The Unknown Poster

This is what I am trying to grapple with as I see these kinds of reactions on social media... Like is it a combination of people not understanding what was going on and what has gone on since? I refuse to believe anyone can be that ignorant.... 

I agree.  But its a sign of the issues coming to a head.  People exaggerate.  And I think its a legitimate frustration.  Its like a negotiation. If you tell the dealership the price you're willing to pay he will counter higher.  People saying Ef the Police, get rid of them altogether...they're angry and frustrated.  Police have LONG needed reform
I interacted with police a lot over the years and it always blew my mind that highly paid officers would sit around for a couple of hours doing witness statements.  Seems like an easy thing to off load on civilians trained in note taking/witness questioning or cadets.  Winnipeg has (or did) one of the largest per population forces in Canada but Ive seen so many calls where 5 or 6 cars respond and they're all "off line" dealing with something that doesnt require them all.
In one case, I heard a call over the ready for a serious incident and for available cars in the area to respond.  No one at my incident did.  Two minutes later, dispatch specifically called an officer on scene and asked if he and partner could respond and he replied no, busy.  
The worst thing to happen to police forces was unions.  Or at least, modern police forces.  Its all about increasing salaries, increasing complement.  And if 80% of calls are not traditional law enforcement, what the fack are we paying cops for?  Compare a cop with a social worker in terms of education and salary and workload.  Compare to nurses.
I know many good cops.  But police reform as been badly needed for a long time.

I hate to pile on, but this is simply not true.  It's a nursing home issue, it's a health worker issue, it's a meat packing plant issue, it's a poverty issue, it's a homeless issue etc. etc.  I don't know if anyone has heard the term "long-haulers" yet, but it's a group of people who have suffered with symptoms too mild for hospital treatment, but too severe to function on a day to day basis - for weeks and months.  Because they haven't been hospitalized (or in some cases, diagnosed), the statistics don't include them.
COVID-19 Can Last for Several Months
The disease’s “long-haulers” have endured relentless waves of debilitating symptoms—and disbelief from doctors and friends.
Story by Ed Yong JUNE 4, 2020 Editor’s Note: The Atlantic is making vital coverage of the coronavirus available to all readers. Find the collection here. For vonny leclerc, day one was March 16.
Hours after British Prime Minister Boris Johnson instated stringent social-distancing measures to halt the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, LeClerc, a Glasgow-based journalist, arrived home feeling shivery and flushed. Over the next few days, she developed a cough, chest pain, aching joints, and a prickling sensation on her skin. After a week of bed rest, she started improving. But on day 12, every old symptom returned, amplified and with reinforcements: She spiked an intermittent fever, lost her sense of taste and smell, and struggled to breathe.
When I spoke with LeClerc on day 66, she was still experiencing waves of symptoms. “Before this, I was a fit, healthy 32-year-old,” she said. “Now I’ve been reduced to not being able to stand up in the shower without feeling fatigued. I’ve tried going to the supermarket and I’m in bed for days afterwards. It’s like nothing I’ve ever experienced before.” Despite her best efforts, LeClerc has not been able to get a test, but “every doctor I’ve spoken to says there’s no shadow of a doubt that this has been COVID,” she said. Today is day 80.
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/06/covid-19-coronavirus-longterm-symptoms-months/612679/

Twisting oneself into a pretzel to basically say "its just the flu, should never have closed anything, so what if old people die" is really a poor use of ones time.  Especially using hindsight as if it's foresight.  Not tagging anyone specific.  Just sayin' 😉

I tried to make this point to my boss about Work From Home.  It doesnt have to be a thing we do every 100 years.  I believe sick time has been drastically reduced for the reasons of less cold/flus and also parents being home if they have a sick child and honestly, those days you feel like you just cant go in...well, working from home makes it easier.  
Speaking of Hutterites Im not sure I should be surprised but when I got to the rally it was cool seeing a group of Hutterites there with signs protesting for the cause.  It immediately became clear the cross section of people of various ethnicities and cultures that were there.

I tried to make this point to my boss about Work From Home.  It doesnt have to be a thing we do every 100 years.  I believe sick time has been drastically reduced for the reasons of less cold/flus and also parents being home if they have a sick child and honestly, those days you feel like you just cant go in...well, working from home makes it easier.  
Speaking of Hutterites Im not sure I should be surprised but when I got to the rally it was cool seeing a group of Hutterites there with signs protesting for the cause.  It immediately became clear the cross section of people of various ethnicities and cultures that were there.

