Poll of the Day > Call me naive about how the U.S. government works. But why has it not banned

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businesses from participating in in-person Black Friday sales? Surely, nothing could exacerbate the current pandemic more than allowing mass-gatherings to take place nation-wide?

I must have these answers.
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I believe the dominant government position is that the pandemic is over

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The government secretly wants this pandemic to continue, so they can sacrifice 1000 souls every day to sustain the life force of Emperor Biden.

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Money. Its a gas. -Pete Floyd

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Black Friday should just be banned period.

I'm not sure what the government is supposed to do, tell private businesses that they aren't allowed to have sales?

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Muscles posted...

I'm not sure what the government is supposed to do, tell private businesses that they aren't allowed to have sales?

Pretty much this. The government can't force a company to not have sales or intentionally shut down the stores on that day or anything. As a result, while they can say 'don't do it', there's no way they could actually legally STOP it.

Because that would be communism and this is America!

Freedom means dying on the alter of the All Mighty Dollar; if you're not willing to die for a 5% discount on something that was already marked up by 50%, you're a damn dirty commie who hates freedom.

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This isn't a dictatorship, as much as Biden and the democrats would LOVE it to be one.

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Unbridled9 posted...

The government can't force a company to not have sales or intentionally shut down the stores on that day or anything.

Someone hasn't heard of Blue Laws. Many have been repealed (as they are dumb) but the government absolutely can force businesses to close.

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Someone hasn't heard of Blue Laws. Many have been repealed (as they are dumb) but the government absolutely can force businesses to close.

Considering a lot of people already consider the lockdowns a gross over-reach of governmental power (not saying if it's right, wrong, or true) I think enacting something like that right now would lead to a full-on riot and possible revolt.

Decoy77 posted...

This isn't a dictatorship, as much as Biden and the democrats would LOVE it to be one.

you sound like a cartoon character my dude

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Unbridled9 posted...

I think enacting something like that right now would lead to a full-on riot and possible revolt.

So a regular Black Friday then.

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the government doesn't actually care about the things it extolls (because we live in an oligarchy, not a democracy)

especially democrats; they favor status quo over *anything* else. if any changes are ever made its on republican terms

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agesboy posted...

the government doesn't actually care about the things it extolls (because we live in an oligarchy, not a democracy)

especially democrats; they favor status quo over *anything* else. if any changes are ever made its on republican terms

literally what? If we did things on republican terms it would be illegal to be gay, everyone would be given an AR-15 on their 16th birthday, Sunday church service is mandated by law, and being caught with any drugs or pornography is an immediate lifetime enslavement or execution in the streets

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and do you see how they're not heavily pushing everything you just listed, at the expense of public support

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EclairReturns posted...

businesses from participating in in-person Black Friday sales? Surely, nothing could exacerbate the current pandemic more than allowing mass-gatherings to take place nation-wide?

...because it's no different than any other day in retail? The crowding might be a little worse, but everything else is the same. And iirc last year a lot of states effectively banned in-person Black Fridays.

And in terms of impact, family gatherings are going to have a MUCH larger effect than Black Friday sales.

BlackScythe0 posted...

Black Friday should just be banned period.

roflmao, your crappy opinions should be banned

Muscles posted...

I'm not sure what the government is supposed to do, tell private businesses that they aren't allowed to have sales?

And even if they tried to shut down that day, it would just happen on another day. And trying for weird regulations like limiting the number of people inside during a major sale would likely increase the number of fatal stampedes.

PeterPumpknhead posted...

literally what? If we did things on republican terms it would be illegal to be gay, everyone would be given an AR-15 on their 16th birthday, Sunday church service is mandated by law, and being caught with any drugs or pornography is an immediate lifetime enslavement or execution in the streets

PeterPumpknhead posted...

you sound like a cartoon character my dude

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Zeus Id appreciate it if you stopped trying to antagonize me. Youre encroaching more and more, I see you okay? We arent gonna share many similar views. But I state my views because I view them that way, quite strongly. Dont discount me as not being a human being. Its the one thing I wont tolerate.

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The true answer is avarice.

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papercup posted...

The government secretly wants this pandemic to continue, so they can sacrifice 1000 souls every day to sustain the life force of Emperor Biden.

Hey, if they don't do it, we'd lose control over all the warp gates. It's a justifiable transaction!
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My area is good (Houston). Everyone here already had it 2-3 times now lol.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/us/texas-covid-cases.html

Not many people left to catch it lol that don't already have like triple immunity or are dead.

Zeus posted...

...because it's no different than any other day in retail? The crowding might be a little worse, but everything else is the same.

I like how you say this, yet immediately acknowledge that fatal stampedes happen. Literal fatal stampedes qualify as "the crowding might be a little worse"?

Zeus posted...

And in terms of impact, family gatherings are going to have a MUCH larger effect than Black Friday sales.

This, however, is probably true. Black Friday sales will draw more people, but they'll be in larger, better-ventilated spaces for less time where they don't spend long in close quarters with any given person (outside of those that they line up in front of/behind, which will cap at 4 people total), and many of those people will be masked (depending on the area). Family gatherings will be almost completely maskless and involve spending several hours in close contact with people.

Of course, the fact that family gatherings will be happening right before Black Friday sales means the two effects will likely end up combining to be even worse than they might otherwise be on their own. But hey, at least people have the freedom to buy a bunch of discount stuff they don't need and have a big family dinner on the arbitrary day they want. Because apparently that's what's important.

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It's called freedom, not feardumb.

adjl posted...

Family gatherings will be almost completely maskless and involve spending several hours in close contact with people.

I misread that as "close combat".
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Revelation34 posted...

I misread that as "close combat".

Considering how typical Thanksgiving gatherings tend to be, this might be an escalation about as much as going from a jog to running after an ice cream truck with a reputation for drugs.

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Revelation34 posted...

I misread that as "close combat".

That's likely to be accurate in a considerable number of cases.

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