re: Barr on Fire: "Lockdown = Slavery"; "Seattle's Mayor Should Be Prosecuted", "Sedition"

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but the number of people with a business license that has been impacted is relatively small


Like the number of people enslaved was relatively small. Good point.

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The number of slaves was relatively small....but the numbers of people impacted negatively by the institution of slavery is not small and we are still counted in that number. The ills of slavery are far from eradicated from the fabric of the US....Barrs comments bear this out....slavery has impacted the United States for what, 200 years through 2020? 250? I know some claimed it went on for 400 years before 1861 but that is as silly as claiming an inability to enter a restaurant and eat is more devastating than being told you can't register to vote because you are not white and not a man. Talk about some white priviledge...whining about not being able to go to a theater for 7 months and stating unequivocally it is worse than Jim Crow.

I will say this. Barr is no doubt spot on in his assessment when applied to white men. This is the MOST horrible violation of the civil rights of white men since slavery....possible even before that. There is NO debate there.

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Your TDS has made you so blind to what the lockdowns/stay at homes have done to smaller businesses. That the local governments have forced small businesses to shutter their operations while allowing large multi national corporations to sell and provide the same goods and services is such a monumental denial of constitutional rights The sad part is that people like you gaslight for the officials that most likely destroyed their business or will take years to overcome the damage, all in the name of their rage and hatred of orange man bad.

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You are spot on my friend. The damage we have done to small businesses is horrible and we will be paying for it for a LONG time. I sincerely think that in the not too distant future there will be damages awarded to business owners who were damaged for no reason....and their numbers are not small except when compared to the population. There is no debate that we have violated those people's civil rights and even us as customers. That is not the issue...the issue is saying this has been worse than Jim Crow and similar laws which have impacted almost everyone in this nation negatively other than straight white men. That is simply a white man melt. Being told by the state you can't go to a football game or a theater is a violation of your civil rights. It is not akin to being told you can't vote because of your race or you can't adopt children because you are gay or even get married because you are gay or your potential spouse is a different race. And it has been 7 months while these other things have lasted hundreds of years. It is, in my opinion, denigrating what is a violation of all of our civil rights by making the debate over which was worse when it doesn't matter....our rights are being violated NOW...even if it is arguably a minor incovenience for most of us (not so for small business owners). Shifting the focus of a divided nation to one of levels of violation instead of focusing on the current violation is a disservice to us as citizens. Barr has made a logistical error for those of us who do indeed think the lockdowns are a violation of our civil rights because voicing that opinion now will be seen as saying it is almost as bad as slavery. I know y'all love drama and disputes and trolling and liberal tears....I get that. I even understand it....many of you have been told for years that you don't matter and the last Democratic nominee called you a deplorable. I get it. But what Barr has done has further harmed the small business owners whose civil rights have been far worsely violated than the average citizens because it will be more difficult in some areas to find a jury who will be open to the idea of awarding damages because they will be convinced the small business owner thinks they have been as badly treated as slaves.

REMEMBER WHEN SICK PEOPLE STAYED HOME AND HEALTHY PEOPLE ENJOYED LIFE. DECATUR, GET OUT OF YOUR MOMS BASEMENT AND GET SOME FRESH AIR. TAKE YOUR MASK OFF FOR AN HOUR OR SO AND SEE IF YOU DIE. AN AVALANCHE OF TRUTH IS COMING. DEMOCRAT PARTY IS SYSTEMATICALLY CORRUPT...CHECK OUT NASHVILLE MAYORS OFFICE EMAILS FOR AN EXAMPLE...THATS WHAT WAS GOING EVERYWHERE DEMOCRATS WERE IN CHARGE. EVERYTHING YOU THINK YOU KNOW IS A LIE...THE TRUTH IS OUT THERE...GO GET SOME...FREEDOM IS AT STAKE...PS...HOW DO YOU KEEP YOUR MASK DRY IN THE SHOWER?

There is an article in Foreign Affairs that is advocating a full scale 2 month lockdown

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The number of slaves was relatively small.

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Slaves were ~13% of the census in 1860. I wouldn't call that "relatively small". That's a shitload of slaves.