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The government has told people exactly what to do (stay away from large groups, don't have large gatherings for thanksgiving etc). People didn’t listen. Thats why they had to take the next step. It sounds like an opportunity to educate yourself about COVID.

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As badly as people seem to want an authoritarian dictatorship, this is still a free country.

If I want to gather with my friends, I will.

Have you ever considered that people aren’t listening precisely because they have educated themselves on covid?

That's a very antisocial attitude to take. Societies can't deal with crises like pandemics if enough people take that attitude, and the result will be large numbers of avoidable deaths.

In March and April we didn't know the risks, and we didn't know who was at risk. Now, we have the data, and we do know. If you are in a high risk category, or just generally concerned, you should isolate.

I wear a mask in public, and that's about all that I think is legally reasonable.

I take it back

Okay. I hope this comment made you feel better in some way.

Whatever, do what you want, just wear a mask, please

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