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(07-28-2020 10:30 AM)Chillie Willie Wrote:  

(07-28-2020 10:18 AM)Monarchblue Wrote:  

(07-28-2020 10:14 AM)Gilesfan Wrote:  

(07-28-2020 09:05 AM)Monarchblue Wrote:  Here is another interesting thing to think about. We have talked about the social cost of lockdowns and high unemployment a fair amount here, but until now we had no numbers to attach to it. A recent survey of violent crime data shows that the increase in murders this year will account for more deaths in people below 30 than COVID if the trends of both causes of death continue on their current trend, but people who are concerned about those incidental costs are called heartless.

Wait, are you claiming that COVID has caused more murders in people under 30?

You don't think that a bunch of young people that are jobless and have been pent up for months while living in a state of constant anxiety perpetuated by the media could lead to unrest and ultimately this huge uptick in murders that we are seeing?

It’s certainly possible but I don’t think we should make that jump without more proof.

And, yet, the shutdown crowd justified its unwarranted attack on our economy, on our schoolchildren and on our way of life based on the most hysterical (and ultimately least accurate) of the models. Millions were sure to die if we if we failed to comply - - and it was just for a short two weeks. But then we had to keep extending and extending the lockdown requirements based upon ever-moving goalposts for what otherwise would surely be many deaths - - okay, not millions, but hundreds of thousands. And now we have to stop reopening and go back into lockdown. Why? Because there are some places in Florida that don't appear to be doing very well. It will surely spread if we don't go back into lockdown mode.

Speculation is all the rage, at least when offered in support of lockdowns. But shame on you, Monarchblue, for speculating about the secondary consequences of what we've done without first having firm data in hand.

Narrative churning is apparently only a one-way street.