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Re:How long can a democracy maintain emergency limits and st... by nhinck on Friday September 03, 2021 @04:22AM (#28401687)
It really doesn't seem like you're getting back to normal so much as ignoring excess deaths and being fine with it.
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Re:How long can a democracy maintain emergency limits and st... by nickthemagicman on Friday September 03, 2021 @05:24AM (#28402053)
Under 20% of the population is in a high vulnerable group to Covid.

Quarantine is voluntary. If you choose to leave it, you face the consequences.

This is a personal responsibility problem not a society wide problem.

Simple as.

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Re:How long can a democracy maintain emergency limits and st... by lovich on Friday September 03, 2021 @11:05AM (#28405168)
I can’t imagine thinking that 20% of the population of my society is highly likely to die and then consider it a personal responsibility problem
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Re:How long can a democracy maintain emergency limits and st... by nickthemagicman on Friday September 03, 2021 @02:59PM (#28407984)
People literally sacrificed themselves in numerous wars to give the rest of us exactly these abstract concepts of freedom and self determination.
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Re:How long can a democracy maintain emergency limits and st... by lovich on Friday September 03, 2021 @08:31PM (#28411003)
20% of the population? Or is that hyperbole?
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Re:How long can a democracy maintain emergency limits and st... by iammisc on Friday September 03, 2021 @07:43PM (#28410671)
Which is normal... Thousands die each day and we are fine with it... Because that's normal.
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