Just think-When America shut down because of the pandemic, the numbers were way smaller than now

[demtenjeep]

We are in much more dangerous territory than we were in March and the government's response has sucked

[Dream Girl]

1. Good point. We are fucked.

[Ms. Toad]

2. That's the point I've been making to anyone who will listen.

We're already at the base of the steep hill. When we started we were way back on the flat part.

Stepping on the accelerator now (by increasing exposure) is suicide.

[DrToast]

3. There's a lot of differences

There are likely more cases today (bad).
We have more guidance on social distancing and many are wearing masks (good).
People that have been infected can't be transmitters (good).

Hmmm...what else?

[demtenjeep]

4. many people think it is all over

even though we are almost at 1.5 mil. I think we were less than 2000 when the stay home started back in March

[NickB79]

5. Only a few percent of the US has been infected

Outside of a few major cities.

We're so far from herd immunity, you can't even see it yet.

The few million people with POSSIBLE immunity aren't even a speed bump on the rate of transmission.

[Skittles]

6. they botched the shutdown, now they are botching the startup

November is our only hope

[uponit7771]

7. +1