Should we bring back lockdowns?

Morgan Peterson said:How can anyone still be scratching their head wondering why certain posts seem to vanish into thin air? I feel it is absolutely necessary to remind everyone of a specific subforum rule that was implemented back on January 26, 2021: Comparing anti-epidemic measures to genocide, Nazism, or any other similar atrocities will henceforth be subject to stricter penalties.

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it'll be more strictly punished.
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What, by firing squads?
Or just through fact-check censorship?

What a Nazi-style atrocity!

Charles Ramos7 said:Even before all this, you could be followed everywhere by hundreds of surveillance cameras without even having a phone on you, so nobody seemed too shocked then. Why the sudden outrage now?

btw, I remember reading about a murder that happened up in the Appalachian Mountains back in the 80s. They actually caught the killer because they tracked his trip from Niagara Falls using a cash toll payment from a bridge crossing.

Back in those days in the South, you basically had three ways to pay without using cash: vouchers, checks, or an American Express that operated using those old paper slips.

Member of the President's Council of Advisors: New restrictions are looking more likely

Quincy:

He noted that projections show cases climbing again next week, so there’s really no reason to start opening things back up right now. “We need to start talking about tightening things up. Since vaccination rates aren't where they need to be, I think we have to look at tougher options—maybe even a lockdown. Not necessarily a full-blown shutdown, but definitely stricter rules to stop this thing from spiraling. We might have to close the bars or pull back on the stuff we just reopened,” Polasek said.

30% would be enough to shut things down. I doubt there are even that many people willing to bite. How do they plan on paying rent? All this because of some virus. What happened to the seasonal flu?

Most of them are just political appointees who think money grows on trees.

They’d probably volunteer for two shots a year for the rest of their lives. People will believe just about anything these days.

This poll is from back in October. If we were running a new one now, things would look pretty different.

Honestly, another response? No thanks—I’ve had enough of that already. It doesn't actually fix anything, and I guess it just ends up causing more trouble than it's worth.

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"Maybe we can do this without reopening cafes—maybe we don't even need to touch those things we unsealed during the last reopening phase, I'd say we should start there," Polašek said.
Well, if you ask me, I think we're past that point. Honestly, we've had enough closures to last a lifetime! Last year, I guess the restrictions made sense, but this winter move? It felt like nothing more than playing nice with the EU. Now that spring is rolling in, there’s just no reason to keep this up... I mean, the warmer weather is going to settle the epidemic down anyway, just like it did last year. If they haven't figured that out by now, then I really have to wonder what kind of "experts" they actually are.

Look, there’s no such thing as a new lockdown that actually works—I mean, if masks didn't do the trick, what makes you think sitting at home will? Honestly, it feels like the whole point of these lockdowns is just to completely wreck the economy until there's nothing left, and to basically break everyone's spirit in the process. Like, seriously, why else would they do it?

Kevin Morales15 said:30% would be enough to shut things down. I doubt there are even that many people willing to bite. How do they plan on paying rent? All this because of some virus. What happened to the seasonal flu?

It’s pretty obvious those 30% are just living off thin air!😁

And let's be real—COVID basically just hijacked the flu and called itself a new thing.😁

Anthony James3 said:Look, there’s no such thing as a new lockdown that actually works—I mean, if masks didn't do the trick, what makes you think sitting at home will? Honestly, it feels like the whole point of these lockdowns is just to completely wreck the economy until there's nothing left, and to basically break everyone's spirit in the process. Like, seriously, why else would they do it?

Lockdowns aren't some magic fix, because once they open everything back up, those numbers are just going to climb right again. Honestly, people have had enough. I mean, look at it—more than a million Americans are already totally fed up, which kind of suggests this virus isn't quite the monster they're trying to make it out to be, right?
The only way a lockdown would even make sense now is if we actually had enough vaccines ready—like, if they could shut everything down for a month just to get most of the country vaccinated.
As things stand, it feels better to just let businesses run. Maybe stick to some basic precautions, but those who are genuinely worried about themselves or their families can just take extra care.
At the end of the day, we aren't all high-risk, and we don't all hang out with vulnerable people every single day. I guess everyone knows what's best for them, you know?

Anthony James3 said:Look, there’s no such thing as a new lockdown that actually works—I mean, if masks didn't do the trick, what makes you think sitting at home will? Honestly, it feels like the whole point of these lockdowns is just to completely wreck the economy until there's nothing left, and to basically break everyone's spirit in the process. Like, seriously, why else would they do it?

Lockdowns aren't coming back, but get this—they're saying they're gonna start cracking down hard on restaurants that don't follow the rules. Honestly? It's basically the same thing—half of them will end up closing anyway!

So, looking at this poll, is the current split roughly 30/70? If we take that 70%, how many of them actually grasp the reality of what’s happening? Like, how far gone are we really? How long has this been dragging on, and what have we actually gained from all this madness? And more importantly, how much further can this go if we just let it happen? Look at Israel—they basically led the charge in the COVID control craze, despite completely disregarding basic human rights and pushing segregation. Honestly, our economy and social fabric are already shredded. Where does it end? Is there even more room for them to tighten the screws, or have we hit rock bottom? We tried. We really did. We wore the masks, we scrubbed our hands like maniacs, kept our distance, lost our jobs, and watched the entire social and economic structure of our community and the whole world fall apart. We’ve given it everything we had for a year now, and for what? Nothing. The situation is just getting worse—but is it because of the virus?

Tomorrow at noon, it's time to prove you actually mean what you voted for in this poll, instead of just being some keyboard warrior clicking buttons online. Show up and back the movement to shut down this global clown show, which has resulted in nothing but:
-increased mortality rates following the rollout of experimental gene-modifying vaccines—stuff that's expensive, untested, nobody takes responsibility for, and they're practically forcing it down our throats through sheer coercion;
-massive job losses, evaporated income, and small businesses being shuttered left and right;
-every other socio-economic mess and the potential long-term wreckage caused by all these lockdowns and restrictions.

The chaos we're facing, which is clearly only going to get worse unless we put a stop to it, is way more intense and serious than the threat of catching a virus with minor symptoms, which we're talking tiny percentages here. Compare that to the tens of percent of people whose lives have been absolutely wrecked by these brain-dead policies on a global scale..

It's time...