I'm a leftist but I'm here

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[–]GreenCappy[S] 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (4 children)

The Covid-19 death toll in the US is equivalent to one 9/11 every day. Do the anti-lockdown protesters know how many more personal freedoms were lost just because of 3,000 deaths 19 years ago?

[–]Zahn 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (3 children)

There seems to be a lot of inflated numbers for deaths, and it still hasn't surpassed the death rate for seasonal flu. If a person is immuno compromised they should quarantine themselves.

And a prescient comparison you made to 9-11. You are aware how they permanently ransacked our freedoms as a result of it, yet the parallels to this financial 9-11 are not obvious?

[–]JasonCarswell 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

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[–]comments 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

it still hasn't surpassed the death rate for seasonal flu

there is excess mortality beyond what is expected from the flu, a disease we take so seriously that the entire population is encouraged to get vaccinated for it every year.

[–]Zahn 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

a disease we take so seriously that the entire population is encouraged to get vaccinated for it every year.

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