I somehow doubt that most of those saying “the lockdown was unnecessary because look, the virus came down anyway” would also have said that “austerity was unnecessary because look, the deficit came d… (View Post)

Given that the entire thing kicked off because, in the US, it was made very clear and explicit that black lives mattered far less (if they mattered even at all) to the authorities than did white live… (View Post)

Yeah. The 20% thing could simply be that if you start restrictions when you’ve noticed the problem is significant, you’ll have had about 20% infected in your worst areas by the time you’ve pushed it … (View Post)

We also know far more. If there's a resurgence, I'd expect the restrictions imposed to be far more directed. For example, re-closing the non-essential shops, requiring facemasks in essentia… (View Post)

And "Death" is not the only negative outcome, although that's the one that all the "Not me, I'll be fine, restrictions only for others" crowd seem to want to discuss. Se… (View Post)