[hirvi74]

I am sorry, but this is a statistically ignorant take. Your selection bias and infinitesimal sample size do not accurately account for a country with a population of almost 350 million people.

> And there was a world of mismanagement: masks, ventilators, makeshift hospitals, quarantine facilities, etc. Lots of money was made and lots of money was given away by various governmental entities. There's no accounting for it.

There were greater priorities at the time. I truly believe many governments operated with what knowledge they had at the time. It's all too easy to judge past actions with current knowledge.

> I only wore a mask when I was told to. But I am healthy and lucky...

I am glad you are healthy and lucky. But why do you hold such contempt for your fellow humans who might not be healthy nor as lucky?

[giardini]

I didn't make a statistical claim - I provided my observation.

hirvi74 says>"why do you hold such contempt for your fellow humans who might not be healthy..." <

Typical "insert denigrating comment about opponent's internal thoughts to tarnish them." Nice try, hirvi74, but no banana!

Such tactics are why people are disgusted with liberals these days. Even down to our latest generation, whom liberals have lost, thank goodness.

[hirvi74]

> internal thoughts

How can thoughts be internal if you post them on a public forum?

> but no banana!

But I love bananas ='(

> liberals have lost, thank goodness.

You might be surprised with how much I agree with you. I do not cling to labels, and I have grown deeply dissatisfied with both liberals and conservatives. I have nothing but disdain for both factions.

[giardini]

Nonetheless you attempted to put words in my mouth, a very common social media leftist/liberal tactic. You will be labelled as you behave.

[mjmsmith]

And yet your observation, contradicted by actual statistics, is apparently justification for 'IMO the "powers that be" panicked and drove the population into mass hysteria.' It's mysterious.