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[Thundersnowy]

WE'RE NOT FATIGUED! THE INTELLIGENT AMONG US ARE STAYING HOME AND WEARING MASKS. NOT FATIGUED!

[lawrencesullivan]

were the American people "fatigued" in WW II? just do what is necessary and stop complaining and take all the prescribed precautions and try to work around the incompetents in the WH.

[Lilac]

People don’t care about something that they cannot see, or something that doesn’t affect them personally. This is the underlying factor behind this crisis. 🤷🏻‍♀️

[No-uwry]

If our future is in our hands, then we're boned.

[PetitePorchPerformances]

Let’s talk. As celebrations take place around the world not just for a new American President but for democracy itself, the US has passed a grim milestone – nearly 200, 000 COVID-19 infections a day. For many months some Americans have resisted wearing protective masks because they, "Take away freedom." Is this really about taking away freedoms or something else?
We are a country founded on the compassionate rule of law. We have seatbelt laws and second-hand smoke laws. These are just two small examples of laws enacted to protect us when we cannot protect ourselves and each other. When functioning properly our representatives in government have the ability, as defined by constitutions, charters, etc., to do those things we cannot do all by ourselves. This may include building highways, providing K-12 education and let's not forget protecting us from deadly forest fires, hurricanes, etc. Governors, legislators and judges from the three branches of government, in addition to the media, are working as best as they can, as quickly as they can and with the best available public health information to keep all of us safe; individually we do not have the collective expertise, human and financial resources to manage these challenges. If they need to do this legally by decree, executive order or other provisions allowed them during emergencies then they are doing their jobs.
Although most people are doing the best they can to save lives there are some powerful few who are literally killing people. Take Trump and his super spreader events. A Stanford University study found his rallies have killed 700 people and infected 30, 000. Columbia University published a study recently on how 130, 000-210, 000 lives could have been saved if this administration and his political devotees had not politicized a pandemic that has infected over 53 million and killed 1, 300, 000 world-wide – so far. (Approximately 40% of the infected are asymptomatic and never know they may be spreading COVID according to the CDC.) The good news is that by taking basic precautions the University of Washington projects we can save over 130, 000 lives by February 1, 2021. Remember, this virus is about 8X deadlier than last year’s flu and the third leading cause of death in the US only behind heart disease and cancer. Please fact-check all of this information yourself. Facing the truth is empowering, freeing. The sooner the more people accept reality, the sooner we can recover together as a country – grieve those we have loved and lost – and collectively address other urgent concerns.
One last thing – we are fortunate. Do the people resisting wearing a mask really have no understanding of what is true loss of your freedoms? Have we learned nothing from history: slavery, disenfranchisement, imprisonment in jails, ghettos and concentration camps, inscription into armies, forced marriage, starvation... Over 85, 000 children in Yemen have died since 2018 directly because of US foreign policy. Currently, millions more Yemen children, women and men face starvation but we can still save them by providing immediate emergency assistance with our International allies. We just have to care enough about their freedom, their literal right to life. I’d like to believe we are capable of understanding false equivalences. There is no comparing facial coverings and the right to life, freedom from extreme suffering. This may not be what we have expected but it is nothing new, not really. And we each have superpowers – our infinite capacity for creative adaptation and a little thing called love. – Please feel free to share this post. Take care, stay safe out there and thank you.

[junerockstar]

And trump is still having is super spreader events.. it’s only matter of time.

[emsleywyatt]

We'll never get a handle on this thing until we start treating like one big one and not fifty small ones.

[DSmith]

"The future is in OUR hands?" 😳
we're in trouble....

[mjohn]

People, this is not rocket science. Wear mask, wash hands frequently, maintain social distancing. Do it for your families and neighbors .

[clairerobinson]

Encourage viewers to listen to Dr Osterholm and his team at CIDRAP’s weekly podcast - the Olsterholm Update.

[josewilliams]

The reason for the success of both Australia and New Zealand governments in controlling Covid-19 in both countries, is the provision of income support for all unemployed people and small business employers. It's not possible to control the spread without that. If people can't buy food and pay essential bills, they can't stop working. The economies of both our countries are bouncing back. Australia is making huge investment in new infrastructure and residential housing. Our international borders must remain restricted to exclude Americans from entry, because of the high health risk they bring. We did the hard yards but only because of our State and Federal governments' support of our employees and employers. Otherwise, the prevention and intervention strategies wouldn't have been possible.

[wesleyreeves]

The nurses and the teachers should strike to make a point to Governors

[TheAceofhearts]

Guys this makes me soooo scared man...y'all see that chart??..if we don't come to terms that we have to all do something about it we're screwed.

[neilgj]

If there is a lockdown. You can thank everyone that be-cried their freedoms and would not wear a mask and social distance. Covid is not a registered voter and does not have a party affiliation, But it does thrive in a society in denial and being ignorant.

[kosh]

Congrats, Dr. Osterhlom for get appointed to Biden's Advisory Board... 👏👏

[MalikaBourne]

Support our state's governor. Please do what we gotta do to make difference in our future. Thanks for this broadcast. Great information to move forward.

[chemonather]

Please, We want to see Many MORE Thanksgivings.

[lonspangrud]

We’re to stupid as a species to do what needs to be done to help slow 5his down. 🤬

[jessicasconzert]

This makes no sense. Why the huge jump all of a sudden? We went all summer, 2 months of school, and even large protests with no big jump in cases. What is causing this large spike?

[helloelena]

Is anybody making the connection that this spike is exactly 2 weeks after all those rallies that Trump was having?