Current Events > Should America shut down for Omicron?

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What say you

Too late.

America stopped caring about shutting down April 2020.

yes pls

Should America?

Probably.

Will America?

That's about as likely to happen as America leaving NATO and forming an alliance with Russia

Damage is too far gone at this point, it won't matter.

If only we ever had a government that cared at any point during the entire pandemic.

If lockdown means we save more lives than we should right?

Shit needs to be made. People make shit. Shut down shit and no shit is made. Paradox of a shit storm.

I feel like we are likely at a point at which shutting down would cause more harm than good.

Iirc hospitalizations are already going down in South Africa, with how infectious it is it might have a very quick peak.... hopefully >_>

Tryin2GetDaPipe posted...

Iirc hospitalizations are already going down in South Africa, with how infectious it is it might have a very quick peak.... hopefully >_>

Then we could have a very quick shutdown.

A shutdown would do nothing. We already saw it. Numbers go down and then go back up. The people who run the world 1%ers who make all the money will not allow another shutdown.

SauI_Goodman posted...

A shutdown would do nothing. We already saw it. Numbers go down and then go back up. The people who run the world 1%ers who make all the money will not allow another shutdown.

Another shutdown implies a first.

Nope. Mandates of vaccines and masks on a federal level till this is controlled? Yes.

It has already spread, another shutdown would be pointless.

Not that a shutdown would do anything anyway, considering the last one worked so well.

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negative.

implement vaccine checks / requirements everywhere to target those responsible for this mess. going to work? need a vaccine. going to the grocery store? need a vaccine or else do curbside pickup. wanna dine out? vaccine requirement or get carry-out.

these people want to exercise their "personal freedom"? fine, let them, but don't let them put anyone else at risk and force them to suffer inconveniences for their "freedom".

We should just shut down forever. No more economy.

We need Fox News to broadcast to its viewer base to just get the vaccine. Stop acting like the virus and the variants are a hoax or a democratic political tool.

But that will never happen.

I hope not. People have the ability to mitigate both the symptoms and risk. I dont like the idea of society as a whole being compromised because a political group chooses to make a dumb choice and put everyone at risk. Society should respond by cutting their insurance, limiting their access to medical care, and excluding them from social events.

You dont want a vaccine? Fine. You shouldnt be able work in the same building as others, or go to social events with others, or get insurance that is subsidized by others, and shouldnt get medical care if it impedes vaccinated peoples ability to get care.

We need to stop catering to lunacy.

bluezero posted...

We need Fox News to broadcast to its viewer base to just get the vaccine. Stop acting like the virus and the variants are a hoax or a democratic political tool.

But that will never happen.

the most frustrating thing about their whole "stance" on this is that not even THEY believe their own bullshit. the network implemented a vaccine requirement months ago and all of their employees, including these anchors who spout the bullshit on TV, have protected themselves. they're perpetuating a lie that literally causes some folks to die simply because it boosts their ratings and makes their viewers happy. these people have zero moral compass.

We don't need more "shut downs".

We need more people to get vaccinated.

We need to get them vaccinated without making them feel forced to get it.

They boo Biden when he says people should get vaccinated. They boo Trump when he says people should get vaccinated.

Needs to vaccinate effectively

Shutting down isn't a good gameplan

it won't eradicate viruses

I've been saying this since this started. It ends with vaccination and good hygiene. Numbers diminish in aggressive lockdowns, but they don't disappear.