[Balding_Eagle]

Doing this, however, lifts the cap on non-exposure gained from the lockdown.

One of the reasons I like the face masks, for others.

It gives them a sense of security whie being exposed to the virus.

Falls under 'Ignorance is Bliss'.

[Fungi]

One word: Control. The hatred of Trump will drive rabid leftists to do anything to belittle, besmirch, denigrate, ridicule, accuse, and convict him for one thing: he won the presidency as an outsider who was not in their insider club and did not play by their rules.

[Political Junkie Too]

During the Obama government shut-down, what was the point of closing the state parks, the Washington Monument, and the WWII Memorial while the Honor Flights with 90 year old veterans were running charities to go there?

Answer: to inflict as much pain on the American people in order to blame Republicans.

-PJ

[wildcard_redneck]

Crashing the economy and seizing more power and government money is the goal of those pushing lockdowns.

[blueunicorn6]

The Democrat Party leaders have committed some awful crimes.

It’s a stall game for them.

[DannyTN]

No the goal is not herd immunity. They aren't saying that's the goal because it's NOT the goal.

The lock downs provided:

• Time to test treatments like HCQ + Zinc, Remdemivir and others.
• Time to get PPE production ramp.
• Flattened the curve so hospitals weren't overwhelmed.
• Time to study the virus.
• Time to develop treatment protocols including different ventilation techniques from tradtional ARDS, anti blood clotting therapy, anti-inflation therapy, etc.
• Time to get a better sense of the various symptoms that can present, including covid toes, conjunctivitis, skin rashes, etc.
• Time to get ventilator production ramped.
• Time to reach warmer weather where we might see a decrease in the virus spread.

Those are all great points to the shut downs.

The point of gradual reopening include:

• Can't stay locked down forever or until a vaccine.
• Getting the economy going in a safe manner.
• Making sure the spread doesn't get out of control
• Making sure the hospital systems don't get overwhelmed.
• Testing reopening strategies and seeing what works and what doesn't.
• Rebuilding consumer confidence, which won't happen if cases skyrocket.

[goodnesswins]

We are surrounded by Viruses, continually.

[cherry]

preaching to the choir here....most of know what has happened....even acknowledging the seriousness of this virus....

but there are those here also who bought the whole enchilada....

[shanover]

We never believed that the left would do anything possible to gain control and try to destroy the President even a WMD as this virus is.

[dragnet2]