I've been banned from Princeton Pong event

Don,

idk wrote: cole_ely wrote: idk wrote: cole_ely wrote: h0n1g wrote: maybe stay at home instead of playing a freakin table tennis tournament at a time where hospitals are starting to send home patients to die.  This is literally what is wrong with the US. People are not used to making sacrifices when it comes to their “personal freedom”.  Wow We should be a lot more like China, Huh?  unfortunately that ship has sailed but if by "like china" you mean there was a capable government response from the beginning, then yeah things wouldn't be where they are at right now. but that's not possible exactly because of what h0n1g says. americans are simply too damn self-centered and as a whole cannot actually do something for the greater good even if it means temporarily sacrificing "MUH FREEDUM" Just can we make our points without insulting America? That's my only concern. Yes but it would be denying the obvious to not acknowledge this. The US, both the government response and the response of the people is the laughingstock around the world right now and for good reason.

Edited by NextLevel - 07/25/2020 at 3:39pm

idk wrote: cole_ely wrote: idk wrote: cole_ely wrote: h0n1g wrote: maybe stay at home instead of playing a freakin table tennis tournament at a time where hospitals are starting to send home patients to die.  This is literally what is wrong with the US. People are not used to making sacrifices when it comes to their “personal freedom”.  Wow We should be a lot more like China, Huh?  unfortunately that ship has sailed but if by "like china" you mean there was a capable government response from the beginning, then yeah things wouldn't be where they are at right now. but that's not possible exactly because of what h0n1g says. americans are simply too damn self-centered and as a whole cannot actually do something for the greater good even if it means temporarily sacrificing "MUH FREEDUM" Just can we make our points without insulting America? That's my only concern. Yes but it would be denying the obvious to not acknowledge this. The US, both the government response and the response of the people is the laughingstock around the world right now and for good reason.

DonnOlsen wrote: More interesting than me, I noticed two Omnipong tournament registrants are from Maryland; both, I know, also are not in compliance with this quarantine requirement.  What then becomes intriguing is what happens if one of these players shows up on tournament day?  Will the New Jersey Quarantine Enforcement Police be waiting at the club's door?  Will the tournament officials seek verification that the two week quarantine has been fulfilled?  Will the tournament officials ban the player from the tournament?  Will fines be issued?  Is the club in jeopardy of the accusation of fostering this delinquent behavior? I know none of the answers. Thanks.

cole_ely wrote: h0n1g wrote: maybe stay at home instead of playing a freakin table tennis tournament at a time where hospitals are starting to send home patients to die.  This is literally what is wrong with the US. People are not used to making sacrifices when it comes to their “personal freedom”.  Wow We should be a lot more like China, Huh?

Egghead wrote: Fabian1890 wrote: You have problems... In most countries where the situation is so much better than in the US (I actually wonder if there’s a country where the situation is worse) we still don’t have tournaments. The USA should get their s... together before they think about playing tournaments. Playing a tournament right now with people coming from different places is just irresponsible in the current situation. It will only further spread the virus. First of all, you need to know not all states in USA are hot states. So, it is fine for people in some states to have a "normal" activities with "a measure of caution." Having said that, you are damn right. That tournamnent should local only. Look at HK now, they are in big shxt. In fact, they have number of newly infected people from a single case (after playing a tt torunamnent).

Donn, I haven't been following Maryland so don't know what the Covid-19 stats are there.   All I can say is that I live in Houston,  and states in the northeast and elsewhere that are getting this thing under control would have to be NUTS to allow anyone from here to enter without imposing a  mandatory quarantine upon arrival.  It sucks but that's just being prudent.   In Italy they ended up shutting down travel between the different provinces for awhile   That is  one of the reasons they now have been able to return to something more or less like normal life.  Right now a pingpong tournament doesn't seem like a great justification for something ill advisesd from an epidemiological perspective.   Again, I'm talking in this case about Texas, Florida,  Georgia,  Arizona, etc. Like I said, I haven't been following Maryland.  But why not jus voluntarily  respect the decisions of New Jersey public health officials for now?

You have problems... In most countries where the situation is so much better than in the US (I actually wonder if there’s a country where the situation is worse) we still don’t have tournaments.