Why are liberals so obsessed with COVID?
I've never believed in conspiracy theories before, but I think this is moving beyond conspiracy. Liberals are using COVID to spent ungodly amounts of money and to further their agenda. There is another ~$6T in the pipeline to stem an economic problem that we don't have. Why are mask mandates coming back for fully vaccinated people? What are we doing? Is the focus going to be on case counts forever? In that case, this will never go away because we are not going to eradicate this anytime soon.
I'm genuinely concerned by how many people do not see what is going on. Today Nancy Pelosi asked Capitol Police (which the left seem to love...) to arrest any house members who aren't wearing masks. This has become legitimately insane. Do any of you really view all of this as a rational response and rational behavior?
Pelosi suckkkkks
It's not rational - the virus has been politicized (by both sides). I tend to agree, lockdowns and and (some) mask mandates are an overreach by the government, especially for the fatality rate that COVID, not to mention the fact that we have vaccines against it. There are vaccinated people that are willing to get behind the wheel of a car, but not go socialize in a restaurant...it's absolutely bonkers.
We never did this with the flu, which is a deadly seasonal disease. It's just politics at this point.
Yeah - they care about consolidating power in the federal government and a pandemic is a good lever w/ which to do that. They aren't actually concerned about COVID - never were.
Because liberal voters are massive pussies and their politicians want to keep leveraging it for political power. Hilary said it best.
Isn´t that a quote from Churchill?
Yeah it is
I’m thinking this may be favorable for Republicans. I’m not sure how many people want mask mandates and lockdowns coming back around. If your response is “there hasn’t been any lockdowns” we will be seeing them in the coming months.
Never let a serious crisis go to waste is politics 101. A massive expansion of the welfare state (sending stimulus checks to even those who didn't lose their jobs, providing the child tax credit payments in advance, etc.) is just what the Democrats want. UBI in disguise.
The mask stuff is also perfect for creating an us vs them (them most often being the "deplorables") mentality.
But more to blame than politicians is the media. Now that Trump is somewhat out of the picture (at least on a daily basis, even if he manages to make the news most weeks or months), the media companies need to fear monger to keep people engaged so they can continue to avoid any decline in ad dollars.
^^^
Artificially support unemployment payments at a rate that forces even more businesses under, creating more state dependents, who will now continually vote for whoever continues dolling out the cash. Baby steps towards neocommunism, but steps nonetheless.
Not too mention, the entire mail in voting system that was a complete dumpster fire. If Covid wasn't created in the Wuhan Lab, then Trump would still be President and the Hong Kong protestors would still be out there. Also, notice how no one mentions any punishment for China? Wonder why that is lol
If they implement more lockdowns and we don't see excessive, violent riots like we see all across Europe, MidEast, Australia (if you follow the right Twitter accounts s/o @investmentshulk) then that's a wrap for America being the "Land of the Free" and it is our own fault. A country of weak cowards, filthy blue haired communist whores, and brainwashed children who are taught to hate themselves.
I actually have blue colored hair and I hate being associated with these other blue-haired freaks.
Preach brother
These are the bylines from an article published by CNBC this morning. And we wonder why every histrionic Karen and Kyle in this country continues to hyperventilate:
And this is the type of stuff The Atlantic continues to pump out:
People who are having perfectly fine and fun summers are now saying "Wait, summer is ruined?! Damn it! It's the fault of those damn deplorables!"
Division and fear is the name of the game, and the media is only getting better at sharpening that axe.
Never let a crisis go to waste. Just look at the wealth transfer that occurred during COVID. Rich got richer, poor got poorer, middle class dwindled smaller as SMBs took the hardest hit from the shutdowns. Identity politics was getting a little stale, need the people to be consumed by vaccine/mask talk for a bit.
The 7-day rolling average deaths in Washington, D.C. is 0. No deaths. Zero. None. The Mayor of D.C. just announced an indoor mask mandate for all persons and is recommending outdoor masking (setting the groundwork for a full mask mandate). But the people of D.C. didn't need it. Within HOURS of the CDC making their masking recommendations, virtually the entire population of D.C. went from maskless to fully masked.
The liberals don't need a mask mandate--they will follow the CDC to Hell and back, regardless of the scientific merit. We are a town full of people educated beyond common sense.
I’m looking at the 7-day MA case count in DC, it’s 48…..these people are psychotic. More people are dying from gun shots in the district.
