England to have a second lockdown. Wonder if this will happen here eventually? - General Discussion Discussion

[–] AndyKing1967 (39875) 4 years ago

Where is here?

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[–] Eric56 (4580) 4 years ago

I'm in Canada but I really mean North America.

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[–] AndyKing1967 (39875) 4 years ago

Are things getting bad over there? I thought you had things under control?

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[–] Eric56 (4580) 4 years ago

Well, Canada is a big country, so it really depends where you are. I'm on Vancouver Island, BC and life is relatively normal here. But in Winnipeg, Alberta and Ontario, it's a different story.

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[–] Eric56 (4580) 4 years ago

Where are you located Andy? I presume you are in the States? I saw on the news a record 100,000 cases in a single day!

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[–] AndyKing1967 (39875) 4 years ago

I live in ‘Sunny’ Bournemouth, south coast of England, 5 minutes from the beach.

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[–] [deleted] 4 years ago

Things are far from under control. States here.
California and Texas both have a million cases each. But the death rate has lowered considerably.
Murica 😔

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[–] Eric56 (4580) 4 years ago

COVID-19 is for sure the top issue for Americans during this election.

What is the sentiment down there for this election less than a week away? Lots of craziness? I saw on the news that Texas may go blue!

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[–] [deleted] 4 years ago

I live in a red state. I can't leave the house. Trumpers everywhere trumping. Scary.

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[–] [deleted] 4 years ago

Wear a MAGA hat.

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[–] PrimeMinisterX (8864) 4 years ago

Great people, the lot of them!

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[–] PrimeMinisterX (8864) 4 years ago

Covid really shouldn't even be an election issue. It's a virus. The fuck's the government going to do?

Until we have a vaccine it just is what it is. Blame China.

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[–] Eric56 (4580) 4 years ago

Actually, it should. Both parties have different views on healthcare, so COVID-19 impacts that.

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[–] AndyKing1967 (39875) 4 years ago

Yeah, I thought that that it wasn’t so bad in Canadia.

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[–] samoanjoes (58645) 4 years ago

Dear God, Andy tell me this isn't true. I'm going to be Premier League-less during a lockdown?!?!?!?!?

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[–] AndyKing1967 (39875) 4 years ago

No, thankfully the Prem will continue unhindered ⚽️

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[–] samoanjoes (58645) 4 years ago

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[–] jonathan_k80 (6436) 4 years ago

Possibly in Canada, but not the U.S. There is still too much resistance and denial prevalent.

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[–] Eric56 (4580) 4 years ago

Are you excited about the election less than a week away? What is the sentiment down there? Lots of craziness?

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[–] Otter (24464) 4 years ago

Sadly, this is the real answer. Too many Americans would rather see their neighbors and grandparents die of a preventable disease, than lift a finger or pay a cent.

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[–] Eric56 (4580) 4 years ago

It seems the American mentality is "Don't tell me what to do! I do what I want. ".

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[–] Otter (24464) 4 years ago

In far too many cases, yes. The mentality is that of a toddler in the "terrible twos", screaming "NO NO NO NO" to everything.

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[–] GlenEllyn (21660) 4 years ago

You hit the nail on the head! I cannot believe how many people complain about the simple steps we should all be taking to avoid spreading Covid. Masks, distancing, and washing one's hands. It's not hard, people! If everyone would get on board with this we could get back to some semblance of normal life. No one likes wearing a mask, for Pete's sake! 🙄 But it's a very small sacrifice to keep ourselves and those around us safer.

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[–] jonathan_k80 (6436) 4 years ago

People still don't get it. Yes, the safety measures are an inconvenience, but the alternative is worse.

When you break your leg, you need to wear a cast. Yes, it's bulky and inconvenient. However, you don't remove it after just a couple of days because you're tired of it, if you wish to have your leg heal correctly. Or when you bandage a cut, you don't tear off the bandage an hour later because it gets in the way.

