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| little_a |  | ... | 10-02-2021 @ 16:28 |
 still a devious weightlifting bastard Member 43, 14374 posts | AdamT said: This is so depressing and I can imagine mental health is at an all time high I was going through a horrible period in my life pre covid and if I'm honest felt many days I would rather be dead, so I don't feel any worse now really. I just feel bad for those that now maybe feel the same way then should be enjoying life Sorry to hear that Adam. Hope things pick up for you soon mate and you have good support round you to help you through until they do. | ||
| WILLSAN | | ... | 10-02-2021 @ 16:38 |
 Trump will get another four years Member 126, 16707 posts SQ 160, BP 110, DL 225495.0 kgs @ 75kgs UnEq | in my weaker moments I get frustrated at the british publics apparent acquiescence to the removal of their civil rights. from what I have seen reported there is far more resistance to government overreach in europe than there is here. we mock the french for cowardice but they seem far more willing to fight for their rights than us. however, I try to temper that by reminding myself that they are operating in a state of fear having been schooled in a system that has sidelined the study of ethics, philosophy and economics. I have hope that these measures will eventually become so ridiculous that even the unquestioning souls will begin to balk at them. sometimes you have to travel through the dark in order to see the light. | ||
| JohnGym |  | ... | 10-02-2021 @ 17:28 |
 Hamstrings feel activated. Member 1107, 6964 posts SQ 220, BP 152.5, DL 252.5625.0 kgs @ 93kgs UnEq | LessThanLuke said:What exactly is horrifying about a mask? Absolutely nothing. Difficult people just enjoy being difficult. | ||
| WILLSAN | | ... | 10-02-2021 @ 17:42 |
Trump will get another four years Member 126, 16707 posts SQ 160, BP 110, DL 225495.0 kgs @ 75kgs UnEq | JohnGym said: Difficult people just enjoy being difficult. just as simple minded people enjoy being simple minded. | ||
| luki | | ... | 10-02-2021 @ 18:55 |
Avatar Member 5517, 1538 posts SQ 160, BP 165, DL 201526.0 kgs @ 110kgs UnEq | WILLSAN said:...from what I have seen reported... I think that's media bias. BBC are very happy to show some sham drunk without a mask smashing up a local shop for refusing service. We can all look down on him. They don't cover anti mask demos in UK. They don't show the people meeting friends for coffee and walks in their Louis Vuitton mask while ignoring any kind of social distancing. Or all the people flying to South Africa/Brazil/Dubai to Ireland then on to UK so they can say they came from Ireland and not quarantine. | ||
| WILLSAN | | ... | 10-02-2021 @ 18:59 |
Trump will get another four years Member 126, 16707 posts SQ 160, BP 110, DL 225495.0 kgs @ 75kgs UnEq | luki said: I think that's media bias. BBC are very happy to show some sham drunk without a mask smashing up a local shop for refusing service. We can all look down on him. They don't cover anti mask demos in UK. They don't show the people meeting friends for coffee and walks in their Louis Vuitton mask while ignoring any kind of social distancing. Or all the people flying to South Africa/Brazil/Dubai to Ireland then on to UK so they can say they came from Ireland and not quarantine. you could be right. although I know people who have been to the demos in london and from what I have picked up from their social media there hasnt been much going on since this lockdown started. having said that it is not something I have specifically looked for. | ||
| macroth | | ... | 10-02-2021 @ 19:48 |
 no longer the Swiss Deadlift record holder Member 3517, 3368 posts SQ 182.5, BP 122.5, DL 255560.0 kgs @ 90kgs UnEq | WILLSAN said: we mock the french for cowardice but they seem far more willing to fight for their rights than us. Generally speaking the French are quite prone to marching and striking, but there hasn't been much protesting against the various anti-pandemic mesures. Plenty of disagreement to varying degrees, of course, but very little unrest. | ||
| Rick | | ... | 10-02-2021 @ 19:51 |
