NO pandemic. Vaccines are NOT safe.

[Finell]

Here on WaccoBB, I have been adamant that

• The COVID-19 pandemic is real and deadly dangerous;
  
• Wearing masks and maintaining physical distance from others can reduce the spread of the disease; and
  
• The potential risks of taking the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine are small, especially when compared with the risks of infection with SARS-CoV-2.

Nevertheless, I am opposed to prohibiting public debate on those subjects anywhere. I have been a "card carrying" member of the ACLU for many decades.

Advocating disobedience of public health regulations is something else. We have a moral and civil duty to obey the law. That is the basis of civilization. While there are times when disobedience of the law is morally justified—for example, Nazi law and the civil rights movements in the U.S. and South Africa—this is not one of those times.

·Posted in reply to the post by Townsy Community Guidelines:Given the current severity of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Townsy Cafe staff feels a moral and ethical obligation to intervene in conversations that:

• dismiss or downplay the severity of the COVID-19 pandemic.
• question the efficacy of mask wearing and social distancing.
• advocate for the disobedience public health measures and regulations.
• undermine public confidence in the vaccine.

Topics and replies that do any of the above will be muted.

[Jude Iam]

no interest whatsoever now in townsey cutesy censoredsy newby.

shared conflict-free opinions be much more comfortable for townseyers.

see yawl if/when you feel safe enough to come out - of the house, from behind the mask.

may be a while. well, more time to be philosophical, consider life and death, how we hold each.
perhaps grow more comfortable with both.

onwards.

bye, bye, it's been real.

[Zeno Swijtink]

I agree with you, up to a point.

Freedom of speach is central. But a manager can require rules about, not the what-about, but the how. It should be responsive and interesting and intelligent.

If I were the manager I would rule out posting of just (lists of) links, or postings that copy whole webpages without analysis or context, or repeat postings of "information."

That managerial job could be a lot of work ...

Zeno

[wisewomn]

"A lot of work" is right, Zeno. It's part of the reason Waccobb is closing down.

[wisewomn]

I have greatly appreciated your integrity and clarity, Finell. Thanks for being a participant on this forum.

[Bonnie288]

You mean because of all the wackos?

[wisewomn]

Well, there are wackos and then there are waccos. Take yer pick. :-)

[louise]

Thanks to Pamela for speaking up and sharing. Invaluable to hear from a practitioner in your position. Sure wish you might once in awhile post on the Townsy site!