This is a pandemic. We have two choices: lock down and get it under control, or take half-hearted steps which are ineffective and allow it to drag on for months or even years.

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[–] GlenEllyn (21660) 4 years ago

Exactly! 👍👍👍

For those who say wearing a mask is uncomfortable, think how uncomfortable being on a ventilator is.

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[–] jonathan_k80 (6436) 4 years ago

Your description of the American mentality is accurate. There seems to be this growing arrogant attitude that the problems affecting the entire planet don't apply to the U.S. COVID-19, climate change and the like are other countries' issues. The U.S. exists in its own little special world. At least that's what the arrogant and ignorant individuals like to think.

I, for one, will be glad when this election is over. I'm so sick of the ads and hearing about it every day. It even dominates the BBC News, which is one of the few news channels I watch.

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[–] Eric56 (4580) 4 years ago

The thing is, this isn't a "new" thing. Has always been the American mentality long before Trump. Probably since WW2 (or even earlier).

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[–] jonathan_k80 (6436) 4 years ago

That's true. It seems that it's gotten worse in recent years.

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[–] GlenEllyn (21660) 4 years ago

I have to disagree that the "you can't tell me what to do" has been around since the end of WWII. But I do think that coming out of that war, Americans seemed to think they knew better than the rest of the world. It's to our detriment that we believe we know better than anyone else. We refuse to accept that another country just might have a better idea. We could be learning from other countries about what works and what doesn't. But no, we're too arrogant. 🙄

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[–] ShogunofYonkers (78632) 4 years ago

I'm in New York and in one of the larger NYC Unions...We've been doing our thing, no worries aside from some of our people getting sick but my boss (she's NO joker and a tough leader) EMailed us yesterday stating we should get used to working from home ASAP

Strange days man...some jobs you can't do from home

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[–] ColumboKate (5788) 4 years ago

As soon as Germany and France announced their lockdown the other day I knew we would be next. It's how it happened the first time around 😒

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[–] Eric56 (4580) 4 years ago

Didn't know Germany and France had their 2nd lockdowns.

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[–] ColumboKate (5788) 4 years ago

Yep. There's a few others in Europe too. Belgium is one, I forgot the others.

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[–] ColumboKate (5788) 4 years ago

France are making their citizens carry documents to prove they have a reason to be outside/travelling.

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[–] Eric56 (4580) 4 years ago

Yikes! Similar to what Italy did during their lockdown back in March.

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[–] [deleted] 4 years ago

Please state countries, "here" could be antarctica when you're talking on the world wide web.

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[–] Eric56 (4580) 4 years ago

I'm in Canada but I really mean North America.

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[–] NotoriousRio (12927) 4 years ago

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[–] Eric56 (4580) 4 years ago

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[–] NotoriousRio (12927) 4 years ago

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[–] Eric56 (4580) 4 years ago

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[–] NotoriousRio (12927) 4 years ago

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[–] Eric56 (4580) 4 years ago

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[–] NotoriousRio (12927) 4 years ago

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[–] Eric56 (4580) 4 years ago

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[–] NotoriousRio (12927) 4 years ago

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[–] tsrt (1177) 4 years ago

The cold weather is starting...

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[–] Quasimodo (16388) 4 years ago

The Ice Age cometh ! I predicted this.

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[–] NotoriousRio (12927) 4 years ago

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[–] PrimeMinisterX (8864) 4 years ago

Americans don't want to be locked down. Fuck that shit.

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[–] Eric56 (4580) 4 years ago

"DON'T TELL ME WHAT TO DO!" - American mantra

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[–] PrimeMinisterX (8864) 4 years ago

Pretty much, yeah. I love it!

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[–] snepts (11123) 4 years ago

I have to chuckle when I hear how in the animal world we need predators and natural causes to keep populations in balance, but with humans we need to do everything we can to keep every single person alive for as long as we possibly can.

I'm a proud progressive, and I'm not applauding the effects of a mass pandemic, but I do wonder if it's Nature's way of telling us something's wrong. Cull the herd, as they say.

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