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Are lockdowns justified?

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Are lockdowns justified?
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Are lockdowns justified?
March 30, 2021 at 4:19 pm
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RE: Are lockdowns justified?
March 30, 2021 at 4:36 pm
Simple answer: Yes.

Detailed answer: You're an idiot.
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RE: Are lockdowns justified?
March 30, 2021 at 4:38 pm
Nothing in our constitution prevents a lockdown, but you'd probably have to be alive to worry about that..or any other thing above.
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RE: Are lockdowns justified?
March 30, 2021 at 4:44 pm
Did you just say you believe Andrew Cuomo is the person leading the American government? Because he’s only the governor of New York.
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RE: Are lockdowns justified?
March 30, 2021 at 4:45 pm (This post was last modified: March 30, 2021 at 4:46 pm by BrianSoddingBoru4.)
It’s a fairly well-tested working hypothesis that one of the most effective ways to prevent communicable diseases is to keep the communicants away from one another.

In other news, scientists appear to be divided over whether or not locking claustrophobes in stalled, crowded underwater elevators increases their stress levels.

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RE: Are lockdowns justified?
March 30, 2021 at 4:46 pm
First off, they should not be called "lockdowns" anymore than seatbelt laws should be called "anti car".

In the history of natural disasters, there have been mandates that require manditory evacuations. 

If the government medical experts tell you to do this or that, they are not trying to punish anyone, they are simply telling you this is what needs to be done to reduce harm.
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RE: Are lockdowns justified?
March 30, 2021 at 4:52 pm
If you get Covid you have a 99% survival rate, the lockdowns are silly
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RE: Are lockdowns justified?
March 30, 2021 at 5:00 pm
(March 30, 2021 at 4:52 pm)jasonelijah Wrote: If you get Covid you have a 99% survival rate, the lockdowns are silly

Not this shit again.

America has a 320 million population. 1% of that would still be almost 3 million deaths.

At this point we are lucky, but with still over 540,000 deaths. If cars were recalled at the same rate every time a air bag or break or ignition caused a death, we would damned sure do somthing about it.
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RE: Are lockdowns justified?
March 30, 2021 at 5:04 pm
Just saying if you do get it you most likely will not die. I did get my vaccine b/c I'm diabetic but I'm just paranoid.
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RE: Are lockdowns justified?
March 30, 2021 at 5:06 pm
(March 30, 2021 at 5:00 pm)Brian37 Wrote:
(March 30, 2021 at 4:52 pm)jasonelijah Wrote: If you get Covid you have a 99% survival rate, the lockdowns are silly

Not this shit again.

America has a 320 million population. 1% of that would still be almost 3 million deaths.

At this point we are lucky, but with still over 540,000 deaths. If cars were recalled at the same rate every time a air bag or break or ignition caused a death, we would damned sure do somthing about it.

We’ve been over this, mate - that’s not how percentages work.

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