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7. Yeah. They seem to think they can just order people around
Tue Apr 14, 2020, 06:59 PM
Apr 2020

and everything will go right back like it was. For all the numbskulls we’ve seen a lot of people ARE doing the right thing and they aren’t going to just rush back out simply because someone (anyone) tells them to.

I’m reminded of the scene in Trading Places “Get them back in there! Turn the machines back ON!!!”

Putting childrens lives at risk so their parents can go back to work. kentuck Apr 2020 #1
Kids have almost no risk of dying of this thing. Ace Rothstein Apr 2020 #2
And yet, many have died. tavernier Apr 2020 #11
Many? No. Ace Rothstein Apr 2020 #18
Many? Perhaps not. Too many? Unquestionably. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2020 #56
the kids accelerate community spread. That's how viruses work. TeamPooka Apr 2020 #17
No kidding? Ace Rothstein Apr 2020 #20
There's is no evidence yet of immunity underpants Apr 2020 #21
There is no evidence that immunity doesn't exist. Ace Rothstein Apr 2020 #22
You can't prove a negative. underpants Apr 2020 #24
There is going to be a second wave, there is really no way around it. Ace Rothstein Apr 2020 #59
Please site any source that has claimed we need to stay inside for eternity as you say TeamPooka Apr 2020 #25
Thank you Ferrets are Cool Apr 2020 #33
GOP talking points? I don't pay attention to those. Ace Rothstein Apr 2020 #58
So you can't defend your original statement. Thanks for playing TeamPooka Apr 2020 #61
My original statement was in response to someone saying there may not be immunity. Ace Rothstein Apr 2020 #62
Eternity? tazkcmo Apr 2020 #28
In South Korea, some people that recovered from covid19 got reinfected. Blue_true Apr 2020 #37
Rather than immune, they may be more susceptible? kentuck Apr 2020 #55
Yes, thinking about that fact does cause shriveling of the gonads. Blue_true Apr 2020 #63
Another belief is that they had not recovered. Ace Rothstein Apr 2020 #57
That is possible given how little is known about this virus. nt Blue_true Apr 2020 #64
Also, I read today that it attacks not only the lungs but... kentuck Apr 2020 #65
Yes, I read about it attacking the liver yesterday. Blue_true Apr 2020 #69
+1 n/t Pobeka Apr 2020 #23
This message was self-deleted by its author enough Apr 2020 #19
huge risk of spreading it though Blues Heron Apr 2020 #27
The staff of the NYC schools alone employ 75,000 staff members. Squinch Apr 2020 #30
Or orphans if they carry the virus back to their parent or grandparents. GulfCoast66 Apr 2020 #36
Maybe everyone should be required to wear masks like in China and Taiwan. Blue_true Apr 2020 #38
So where are the kids going to live? elias7 Apr 2020 #45
If their parents can't pay rent, they'll be on the street. Ace Rothstein Apr 2020 #60
More on mitigation underpants Apr 2020 #4
What constitutes "low mitigation"? Blue_true Apr 2020 #39
I don't know. underpants Apr 2020 #51
The problem is even people out in the middle of nowhere that participate in the overall economy Blue_true Apr 2020 #66
No I didn't see that underpants Apr 2020 #68
FK HIM & THEM! SheltieLover Apr 2020 #8
It's putting the parents and grandparents lives at risk. Crunchy Frog Apr 2020 #43
The kids will be a super vector and spread it from family to family insanely quickly. NightWatcher Apr 2020 #3
Yeah. They seem to think they can just order people around underpants Apr 2020 #7
This!👆 SheltieLover Apr 2020 #9
Florida Keys have been online schooling now for weeks. tavernier Apr 2020 #13
My kids are getting online instruction from their school. Crunchy Frog Apr 2020 #44
We are supposed to believe Chainfire Apr 2020 #5
My boss says June 10th underpants Apr 2020 #10
Did he pull that date out of his butt? Chainfire Apr 2020 #34
Made me laugh KentuckyWoman Apr 2020 #47
No. That was set the third week in March (if memory serves) underpants Apr 2020 #50
I'm waiting on Governor Newsom . . . Iliyah Apr 2020 #6
I agree underpants Apr 2020 #12
the federal government has zero validity... stillcool Apr 2020 #14
Ramp up testing should be step one MoonlitKnight Apr 2020 #15
there is no way in hell that was written by anyone not named drumpf or kushner Takket Apr 2020 #16
Yep, and perhaps this time with the country's food supply chain infected and shut down. ooky Apr 2020 #32
Ramping up test kits production? You mean they haven't started that yet? And going to wait May 1? Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2020 #26
Exactly. My first thought was, "show me the tests." crickets Apr 2020 #31
Look at who is trying to run the show. Blue_true Apr 2020 #40
Agree. CDC and FEMA both run by corrupt, incompetent appointees. Hortensis Apr 2020 #29
The "community assessment" in North Dakota two weeks ago was full speed ahead. Blue_true Apr 2020 #41
Or the contact tracing efforts revealed what was happening? Hortensis Apr 2020 #46
Several hundred people got infected at that pork plant. Blue_true Apr 2020 #67
More than 640 known cases as of tonight, "country's" Hortensis Apr 2020 #70
I have a prediction for all of you.... Chainfire Apr 2020 #35
I tend to agree with you. Blue_true Apr 2020 #42
Oh I'm sure they will underpants Apr 2020 #54
Message auto-removed Name removed Apr 2020 #48
Oh just chip me and get it over with, they got an app for that? Baclava Apr 2020 #49
I don't think that it is realistic for people to think that we will be able avebury Apr 2020 #52
I need to know a few things: DFW Apr 2020 #53
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