How do you now feel about all those COVID restrictions?

[Richard22]

It's now been well over five years since people were told they had to wear a mask and take a shot. (Granted, that wasn't true for everyone in every situation but you get the point.) How do you feel today about what Americans were put through during those days and months?

I sincerely hope my kid's and grandkid's generations will never let such a thing happen again.

 

[El Jason]

Is it hunting season yet?

 

[Dave N]

I thought they were stupid and it looks like I wasn't exactly wrong. Doubtful the American public will ever agree to go through it again.

In before the lock.

 

[Bambistew]

I’m surprised at how many people are still whining about it. But really not surprised because how sensitive people are about their “rights” being trampled these days.

 

[NoWiser]

It was a sucky few years. Lost my grandpa. The best human being I’ve ever known. In the past I feel like going through times like that would bring the country together and make us stronger. Unfortunately, that wasn’t the case this time.

 

[Caseknife]

Didn't really bother me much at all. Live in the country, don't eat out, still was working, didn't mind the couple shots no side affects. Kind of screwed up the supply chain though.

 

[idahojoe]

This should be good.

 

[mevertsen]

My wife wears a mask at work because I just had a kidney transplant. She's doing her best to have the random asshole that can't cover a cough or the snot goblin that doesn't know how to cover their cough from getting her sick.

I wear a mask in public for the same reasons above.

I had covid. Ive had other communicable sicknesses because of my immune system and the drugs I've been taking for over 20 years now.

People will avoid us, actually make fun of my wife and generally try to make a scene like its second grade again.

So im not mad about covid. Im mad at all the idiots who can't let it go and won't leave the second grade.

Ive lost a lot of faith in humanity as a result of how the mess was handled, and how people treat us now in public

 

[Bonasababy]

How would you like to repeat the civil war? WW1? WW2? Vietnam?

Covid killed more people in this country than Vietnam and both World wars. And hundreds of thousands more than were lost in the civil war.

And people are worried about masking advice?

If these attitudes today were rampant during the world wars, we may well not have the freedoms we enjoy today.

 

[Big Fin]

It's now been well over five years since people were told they had to wear a mask and take a shot. (Granted, that wasn't true for everyone in every situation but you get the point.) How do you feel today about what Americans were put through during those days and months?

I sincerely hope my kid's and grandkid's generations will never let such a thing happen again.

If it meant by buddy, Wally, was still here to go fishing with me, I'd wear a mask all the time and get a shot every morning.



As it is, he's didn't make it through COVID, the same as many others. None of the virtue signaling that is done by those who ridicule people who wear masks or got vaccinated will change any of that.

It was uncharted territory. Not sure what other options President Trump had. If we had not tried vaccines and masks, it is very possible millions more may have died, including any/many of us. But, since we did have vaccines and masks, lots of lives were likely saved. Hard to measure the costs of something that didn't happen (deaths prevented by masks and vaccines) against the inconveniences some still want to complain about.

 

[El Jason]

I work with people who still complain that it’s not really a “vaccine” because it doesn’t fully prevent the disease

I know my wife would like to have her brother back.

 

[np307]

I'm saddened that the alternate realities of Americans drastically deepened in their differences and that so-called fiscal conservatives wrote a blank check of taxpayer dollars to private corporations.

 

[beagle001]

A small bit of civil obedience and ever-so-slight inconvenience of a mask to possibly help those around you seems like a price I’d pay any time, knowing that we didn’t know a helluva lot at the time.
Vaccinated and boosted, I never had COVID (I’ve hardly told anyone or talked about it because I imagine it’s just tempting the universe) but it sure was good to be healthy when my wife and then 1 and 3 year old all had it at the same time and I could help them as best as I could.
Hindsight is 20/20, but it seems like people only like to look through the kaleidoscope to see the things they want to see.

 

[mdhunter]

I had two people that worked for me die from Covid. People that want to hot wash the pandemic and act like it was BS just grind my gears. How about just be grateful that they we’re not your loved ones and just move on.

 

[Djfan]

I feel that this is the worst site to discuss politics on, as some just refuse logic.

I don't miss it. God bless America.

 

[Big Fin]

enough with your libtard shit your a walzer

Enough with your shit.

Take it elsewhere. Folks are trying to have a discussion and this is the kind of BS that seems to always come from somewhere. If his comment bothered you, move along and find something you feel like talking about.

 

[Bonasababy]

Several direct experiences shape my views. Family friend...and church pastor...and a very healthy guy...died from it early on. He could have demanded his parishioners all be masked, he could have avoided close contact with them, but he had a job that was suddenly even more important given all the uncertainty and fears people had.

We know masks aren't anything close to a guarantee but can't help thinking if the person he caught it from had been masked, he might still be with us.

Re: vaccination, my wife had it for a few days before we knew it was Covid, and so did a months old granddaughter. I had very close contact with the granddaughter and my wife...granddaughter literally hacking in my face .. but never caught it. Hard to not think the vaccine I had taken didn't have a lot to do with that.

Our local paper ran a few pieces...first one was covering a no mask rally, the 2nd covering the days preceding the death from Covid of one of the staunch folks at that rally. His tune had changed and he was trying to tell people not to be like him, but it was too late.

A sibling ran a business that was forced to shut down. Local support and a Covid loan got them through.

It was a tough time and it did hurt some people to comply with mandates, so I can see the other side for those who had real negative impacts. I find a big difference between having your business shut down and being asked to wear a mask though.

 

[INMT]

Such a loaded post. On the one hand, did I enjoy wearing a mask, hell no.

Did I mind getting the vaccine, hell no.

I was born in 1980 and have received every vax recommended and feel healthier for it. Thank you mom and dad.

I lost two incredible coworkers to Covid that did not get the vaccine. They were late 60’s early 70’s and close to retirement. Two incredibly talented sawyers and woodworkers. It’s been a giant loss not having their knowledge passed on. They made their decision and peace be with them.

My at the time 39 year old wife and mother of two was diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer in late February 2020. At the same time Covid was beginning to spread.

Did I throw a fit and kick and scream about my rugged individualism? No. I supported my immunocompromised wife and did what she and her doctors asked.

It’s still laughable to me that people are waving their Gadsden flags and license plates and calling themselves patriots instead of coming together to help their fellow American.

Such is the ultra divided country we live in.

Peace be to all.

 

[Gellar]

I don’t know if we know the true effects of the quarantine, isolation and pulling kids from social activities yet.? Or if we ever will.

I feel bad for the 1000s of people who passed away alone in a nursing home without their family and probably didn’t know any better why their family stopped visiting them. I feel bad for the kids who missed their graduation or their senior seasons of athletics.

I will admit sometimes I scoff at people who still wear a mask. Not many people around here do so you notice it when someone does, but then I remind myself I don’t know what they are going through, I don’t know anything about them. why am I worried if they are wearing a mask? It’s not affecting me any.

 

[beaglegun]

It's now been well over five years since people were told they had to wear a mask and take a shot. (Granted, that wasn't true for everyone in every situation but you get the point.) How do you feel today about what Americans were put through during those days and months?

I sincerely hope my kid's and grandkid's generations will never let such a thing happen again

Nobody apologized. Nobody procecuted.