 Well, it's official Thanksgiving is canceled. Thanks Liberals. I mean not really, but if we're being honest with ourselves It should be you should cancel Thanksgiving Just do a small thing with the people you live with because it is looking more and more likely that Thanksgiving and the coming holiday season is Going to contribute to a massive spike in COVID-19 cases and I say this because as the Hill reports 38% of Americans are planning on having Thanksgiving dinner with 10 or more people now this comes from a survey conducted by Ohio State University's Wexner Medical Center and Additionally, nearly 33% of respondents said they would not require friends or family to wear masks at Thanksgiving gatherings and 25% said they would not practice social distancing according to the poll the survey comes just before Thanksgiving Amid an alarming surge of coronavirus cases across the United States state leaders and health experts including the nation's top infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci warned against Congregating indoors with large groups of people amid the coronavirus. In addition individuals 65 and older should exercise Greater caution when attending gatherings as COVID-19 symptoms are statistically more fatal among older adults When you're gathered together around the table engaged in conversation sitting less than six feet apart with your masks down Even in a small group. That's when the spread of this virus can really happen said Ian Gonshauser chief quality and patient safety officer at OSU Wexner Medical Center Though a considerable percentage of respondents said they would flout safety recommendations for Thanksgiving dinner a majority 73% of respondents said they would practice social distancing during the holidays Additionally 79% said they would only gather with people with whom they live So on one hand, it's it's good news that most people the overwhelming majority of people are not going to be Irresponsible and they will follow proper safety protocols I think that just having a small ceremony or celebration with the people who you live with that really is you know The best course of action and if you live alone, that's really really unfortunate You know, hopefully you can hook up via zoom and celebrate that way. I mean, it's tough We all have to make sacrifices, you know because of this pandemic But I mean even though most people will not be holding a traditional Thanksgiving ceremony The problem is that the proportion of the population who will be flouting social distance, you know And safety concerns and not wearing masks that's large enough to contribute to a very large aggregate spread of this virus and You know, it's tough right because when you are with people who you know your friends your family it's probably awkward to Enforce these rules, right? It gets weird to you know, tell your aunt and your uncle to wear a mask If they show up without one So I mean it's best to just if you're not assertive and blunt enough to enforce these rules to just not celebrate it at all like Don't put yourself in danger because this is literally life and death Even if you catch COVID-19 and you survive it that is a life worth of health problems that are going to follow you And that's a pre-existing condition now So I mean like we we can't take a risk like we see the light at the end of the tunnel We have two vaccines now that are more than 90% effective. We're so close We just have to hang on a little bit longer and you know, we can get through this now following these surveys You know, there were subsequent warnings issued because obviously this is a really bad sign. We can't have this many people Not taking this seriously, you know congregating indoors spreading the virus because that affects everyone else It's not just individuals within within their social circles because you catch it from one of these Thanksgiving dinners You then go to the store contaminate someone else your grocery store clerk. It just it continues to spread So there were warnings, please do not do this Don't celebrate Thanksgiving as you usually would and of course the right reacted in a predictable manner by Encouraging people to defy these warnings about, you know, Thanksgiving and defy any social distancing or mask Enforcements that you may have basically saying This is just an attack on Thanksgiving that's literally what Charlie Kirk said the left has always hated Thanksgiving Thanksgiving can be interpreted as a Religious holiday if you believe in giving thanks to a creator But they hate Thanksgiving because they believe there is nothing you should be thankful for in America This is an awful place. It is cancerous rotten to the core tear it all down burn it from within Why would you be thankful instead? We need a revolution remember as The students for a democratic society radicals once wrote in the 1960s. They said Conflict is the origin of everything. What happens when you're thankful by definition You're less likely to be involved and engaged in conflict Thanksgiving is supposed to deescalate any sort of pre-existing Issues in our country And now they're using the virus as an excuse for you not to be thankful Checkmate Lib Tards. We know that this isn't about COVID-19 This has nothing to do with the virus that killed almost a quarter million Americans This has everything to do with your hatred of Thanksgiving Okay, except what if I told you that this wasn't actually some grand conspiracy by the left to destroy Thanksgiving We like Thanksgiving too dumb fuck. I like to eat. I like to over-indulge myself until I'm almost nauseous drink too much It's fun. Like I like hanging out with my friends and family. I like Thanksgiving. I like the holiday season So this isn't about Us trying to destroy Thanksgiving. That's fucking stupid. It's about a pandemic. That's very real and by you using your