It's Troubling that So Many Liberals Still Believe the Lockdowns Were the Right Response to COVID

[LAUGHatLEFTISTS]

So you're admitting that lifting the lockdown in Florida led to it's being a global leader in COVID deaths and that you think killing all those people was a good idea?

Geez.
MAGATS are some sick ducks.

Man on motorcycle dies of Covid after head on collision with a tractor trailer.

 

[Deplorable Yankee]

Even after all the data that we now have that show that the lockdowns made no meaningful difference in rates of death or illness, and that lockdowns arguably made things worse, most liberals continue to believe that lockdowns were the correct response to the COVID pandemic.

I repeat the word "most," because quite a few liberals have recognized that the lockdowns were a disaster or at least an overly harsh reaction.

Lockdowns: the Self-Inflicted Disaster

Governments’ use of the pandemic to claim sweeping new emergency powers has had destructive effects.

www.city-journal.org

EXCERPT:



Some other informative sources:

A Johns Hopkins study says 'ill-founded' COVID lockdowns did more harm than good

The researchers say lockdowns had no noticeable effect on reducing COVID-related deaths and a "devastating effect" on economies and social ills.

health.wusf.usf.edu

https://sites.krieger.jhu.edu/iae/files/2022/01/A-Literature-Review-and-Meta-Analysis-of-the-Effects-of-Lockdowns-on-COVID-19-Mortality.pdf

Great Barrington Declaration: COVID Lockdowns Unnecessary

Great Barrington Declaration: “Schools and universities should be open for in-person teaching. Extracurricular activities, such as sports, should be resumed. Young low-risk adults should work normally, rather than from home. Restaurants and other businesses should open.”

www.infectioncontroltoday.com

COVID Lockdowns Were a Giant Experiment. It Was a Failure.

A key lesson of the pandemic.

nymag.com

New study confirms COVID-19 lockdowns did more harm than good - Washington Examiner

A new Johns Hopkins University study published this week found that COVID-19 lockdowns toward the beginning of the pandemic had “little to no effect” on the COVID-19 mortality rate and “should be rejected out of hand as a pandemic policy.”The researchers, led by the head of Johns Hopkins...

www.washingtonexaminer.com

By the way, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is the only presidential candidate who says the lockdowns were wrong and unnecessary, and who says he would have responded to the pandemic very differently. RFK Jr. says he would have followed the approach suggested by the thousands of scientists and medical doctors who signed the Great Barrington Declaration.

My favorite was

Your immune system is a conspiracy theory

 

[Carl in Michigan]

But Trump's lockdowns didn't win him the election.

Trump locked down no one. You know better but still you lie

 

[SeaMajor7]

Let's not forget the mandated EXPERIMENTAL INJECTIONS that were FORCED on the people around the WORLD that is completely against the NUREMBERG CODES!!!!!!
The whole covid episode was nothing short of EVIL

 

[Greenbeard]

Trump locked down no one. You know better but still you lie

The lockdowns were his policy.

Government response updates: Trump issues stricter guidelines to stop virus spread

The White House on Monday gave a delayed news conference on the novel coronavirus as markets plunged and a top health official promised additional guidelines.

abcnews.go.com

Trump Extends Coronavirus Lockdown Until April 30

After dangling the possibility of restarting the U.S. economy by Easter, Trump now says keeping deaths to 100,000 would be a ‘very good job.’

foreignpolicy.com

 

[Godboy]

In 2020 lockdowns were the ONLY AVAILABLE OPTION.

Not true. They could have just let COVID infect the world, which is eventually what happened anyway. COVID obviously hasnt been wiped out, yet we arent locked down anymore, so we could have just done this from day 1.

 

[Carl in Michigan]

The lockdowns were his policy.

