blanch152 wrote: » The throwaway comment is the nonsense that the poster attached, but you knew that, and you only responded in order to bait - won’t be going there.
blanch152 wrote: Another Twitter link with an unrelated throwaway comment.
FrancieBrady wrote: » A plea for help is a 'throwaway comment' now? We enter the strange macabre world again.
blanch152 wrote: » Another Twitter link with an unrelated throwaway comment. How are the two different statements from two different people at two different times in two different contexts related?
smurgen wrote: » How in God's name did michael Martin think they dodged a bullet on Covid? Looking at the reports of medical professionals on the front line it seems totally ad odds to what FFG ministers are saying.https://twitter.com/boland_ronan/status/1353291553272455168?s=19
FrancieBrady wrote: » People are staying at home, they always have when restrictions are in place. They respond to what the government ask them to do. That is why the curve is flattening. When the government ignored advice and lifted restrictions numbers soared. Fairly simple stuff.
Deleted User wrote: » The important words are “please stay at home”
Bishop of hope wrote: » Oh sorry, I put up figures backing my claim. Put up some backing the other and I'll agree we have a conflict worth arguing on.
FrancieBrady wrote: » Ridiculous. You were caught out Bish.
McMurphy wrote: » That's certainly one way for you to make the poll say whatever you want it to say However, the little problem there is that by your standards, the poll was loaded anyway, 3/4 options available essentially meant the same thing in your mind.
Bishop of hope wrote: » The majority were, nó deflecting the figures. You put up schmaltz about a poll, didn't back it up or show any data for it. Caught out with fake news again. I seen one with references towards a stricter lockdown in early october. But we got tighter restrictions after that and that was likely because people wanted figures brought down so they could have at least a relatively normal Xmas.
FrancieBrady wrote: » I think it is you who are confused or you were lying about people 'screaming' for easing of restrictions. And no, deflecting to SF will not cover your ass on that one.
Bishop of hope wrote: » It's grown? 42.3 isn't 42.9. 57.7 either agreed with it were going to do their own thing anyway or thought they were to strict. To me that's a 15.4 majority who were against tighter restrictions for xmas lockdown. Maybe you got confused like SF supporters after the election and thought your share of the vote was a majority in the Dáil. I know, you guys get confused a lot.
blanch152 wrote: » 42.9% is only a majority in Trump and SF land. For the rest of us, 50% plus one vote is a majority.
FrancieBrady wrote: » 42.9% (the majority) say the restrictions are 'too loose'.
Bishop of hope wrote: » There was a poll in the journal. If you can't see the result you might have to vote in it. But it was roughly 58% to 42% either in favour of the suggested Xmas restrictions or looser or going to do their own thing one way or another. Thats along with my astute streetwise knowledge. https://www.thejournal.ie/poll-happy-with-christmas-covid-restrictions-5301310-Dec2020/
FrancieBrady wrote: » I didn't say specifically for Christmas.https://www.irishtimes.com/news/health/most-people-want-more-not-fewer-restrictions-survey-shows-esri-expert-1.4372433 The public have complied with restrictions when they have to, in the main which suggests to me the ESRI are right. I wasn't aware of any polling done that showed the public 'screaming' for restrictions to be lifted. Can you back up what you said?
[Deleted User] wrote: » Ya, right. Then why did numbers rise so sharply after Christmas?
Bishop of hope wrote: » You mentioned a poll on this, can you link it. People wanted tighter restrictions for xmas?
FrancieBrady wrote: » Because the public were told it was ok to use hospitality and to mix at home. Now those who support FG and FF and the Greens want to blame them when FG and FF and the Greens ignored the expert advice and opened both.
Deleted User wrote: » Ya, right. Then why did numbers rise so sharply after Christmas?
smurgen wrote: » Can you blame them? Three extreme lockdowns down to 5km as a result of government policy. People are battle weary. They've done all they could.
Bishop of hope wrote: » What time is that Francie, before Xmas or after?