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by throwaway984393 1594 days ago
"Children aren't at risk, so let them go back to school without restrictions"

"But they still can spread the virus to vulnerable people. How will this not result in more deaths of vulnerable people?"

"Those people can wear a mask."

So, fuck the health and safety of adults [and vulnerable children], our children feeling happy is more important.

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I think that's a reasonable view at this point. The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few, particularly when a lot of the few will be dead soon enough anyway.
By arguing that the few should suffer and die just so the many can lead a comfortable life, then genocide, slavery, classism, teacher etc are all totally cool too. As long as the needs of the many are served by it, it's fine. Right?

... only in this case it's not a need, it's a want.