Government response updates: Trump issues stricter guidelines to stop virus spread

The White House on Monday gave a delayed news conference on the novel coronavirus as markets plunged and a top health official promised additional guidelines.

abcnews.go.com

Trump Extends Coronavirus Lockdown Until April 30

After dangling the possibility of restarting the U.S. economy by Easter, Trump now says keeping deaths to 100,000 would be a ‘very good job.’

foreignpolicy.com

Do you even read your own links? It doesn't say what you want it to say.

THIS is how you guys rewrite the shameful history of the Democrats during this period

 

[scruffy]

All lockdowns were "voluntary"??? No, all the lockdowns were not "voluntary." Tens of thousands of small businesses were forced to close, and the owners faced prosecution if they did not close them. Schools, even private religious schools, were forced to stop holding classes in classrooms. Sporting events were forced to cancel because all meetings with 10-50 people or more were banned. Churches were not allowed to hold in-person services because of that regulation. Etc., etc., etc.

Many, many teachers lost their job got refusing the vax.

That wasn't voluntary either.

Leftards are total fucking lying scum.

 

[scruffy]

The lockdowns were his policy.

Government response updates: Trump issues stricter guidelines to stop virus spread

The White House on Monday gave a delayed news conference on the novel coronavirus as markets plunged and a top health official promised additional guidelines.

abcnews.go.com

Trump Extends Coronavirus Lockdown Until April 30

After dangling the possibility of restarting the U.S. economy by Easter, Trump now says keeping deaths to 100,000 would be a ‘very good job.’

foreignpolicy.com

You stupid fool, do you always fall for the click bait?

Trump locked down NO ONE. Anywhere. Ever.

Goddammit, leftards are evil lying scum.

 

[scruffy]

Do you even read your own links? It doesn't say what you want it to say.

THIS is how you guys rewrite the shameful history of the Democrats during this period

Graybeard obviously didn't read a fucking thing.

Leftards are STUPID, and they're horrible fucking liars. There hasn't been a leftard who's told the truth on this forum since I've been here. Which is going on 3 years now.

 

[Greenbeard]

You stupid fool, do you always fall for the click bait?

Trump locked down NO ONE. Anywhere. Ever.

Other than everyone. Two weeks to stop the spread!

 

[Greenbeard]

THIS is how you guys rewrite the shameful history of the Democrats during this period

I, too, wish we could pretend Trump was never president.

 

[Dadoalex]

Not at all. Merely stating There were lockdowns. Some states longer than others. We vacationed in FL during covid...no prob

talk about back up

First other options
Then blame it on old people
THEN
Not at all what I was saying.

In a state with a large elderly population
With tourism as it's major industry
Where every disease in the world makes an appearance
(I get the willys in OIA seeing little kids crawling around on the floor)

The governor, Captain Pander
Decided that the political decision to OWN THE LIBS
was more important than the lives of 100K Floridians didn't matter
AND
When called on it deleted the data, published fake data then fired and arrested the person who reported it

That's your stance no matter how you try to back out.

 

[Dadoalex]

Man on motorcycle dies of Covid after head on collision with a tractor trailer.

When COVID caused him to lose consciousness while riding.

Is this that game where the players add made up crap to a story?

 

[scruffy]

I, too, wish we could pretend Trump was never president.

See? ^^^

Another fucked up lying leftard scumbag.

Probably likes that 10% inflation.

Because... well... orange man bad.

 

[Greenbeard]

See? ^^^

Another fucked up lying leftard scumbag.

Probably likes that 10% inflation.

Because... well... orange man bad.

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Biden's already gotten Trump's inflation back down to the ~3% range. Slightly elevated but normal by historical stnadards.

 

[Dadoalex]

Not true. They could have just let COVID infect the world, which is eventually what happened anyway. COVID obviously hasnt been wiped out, yet we arent locked down anymore, so we could have just done this from day 1.

No, it didn't.

See Spanish Flu for reference.

 

[CrusaderFrank]

 

[SavannahMann]

Even after all the data that we now have that show that the lockdowns made no meaningful difference in rates of death or illness, and that lockdowns arguably made things worse, most liberals continue to believe that lockdowns were the correct response to the COVID pandemic.

