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Proud Liberal Dem

(24,414 posts)
Sat Oct 10, 2020, 04:46 PM Oct 2020

So, Are we just "living with COVID" now? [View all]

Cases seem to be trending upwards just about everywhere but nobody is talking about the possibility of more lockdowns or restrictions. It's going up here in Indiana but our Governor just moved us to Stage 5 (less restrictions). Republicans seem to be getting restrictions overturned in the Courts in places like Wisconsin and Michigan and Republican Leaders in those states, Ohio, and others (and of course Trump) just seem to be telling us that we have to "learn to live with it." Plus, they are fighting just about every plan to ensure safe voting in November. So, are most of our leaders (not all of them but a lot of them) just giving up and adopting sort of a tolerance where we're not really fighting it anymore, at least until we have new leadership (hopefully) and a vaccine next year? What is going on? Are there no other strategies for dealing with this rise in COVID cases being contemplated or looked at? I'm starting to see a lot more reports of potential exposure in my job and among my Facebook friends too. It feels like it is getting worse and worse.

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So, Are we just "living with COVID" now? [View all] Proud Liberal Dem Oct 2020 OP
Actually "living with COVID" would be universal mask-wearing, distancing, testing and tracing. tanyev Oct 2020 #1
Yes Proud Liberal Dem Oct 2020 #8
make that "other people dying from Covid" DBoon Oct 2020 #10
GMTA. my post earlier today NRaleighLiberal Oct 2020 #2
With my wife having cancer (stage 4 lymphoma) we get to visit a LOT of doctors Ferrets are Cool Oct 2020 #3
Yes. LakeArenal Oct 2020 #4
We Are In Texas with 70,000 at 2 Great Shootouts-A&M v Florida and Texas v OU Stallion Oct 2020 #5
Looks like "Dying with Covid", to me. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2020 #6
That and surviving with serious damaging effects. ananda Oct 2020 #13
We're not there yet Shermann Oct 2020 #7
More like people have grown weary from half a year of preventative measures Calculating Oct 2020 #9
That's the RETHUGLICON plan bluestarone Oct 2020 #11
The alternative to living with COVID is dying with it. Ms. Toad Oct 2020 #12
If I am making incorrect assumptions, I apologize Proud Liberal Dem Oct 2020 #16
That was the headline - it was very misleading. Ms. Toad Oct 2020 #20
In Florida, our policy is to ignore it. Chainfire Oct 2020 #14
Scott Atlas and herd stupidity. sarcasmo Oct 2020 #15
I feel increasingly isolated BannonsLiver Oct 2020 #17
I'm still keeping myself home most of the time Proud Liberal Dem Oct 2020 #21
This message was self-deleted by its author BannonsLiver Oct 2020 #18
It's part of a new voter suppression JCMach1 Oct 2020 #19
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