@Reedwarbler
I have just put in a complaint to the BBC about their 'blood on their hands' report. I think it's really bad, and I seriously doubt that person is an actual doctor. The more people that complain the better. Scaremongering of the highest order.
Really? You “seriously doubt” that he’s a doctor? Even the most basic Google search shows you his “line of work”
I remember him being interviewed way back when. He was emphatic about SD and how much it would help. Can’t imagine, this far down the line, with so many “oh, it doesn’t apply to me” how fucking frustrated he feels.
Did he phrase it incorrectly? Yes, he did. Were his sentiments wrong? No, I don’t think they were.
He was, in the middle of dealing with a shitload of pressure, trying to appeal to people that have ZERO respect for basic guidelines. He was not singling out those who are exempt from masks/have a support bubble. He was trying to appeal to those who have absolutely ZERO regard for anything “cos it’s all shit and I’m fed up now so I’ll mix with x amount of households over x amount of days whenever I want”.
I really flipping get it - so many people shat on with lockdowns, handling of it by govt - though damned if you do/don’t and would another party have done better?
I am definitely not someone “salivating “ over tougher restrictions. I bloody want things to turn back to something even vaguely resembling “normal”. But I can also see how stats would be if there were no restrictions in place. I don’t want that for our NHS - at the moment, I don’t care about the argument of “what’s lead us here”, I want to hope that they can scrape on through this and then the proper argument can start.
The less people mix, the lower the risk of transmission. Therefore, the more beds can be freed up for totally un-Covid related reasons. If there were no restrictions, what would it look like now?
As an aside, I’ve seen explanations for this thread along the lines of “”it’s a safe space for people to air their views without getting flamed”. There are a number of people on here where, I might not “agree” with them, but their posts are measured and thought our, yet there are others who only who post fairly batshit stuff. TBF - no one responds to them, but they also post on loads of other threads. Some of you are happy to go on other threads to show your point of view, but you never pull anyone up on this thread for anything.
I saw some truly dementory shit on numerous posts way back when. Hence why I kept an eye on this thread. But am now disappointed that it seems to have - in some cases, not all - turned into smug/laugh at/they don’t know better clique.