Current Affairs Coronavirus Thread - Serious stuff !!!

[Bruce Wayne]

I find the aisles in Aldi and Lidl to be much narrower too, which doesn't help

Maybe the people that shop there are wider?

 

[Moomin]

Ok

So why aren't people more angry about it?

Given this all started with Americans having an issue in America , why aren't more people angry that some people here are potentially the reason why they can't see their loved ones , or that they could potentially kill them? Why aren't more people angry that we could potentially enter a second lockdown if the virus has a second wave as a result?

I can't get my head around the fact people going the beach are labelled as potential murderers yet protestors are justified? The hypocrisy is unreal.

Did you pretend to be black while you wrote that.

 

[Moomin]

 

[Barnfred 55]

Maybe the people that shop there are wider?

Only when I'm there sadly

 

[Bruce Wayne]

Kinda what I mean @peteblue. We're obviously not privy to much of what goes on behind the scenes, but we see a lot of people seemingly being sidelined to prop up Cummings, and they're generally people that most would argue are far more important than he is. Given that Johnson himself was hospitalised because of this, it was kind of an open goal in suggesting that we really are all in this together, but he's [Poor language removed] it up, and that's evident in his evaporating poll ratings. All he had to do was be somewhat normal rather than a duplicitous, self-entitled [Poor language removed], and it was beyond him.

 

[whiteshadow]

Ok

So why aren't people more angry about it?

Given this all started with Americans having an issue in America , why aren't more people angry that some people here are potentially the reason why they can't see their loved ones , or that they could potentially kill them? Why aren't more people angry that we could potentially enter a second lockdown if the virus has a second wave as a result?

I can't get my head around the fact people going the beach are labelled as potential murderers yet protestors are justified? The hypocrisy is unreal.

I think it's because a lot of people worry about being branded racist, sexist, homophobic etc if they challenge certain groups within the community on their views or actions, no matter how valid their arguments. Some people then use this tactic to shut up any opposition.

JK Rowling has been getting abuse and classed as being transphobic for tweeting ...

“‘People who menstruate’. I’m sure there used to be a word for those people. Someone help me out. Wumben? Wimpund? Woomud?”

In today's society you get classed as being transphobic for saying 'women menstruate', not really suprizing people are worried to say what they think.

This is what happens when you let the vocal minority on the far left try dictating what people should think.

 

[Kenshin]

Did you pretend to be black while you wrote that.

Did you?

 

[COYBL25]

I think it's because a lot of people worry about being branded racist, sexist, homophobic etc if they challenge certain groups within the community on their views or actions, no matter how valid their arguments. Some people then use this tactic to shut up any opposition.

JK Rowling has been getting abuse and classed as being transphobic for tweeting ...



In today's society you get classed as being transphobic for saying 'women menstruate', not really suprizing people are worried to say what they think.

This is what happens when you let the vocal minority on the far left try dictating what people should think.

As soon as people have got better things to do, it’ll all die down.

They’re only getting a platform at the mo, as everyone is bored and haven’t got much else to do.

 

[Moomin]

Did you?

No, i wouldn't stoop that low.

 

[Jebus_lives]

But most old people outside of care homes and who feel that way will be self isolating / shielding. They wont come into contact with anyone to contract the flu virus or any other transmissible disease.

Even if people are shielding there is still a risk and particularly self isolating people (people have very different attitudes to risk!) still need to have some contact to shop, get medicines delivered etc.

 

[Jebus_lives]

You’d hope that there is a really big “help yourself and the NHS, get your flu jab” messaging campaign planned for early autumn.

Most definitely on the cards. Winter planning is starting to ramp up now.

 

[Goat]

I see this trace and track app has fell right on its arse, as I said, if you give people in this country a choice they will always choose to ignore.

 

[BlueStevie35]

7 day averages down again, the all settings is down to a little over 174 while hospitals have gone under 100 to a little over 96

 

[Hickson9]

I see this trace and track app has fell right on its arse, as I said, if you give people in this country a choice they will always choose to ignore.

There are some legit privacy concerns with the app to be fair, with the centralised database (out of step with other countries).

 

[Goat]

There are some legit privacy concerns with the app to be fair, with the centralised database (out of step with other countries).

Its also hardly being pushed.

They should be ramming it down our throat, but as usual, Murder Inc has gone AWOL.