I repeat the word "most," because quite a few liberals have recognized that the lockdowns were a disaster or at least an overly harsh reaction.

Lockdowns: the Self-Inflicted Disaster

Governments’ use of the pandemic to claim sweeping new emergency powers has had destructive effects.

www.city-journal.org

EXCERPT:



Some other informative sources:

A Johns Hopkins study says 'ill-founded' COVID lockdowns did more harm than good

The researchers say lockdowns had no noticeable effect on reducing COVID-related deaths and a "devastating effect" on economies and social ills.

health.wusf.usf.edu

https://sites.krieger.jhu.edu/iae/files/2022/01/A-Literature-Review-and-Meta-Analysis-of-the-Effects-of-Lockdowns-on-COVID-19-Mortality.pdf

Great Barrington Declaration: COVID Lockdowns Unnecessary

Great Barrington Declaration: “Schools and universities should be open for in-person teaching. Extracurricular activities, such as sports, should be resumed. Young low-risk adults should work normally, rather than from home. Restaurants and other businesses should open.”

www.infectioncontroltoday.com

COVID Lockdowns Were a Giant Experiment. It Was a Failure.

A key lesson of the pandemic.

nymag.com

New study confirms COVID-19 lockdowns did more harm than good - Washington Examiner

A new Johns Hopkins University study published this week found that COVID-19 lockdowns toward the beginning of the pandemic had “little to no effect” on the COVID-19 mortality rate and “should be rejected out of hand as a pandemic policy.”The researchers, led by the head of Johns Hopkins...

www.washingtonexaminer.com

By the way, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is the only presidential candidate who says the lockdowns were wrong and unnecessary, and who says he would have responded to the pandemic very differently. RFK Jr. says he would have followed the approach suggested by the thousands of scientists and medical doctors who signed the Great Barrington Declaration.

The problem is that until you never know going in. You and the others are blessed with hindsight.

Let me get this out of the way now. I think it was a good thing to have the lockdowns and social distancing and all of it including masks.

Let me explain why. Of all the things that historically have reduced or prevented the spread of disease, quarantine works. It is in the Bible. Ancient man who had no knowledge of microscopic bacteria and viruses knew you isolated those who were sick to prevent the spread of disease. So those who denounce a technique rooted in history with excellent results which has been common since the time of Moses, are fools in my opinion.

Those who denounced the efforts claimed they knew it would be fine. Ok. Going forward. If something like this happens again. Let’s play the game. Make it a bet your life scenario. You say no to preventative measures, and someone gets sick, you are responsible. If they die, you are guilty of murder.

But none of those who make their claims would be held responsible. They had no science yet. It took time to learn and study. They just knew. Based upon what? Common sense? Common sense is based on history. History called for quarantine. So it wasn’t common sense. Divine inspiration? Did God speak to them?

 

[SeaMajor7]

The problem is that until you never know going in. You and the others are blessed with hindsight.

Let me get this out of the way now. I think it was a good thing to have the lockdowns and social distancing and all of it including masks.

Let me explain why. Of all the things that historically have reduced or prevented the spread of disease, quarantine works. It is in the Bible. Ancient man who had no knowledge of microscopic bacteria and viruses knew you isolated those who were sick to prevent the spread of disease. So those who denounce a technique rooted in history with excellent results which has been common since the time of Moses, are fools in my opinion.

Those who denounced the efforts claimed they knew it would be fine. Ok. Going forward. If something like this happens again. Let’s play the game. Make it a bet your life scenario. You say no to preventative measures, and someone gets sick, you are responsible. If they die, you are guilty of murder.

But none of those who make their claims would be held responsible. They had no science yet. It took time to learn and study. They just knew. Based upon what? Common sense? Common sense is based on history. History called for quarantine. So it wasn’t common sense. Divine inspiration? Did God speak to them?

Quarantining of HEALTHY PEOPLE had never happened before in human history. GTFOH with your hindsight BULLSHIT!!!!!