Eric Clapton Says He Won't Play Shows if Covid Vaccines Are Required

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[–]radicalcentrist 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (14 children)

Or maybe instead of ruining the lives of millions we could have isolated the vulnerable and gone on with our lives

We had a chance to prepare, but too many idiots felt it was more important to infect as many people as possible, instead of avoiding social gatherings. That's where the fault lies. Every passenger who came back from China had a responsibility to quarantine for two weeks. They refused because they were either ignorant or an asshole.

Also per CDC data more people in the US died from lack of access to healthcare during the lockdowns than from covid. So the lockdowns made things worse not better.

That's not the fault of lockdowns. People were going to die simply because Hospitals were overcrowding with dead bodies. That's how bad the situation was when we let Covid get out of control.

[–]JasonCarswellMental Orgy 7 insightful - 3 fun7 insightful - 2 fun8 insightful - 3 fun -  (4 children)

too many idiots felt it was more important to infect as many people as possible, instead of avoiding social gatherings

/u/radicalcentrist is a conformist corporate media talking points repeater.

That's not the fault of lockdowns. People were going to die simply because Hospitals were overcrowding with dead bodies. That's how bad the situation was when we let Covid get out of control.

100% propaganda bullshit.

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

Lifting Covid restrictions early never worked. They always ended in failure.

India was the last big example. They did it before everyone was vaccinated, and the result was crematoriums working overtime 24/7, burning more bodies then they can deal with, as well as begging the rest of the world to airdrop oxygen tanks because they exhausted their own supply.

People are too stupid to not take this virus more seriously. If there was an easier solution, we would have done it already, but nobody has. Life can only return to normal when most people are vaccinated. Otherwise, just be patient and wait.

[–]JasonCarswellMental Orgy 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

Lifting Covid restrictions early never worked. They always ended in failure.

IFIFY:
Covid restrictions never worked. They always ended in failure.

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

No, I would rather listen to Australia and New Zealand whose governments were some of the most proactive in addressing Covid and as a result, less than a thousand people have died in their countries.

Having restrictions is literally no different to demanding border control. The only way to keep a nation safe from a foreign threat, is to not let them inside your country from the start.

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

What about the nations and states without lockdowns. There's no clear pattern because there's not meant to be. Scamdemic 101.

[–][deleted] 4 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 2 fun -  (8 children)

What a ridiculous take on everything.

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

Don't give that "radicalcentrist" timesuck anymore of your energy off the main page. This comment will not be on the main page via continue this thread ---->

[–]radicalcentrist 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (6 children)

If you got a rebuttal, I would love to hear it.

[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (5 children)

Sure think cupcake. But when I get home.

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

Let me save you the time.

Nothing about the anti-Covid movement has done anything to advance humanity. And I don't say this out of any bias. When I look at conspiracy theories, I always try and support the ones that are meant to bring some kind of social good or positivity.

But the people who fought tooth and nail against any kind of restriction during a health crisis turned out to be the real villains. Sorry if that sounds blunt, but it's true.

The pandemic was never going to last forever. It was actually a nice litmus test to see which percentage of the population can be patient and offer self-control vs those who would choose to react irrationally in times of emergency. No matter what you think, you're still going to have to wait until science says it's officially safe for all businesses to open back up. We're not rushing it. It offered no benefits. Just be patient and wait for the social distancing and mask mandates to be over.

Edit: I also get bombarded with messages about stopping "tyranny" but it's moronic to pin that on a public health crisis which always require some kind of intervention to control. If there was a local restaurant serving radioactive meat or any other tainted food products, the reaction should not be to let them poison the community "becuz it's durr right!", but to get the health inspector to shut them down for reckless endangerment. Same logic applies with controlling Covid. It's not a right to infect other people with a contagious disease and believing it somehow is makes you a complete asshole. Just do the right thing and limit who you contact until the virus is over. It's not even hard or a difficult task. Building a rocketship to Mars is challenging. Standing 2 meters away from other people is Baby level. And watching grown Men throw a tantrum at such simple instructions makes them look dumber than infants.

"Oh mah gawd, I can't buy a bag of chips without wearing a mask for 5 seconds. This is worse than Nazi Germany!"

Grow up.

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Dude you are really, really, and I mean really into the cool-aid. You're so deep that I think you might glow.

I was going to give you a decent response today but After reading this pasta I'm just going to end this conversation with this. 2020 was the largest wealth transfer from poor to rich (3 trillion dollars) in all of recorded history. If you think that's accomplishing nothing, I can't help you.

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

There was wealth transfers before. The 2008 market crash was more impactful.

But this shows how short sighted some of you conspiracy theorists really are. No one has ever said wealth inequality didn't exist or wasn't a problem. It's trying to pin it on a pandemic, when there where so many factors that was outside of everyone's control. And you're not going to fix it by just "opening up". The damage is already done, you gotta think of another strategy that wont get millions of people sick or hospitalized.

If anything, what precipitated this entire crisis was the refusal to follow science and enact a more safe public gathering routine. Last year, the majority of the population were afraid to leave their homes. This shifted the demand towards "contactless" services like food delivery or online ordering. Many small businesses had a chance to adapt to this market shift. Many others didn't and thus, they were always doomed.

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

Shush you simpleton