If It EvEn SaVeS oNe LiFe
Then how about they take away the IP protection for insulin, post 10mph speed limits on every road, and make sharp corners on tables a jailable offense? Because it's never been about safety. It's been about control.
I'm not wearing a mask anymore. If I enter a place of business and I'm asked to put a mask on I will leave. I won't argue. I won't complain. I will just leave. I'm fully vaccinated, young, and healthy. I am not playing this game anymore. The ONLY way we get our freedom back from these petty tyrants is to say no. We can't go along to get along anymore with regard to Covid. They will use it as a source of power for as long as they possibly can. Those of us living in People's Republics will have to start saying no.
I’m in the same boat. I was vaccinated the second day it was offered to me (which btw, my city put me at the end of the line because I’m young, in good shape, and not a smoker). I’m lowest risk for COVID and vaccine side effects. I don’t care if anyone else around me is or isn’t vaccinated, it’s their choice, and the fact that we’re all still talking about it in nearly August 2021 shows what a clown show this all is. If a business still wants me to wear a mask, which is pure theatre, I’ll just go elsewhere. Only exception is the airport / planes since there’s not really a choice if you’re a plebe like me flying commercial.
At first I thought their goal was just to get Trump out with COVID as a tailwind to that, but now it is just being used to spend money which is their strange fetish.
I was 100% convinced that the Democrats' and media's Covid extremism during 2020 was to get Trump out of office. I thought the derangement would end the day after the election, regardless of who won. However, they have been almost unrelenting, with the exception of the last 10 weeks or so. I think a large contingent honestly care about Covid but have this misguided belief that they can change the trajectory of the disease by mandated behavior. The only thing that has changed the trajectory of Covid has been the vaccine and natural immunity. Everything else has been destructive and for show. The people in power, however, are obsessed with control. The level of control they have demanded and taken over the population is unprecedented in the history of the democratic world, and they won't let go of it. They are drunk with power.
Because it’s their agenda. Unlike most professions, politicians (on both sides) don’t actually give a shit about analyzing problems and finding the best path forward. They just want to get re-elected, and do whatever they think will help them in the next cycle. A lot of times, this means just doing whatever the opposite of the other side does to gain endorsements from each other and support from donors. Republicans opposed mask mandates, shutdowns, etc, so liberals are just taking the other side of that coin.
Also want to throw this out there because I think we all need to stop equivocating and call things as they are - if you believe this stuff works you are an idiot. You are either an idiot or haven’t read anything over the past 16 months, possibly both.
It's killed 600,000 Americans. And it's given countless others permanent lung damage, brain damage, etc. Some of my family members have long COVID and it really fucked with them
More than the War on Terror, Vietnam, Korea, WW2, and giving the American Civil War a run for its money. Thank god the vaccine mandates are coming, we can't negotiate with people who believe in microchips (50 percent of anti-vaxxers believe it!) And to all the people who call me a libtard, look at who launched operation Warp Speed
Every time you post, a new Republican gets his MAGA hat.
COVID is a non-partisan issue, and I voted R in 2018
600,000 disproportionately elderly Americans, many in nursing homes with 12 month life expectancy, or passed their life expectancy isn't the same as 300,000 young dead people in a war. We all understand that basic reality, but you can definitely lie with statistics, that's for sure.
"Kill grandma so I can go to the bar"
Weak men create hard times
How are you not following this…we HAVE VACCINES
"Obesity has reached epidemic proportions globally, with at least 2.8 million people dying each year as a result of being overweight or obese."
Source: https://www.who.int/news-room/facts-in-pictures/detail/6-facts-on-obesi…
Oh my god this DWARFS the COVID numbers and it's been happening for years. So we should be banning all fatty and sugary foods! If it saves even 1 life!!!
You're so pathetic dude give it a rest.
That's called whataboutism my friend. Obesity is bad and there's a lot we need to do
Covid is endemic and it's here to stay. I'm all for schools requiring kids to get their vaxes. And businesses requiring employees to get vaxxed. But no more lockdowns and no more masks please. Just get vaxxed and go live your life.
The problem is people who are against lockdowns won't wear masks and people who are against masks won't get vaccinated
Expand on this…what is the real problem? People aren’t following what you believe is the right way? Are hospitals overwhelmed? What is the issue?
There have always been plenty of anti vaxxers out there. For the regular flu, too. People just too stubborn or lazy or stupid to get their annual flu shot. Just have to accept that's part of life, and move on.
^^^ THIS
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