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07-24-2020 10:51 AM |
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Originally Posted by Dondilion
(Post 387846)
And the spike in Central Florida, and Georgia?
Anecdotally.
My daughter who is a RN and works in a large hospital in Central Florida says there are hardly any Mexicans in the spike in her area.
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Georgia's death count is still flatly within the same numbers. There was no big spike like NY.
But it does speak to this: The virus is a state and local issue, not a national one. How it is affecting a particular state or community should fuel how that state or community responds to it.
And it is important to know that every response brings a cost - culturally and financially. And I hate to be morbid, but it is a compromise. e.g. we know that tens of thousands of americans will be killed on our highways every year, but we still drive. The human cost justifies the cultural benefits.
Another example is the Grand Coulee dam. Builders estimated that one worker would be killed for every million dollars spent. But we still built it. The project cost 45 million, and 40 men died in its construction. And yes, the families of those men suffered. It doesn't mean the dam should not have been built.
We also kill around 250 kids every year transporting them to and from public school, but we still do it because of the benefit to the millions that don't die.
And this virus, when death vs population stats are compared, is a non-event for me. Others think it is somewhat of an event. Still others wear a mask because of how they see the risk. And others even avoid going out at all costs. Each of us gets to make his own decision but, at the end of the day, if you are afraid of the air other people exhale, it is on you, not them, to protect yourself. Get a full face mask with replaceable canisters to ensure you are relatively safe.
But your sensibilities do not trump the sensibilities of others. Breathing is part of being a human. Nobody has the right to control someone else's breathing unless it is on their property.
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