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COVID-19 Hygiene Theater Is Out of Control

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Posted By: earlybird, 4/25/2021 11:07:05 AM

The 9/11 attacks gave us the heightened security theater now on display in all U.S. airports. Day after day for the last two decades, Transportation Security Administration agents have patted down travelers from teens to the elderly, looking for weapons that nobody expects to find. While airplane cockpit doors are now locked to prevent hijackings, the pat-downs remain. And now we have pandemic hygiene theater to give uninformed people a false sense of control and sustain their fear of the virus. Think of the number of hours that schools, restaurants, and other businesses spend wiping down surfaces to prevent COVID-19 transmission even though we've known since last July that this wiping isn't

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And then there are the masks. Outside. Worn by vaccinated persons. This essay will resonate with you...

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Reply 1 - Posted by: jalo1951 4/25/2021 11:46:19 AM (No. 766619)
I remember when all this started and we were told to clean everything again and again, over and over. But it had to be with a product that would KILL all the germs get waiting to jump out and get you. I am no scientist and do not claim to know all about germs but I really didn't understand how a squirt of good old fashion Windex would not compromise whatever it was. While I did not perform the liberal wipe down ritual at home I did have to follow that routine at school. What a waste of time. We have loosened up and no longer feel the need to spray students down with Lysol when they enter the library. My liberal brother-in-law and sister-in-law still get their groceries delivered to their garage where they wipe down their purchases in gloves and masks. Facts do not make a difference to those who want to control us and to those who want to be controlled. I've had my shots and I do not intend to live like I am in solitary confinement any longer.
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Reply 2 - Posted by: DARling 4/25/2021 11:54:46 AM (No. 766624)
I don't see anything wrong with being clean. Just spray the desks with Lysol spray once a day and quit wasting your time wiping down every single thing. I can remember helping out in my kids' classrooms and the end of day routine involved having the kids cleaning up their desks. A few students were honored to have been selected to help the teacher wipe the sink and learning centers tables. Maybe higher cleanliness standards won't prevent COVID but perhaps they can help in other ways. I recall the issue of women who gave birth in hospitals dying prior to the 20th century, often along with their babies, more than those who had been attended at home by midwives. It took a lot of teeth-pulling to convince the hospitals' doctors and orderlies that soiled and blood-soaked linens needed to be replaced between patients. Being clean is good. Being ridiculous about how far you take it isn't.
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Reply 3 - Posted by: stablemoney 4/25/2021 12:44:02 PM (No. 766686)
I would not get on an airplane for any reason. I am not going to be insulted, searched, forced to wait for no reason, treated like a felon, while felons and terrorists are allowed on board to not be racist or to discriminate. UAL, Delta, and American can go fly Sheila Jackson Lee around, if they want. She will thank them with her curses.
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Reply 4 - Posted by: franq 4/25/2021 2:34:27 PM (No. 766772)
Excellent summary of this farce. The temp scan camera at work routinely shows me between 90-96° F. I've never been turned away.
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