The Loss of Normality

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I have no evidence one way or the other, but that figure of 250,000 seems to me errant nonsense. It assumes the population is completely braindead and would not have taken any common sense precautions themselves. Me and Mrs S had already implemented our own social distancing measures before being told to by the government, so would millions of others. The idea that the entire population would have carried on just as before as this virus ran amok is just laughable, some no doubt would, but the vast majority would have taken their own common sense measures, government instructions or not, 250,000 dead is scaremongering, pure and simple.

...Sinkov - take this magical figure of 20,000 deaths (or less) - Fact - older folk with weaker immune systems and existing health conditions, are the majority at risk - they being the Majority Percentage of deaths, it's they who need to take the greatest care. Therefore, and as we know, "Everyone" has been locked down, in the main, not because of the stronger, healthier (working?) folk - but because of those at greatest risk...so, even if those in a weaker state of health , are locked down with the rest of us - they'll still be the majority sufferers, no different than any other Flu Season - therefore, how can locking down everybody change that, it cant - whatever the figure, however high that figure - it cant change the facts - if it's 100s of thousands, it means 100's of thousands of the most vunerable, that majority percentage will remain unchanged.....it's just the same as ever......As for the others, the Minority....it never seemed to matter - what was it, go to work, spread it about, have a Lemsip.