I ran by two houses throwing parties today ?

HospitalsArentOverwhelmed wrote:

The purpose of these drastic measures over the past 3 months has been to not overwhelm hospitals. Hospitals aren’t overwhelmed. There is less than a half percent fatality rate. The elderly, obese, and those with existing health conditions are at risk. Most of us are ready go to back to a semblance of our normal lives. Yes, we should be more careful, wash our hands more, not touch our face, practice social distancing in public. But it’s time to move on with our lives.

Well said.

EOT as far as I'm concerned

The real truths are very apparent right now. Doesn't matter. Just keep on following the path you are taking. In the end, it won't matter.

Have you called CNN yet?

I ran by a packed golf course yesterday.

Refreshing to see you taking action about it, whining about it on a running forum is a genius solution.

Rhodium Nights wrote:

People want to live their lives again.

You are much more likely to be killed in a car accident than you are by some strange Wuhan respiratory virus. Does that stop you from driving?

Germs/diseases have been around for the entirety of human history.

Govt. imposed lockdowns never work well for anyone except the elite and the super wealthy. Most people cannot afford to stop living life and just do nothing.

If you think they should, then you are massively privileged and should consider yourself lucky.

Count your blessings and maybe just let people do as they wish. If you have loved ones that are immuno-compromised, take steps to protect them. Spoiler alert, not everyone is at risk of being affected by this virus AT ALL...

+1,000,000,000

Beat it Lone Star. Get rid of your television. There’s no pandemic, never was. Wake up dork.

We had a birthday party for my daughter this weekend. There are ways to gather that reduce your risk of contracting COVID as much as possible. Limit the number of guests. Invite only people who have been practicing social distancing. Don't share food. Don't serve alcohol. Wear masks. Stay outside. Stay 6 feet apart.

I feel like that strikes a good balance for where we're at in this pandemic. Yes, we could play it 100% safe and stay shut up in the house 24/7, but that takes a toll on everyone, especially young children who don't fully comprehend what's going on. We decided the risk of a small short gathering with precautions in place was worth it for our family.

For what it's worth, I hate the "It's just the flu, bro" and the "I'll report you to the police if you break quarantine" groups pretty much equally.

I saw that the beach was packed in north san diego county from the top of a hill overlooking the ocean. I also ran by a brewery with a crowd of people inside and out, unmasked. There was a riot here yesterday and might be one tonight as well. I wouldn't be surprised if there was a big surge in covid19 cases in san diego and la mid june.

Not really. The virus is virtually impossible to spread outdoors. beachgoers are not going to be infecting each other unless they're having wild beach orgies with hundreds of people at once.

Which makes the stupid lockdown even more ironic. By closing parks and public spaces, the government utterly failed its people and made things worse. Diseases spread indoors, and look where they made everyone stay locked up...SMH.

Source:

https://www.erinbromage.com/post/the-risks-know-them-avoid-them

A lot of HS graduation house parties with 30+ people.

There is no global pandemic- you are too gullible to do cursory research- you have allowed others to not only think for you but tell you what to think- that's the virus.

Start by examining your basic underlying beliefs.

Germ theory needs to be reexamined.

What is being called, “Covid,” is nothing more than underlying illness caused by our toxic lifestyle – years of food abuse, exposure to pesticides/fertilizers, petrochemicals in hygienics/preservatives, lack of exercise, poisonous drug prescriptions, air pollution, and vitamin/mineral deficiencies.

Viruses are nothing more than being present at sites of inflammation and damage caused by these prevailing factors.

The reason they appear communicable is because people cohabiting in shared environment will be exposed to similar toxins and lifestyle habits.

Furthermore, lockdown measures and over-sterility will only impede immunity.

When new experimental protocol is produced to address a new “novel” virus (corona viruses not even being new in the literature) and is added to these existing comorbidities – what you have is the normal death rate for the year of 2020 being tagged with a fake disease.

Off base On base wrote:

Yes. This is insane that there are a few people who don't realize that thousands of people rioting is a bit more dangerous than some innocent kids getting together.

Take a look at the videos.

Talk to some people who attended the protests.

The cops are starting the violence.

Finally someone who gets it.

?????????? x 1,000,000

Are you sure it wasn't their version of a BLM protest? You are allowed to gather as many people as you want as long as your protesting.

My son attended. It was peaceful until a few kids started throwing rocks through building windows. Some of the other protesters beat the kids up. One was hospitalized. The cops were not involved. Police don't start violence. If there is no crime, there is no violence.

LoneStarXC wrote:

See title. I ran by TWO houses throwing parties IN THE MIDDLE OF A PANDEMIC. One was kids’ birthday party (probably); there were little kids in party hats running around in the front, parents sitting on lawn chairs. No masks. And kids don’t get social distancing or hygiene; they’re going to be picking their noses, hugging their friends, and spitting on the birthday cake when blowing out candles.

The other party wasn’t actually in progress, but there was a giant sign in front of a house that said “Welcome to Abby’s Sweet 16 Bash!”. So it probably took place last night or will happen tonight.

Seriously, why are people throwing parties during a pandemic!? Do they literally not care about potentially spreading a virus that’s killing people? ?

Trollol. If that got you all up your feels I hope you didn't watch the news or check out what was trending on Twitter over the weekend. Regarding people congregating together.

I have shifted from being a Karen on social distancing compliance to understanding that people aren't going to comply when the government is clearly reckless in how it has dealt with the pandemic and proceeded with re-opening. The chance to crush the curve and get positive rates down to levels where you can have effective testing and tracing is quickly passing for much of the US. Politicians have decided that capitalism is more important and we are just going to have to accept the death and suffering that comes with a widespread outbreak. So, how can you fault people for not being responsible with social distancing when it may not even make a difference after the government has totally blown it?

But we have been trained to act this way in the US. We are taught again and again that any cost externality is just a price we have to pay. Toxic chemicals causing cancer, global warming, health care, and so on. We have to accept death and suffering because any alternative would harm the interests of capital.

I was at a party Saturday night bunch of college age people we got trashed and it was fun.

So yeah it's not just them

Quite simply: have more sense than a politician.