Re:The San Francisco Bay Area shelter-in-place order is bein...
by thelean12 on Tuesday April 28, 2020 @07:20PM
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And my point is that it's mostly not arbitrary, with a few exceptions that should absolutely be called out. And you are right to do so.
My problem with your arguments is that instead of complaining to your public officials that non-essential construction is happening (the park), you assume there's some conspiracy going on. Big Park lobbying? I don't know what you think, and I'm not going to bother writing out all the reasons it's ridiculous.
Re:The San Francisco Bay Area shelter-in-place order is bein...
by in_cahoots on Tuesday April 28, 2020 @08:29PM
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I guess we’ll have to agree to disagree. A reasonable person can read my posts with some nuance, but you seem determined to take the most absurd interpretation of my words while simultaneously putting words into my mouth. It’s not worth the effort to argue with someone like you.
It doesn’t take a conspiracy theory to understand what’s going on. Essential has been defined narrowly enough to keep the public inconvenienced so that they stay vigilant. If you disagree with me on this go read the New Yorker article on Seattle’s response. Optics plays as large a part as science when it comes to public health.
Essential is also defined broadly enough so that big businesses and their lobbyists don’t complain. That’s capitalism, you can disagree if you want.
Not every argument has to resort to name-calling and accusations of being fake. Even on the internet.