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Re: 4th grader in Aiken dies from Covid
Sep 3, 2021, 11:54 PM
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The irony of this post sitting next to a post titled "if we made such a big deal about the flu"
So sad that we are willing to put children in harm's way in the name of protecting selfish, singular inconveniences. That individuals will spend significant time, energy and effort protecting unborn fetuses and throw living, breathing, viable humans to the wolves.
That grown men, who have a biblical responsibility to protect their families, are willing to sacrifice that for their egos.
I just don't understand.
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Re: Well, there's always Florida
Sep 7, 2021, 3:45 PM
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These headlines are very misleading, as was the one about a SC teacher who died of COVID. When you're talking about teachers dying of COVID, it's important to note if they contracted COVID before or after school started. If it's before, then it's completely coincidental that they were teachers and irrelevant to any argument about in-person schooling or masks in school. If the contracted it after, then it's very important. The article makes zero mention. A Ft Lauderdale news outlet got in trouble not long ago for writing a similar headline about 4 teachers that died of COVID, but school hadn't even started yet when they passed, so the fact that they were teachers was completely coincidental.
That's the problem with this thing. NOBODY is giving out complete information. It's about political agendas rather than public safety, so the left trusts their lefty news sources and the right trusts their righty news sources, both of whom want to stand in contrast to the other and will always report information that seemingly contradicts or countermands what the other reports. Each side wants to be the one that drives the narrative, and neither, ultimately, are putting public safety first and foremost, otherwise the reports would be more detailed and likely very different.
Regarding the 4th grader that died, it's tragic, but again, there's no way to know if the child contracted the virus at school or elsewhere. Similarly, the article doesn't state WHEN the child tested positive or if they had any pre-existing conditions. All of that is VERY important to give parents and decision-makers the right and complete information. If the child tested positive before school even started, then that's very important information. If they had a family member who was positive that they might have contracted it from - that's very important information. If they had major pre-existing conditions, then that is extremely important as well. These articles are heavy on emotion and sensationalism but threadbare on important detail.
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Re: Well, there's always Florida
Sep 7, 2021, 3:52 PM
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So to be clear, if he for example had asthma, then screw him? Pre-existing condition right? Who says we need children with mild, treatable conditions around. Good riddance.
Just to be clear, I am being sarcastic. I DESPISE the pre-existing, comorbidity arguments people make. I don't care if someone is diabetic, obese, etc they still don't deserve to be given a life sentence. But yes, the kind Christian souls on this board who protect all the babies, could care less once you're alive.
If you're one of the weak, you deserve to die right? Evolution in action?
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Re: Well, there's always Florida
Sep 7, 2021, 4:08 PM
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I get what you're saying, but you're missing MY point, which is that the big headline articles about kids and/or teachers dying of COVID should drive the discussion about masks and/or in-person learning. THAT'S why the details are important. If teachers and/or kids are catching it in school and dying - especially if they were otherwise healthy - then by all means we need to do something. But if they caught it outside of school, and if they had pre-existing conditions that the VAST majority of the students do not have, then it makes the impact on the larger discussion on policy less significant.
I'm pro-life and resent the comparison. And yes, I've put my money where my mouth is and been involved in foster care and have an adopted child, and I support crisis pregnancy centers financially. My son is in a public high school and classmates of his have tested positive. He, thankfully, has not. They do not wear masks, and I have no idea the vaccination rate among students there. I would be much more concerned if the 4th grader was an otherwise healthy kid than one who was at-risk and may or may not have contracted it at school. I'm not at all saying that these people don't matter. They do, very much. But this argument is about policies in schools, and in that case, without more information, each of these referenced articles are unproductive at least, and detrimental to any reasonable discussion at most.
I do very much want my son to live. But I don't want him living in fear. That's the difference.
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