Because that's just lies being told to try and make it seem better. That administration has had a goal of slashing regulations since day 1 and I believe that the numbers show they are the least environmentally administration ever. 

Ho hum just another horrible action to add to the lengthy ongoing list of other horrible actions by this person that will have no consequences.
Well, hopefully come November that changes. 

AG Barr knew Lafayette Square protestors were peaceful: DC National Guard member

President Donald Trump and Attorney General William Barr have drawn widespread criticism for the president’s actions on Monday, June 1, when Washington, D.C. police violently removed nonviolent protestors from Lafayette Square in order to clear a path for the president to make a speech and enjoy a photo-op at St. John’s Episcopal Church nearby. Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton, a Democrat, was briefed on the events by a member of the D.C. National Guard — and according to New York Times reporter Kenneth Vogel, the takeaway is that Barr was told the protestors were peaceful.
https://www.alternet.org/2020/06/ag-barr-knew-lafayette-square-protestors-were-peaceful-dc-national-guard-member/

Andrew might want to consider a deal.  In sure the fbi (especially after Biden wins) will be happy to hear all about trumps ties to Epstein 

I agree.  But its a sign of the issues coming to a head.  People exaggerate.  And I think its a legitimate frustration.  Its like a negotiation. If you tell the dealership the price you're willing to pay he will counter higher.  People saying Ef the Police, get rid of them altogether...they're angry and frustrated.  Police have LONG needed reform
I interacted with police a lot over the years and it always blew my mind that highly paid officers would sit around for a couple of hours doing witness statements.  Seems like an easy thing to off load on civilians trained in note taking/witness questioning or cadets.  Winnipeg has (or did) one of the largest per population forces in Canada but Ive seen so many calls where 5 or 6 cars respond and they're all "off line" dealing with something that doesnt require them all.
In one case, I heard a call over the ready for a serious incident and for available cars in the area to respond.  No one at my incident did.  Two minutes later, dispatch specifically called an officer on scene and asked if he and partner could respond and he replied no, busy.  
The worst thing to happen to police forces was unions.  Or at least, modern police forces.  Its all about increasing salaries, increasing complement.  And if 80% of calls are not traditional law enforcement, what the fack are we paying cops for?  Compare a cop with a social worker in terms of education and salary and workload.  Compare to nurses.
I know many good cops.  But police reform as been badly needed for a long time.

I was not even aware of that, but I am not surprised at all.  We get 'some' of the same treatment.  Eg. I have never stolen anything in my life, but I have been followed in some stores. 

I tried to make this point to my boss about Work From Home.  It doesnt have to be a thing we do every 100 years.  I believe sick time has been drastically reduced for the reasons of less cold/flus and also parents being home if they have a sick child and honestly, those days you feel like you just cant go in...well, working from home makes it easier.  
Speaking of Hutterites Im not sure I should be surprised but when I got to the rally it was cool seeing a group of Hutterites there with signs protesting for the cause.  It immediately became clear the cross section of people of various ethnicities and cultures that were there.

I can absolutely believe this, and I'll tell you why.
As most of you know by now, I'm a Hutterite.  We are sort of the perfect test case for the spreading of germs.  We eat communally three times daily (buffet style), we sit just a few feet apart in church, and when it comes to the children, there literally is no separation at any time.  
Now, when schools closed on March 23, we all started eating at home, one person from each family went to get food, and this was coordinated so that we had low numbers of people in the kitchen at any given time.  School was online / home school and church was over the public address system.  People from other communities could not visit us, and vice versa. 
During March and April, which tend to still be prime cold and flu season due to weather and temperature variations - can you guess what happened?  I'm sure you can - colds and flus were (and still are) drastically reduced, almost non - existent. 
We probably won't be able to maintain these practices indefinitely, but some of them will certainly stay in place. 
  

It’s just fascinating to me that Trump wanting you get re-elected is not about serving his country, it’s about him trying to stay out of a heap of trouble one you goes back to being a private citizen while he, his administration and his family loot and pillage the country.

Well, that’s perfect. Trump has provided a canvas for all the people he hates to post everything he’s afraid of and despises.
        Trump.........                *

Specific to Manitoba I wouldn’t expect a big spike after the protests.  Because our numbers of infected are so low now and because everyone there were wearing masks.