Social Distancing at ISU
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Who is locked down? When has the US ever been locked down?
I am in my mid-20s and have still had an enjoyable summer of seeing friends and enjoying my favorite breweries and restaurants. I have just had to alter my behavior to account for a pandemic.
Larger cities were pretty much locked down for a while. Like the major US cities.
Did you sleep for a couple months? Iowa was one of like 6 states that never had an official lock down. Many areas have been locked down to some degree or another. Nobody had their houses nailed shut yet, but I'm sure some politicians wish they could have that power here.
Possibly. If you're comparing those cities to other country's lockdown's, they're probably different. But those places had far stronger "lockdowns" than others.
Well that is a pretty open term. Let's see, Google returns 31.3 million results for "US covid lockdowns"
Yep. Young ones in NC Iowa been partying all summer. That includes the head of public health for one county.
Are you serious? A lot of U.S. cities closed everything but grocery stores, pharmacies, and a couple other essential businesses. Bars were closed and restaurants were takeout only. I'm not sure what bubble you were in in March and April. I did almost nothing outside my apartment except exercise. It was a lockdown, and it's why millions of Americans lost their jobs.
Again, The definition of the term "lockdown" is probably where we are disagreeing. Also the bold is not true. There were lots more than a couple businesses that were considered "essential".
Exactly. So quit acting like all these cities were completely shutdown with no one allowed to leave their houses.
No, it was not illegal to leave your house. Cities were on stay-at-home orders. Very few people were out unless it was to exercise or get groceries.
Where were you in March and April that you can speak so authoritatively on the subject? Because it doesn't sound like you were in a major or mid-size U.S. city.
There were no "breweries or restaurants" open in major cities. It was a restrictive environment that was very noticeable. My group of friends didn't get together until late June. The pandemic started taking effect in March in the U.S.
No one ever tell me that @SolarGarlic didn't make sacrifices!
I was in Minneapolis. Again, I think I just define lockdown differently than you.
I didn't say I was making a sacrifice. I was pointing out that cities were under stay at home orders at the beginning of the pandemic. CloniesForLife said he's been hanging out with his friends at restaurants and breweries this whole time, and that cities were still very much open.
My point was that that's not even close to being true. I live in Denver. It was shut down for months as evidenced by the passage of time between the start of the pandemic and the next time I saw my friends.
