Oso planning to go pro
But the good news is “it affects virtually nobody.”
It's important to note that weld county sits right beside boulder county. That's like Idaho vs California, and Idaho residents needing to get sent to CA for healthcare. So I get the ideological differences, but we all need to take care of each other.
I completely reject that philosophy. Right now, the virus is everywhere I caught it because we had two house fires in one night and I was mingling with civilians and other firefighters without a surgical mask for the only time in months. Or I caught it at the dentist 36 hours later. This isn't some morality test.
Do we though? At what point do we force people to reap what they sow?
That is a completely immoral point of view.Furthermore, I know many people who have taken all sorts of precautions who have gotten this. Let's not act like its just the morons who are the problem here.
Sure. But there's a difference between those who take precautions va the morons
I hope you really aren't advocating for this. I understand the urge, but it is essentially advocating for the do nothing policy we have....which is a tragedy unfolding week by week.
Well its not that black and white of course. And "loving one's neighbor" does not have an "except for the morons" clause.
That's not what I was suggesting.
Because it is a very powerful, very communicable virus. And Americans have yet to take the necessary steps to control it. But that is not a reason to withhold care.
Curious about hose civilian interactions. Were you wearing any mask? Were they? I can certainly appreciate that given your circumstances at a house fire things get chaotic and you would be exposed for periods.
Because it is a very powerful, very communicable virus.
I still think we don't know something about the communicability of this virus. I know of at least three families where a member got the virus and the others did not. Living in the same house. In one case sharing a bed for a few nights prior to confirmation of covid. These things do not make sense. (No I am not downplaying this virus at all, just really wonder what it is we are missing. There is more to learn.)
For what its worth, the argument is not about withholding care, its about allocating care. There is no more care to be had. Jesmu's point is about allocating that scarce resource to folks who have not selfishly or intentionally put themselves in a position to need it.
I believe this has been researched. That certain people, most likely due to their viral load, do most of the spreading. That numerous people who get the disease and show symptoms seemingly don't spread it at all.
Whether we like it or not, we are all in this together.