Michigan protesters storm state Capitol in fight over coronavirus rules: 'Men with rifles yelling at

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    The protestors are on the side of reason - the governors actions are unjustifiable.
     
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    That's what i would have guessed.

    Sounds like different counties need different rules, not a one size fits all approach.
    I'd say the protesters have some validity
     
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    I think it should be looked at county by county. But there should be travel restrictions to ensure those counties, with no cases, stay healthy
     
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    That's what Florida's DeSantis did. He's keeping Miami-Dade and Broward counties closed, while tip-toeing into reopening the other counties. Sane and rational. No armed protesters at the Florida capitol.
     
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    :roflol:
     
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    The headlines should read -

    “Conservatives spend last 20 years preparing for Zombie Apocalypse- then freak out after just 40 days of social distancing (even though they could still drive to the store and buy everything they need and the government covered a big chunk of expenses).
     
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    This is full of hyperbolic hyper-partisan nonsense - so, yeah, I do wonder why the headlines didn't read exactly this.
     
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    Yeah, that makes sense. Who needs a regular paycheck anyway?
     
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    For the last 50 years, conservatives have been preaching self reliance in emergencies, which includes saving for at least three months of expenses. Did they not listen to themselves?
     
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    This sort of liberal compassion for the blue-collars of MI is why Trump won the election.
     
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    Actually financial advisors have recommended that. Republicans and Democrats gave the manufacturing jobs to China. Now look what China gave us in return. Nice trade deal, eh?
     
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    Won't really matter how much money people saved when the impact of shutting the economy crashes the food supply chain in a few more weeks.
     
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    Lol how do you know they weren't sick? If even one was asymptomatic, then the rest just got a good exposure.

    And your second part is absolute nonsense.


    Nah, I'd rather they didn't, but sometimes the kid needs to touch the hot stove to realize it's a stupid idea.

    Also, this isn't a simple difference in opinion, that's a strawman. And a terribly built one.
     
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    The governor's actions amount to tyranny. The facts clearly show that a Covid infection is rarely fatal. Maybe 1% or less.
     
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    NO, large corporations and capitalists gave the business and manufacturing jobs to China (including Republicans and Democrats). That move was about profits, not politics. It's why the Trumps had their clothing companies products manufactured in China.
     
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    It's an unknown. We are just finding out that people who have recovered may have long term kidney and blood clotting issues.
    This isn't like building a fast food hamburger, and we shouldn't treat it as such.

    We spent $3 trillion dollars and spent 19 years on trying to assure Americans that we would not be attacked by terrorists again
    (and that event cost about 4,000 American lives as opposed to 50,000 from this virus) - so freaking out after 40 days? Not sure Americans are capable of long term planning anymore.
     
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    And thus, your lack of compassion for your fellow humans.
    :lol:
    OK - what, then?
     
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    What's an unknown?

    The vast majority who get sick don't even go to the hospital. I know 20 such individuals myself, without even looking.

    Even the official stats show a very low chance of death.
     
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    We don't know if it's seasonal. We don't know if it mutating. We don't know about long term impact on the immune systems
    of those who have recovered. We don't know about herd immunity. Lots of unknowns.
     
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    You might not know those things, but others do know those things.

    Like all corona virus infections, it WILL be seasonal to some degree, because sunlight and heat kill the virus.

    You don't, but others know it is mutating, as all virus do.

    You don't, but others know that herd immunity has been happening as long as herds have been infected. Herd immunity is growing in this country, but YOU are not aware of it, likely because you don't want to be aware of it.
     
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    That's stretching it a bit. She is really just another common petty bourgeois fascist ninny.
    They are not a serious threat without police willing to persecute their opposition.
     
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    Many if not most of those protesting the economic shutdown are part of the woking class. IOW, Democrats and Independents. Good for Trump. Bad for the DP/CCP/RINO Axis.
     
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    We know this a world wide epidemic - which means it's active in the Southern Hemisphere which is is the middle of the their summer. We know that the scientific community is stating that it's too early to tell if people can be re-infected, which puts the degree of herd immunity in question.
     

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