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It's not going to shit. Or well, it is, but it's not the first or the last time. It went to shit for Egyptian civilization, it went to shit for Ancient Greece, for the Roman Empire, it went to shit for Aztecs and Incas, it went to shit for Imperial Japan, it went to shit for commie Germany, it went to shit for USSR, etc etc.. You fear for your children's future because you're probably watching the news too much, which is the other point you are trying to make. You will barely see anything good on the media. Doesn't mean nothing good happens. Here, have a bit of this . There's also good things on the horizon for your kids, should they choose to be part of it.
Wearing masks drastically reduces the microdropplets released into the air by the wearer when talking in a confined space where social distancing isn't possible. But no, it won't protect YOU if you get coughed at by someone sick or casually micro-sprayed by a selfish person going around not wearing one inside Walmart. You protect OTHERS when you wear one. Is it necessary you wear one outside, with known family, etc? Naw. Wash your hands and don't touch your face, open a couple windows.
Now I don't like the government putting their nose where it's not their business but to say this is an attack on freedom it's a bit of a stretch. One of the roles of the government is to protect their citizens from each other. If your neighbor can just break into your house or your business and steal, kill you, and face no consequences, and on your end you could just shoot him to take his lot of land, where would be the civilized order? Likewise, if your neighbor were to contract a disease that could put your elderly mother at risk of dying and they didn't give a crap, it's the role of the government to protect your mother against that threat. So vaccines are mandatory and so are masks, at least temporarily. If your kid has an immune disease and can't be vaxinated, you can still send him to school knowing the other kids there HAVE TO be vaxinated and there's minimal risk of them giving him chickenpox or meningitis.
I'm sure in a developed country such as the Netherlands where even happiness indexes are thru the roof you probably trust your fellow citizens to use better judgment, but believe me this is NOT the case in other parts of the world. People will leave their kid in their car in 90 degree weather and roast them to death. They drive drunk, hit and run and ruin lives. You think they care if your grandma has asthma? The mask is itchy, omg, eW. The most unbearable 15 min of their lives while they pick up their Coke and Cheetos. You will see Asians wearing masks as they always have, because in their culture other people are also to be respected, so their fellow neighbor is also on their mind.
As far as different countries approach to the crisis, idk what surprises you. They're different countries with different governments, culture, and socio-economic systems that are only supposed to do what's in the best interest of their own country. As much as I like the UN it's not like in the movies where they all reach an agreement at a round table and team up.
As far as political correctness goes, I take it in a case-by-case basis. Some symbols, nicknames, etc. do represent and mean something demeaning and offending. Some of them are just what they are and people are overly-sensitive. What else can you do but roll your eyes, honestly. I know there's people that can tell the difference, but like the saying goes, you only hear the loudest ones which tend to be the dummies.
Honestly idk where you expected to go with this post, it's a bit of an anxiety brain dump IMO. Take control of what you can, get involved in your local community, go vote, meditate.. lol
Wearing masks drastically reduces the microdropplets released into the air by the wearer when talking in a confined space where social distancing isn't possible. But no, it won't protect YOU if you get coughed at by someone sick or casually micro-sprayed by a selfish person going around not wearing one inside Walmart. You protect OTHERS when you wear one. Is it necessary you wear one outside, with known family, etc? Naw. Wash your hands and don't touch your face, open a couple windows.
Now I don't like the government putting their nose where it's not their business but to say this is an attack on freedom it's a bit of a stretch. One of the roles of the government is to protect their citizens from each other. If your neighbor can just break into your house or your business and steal, kill you, and face no consequences, and on your end you could just shoot him to take his lot of land, where would be the civilized order? Likewise, if your neighbor were to contract a disease that could put your elderly mother at risk of dying and they didn't give a crap, it's the role of the government to protect your mother against that threat. So vaccines are mandatory and so are masks, at least temporarily. If your kid has an immune disease and can't be vaxinated, you can still send him to school knowing the other kids there HAVE TO be vaxinated and there's minimal risk of them giving him chickenpox or meningitis.
I'm sure in a developed country such as the Netherlands where even happiness indexes are thru the roof you probably trust your fellow citizens to use better judgment, but believe me this is NOT the case in other parts of the world. People will leave their kid in their car in 90 degree weather and roast them to death. They drive drunk, hit and run and ruin lives. You think they care if your grandma has asthma? The mask is itchy, omg, eW. The most unbearable 15 min of their lives while they pick up their Coke and Cheetos. You will see Asians wearing masks as they always have, because in their culture other people are also to be respected, so their fellow neighbor is also on their mind.
As far as different countries approach to the crisis, idk what surprises you. They're different countries with different governments, culture, and socio-economic systems that are only supposed to do what's in the best interest of their own country. As much as I like the UN it's not like in the movies where they all reach an agreement at a round table and team up.
As far as political correctness goes, I take it in a case-by-case basis. Some symbols, nicknames, etc. do represent and mean something demeaning and offending. Some of them are just what they are and people are overly-sensitive. What else can you do but roll your eyes, honestly. I know there's people that can tell the difference, but like the saying goes, you only hear the loudest ones which tend to be the dummies.
Honestly idk where you expected to go with this post, it's a bit of an anxiety brain dump IMO. Take control of what you can, get involved in your local community, go vote, meditate.. lol