The news has been dedicated to a biker rally in South Dakota - the 80th annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. It has made the top of the news with its pictures of old guys on motorcycles, streets filled with people, quotes from attendees, and facts on the state's lack of procedures around COVID-19. Both the CBC and the New York Times were adept at this coverage. Here are the prominent quotes:
"Screw COVID," read the design on one T-shirt being hawked at the event. "I went to Sturgis."
"I don't want to die, but I don't want to be cooped up all my life either," he said.
"This is a major experiment," he said. "It could be a major mistake."
“My biggest concern is drivers — they just don’t pay attention to bikes. But I don’t know one person in a six-state radius who has had Covid. I think it is all just political.”
“We have no concerns — if we are going to get sick, then we’ll get sick.”
“I’m not convinced it’s real. I think it’s nothing more than the flu. If I die from the virus, it was just meant to be.”
Here's the quote from the governor Kristi Noem: "I trusted my people, they trusted me, and South Dakota is in a good spot in our fight against COVID-19. The #Sturgis motorcycle rally starts this weekend, and we're excited for visitors to see what our great state has to offer!" She says that no virus outbreak was documented from the trip to Mount Rushmore last month.
Yesterday I went to Whistling Gardens, and this picture is from the Aviary. Perhaps it applies to the people quoted above: birds of a feather flock together.
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