platform to encourage people to defy social distancing And all the proper protocols to protect themselves that makes you A dangerous individual a danger to society because you're telling people Don't you know worry about your own health and safety? Just just do it. Just go to Thanksgiving Don't don't listen to the left. They hate Thanksgiving. I mean, this is this is so dangerous and irresponsible And it's also a childish response. I mean to respond to people warning about the dangers of congregating indoors during a pandemic By saying oh well, this isn't about the pandemic This is about the left wanting to destroy Thanksgiving as if the left also doesn't like Thanksgiving I mean, you're fucking stupid if you genuinely believe this Charlie Kirk. You are fucking stupid And it's embarrassing that you have a platform that large that many people are duped By what you're espousing now. He's not the only one because a supposed doctor Who's actually a real doctor? So I guess I I can't put his Doctor title and quotes scott atlas went on fox news and uh did the same thing basically encouraged people to um Ignore these warnings when you lockdown and because we had states that were restricting businesses restricting Uh activities We forced cases to be building up in this season when you cannot social distance It's exactly this reason why it's more dangerous now that we slowed cases from coming up Into the winter you can't social distance from your elderly family. Remember when you can't go outside? So yes, I agree. We should have activities outside. Yes. I agree. We need ventilation Yes, we should uh reduce large group Indoor activities use social distancing. We need to protect our our vulnerable high risk senior family members all these things I completely agree with there's nothing there that isn't agreeable But what the problem is I don't agree. You should you should close schools. I don't agree. You should not have in-person learning I don't want to see the figure that one in four American college students one in four age 18 to 24 thought of killing themselves in june Because of the lockdown. I have children that age myself We know what they're suffering from with isolation and this kind of isolation is one of the unspoken tragedies of the elderly Who are now being told don't see your family at Thanksgiving for many people This is their final Thanksgiving. Believe it or not and it will be their final Thanksgiving if they listen to you because This is going to kill people if that many people according to that survey Actually does Thanksgiving with more than 10 people indoors with no, you know, social distancing or masks people will die because of this You know, so this is irresponsible, but It's not surprising because they're right. They are Taking what shouldn't be a political issue and they're making it a partisan issue It's a pandemic. It doesn't care if you are a republican or a democrat It affects everyone So, you know, it's disturbing, uh, but understand how what he's saying here It's extremely contradictory because on one hand he says look we should be doing social distancing But on another hand he says oh, but we shouldn't close schools But you can't have it both ways Should we or should we not follow the proper actions that will lead to, you know, containing the spread of this virus? and he Fanes, you know a concern over people experiencing mental health issues because of the lockdown and sure I'll grant you that the lockdown Is unquestionably causing people to suffer from depression and anxiety and other mental health issues But do you want to know what part of that stems from? The economic anxiety that they are facing because some people have anxiety because they've lost their jobs Or they can't work or maybe they are working But they're not receiving hazard pay and they're exposing themselves to the virus potentially If you truly cared about people's mental health You would go on fox news use that platform to recommend a cancellation of all rants Another stimulus package or you know a monthly basic income for the duration of this pandemic If you truly cared about people's mental health, but you don't you're just using mental health To hide your agenda to make it seem as if you're actually a good person when you're not a good person You don't actually care about individuals because if you did you would recommend Shutting down schools you would recommend us taking these extreme but necessary precautions to mitigate the spread of this virus But you're not doing that So you don't actually care because what you actually care about what the people of fox news care about Is the economy capitalism the business class making money. That's always been their motivation here So, you know, they continue To downplay the severity of COVID-19 and encourage people to defy protocols And you know, I want to say that they do this at their own peril But unfortunately their stupidity isn't contained to just them What they say and encourage people to do impacts Everyone because when it comes to something like a virus we're only as strong as our weakest link So if people continue to not take it seriously and it still spreads that affects everyone Not just the people who aren't taking it seriously. So, I mean, this is extremely fresh rating, but Look all that we can do is control Ourselves and take action by not taking action by staying home on Thanksgiving Doing a small ceremony, uh, just what the people you live with. That's that's what you have to do because I mean, it's one year. It's a sacrifice and it sucks. It really does suck. I want to celebrate Thanksgiving I love having these big, you know, celebrations with my family and extended family and whatnot But we can't do that this year. It's a pandemic And I want to make sure that myself and the people I love are protected and I hope that you will do the same thing