Thread by @Norlaine

I don't understand the thought process behind thinking that COVID restrictions are some sort of arbitrary control by the government that can be removed by yelling a lot, and then everything will be fine. #cdnpoli 1/10

https://twitter.com/impotentrageyyc/status/1493719826514153472

COVID is a disease. It is spread via aerosol droplets which are breathed out by someone infected and breathed in by others. It is not political. It doesn't care how tired you are of restrictions. 2/10

When COVID started in Canada, back in March 2020, most people were concerned and actually were frustrated by the lack of response by many governments. A lack of response which made the spread and casualties worse than they would have been otherwise. 3/10

Indeed, every time the restrictions are loosened, COVID surges. We know this. We have seen it over and over. The numbers go down and we start to get a handle on the spread, and the government reduces restrictions and cases go way up. 4/10

Now, two years along, people are experiencing fatigue. It's a thing. People are tired of being nervous. They are tired of masks, and having attendance in public spaces limited and certain activities curtailed. 5/10

But, you see, COVID doesn't care. The virus does not care how fatigued you are. The restrictions are not, and never were, some kind of arbitrary control by government. They are there to keep people safe. 6/10

You might as well say seat belts, water testing, food inspections, hard hats in construction zones, and all the other rules to keep people safe and healthy are just arbitrary government control strategies. 7/10

Indeed, that is what the conservatives say. They are all about "red tape reduction", which is basically cutting the rules that keep you and me safe so businesses can make more money. Last time the CPC was in power they cut "red tape". 8/10

We got lysteriosis, Walkerton, and Lac Megantic. See? Rules are there for REASONS. If there is a threat to public health, we can't just cut rules all willy-nilly because we're tired of the rules. 9/10

And we certainly shouldn't cut them on the basis of a bunch of people getting all whiny because wearing a mask is uncomfortable, or they are convinced they know better that the vast majority of doctors and scientists who have studied infection disease for years. 10/10