So true. The spirit of Oliver Cromwell appears to live on in some people.The idea that parts of the entertainment industry, such as theatres, will be abolished for "years" is absurd. It isn't going to happen.
Sorry if I came across as insensitive. That was not, and will never be, my intention. The lockdown has in actuality had an enormous bearing on my mental health, and I still feel very stressed even now that we are beginning to return to normal. I do not want that to stay.All fabulous I'm sure but what about those of us with worse mental health? Absolutely great, I'm sure you'll agree?
Consider how people lived during wars, which are a whole lot worse than this.
That said, I simply cannot agree with the argument that many seem to be making on here that there were absolutely no positive side effects of lockdown. And I don't believe the roads being emptier is what has caused most of the drops in mental health that have been experienced over lockdown - it's been the lack of true contact with others, and the lack of familiarity with what's going on.
I don't understand why some members of this site push for closing the borders in multiple threads.
It's largely just one member...
The rest of this subforum tends towards being an echo chamber of people who don't like the restrictions but cannot propose a viable way of removing them.
I'm not arguing for removing all restrictions completely, we need a more well-balanced, evidence-based approach, rather than the facebook-driven fear-based approach we have at the moment.The rest of this subforum tends towards being an echo chamber of people who don't like the restrictions but cannot propose a viable way of removing them.
Whereas you seem keen on adopting every authoritarian idea going!
The rest of this subforum tends towards being an echo chamber of people who don't like the restrictions but cannot propose a viable way of removing them.
It's very much like the many who say Avanti Anytime fares are too high but won't accept any of the viable options for funding their reduction.
Closing borders simply isn’t viable either. Look at the fuss there’s been over quarantining. Likewise in my locality there was utter fury at the mere thought that foreign holidays to places like Italy and Spain should be cancelled.
Personally I’d be more than happy to go with a strategy of closing borders if I felt it would work. I simply don’t feel it would, and there’s the issue that if a viable vaccine doesn’t appear then we’re lumbered with a strategy lacking an exit route, which is a position we’re already in, and certainly don’t want more of.
The only way I fee it would work is if we genuinely achieved elimination and there was a date in mind where an effective vaccine was considered to be highly likely. We don’t have either of those things at this moment.
With the current setup now getting to the point where it’s causing serious issues, unfortunately herd immunity is the *only* viable strategy to take us beyond the immediate future. There also needs to be an urgent focus on any long-term effects, this is one area where I feel I don’t have enough information to make a fully informed personal choice about what level of risk I’m personally prepared to be exposed to.
Note the words personal choice there - that means a personal choice on masks too, not being bamboozled into something by others’ dubious choices. I had to pop down town earlier to get some bits, suffice to say correct mask use was a joke, and in one shop staff were openly encouraging people to remove them because it was causing too many issues.
No, lots of us have proposed ideas based on the fact we've accepted we have to live with this virus and the current situation is non sustainable. We live in a democracy, apparently, so let people choose. We shouldn't be telling older folk to stay at home or if their grandchild visits it'll kill them. Let them decide what's right. State is treating us all like idiots. Some people won't follow advice, we have to deal with that fact too. Sounds harsh but as you keep reminding us life isn't fair.The rest of this subforum tends towards being an echo chamber of people who don't like the restrictions but cannot propose a viable way of removing them.
It's very much like the many who say Avanti Anytime fares are too high but won't accept any of the viable options for funding their reduction.