scd88 said:
People mocked me for using the term "permanently damaged" in another thread. Well, children are impressionable and if the adults they trust keep fearing for their livesthen, yeah, both adults and kids will be permanently affected.
I have relatives like this, too. They'll pal around with their friends but have a different set of rules for their family. Oh, I forgot to add "who have a different political ideology than them" at the end of last statement.
Loons and liars.
I'm with you 100%.
My sister said all of their peers in Colorado are vaccinated or will be ASAP and they plan on vaccinating their kids too, regardless of age or actual risk. We and the vast majority of our peers here are completely opposite.
I wonder how the new CDC guidelines will impact her thinking? I'd like to send them to her with a hearty "I told you so" but she's too spun up to handle it.
However, you've hit upon the most unsettling and depressing thing about this for me. The complete and utter lack of reason, rational analysis, and coherent thought from people I thought were rational and intelligent. And furthermore, the complete willingness to accept all these governmental restrictions with no pushback whatsoever as to their necessity, efficacy, or scope. Especially vis a vis, the economy and individual rights. I expect less liberty-minded thinking from people in many other countries like Canada, Australia, and New Zealand but when you see these videos of the police literally beating people for leaving their homes or refusing to wear a mask on the beach or sending a SWAT team to arrest a pastor for holding worship sessions it's abundantly clear what sheep people are and how willing they are to accept tyranny and fascism in order to mitigate an almost nonexistent risk.