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by MissBingo » Wed Mar 31, 2021 6:42 am
Personally, I didn't mind the lockdown last year. In the beginning, very little was known about the virus, so it seemed reasonable to me.
Fast forward a couple of months: Okay, we're getting an idea. In my opinion, the ongoing lockdowns, especially suspending in-class learning at school, has been a disaster. I flew to see my family and friends nearly every month, the same as always. In my unscientific opinion, the virus could have been better controlled by a mask mandate with with a citation and fine for violations. Trump and the rebels without a cause who acted like masks were government torture of its citizens fueled the spread. Why bother with lockdowns in that case?
Kids need to be in school for psychological health, not to mention actually learning something! The online school stuff is workable in a secure family, but not in a financially vulnerable or otherwise unhealthy situation. The middle-class may have jobs they can do from home, but that is not the case for many people. I sympathize with parents who had no childcare, and notably NO comfy work from home option. These people simply had to put on their clothes every morning and head out the door, completely exposed except for their masks. And then -- naturally -- selfish SOBs who refused to wear masks put people who couldn't avoid them in danger. Several transit authority drivers died in my city, and many caught covid. The poor suffered the most. Making money means risking illness.
