Apparently the disease only kills old people, people with health problems and stupid people.



https://myfox8.com/...tending-covid-party/

Much of what you say is true, and it's sad that the younger generations will have to pay for all this, on top of the bloated pensions of so many Baby Boomers. But I think there are no shortages of idiots all over the country and of all ages. Many teenagers are acting responsibly, but others are not. I've seen both, and I suspect the difference comes down to parenting.

It also comes down to knowledge and understanding of how this virus spreads, and why you should wear a mask. There is still a large percentage of the population that doesn't get that you wear a mask primarily to protect others. It's like not drinking and driving, vs choosing whether or not to wear a seat belt. Too many people are still thinking their personal choice to not wear a mask is one that ONLY affects themselves, and they think "I'm willing to take the risk."

Most people also still don't understand about asymptomatic spreading of the virus, which compounds the problem. They think to themselves, "I feel fine, so I don't need to wear a mask."

And so on the virus spreads, also because we aren't doing enough testing, the results are too slow and we aren't doing much effective contact tracing.

It all comes from leadership and communication at the top. The correct messaging HAS to disseminate to as many people as possible, via whatever media sources they might read or watch or listen to. That's finally beginning to happen, but look what it took to get there, and there are still many people who will remain too stubborn or ignorant to do what's necessary to get the virus under control.

But it may all have been fake news.

At the risk of getting into a flame war, so a person making a personal choice about their own body should not be able to make that choice if it endangers the life of another living thing?

Not speaking for Kay, but the post you're responding to was written in the context of educating people to make good decisions, not eliminating one choice by force.

What do you mean "by force"?

Yeah sure, but isn't any party a covid party right now?

https://www.mlive.com/...ashtenaw-county.html

Law.

Masks are enforceable in public spaces and to some degree private business that the public has access to (stores).

But if someone throws a party in their own house and everyone decides to not wear a mask, not much in the way of law you can do about that. So it's up to education and culture.

At the risk of getting into a flame war, so a person making a personal choice about their own body should not be able to make that choice if it endangers the life of another living thing?

Really? Another human, sure. Another living thing??? I like to eat meat. That is a personal choice. Living things (like cows, lamb, pigs, chicken) die so that I can eat them.

My choice of words was to avoid the argument that a fetus or baby in the womb is not "a person".

Sorry, you and I are talking about different things. I was making an attempt, obviously a poor one, to connect the line of thought that you can't make a personal choice about yourself or your body if that choice puts other lives at risk. There is at least one political hot topic where the argument has always been, its my body I can do what I want with it, even if it means extinguishing the opportunity for another living thing to continue living. Those who are choosing not to wear masks saying its my choice are, it seems, the same general political bent of those who oppose abortion. Those telling people to wear masks because it endangers others seem, to a large extent, to be the same people who support abortion.

Sorry, you and I are talking about different things. I was making an attempt, obviously a poor one, to connect the line of thought that you can't make a personal choice about yourself or your body if that choice puts other lives at risk. There is at least one political hot topic where the argument has always been, its my body I can do what I want with it, even if it means extinguishing the opportunity for another living thing to continue living. Those who are choosing not to wear masks saying its my choice are, it seems, the same general political bent of those who oppose abortion. Those telling people to wear masks because it endangers others seem, to a large extent, to be the same people who support abortion.

I am thoroughly confused.