I am not sure why two days is worth a fight, in either direction. Two more days of lockdown is not going to bring down the numbers significantly. What has not worked over the past four weeks or so is not going to suddenly work in the next two days.
And avoiding two more days, one of which has almost all businesses closed anyway for Shabbos, is not going to make much of a difference. Opening up Sunday morning instead of Sunday evening isn't going to save the economy or the kids schooling and mental conditions.
If the fight was over another two week extension, ok, I would get it. But two days, one of which is Shabbos? I don't get the big deal either way.
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For me it's a big deal cause it means we have to be outside again this shabbos...
ReplyDeleteI don't understand your fealty to the whims of two politicians. Do you think they're poring over data to arrive at these decisions over these two days? Again, there's yet to be cited one single study to describe the efficacy of lockdowns and anecdotally speaking, they seem to worsen matters (which actually makes sense when you think about how much transmission happens indoors and within a family). Did Dr. Preis cite data for her stat that 40% of transmission comes from schools (which goes against every other study about school transmission)? I cannot figure out why a government should tell me I cannot go to a park that is 1.1km from my home, or why people accept this as reasonable law of the land. The role of government is to ensure people's rights are not trampled by others. Be wary of any government dictate that removes your rights. To the extent government here guarantees health care as a right, the government should have been responsible and increased health care capacity, the one thing that wasn't done. This is not science denial. I take this virus more seriously than most of my peers. I've davened outside for nearly all tefillot for ten months, because according to the data, being outdoors is far and away the best way to avoid transmission. Read the studies, get educated and stop relying on the government to tell you what you should do. Think for yourself what you feel is the appropriate risk.
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