Sophrosyne
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Where is your evidence of paralyses and by whom and on what scale?
Oh sweet jasus, okay; I'm not going back through the dozens of posts I've made in this section over the last few weeks so your right, I'm wrong. I'm not getting into another discussion where people throw links around to support what are opinions.Where is your evidence of paralyses and indecision based on fear and narrow focus.
Who are you talking about?
I'm not getting into another discussion where people throw links around to support what are opinions.
I didn't say you had. I've been down the rabbit hole a few times where links to opinions were posted to support opinions etc. It's a hiding to nowhere.I haven't posted any links in this thread, though some have.
Okay, so why bother recycling, paying your taxes, putting your litter in the bin, not drink driving etc? After all, our individual actions have no real consequences. If everyone had your attitude women wouldn't have the vote and we'd still be able to own slaves.I admire you idealism, but let’s get real here. This is Ireland; not the US, Russia, Germany, UK, etc. Ireland’s impact on the global economy is inconsequential.
Decisions are based on medical advice relating to the virus. There's more at play here.Decisions are based on health advice and that is based on the most reliable and up-to-date knowledge possible – not media reports.
So let me get this straight, you think that the deficiencies of our public health service is a distraction from a discussion relating to the States response to a public health issue. Okay, got it. I think that's the nub of the problem.Certain aspects of the governmental response is deficient as it is in practically every country.
Your dislike of the HSE is well known but is often a distraction in discussions.
Okay, so why bother recycling, paying your taxes, putting your litter in the bin, not drink driving etc? After all, our individual actions have no real consequences. If everyone had your attitude women wouldn't have the vote and we'd still be able to own slaves
Why? The "we should do whatever suits us because we're small" argument leads to that conclusion.What an utterly baseless and speculative and duplicitous inference!
I was replying to you comment;My point is simply that incessant references to HSE shortcomings are a distraction from a thread’s focus.
From this you have finally concluded that this necessarily means:
"If everyone had your attitude women wouldn't have the vote and we'd still be able to own slaves.”
We cannot expect others not to be myopic and selfish if we are doing exactly that. We are part of a global community. If this pandemic doesn't show us that then nothing will. Why make decisions as consumers and as citizens on issues like climate change, conflict minerals, fast fashion etc if those individual decisions make no difference?I admire you idealism, but let’s get real here. This is Ireland; not the US, Russia, Germany, UK, etc. Ireland’s impact on the global economy is inconsequential.