Unfortunately it can/does get ugly sometimes, but as you stated rather eloquently, it carries a lot of emotions and is quite personal for a myriad of reasons, but having said that, there are MANY different stories, and I want to remind people that we live in an era that we typically hear about the bad ones, as they are more "newsworthy", and not the oh he/she recovered so who really cares (like my 92 yr old aunt this is recovered at her LTC facility). One must consider how many have recovered knowingly/unknowingly, and that # (98-99+%) by far and away outnumbers the tragic stories that we read every day (but surely doesn't diminish the sadness of them). That variable will always be the albatross wrt CV 19 and responses thereof. Like it or not, we've all seen or heard about distortion of data, and based on the gravity of those actions, it has been troubling at best. It is happening to varying degrees, and that's concerning. A quick google search supports the validity of that claim.
No one should leave any forum butthurt or pissed when "fired upon"... I know I sometimes leave scratching my head in disbelief, or wow...i just learned something, or just take a break when I'm outnumbered/browbeat...or wrong (yes....it can happen...lol).
I hate how Voyager likes warmth and will troll him for it (mid winter mind you ), but id gladly drink a beer w/ him, and consider all here my weather pals, and I think he/everyone knows that by now.
Whether we think alike or not, its all good, as we learn the most from the ones we have the least in common with, as it broadens ones spectrum of values/beliefs, or self awareness. That IS a good thing. Not sure what happened to the NE covid forum, but a lot of good data was shared, and yes, debated, but a lot of factual stuff was presented, and emotion was kept in check, but I'm guessing it was getting a little to ripe for the mods (i was away when it did).
Hang in there gang, we aren't outta da woods by a long shot, but we ARE in it together.
Sauss, do a big ol' belly flop for us tonight....sorta feels appropriate for the times.