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| EricHiggin said: As I said prior, free to choose, within reason. Most people will make the more logical choice if it's properly presented to them by trustworthy sources. If you can't convince those people, it's just as much your problem as theirs. Forcing them to comply is not the right answer. It will eventually lead to the opposite of what you're trying to achieve. |
How would you convince our fellow Ontarians to do the right thing? It's not working, yet another new record today. How many chances do you give before resorting to lock downs.
By now we have enough examples of what works and what doesn't. Letting it up to the people to self regulate their social distancing has proven not to work. Pls reduce your contacts by 25% so the spread goes down again was the message a couple months ago. Then, if this continues we'll have to add extra measures. Now we're getting into heavier measure again.
I'm not sure there is a way anymore nowadays with social media and people self isolating in self reinforcing 'news' groups. Government has successfully eroded all trust in government over the past decades. A direct result when political campaigns resort to making the other side look bad, which is the new standard. All you hear during election time is what everyone did wrong and is going to eff up. Why would people trust the government or anyone they appoint to speak for them.
I don't have any answers, I'm staying home. Doing my groceries once a week, 8 AM right as the store opens, air still uncontaminated, nice and quiet, mask on, sanitizer handy.
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