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Rather than this poll being about what is, see the results as what people are willing to do themselves... so the vast majority here have no problem wearing masks and distancing another year or more yet. A good 25% have no problem with next season's superbowl having no audience. That's just wonderful. Bend over and accept your new way of life.. masked every winter for the rest of your life. Kids wearing masks in schools the entire school year... forever. It's the socialist utopian's wet dream.
Once you are under the spell of covidophelia fairy dust, it's like heroin... you're a lifer.
Although you are clearly poking fun at those who are actually concerned with the lives lost and potential lives lost from this virus, I like your term "lifer". I think I will start to identify as a lifer because one life lost is too much and all we have to do is follow what our leaders are telling us to do to save lives. That makes us lifers heroes. Wearing a mask, staying inside, social distancing all that makes me a hero. A lifer if you will. Just don't confuse us with prolifers because fetal deaths don't count as a life.
Although you are clearly poking fun at those who are actually concerned with the lives lost and potential lives lost from this virus, I like your term "lifer". I think I will start to identify as a lifer because one life lost is too much and all we have to do is follow what our leaders are telling us to do to save lives. That makes us lifers heroes. Wearing a mask, staying inside, social distancing all that makes me a hero. A lifer if you will. Just don't confuse us with prolifers because fetal deaths don't count as a life.
When do you think the mask mandates and the limits on social gatherings will end where YOU live? I mean totally lifting all limits in group size meaning you can host a large wedding, convention, or any public event indoors without any distancing requirements.
A) They already have ended where I live and everything is wide open with masks optional
I live in one of the states that has not had a mask mandate although individual county mayors may make mandates for their city/county. Mine has not. There have been 48 deaths since March attributed to Covid, 29+ of those were residents in a nursing home. In 2018 (most current stats) 865 people died in my county from all causes.
The governor did put an order into place to limit gatherings to 10 but church, weddings and funerals are exempt from that order. I suppose in an attempt at limiting Christmas celebrations.
I think in many blue areas they will become permanent. Governors have no desire to end them and the populace there seem to like them
The allegory of the cave... all it takes for humans to adapt to something (or any mammal/animal) is time and repetition. Cultural change tends to occur gradually for this reason.. people are willing to accept small doses of change here and there but attempt huge changes and that's when they will rebel. (Nation building in the middle east for example which I used to oppose, but now somewhat support, when applied with a light touch and over a period of years)
We tend to forget we've been conditioned for the past 100 years to be "consumers" ... to us it's just normal to have advertising appeal to our emotions and desires... it's the easiest way to keep the masses complacent though.. to give them toys to distract them and make it so they have to work hard to buy them. The system kind of breaks down when you reward people for irresponsible behavior and just give them the toy, no work required, or worse, give them the toy after they do something irresponsible. Think about parenting a child...
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I suppose in an attempt at limiting Christmas celebrations.
