essex man
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This post pretty much sums it up, thanks
Will you keep wearing a mask when you don't have to?
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This post pretty much sums it up, thanks
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- Northern Ireland
Same here. I wear a mask going into a shop, because I'm required to do so. I don't like wearing it, and I am fairly sceptical about the benefits of doing so. But I am prepared to go along with it, not because I am a spineless, weak-minded doormat, but because to not do so is to show willful arrogance in the face of people dying from the disease. It also breeds contempt for the genuine efforts of government to control the disease. And it's a signal that, if even one vulnerable person in the whole pandemic was saved by me not passing the disease on to them, either directly or indirectly, then the year of mask wearing would have been worth it. Have some compassion folks.
essex man
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Did you start wearing a mask on national mask day?
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- Lincolnshire
80000 smoking deaths a year. Every year. Smoking not banned.
30000 obesity deaths a year. McDonald's not banned.
10000 alcohol direct deaths a year. Alcohol not banned.
Don't think they are for your health or the health of others in the working age population. The govt is not doing this for the benefit of your health. The level of social control now in place is mind boggling. As is the widespread acceptance. Any attempt to question it generates the same reaction as saying the earth is flat.
30000 obesity deaths a year. McDonald's not banned.
10000 alcohol direct deaths a year. Alcohol not banned.
Don't think they are for your health or the health of others in the working age population. The govt is not doing this for the benefit of your health. The level of social control now in place is mind boggling. As is the widespread acceptance. Any attempt to question it generates the same reaction as saying the earth is flat.
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- Northern Ireland
Actually, smoking is banned in shops, and other public places, where the smoke is likely to get in other people's lungs.
I don't think you can pass on obesity to other people, or alcoholism.
I don't think you can pass on obesity to other people, or alcoholism.
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- Lincolnshire
Just saying that if the government cares so much for people's health....
Perhaps obese people should have their children taken into care to protect their future health? You can pass on heritable diseases. Perhaps those people with high likelihood of passing on certain health defects shouldn't be allowed to breed?
The "needs of the many" argument is not a good one. Govt is rubbing it's hands. No crime, no demonstrations, no fires as everyone's at home, no traffic. Easy life. Just bring out a scientist every fortnight and jobs a good un.
Perhaps obese people should have their children taken into care to protect their future health? You can pass on heritable diseases. Perhaps those people with high likelihood of passing on certain health defects shouldn't be allowed to breed?
The "needs of the many" argument is not a good one. Govt is rubbing it's hands. No crime, no demonstrations, no fires as everyone's at home, no traffic. Easy life. Just bring out a scientist every fortnight and jobs a good un.
essex man
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- colchester
If you believe in masks then to only start wearing them on national mask day, rather than when told of the need to, is to "show wilful arrogance in the face of people dying" ?
Because that's what the overwhelming majority of people did.
Because that's what the overwhelming majority of people did.
Bootneck
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All those that love the compulsory mask wearing presumably agree with the taliban in Afghanistan forcing women to cover their faces. And applaud the Iranian government's draconian policy of imprisonment for women who uncover their hair, as they endanger the moral health of the nation.
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- Yorkshire coast
Was it Orwell who wrote the best way to control the people is with cheap food and entertainment?
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- LINCOLNSHIRE/KENYA
You will obviously be on the Governments hitlist now for putting this down but you are 100% right. It’s control of the population by fear and Governments around the world are turning to the tried and trusted methods much favoured by Nazi Germany, Soviet Russia and Communist China. We just need a few re.education camps for non mask wearers and it will all be good. There is no escape the borders are closed.
essex man
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Bread and circuses goes back to the roman empire
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Probably carry on wearing one, apparently I'm a darned sight better looking with it on.
ollie989898
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None of this has ever been about the number of deaths. I've explained many times on this forum that the number of deaths was never the sole concern of the government. If it could be computer modelled, I bet the number of deaths each country genuinely has by the end of this was probably always going to be what it was going to be regardless of what measures were taken. We know that UK populace is pretty unhealthy- over 60% of adults are obese or overweight. We know the incidence of diabetes, respiratory and cardiovascular disease because they are extensively recorded and have been for years. We also know that at portions of our society were genuine morons who were going to disobey government/medical warnings and continue to behave in a way that spread the virus. I don't think any of us here are genuinely surprised at the scale of the infection in the UK nor in comparable European countries- we have a high population density relative to our land mass like most countries on the continent.
All these coronavirus policies were only ever about trying to retain some capacity in the NHS. The second people were left to die in corridors following road accidents etc because there was no capacity for them, the political cost would have stepped up to a whole new level. People would have understandably been upset by such an event. Hence the panic initially to setup the nightingale hospitals. I would suggest the government and it's advisers planned for a worst-case scenario at the outset and thought the number of infections early on would have been a lot larger. They knew that the virus had been in the country for some weeks by January and it was already too late in some ways.
Probably not, but I'll be keeping to the 2M + rule for at least another 30 years. 
Can't wait for lockdown to end, maybe the f**king roads will be quieter.
Surprised if we do actually beat corvid, with the moronic activity in this country...." I want to go on holiday ", " I don't want to wear a mask ", " When will we be allowed to go to football matches ".
FFS.
Can't wait for lockdown to end, maybe the f**king roads will be quieter.
Surprised if we do actually beat corvid, with the moronic activity in this country...." I want to go on holiday ", " I don't want to wear a mask ", " When will we be allowed to go to football matches ".
FFS.
oldoaktree
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Don’t waste your time with the obvious. Some people just aren’t able to understand it .
If that is the case can we assume that ALL restrictions will be removed fairly soon. There will also be no need for a so called vaccine passport given only a small percentage will refuse the vaccine and wont over burden the nhs?
Rowland
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- Northeast England
Have you not seen the news or read any news ?
Yes. Why?
Rowland
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- Northeast England
Then you will know all about the road map and when restrictions are getting lifted
Lets hope they mean it