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Procrasturbating t1_isd3wcw wrote

Reply to comment by Sup3rmurs3 in [OC] Monthly US Homicides by aidansean

Domestic abuse was through the roof during lockdown. People went legitimately crazy the world over. Isolation, paranoia, job losses.. hard to put that on Biden. The next year or two will be more accurate in reflecting policy changes.

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Sup3rmurs3 t1_ise3j54 wrote

That was a concern among Republicans from the start. The solution shouldn't be worse than the problem.

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Procrasturbating t1_isfkg3b wrote

If the numbers are to be believed many more lives were saved by those actions. Even more could have been if we had acted sooner. They preferred mass death of the elderly and middle-aged over personal sacrifice IMHO. I think that makes them weak willed and weak minded. Those are the ones that knew what was up. I can forgive the ones that were manipulated into believing that there was nothing we could do or that it was overblown. They don't question what they are told by their guys and are generally kinda just trying to live life.

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Himbo69r t1_isgz1ao wrote

The companies lobbied to delay because more time working and out and about nets them more money

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Procrasturbating t1_ishba3f wrote

Yeah, they are among the ones that chose profit over people. Government is supposed to regulate business for a reason and not the other way around. PURE capitalism without healthy government regulation is evil. Regulatory capture is basically the same thing with extra steps.

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