Covid 19 Part XXXV-956,720 ROI (5,952 deaths) 452,946 NI (3,002 deaths) (08/01) Read OP

Really??? It's like you're not even trying

Trying what? How exactly do you respond to people who look past the inherent disgrace of what we are doing to children and jump to "Well actually it isn't about newborns". FFS.

I shouldn't be surprised. For 18 months people here ignore the insanity of what is allowed to happen and are far more concerned about whether people are using word "lockdown" correctly or not. Just a very broken society.

AGAIN IT WAS A DOLL. What was said was:

Its good to see that some people have their priorities all sorted out.

I totally can be done in secondary - I do it every day. Always give both sides to any argument. I may be giving my own view, but I never present it as such and I always follow it up with the opposing view.

If I am asked which side I am on, I would say - if we are talking about something historical - but in relation to Covid I wouldn't. I 100% respect the views of every parent of every student I teach and I wouldn't want to say anything that would meddle with that. That is just basic professionalism in my opinion.

Teachers are always saying that we are their teachers and not their parents, so we should really know our place on this one.

I'm anti mask? I don't believe they should be mandated upon primary school children, not when there's other infection prevention measures that can be used (contact tracing and antigen testing etc...) I believe they should be recommended in primary schools if children want to wear a mask or not. That does not make me an anti masker. I was wearing masks in shops well before they were mandated here.

I'm not anti teacher, I'm simply pointing out if teachers have a concern about mandated masks, they should not team up with other teacher who believe covid is a hoax and vaccines are experimental. Their voice will be lost among antivaxers and covid deniers.

It's isn't a bloody lockdown though !

Fair enough. Whatever you want to call it though, the few restrictions are restricting some people's lives a hell of a lot.

the thing that shocked me was simulating putting a Q-tip up a babies nose...

But you are anti vax if you go against the narrative. You don’t believe in masking schoolchildren then your anti vax/COVID denier.

Thats the problem, raise any issue no matter how small and you get lumped in anyway by the cult of Covid followers. Your right in what you say but they’re going to be teamed up and lumped in anyway, there’s zero nuance when it comes to COVID. Either fully comply with the cult of COVID followers or you’re one of the others.

Basically question anything and your anti vax, right wing COVID denier loon. Meanwhile ye have the un vaccinated called rapists and everyone else their victims along with recommendations of not allowing the kids of un vaccinated be educated being the norm.

Country’s gone off the edge really.

Sure the article bunches them as anti mask from the off. All about labels and division. Just because some teachers don't want masks on children doesn't mean they are against masks in other settings. Its a dangerous game but one that has been predominant throughout the pandemic and a lot of people can't see the harm it is doing.

As for the doll segment on Ireland am, it should never have been allowed on tv. Its normalising mask wearing in children and babies, whether that was the intended aim or not. Children shouldn't be shown as a play thing how to cover their mouths or insert items up their noses end of.

Theres no sock in the video.

Ah the bit that really disturbed me was when she started putting the scarves on the donkeys.