Civil to people who's actions would expose me, my family, loved ones, and millions of other Americans a lethal virus? To people who suggest we let the virus spread, because it will eliminate the "weak", so the "strong" can get back to work? Civil to people demanding we force workers into unsafe environments, when we know some of those workers will die? That's like asking someone to be civil to the criminal who's holding a gun to your head. You're joking right?
"I did not see this trait in you until recently. You started showing this side whenever the discussion turned to supplements or alternative medicine."
These are different times. We were not in the midst of a global pandemic until recently, but previous to that, when the subject of supplements (unlicensed and unregulated drugs) and/or alternative medicine (quack medicine) came up, I voiced my view, with all the respect the subject warranted. If someone can promote quack treatments/unlicensed and unregulated drugs, I've every right to weigh in on that promotion, with all the civility it deserves.
"...others that are suffering because of losing their jobs, homes and dreams dealing with the resulting depression."
You, and others, need to understand something: no one is losing their jobs, homes, and dreams, due to an economic depression that is a result of this pandemic. They are losing their jobs, homes, and dreams because of the lack of proper response, by those in charge, to the economic fallout due to the pandemic. For example, most of the CARES money went to Wall St.; see here:
"In total, the CARES Act that Congress passed offers about
$2.2 trillion in government relief. As President Trump noted while signing the bill into law, however, total government coronavirus aid could, in the end, reach $6.2 trillion. That’s a staggering sum. Unfortunately, you won’t be surprised to learn that, given both the Trump administration and the Fed, the story hardly ends there.
"More than $4 trillion of that estimate is predicated on using $454 billion of CARES Act money to back Federal Reserve-based corporate loans. The Fed has the magical power to leverage, or multiply, money it receives from the Treasury up to 10 times over. In the end, according to the president, that could mean $4.5 trillion in support for big banks and corporate entities versus something like $1.4 trillion for regular Americans, small businesses, hospitals, and local and state governments. That 3.5 to 1 ratio signals that, as in 2008, the Treasury and the Fed are focused on big banks and large corporations, not everyday Americans.
"In addition to slashing interest rates to zero, the Fed announced a slew of initiatives to pump money ('liquidity') into the system. In total, its life-support programs are aimed primarily at banks, large companies, and markets, with some spillage into small businesses and municipalities."
https://www.commondreams.org/views/2020/04/06/wall-street-wins-again-bailouts-time-coronavirusThe government could have done much to mitigate the economic fallout from the pandemic. They've decided not to. Wall St. gets bailed out, Main St. gets screwed.
Like with testing, PPE, etc. we've been given the shaft. Probably, between 150,000-250,000 of us will die in this first wave.
Also, let's not forget, there is an ignore feature here. If someone is annoying, nothing stops people from using it.