delta Don said:
Sigh. I’m not promoting the video but I will say this response likes citation.

when someone at work puts me on front street , my response is kind but factual.

I see a lot of errors in this call back that I know to be errors based on having a family member show me said video. My point? Misinformation is still misinformation regardless of your stance. This isn’t directed at one person, but all of us.

we miss that often.
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Don, it’s a conspiracy theory for a reason. Promoting this particular one may actually cause harm. Don’t play both sides on this.
 
Sonicpharmacist said:
Don, it’s a conspiracy theory for a reason. Promoting this particular one may actually cause harm. Don’t play both sides on this.
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Here’s the thing. I don’t believe in conspiracy theories. I don’t believe in guilty pleasures either.

Not everything is black and white. Specifically I’m talking about our thinking and our communication. I’m no longer speaking about the video in question but in generalities.

Be passionate. Believe in something. Have opinions. I hate that now more than ever we can hardly disagree with one another.

We are so quick to discredit each other and less likely to hear one another out.

Respectfully I disagree and I don’t play sides.
 
The Unemployment rate hit 14.7% in April.

Another 3.4 million people filed for unemployment in the first week of May.

However, when it comes to any more government stimulus or aid, the senate appears to be signaling that the window for such a deal has passed.

They must now work on legislation to reopen the country and get people back to work.

Instead of giving out more money and creating a public safety net, we are more likely to see laws passed to cut corporate taxes and absolve all liability related to COVID-19.

Struggling? Get back to work even if working conditions are not safe. You get sick due to your company not creating a safe environment? Too bad, they are not liable.
 
RenegadeMonster said:
Get back to work even if working conditions are not safe. You get sick due to your company not creating a safe environment? Too bad, they are not liable.
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This all concerns me. While our stay-at-home was extended to May 28th in Michigan, I have been called back in on Monday. Actually, 1 pm in-office meeting today and biz as usual on Monday. I'm not 100% comfortable with this but really have no choice.

Somewhat related to that; I have seen a growing number of people I know, co-workers and otherwise, who feel wearing masks threatens their own health. They are anti-maskers, and I'm not making it up. Quotes like "the surgeon general himself said masks do more harm than good." I can't argue, I can only try to stay away while at work, which I think I can do for the most part.
 
www.cnn.com

The high unemployment rate is tragic, and it doesn't even include everyone who's out of work

Millions of laid-off Americans didn’t actively search for new jobs in April, so they weren’t included in the official unemployment rate.
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Wow, according to this article the unemployment numbers are actually much worse than 14.7 percent. The 14.7% calculation does not include the millions of people who fall into these situations.
  • 2.3 million people who were "marginally attached" to the labor force. Those are people that have been looking for a job in the past 12 months but no longer counted as part of the unemployment numbers.
  • 10.9 million people who worked part-time "for economic reasons". These people saw reduced hours or no hours of work in recent weeks but are still considered employed.
  • 6.9 million people who want a job now, but have not had a job in over a year.
If you include all of those people, unemployment is actually around 23%. Or the same levels as the great depression.
 
The CDC told CN this morning that "Trump's concern is with the economy and that is very clear."

All decisions about how to manage COVID-19 have been deferred to the states. The CDC has been surprised because it is not in alignment with Trump's goals for the economy.

The Trump administration is working to reopen America as fast as possible and not listening to the scientists and experts.
 
Hollywood said:
Just in case you're in need of a good laugh 😆
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Holy fuck, someone filmed me last week!

Seriously, my little one is going back on Monday and that's pretty much what I looked like around here for a week. Yes, I'm sending her. But fuuuuuuck. I don't want to get into details, but we send her to a small private school and they're going way beyond recommendations to keep everyone safe. I try to stay rational about this because my area has a pretty low number of cases. Still has me worried like crazy.
 
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