Relaxation of Restrictions, Part XII *Read OP For Mod Warnings*

It probably wasn't your intention, but you did say that you don't want to see masks "normalised". In effect, you've said that you want masks to remain unacceptable or exceptional, marginalising those who choose to wear them.

In sociological context, "normalise" means to make something unexceptional. It doesn't mean, "force it to be everywhere". Homosexuality in Ireland is normalised - in that if you're gay nobody cares anymore. It's normal, not exceptional But it doesn't mean everyone is forced to be gay or be involved in gay things.

Likewise, "normalising" mask wearing means that when you see someone wearing it on the street, you don't even give them a second glance. When your mate sticks on a mask before going inside and says, "I've got a cold", you barely even react.

As I say, it probably wasn't your intention to imply that you wanted to eradicate mask-wearing as a "thing", but you did imply it.

I'm curious to know, what festival was tickets being given away to in the North, not Stendhal or Belsonic?

Edit: Just answered my own question. https://www.rte.ie/news/ulster/2021/0803/1238780-coronavirus-northern-ireland/

Put it this way, People can wear masks as much as they want, normalise it all they want, but I never want to wear a mask again after this, and I don’t ever want to be looked at funny or looked down upon for not wearing one

I’m sure once the man on the telly says its okay to stop wearing one the majority of people will never wear one again

Only 154 people availed of the chance of a free ticket...

Those nasty Romanian plague rats, how dare they sell their vaccines to us rather than take them. We must ensure that they are discriminated against if they ever darken our shores as they are unclean vermin, antivaxers, and deserve to lose their jobs, healthcare, and access to basic normality. Their cowardice disgusts me.

Welcome to what some of the little village posters don't realise they actually saying. Needless to say I disagree with all of the above, as should everyone.

People do need to get out of this labelling thing and imagining they know why people took vaccines. Who cares why? Many did. We should call out those who sow misinformation but for those who have made their own choices not to get one leave them to process it in their own way. It's a DoH/HSE challenge to get some of them on board, not an excuse for people to indulge in moral superiority over their next favourite pariah.

The average vaccinated person is at least 50% less likely to spread the disease around. Patrick Valance has said it could be up to 70-75%.

Two main reasons. Firstly a vaccinated person less likely to get the disease and secondly a vaccinated person will be infected for a far shorter duration than an un vaccinated person. So on the whole a vaccinated person will infect less people throughout his/her illness. So the more people get vaccinated the more society will benefit.

Now the WHO want rich countries to defer giving boosters until 10% of every country is vaccinated.

Just to keep the limbo of restrictions longer. They will likely keep it going until 2025 when the new digital currency is ready for reopening.

What i’m calling for? Lol. I was basically pointing out the world will only tolerate antivaxxers for so long in a pandemic like this especially if it drags out.

The US had 104,000 cases yesterday. Over 99 % are unvaccinated. People are starting to make noise about it over there.

Possibly due to the lockdowns i suspect. Lets Just say that last year we never locked down and no vaccines. We’d still have all those flu’s etc with covid on top of that. Hospitals would have been a nightmare last winter.

They've pulled the plug on Electric picnic.

By the time Electric Picnic is on everyone that wants a vaccine will have one and will likely be fully vaccinated considering it's 8 weeks from now.

What'll be different next year? The same people will be vaccinated and I assume the same people will be unvaccinated.

Same the year after that.

What's the end game here? Cancel festivals forever?