It’s obvious that we see things differently. And you have been fairly consistent as you’ve posted in this thread. I wish you could see how things are interconnected.
Because it isn't in the theme park or the compliant businesses around the theme park or the travel to the theme park that is causing most of the spread.
Theme parks may not be causing most of the spread (we don’t actually know how much of the spread is happening at theme parks), but it is clearly not essential for people to go to them during a pandemic. The key to limiting the spread is limiting unnecessary proximity to others.
Your opinion is basically "how can you do anything enjoyable while people are dying."
No, my opinion is basically, “how can you unnecessarily do the thing that’s killing people when many people don’t have a choice?”
You are entitled to your opinion, I just disagree with it strongly. Also, there are not 1000 preventable deaths per day. By saying that you are assuming that some type of action would get the cases down to near zero. Until there is a vaccine, that is impossible to accomplish without a several month complete and total lockdown of society.
By this point, all the deaths from COVID were preventable. Maybe at first we weren’t ready or we didn’t have enough information. But our failure to respond adequately put these deaths in the “preventable” category. Also, I’m not talking about “total lockdowns” or “getting the cases down to zero.” The curve is not flat. We could do better, and we’re not.
Again, if the spread isn't happening at WDW on any large scale, why should they have it on their conscience. Again, it's the "how can you do anything enjoyable when people are dying" attitude. If there was significant spread traced to WDW being open, then it would become a moral decision for them.
You don’t know how much spread is happening at WDW (“significant” or otherwise). It’s a moral decision because it’s putting money before people in proximity with others unnecessarily.
People in my area (which is very "blue" by the way) don't seem to be avoiding businesses in any significant way even though cases have increased in the last month.
Not sure why you see the world in terms of blue and red, but go on
It isn't inside the businesses that the majority of spread is occurring, with the possible exception of bars that don't follow the social distancing rules. The health officials in Orange County have continually said that they don't see any major issues related to the theme parks and you can bet they are looking for them.
Again, the “majority of spread” is different from “unnecessary spread,” and a place that brings people together from far and wide together is the opposite of responsible during a pandemic.
"The government" (in any country) can't "keep everybody safe" and have a functioning society. They are mutually exclusive goals. The best they can do without a vaccine is "flatten the curve" to keep hospitals from being overwhelmed with acceptable restrictions.
Nonsense. The government’s job is to keep its citizens safe and keep society functioning. It’s short-term, compartmentalized thinking that has made our response to the virus inadequate.
Everybody staying at home for a few months is not acceptable to the vast majority of people. As a human being, just existing isn't living.
The virus does not care ”what is acceptable to the vast majority of people.” Staying home as much as possible (not as much as is comfortable) is not “just existing.” “Living” does not require trips to Disney World, in-person schooling, or even mask-free interactions with others. If we could convince selfish and entitled people to willingly endure some amount of sacrifice and discomfort, we could get the numbers down and reopen things safely.
Just as an aside, and I think I'm allowed to point this out now that Zeke Emanuel will be on the COVID task force next year, as of the latest report for Florida:
82% of COVID deaths were people 65 and over
61% of COVID deaths were people 75 and over (for Zeke's planning)
32% of COVID deaths were people 85 and over
40% of COVID deaths were nursing home residents
It is very clear who is most at risk from this disease. It isn't just an across the board plague. If somehow nobody over 64 contracted COVID (this is a hypothetical so please don't quote out of context to argue), it would be hard to notice that the virus existed. There is no need to "keep everybody safe."
Older people might be at greater risk of dying from the disease, but we’re all at great risk at spreading the disease. I want us to protect the most vulnerable among us, which doesn’t just include old people, but also people of color, people with asthma, etc. Besides their suffering and risk of death, we still don’t know the long-term effects of the virus, but they’re not looking good.
So yes, I think people need to start seeing that we’re all connected, and that our entire society is at risk if we don’t take the virus more seriously than we have been. All of us. And this means staying home unless it’s absolutely necessary that we go out, and following all of the protocols.