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by LorenPechtel 42 days ago
Big gatherings *indoors*: big risk.

Big gatherings *outdoors*: low risk.

Church is pretty dangerous, a protest is reasonably safe.
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throwawaypath 42 days ago
Except that's not what they said. Large gatherings anywhere were risky with people in close proximity. Outdoor events with many people in close proximity could become super spreader events. Unless the outdoor event was a politically aligned protest. In that case the rules didn't apply and there was no risk of it becoming a super spreader event.

Big outdoor gatherings *for right-wing causes*: big risk.

Big outdoor gatherings *for left-wing causes*: low risk.

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LorenPechtel 41 days ago
I do not recall any such claims about right wing things.

I do recall worry about right wing things which were "outdoor"--but would have a lot of indoor spillover. Things like that motorcycle thing--the motorcycle part was outdoors but you would have a lot of people going to bars and the like in the evening. The right always tried to portray it as political, but only by oversimplification.

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throwawaypath 32 days ago
>I do not recall any such claims about right wing things.

Because you were gas lit or are currently gas lighting.

>I do recall worry about right wing things which were "outdoor"--but would have a lot of indoor spillover.

Don't more the goal posts or attempt to bring in something that never happened. This was about ANY large gatherings outdoors.

> The right always tried to portray it as political, but only by oversimplification.

The left are the ones who politicized the pandemic to unthinkable levels. The country's trust in the government is at all time lows because of it.

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