 I am a bench-only guy Member 3, 10035 posts SQ 185, BP 175, DL 235595.0 kgs @ 140kgs UnEq Administrator | One person's "removal of civil rights" is another person's "necessary measures to get through a pandemic". Nobody protests that their civil rights are being infringed because they're not allowed to drop their pants and take a s**t in the supermarket, another rule and custom that exists for reasons of public health. | ||
| Fatpete | | ... | 10-02-2021 @ 20:19 |
 Hyper obese Pete Member 70, 17883 posts SQ 322.5, BP 205, DL 300827.5 kgs @ 133kgs Eq | Rick said:One person's "removal of civil rights" is another person's "necessary measures to get through a pandemic". Nobody protests that their civil rights are being infringed because they're not allowed to drop their pants and take a s**t in the supermarket, another rule and custom that exists for reasons of public health. You would mention this the day before my weekly shop. Tempted | ||
| WILLSAN | | ... | 10-02-2021 @ 20:49 |
Trump will get another four years Member 126, 16707 posts SQ 160, BP 110, DL 225495.0 kgs @ 75kgs UnEq | macroth said: Generally speaking the French are quite prone to marching and striking, but there hasn't been much protesting against the various anti-pandemic mesures. Plenty of disagreement to varying degrees, of course, but very little unrest. maybe so. I saw this the other day. as you say, they are much more prone to protesting for workers rights, so I imagine there may well be more tangentially related protests as the restrictions bite on the economy. I think the dutch and the germans have seen the most vocal protests? at the end of the day, when people have nothing left to lose, they tend to lose it. and I think the furlough scheme may well be the only thing holding back the tide of people with nothing left to lose. | ||
| dannyboy73 | | ... | 11-02-2021 @ 13:34 |
Mask it or Casket !! Member 4600, 8166 posts SQ 240, BP 162.5, DL 255657.5 kgs @ 90.5kgs UnEq | Post Edited: 11.02.2021 @ 13:35 PM by dannyboy73 to quote... 617,000 people die each year from old age in the Uk but somehow, your not allowed to die from covid ever, somehow we cannot cancel life to preserve every life.These current restrictions are not in any way proportional. Why can only a few of us see this??? | ||
| macroth | | ... | 11-02-2021 @ 14:02 |
no longer the Swiss Deadlift record holder Member 3517, 3368 posts SQ 182.5, BP 122.5, DL 255560.0 kgs @ 90kgs UnEq | dannyboy73 said:to quote... 617,000 people die each year from old age in the Uk Is this what this person said? Because it's not true. | ||
| Wayne_Cowdrey | | ... | 11-02-2021 @ 14:36 |
 Still got a little bit of strength Member 400, 22049 posts | I heard of a lorry driver dying in a crash, but because they happened to be Covid positive it went down as a Covid death. That sort of thing does make one question the figures. I wonder how many people are dying purely of Covid rather than of other causes but Covid happens to be present, or being very unwell anyway with other conditions and Covid being a contributory factor in their death? | ||
| Wayne_Cowdrey | | ... | 11-02-2021 @ 14:42 |
Still got a little bit of strength Member 400, 22049 posts | dannyboy73 said: These current restrictions are not in any way proportional. Why can only a few of us see this??? I tend to agree. I'm not saying that nothing should be in place, but I feel the balance is wrong. I see the lockdown/restrictions as very damaging. I can see much evidence of that in my own little bubble. I'm certainly stressed/unhappy at the moment. When that goes on for an extended period of time that really isn't good. | ||
| Rick | | ... | 11-02-2021 @ 14:54 |
I am a bench-only guy Member 3, 10035 posts SQ 185, BP 175, DL 235595.0 kgs @ 140kgs UnEq Administrator | dannyboy73 said: These current restrictions are not in any way proportional. Why can only a few of us see this??? Because it's not true. If the restrictions were to prevent excess deaths on the scale we've seen, they would be disproportionate. But they aren't. They're to keep them down to the scale we've seen, rather than vastly larger (and they should have been much lower, with much less invasive measures, if it hadn't been cocked up so very badly). | ||
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