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[–]hfxB0oyA 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

"These are literal nazis we're dealing with." Oh Alex - don't ever change.

So, some context:

  1. Alberta hasn't banned churches.

  2. Alberta has got a lot of COVID cases (for Canada). One of the serious hotspots for the province is the city of Calgary, where this church is located.

  3. As a result, there are gathering restrictions. For churches, that means in-person attendance is limited to 15 per cent of regular capacity.

  4. Alberta is Canada's Texas. There's very much a "don't tread on me" attitude there more than other places. The pastor of this church embodies that.

  5. The church defied the gathering restrictions multiple times. Therefore, this church was shut down.

So in his summation, Alex said we've joined Communist China in shutting down churches coast to coast. That part isn't accurate.

[–]SaidOverRed 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

If your community's right to vote, or free speech, or breathing were being 'restricted' to 15% because it makes people feel good about last year's flu x3 ... would you be okay with that?

This is pure totalitarianism and you're treating it like a toll road.

[–]hfxB0oyA 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

It might be totalitarianism as you say, but a whole lot more people are dying of this thing than typically die of the flu.

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

Fair enough. I added "x3" because that is the difference in kill rate. So imagine 3 year's worth of flu seasons in 1 year and there ya go.

[–]hfxB0oyA 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Ah, I didn't understand the "x3". Thanks for the clarification. :)