People have pointed out that politicians have been doing this in Ontario a lot too. They close playgrounds even though there aren't transmissions happening there. Workplaces have outbreaks, though, and continue to operate presumably because the factory owner looks like Doug Ford. I don't just mean white and male, I mean pasty and ghoulish.
I feel like this whole thing has been very "two-tiered".
The industries that have been devastated have been disproportionately those that employ young people-- especially hospitality, service, tourism. The economic damage has disproportionately been done to younger workers.
The kinds of jobs where workers have to keep working and face highest risk of catching covid. Grocery stores. Food processing plants. Shipping and delivery. With these outbreaks at food processing plants and Amazon warehouses and so on, what percentage of the people infected were young people? Probably most of them?
Young people have been doing the jobs most likely to get you infected with covid, but are last in line for vaccine. Does that seem right?
What portion of teachers are part of the under-39 age group that Horgan was shitting on? I was flabbergasted when I found out that teachers hadn't been given priority for vaccination. They spend all day indoors with these little snot-nosed virus-vectors, and weren't prioritized? That's disgusting. That makes me want to punch somebody.
How many young people are living in precarious situations, like having 2 or 3 room-mates who are working in high-contact jobs, because that's all they can afford?
Personally, I've been pretty lucky. I'm under 39 but I'm not that young anymore and I don't consider myself part of the group that have been truly screwed over by the pandemic. I own a home that I don't have to share with high-risk roomies. I have a long term partner and my social life hasn't been hindered that much. I have a job that hasn't been impacted, and I can work from home if necessary. But for the younger people, especially those in their early-mid 20s and just starting out in their adult lives, this has been a complete disaster, and it infuriates me to see that fat smug piece of dogshit blame them for what's going on.
Meanwhile he's got his vaccine, and his golf buddies have their vaccines, and the people who donate to his campaign have their vaccines. Overall the "I got mine" club is doing fantastic during the pandemic. The rich are getting richer, your home equity has gone through the roof, the stock markets are at all-time highs.
The people he shat on last month are the people who made him premier. I've voted for Horgan twice. I think I'm done with him.
-k