“There’s good evidence from Spain, France and Austria that show that once it circulates in large numbers in 20-year-olds, it quickly emerges into the community in general. It then percolates up into the older age groups, and that’s where we know this disease has significant, dramatic impacts on mortality, hospitalization and very serious illness,” he said.
fine.
“We’re asking our young people to recognize the effect that can have. Even though they can feel that they’re invulnerable, the community is vulnerable.”
but, it's just clearly the wrong approach.
we can be quixotic about this - and fail.
or, we can be smart about it, and realize that the way to stop the virus from percolating upwards is to shield the elderly, and not to restrain the young.
while we should be empathetic and responsible as best we can, we cannot live our lives for the benefit of the elderly, who have already lived, and are nearing the ends of their lives. a free society must be built upon the prospects of the young, and not around the memories of the elders.
i'm sorry if you disagree, but you're wrong.
and you will lose - you will fail - unless you are more intelligent in your approach.
and, i can only appeal to the future, and ask them for hindsight.
but, you'll probably just call me an idiot - and have no concept of the irony, when you do.