Originally Posted by
chuckman
We don't need to hash out COVID here; there are other threads. Statistically it's rated a 'meh.' I say this being in HC, having had to prepare a health system for it, and having access to the data. Could you imagine society's reaction if this virus killed 'just' 10% of everyone across the age spectrum? Mass hysteria. It's minor hysteria now.
What drew me to this thread was the idea that the govt could think that people would have 6 months of living in-house, or more specifically, that the govt may be unable to reliably supply those materials for 6 months. That is sobering. The problem is that for 95% of people, how well they are prepared is inconsequential when you look at how their neighbors are prepared. If you have a dike on the river, or a pump for your part of the lifeboat, if you neighbor isn’t prepared, they’ll take you down with them. Not saying don’t prepare, just be ready for them not being ready.
In some ways this pandemic is a wake up call for “the show“. As someone mentioned some thing much more lethal and perhaps even more transmitting with this viruses ability to leave some untouched and transmitted asymptomatically, then you are really talking about hard times. Specially if people would show the same level of engagement on prevention. We are seeing societal fissures with people being asked to wear masks. Imagine if they were doing contact tracing and pulling people out of their houses to go to concentration camps if they are suspected of being in contact with someone.
The Second Amendment ACKNOWLEDGES our right to own and bear arms that are in common use that can be used for lawful purposes. The arms can be restricted ONLY if subject to historical analogue from the founding era or is dangerous (unsafe) AND unusual.
It's that simple.
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