Reopening During COVID-19: Views From HuffPost Readers

Our editors have picked some of your most thought-provoking comments from last week’s top stories.
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Every week, HuffPost editors read your comments on our top stories and highlight those that cut through the noise and make us think, help us see things from a different perspective, start conversations or even change our minds. 

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“We pushed to reopen before we were ready, causing a spike in cases as predicted, and the economy is still terrible. Who could have guessed, except everyone.” 

Erik Wehr

“America is not a country where labor gets a handout.  We are a country where labor works until it dies.”

Bruce Levene 

 “Pure disregard for our Constitution, and the right to peacefully assemble.”

Dennis WM

“Good for her to take a peaceful stand.  Her civil rights were denied.  I hope the ACLU steps up to help her.”

Steve Herman

 “Until there is a viable vaccine COVID-19 will not be slowed enough to control.  Even then the virus could mutate making it a consistent challenge.”

Richard Clay

“This is what happens when you feel invincible in the middle of a pandemic.”

Kelly Williams

“D.C. should be a state, no question. No real representation, no vote about anything that happens to their constituency.” 

George Pole

“No way. It’s a city. It’s not a state. If the people there want the benefits of statehood, annex it to Maryland or Virginia.” 

Charles James

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