On Sat, 27 Feb 2021 08:49:32 -0800, Taxed and Spent
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>On 2/27/2021 8:39 AM, Boron Elgar wrote:
>> On Sat, 27 Feb 2021 09:13:11 -0700, Graham > wrote:
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>>> On 2021-02-27 6:51 a.m., Boron Elgar wrote:
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>>> It doesn't help that that the quality of science journalism is appalling
>>> at best and non-existent in the tabloids. It seems that even educated
>>> people lack critical thinking abilities. It's not quite so bad on this
>>> side of the border but it's still there.
>>> I suppose Canadians are seen as "sheeple" by Snag et al. We listen to
>>> our public health experts and there is no way that our Supreme Court
>>> wouldn't take heed of scientific evidence when 2-bit pastors take the
>>> government to court to open their churches. We have a couple of those in
>>> Alberta. One pastor is being held in clink for refusing to limit the
>>> size of his Sunday morning services. The majority want those churches
>>> closed and the pastors locked up.
>>
>> Quarantining for illness and restricting people who can spread
>> infection is certainly not new to the US. Measles cases used to get
>> slapped with quarantine and Typhoid Mary each come to mind.
>>
>> I do not see why idiots in this country scream about trying to contain
>> the spread of illness.
>>
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>It doesn't help when so many of our politicians and health care gurus
>violate their own rules.

Politicians come in all stripes...sometimes even winding up wearing
them or bright orange. They are not healthcare professionals.

Your use the term "guru," as it is commonly used today to imply a
charlatan, rather than " spiritual leader." Why?

Health care advice given by experienced and trusted professionals, who
heed science and value evolving research and findings, are worth
listening to.