The thing about social distancing "hawks" vs "doves" is the hawks are just being *consistent* The virus is a physical thing, it follows physical rules, if you're within six feet of another person you're at risk of inhaling microscopic particles of spit they exhale, that's it
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The rules don't change if your reason for wanting to risk exposure is virtuous rather than selfish Going to church isn't different than going to a bar Having a wholesome cookout in the park isn't different than a sketchy party in a basement
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The "exceptions" we make to social distancing are ones we're literally FORCED TO because people would DIE otherwise, if they couldn't get groceries or go to the pharmacy to buy meds
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The virus doesn't actually care about this either, which is why we have a steady march of people CONTINUING TO GET INFECTED AND GET SICK at supermarkets, at warehouses and processing facilities, and at hospitals
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Any "reasonable concessions" you make so people can go hang out at the beach again if they pinky promise not to make out with any strangers just speeds up the rate at which those "essential workers" get exposed, infected and in some cases killed
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Unless you're willing to look at that equation and tell those "heroes" to their face "It was worth it for X number of you to die so we could that beach party", unless you actually understand what the tradeoff is, you should shut the fuck up
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One thing that strikes me is that "doves", despite often being people that claim to hate politics, seems to view the fundamental attributes of the virus as a social construct shaped by political forces.
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As if you can legislate away the threat of the virus instead of dealing with it. As if it care who it infects. As if it care about social norms. As if it can be convinced to not go too hard on the economy.
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