But you have played the “whataboutism” card by comparing the January 6th riot to BLM protests and going “well aren’t you going to condemn all the violence from those people”. You’ve literally tried to compare riots borne from largely peaceful protests against police brutality and racial inequality with one singular riot that, if we buy your interpretation, started as a “peaceful” protest against American democracy itself.
You keep saying “I’m not a Republican, I’m not a conservative, I’m not with them in any way other than being a Trump voter”. But everything you’re saying outside of that proves otherwise.
No, it shows that you think only your work, or any work created by a corporation, qualifies for that description. The world beyond those limitations disagrees.
This is literally the first time I’ve ever seen you actually say that. You’ve been defending him without question for months, and now—only now—you’re willing to criticize him? You, who has been literally handed a comprehensive and well-sourced list of Trumpian atrocities multiple times but has written said list off as “leftist” grousing about him winning the 2016 election? You, who takes every opportunity to say “BuT hE dIdN’t AcTuAlLy SaY ‘dRiNk BlEaCh’!” any time anyone brings up those particular comments? You, who has literally defended the insurrectionists of January 6th as “peaceful” and insisted that Trump had absolutely no role whatsoever in inciting that riot?
I’d ask what the fuck changed your mind, but at this point, it’s irrelevant. Why? Because I’m sure all he’d have to do is say “I was for vaccine mandates before they were cool” and you’d fall right in line with his views on vaccine mandates regardless of anything you’re saying here.
You’ve been parroting his bullshit, carrying his party line, and virtually riding his spray-tanned dick for months. You’ve proudly touted your “I voted for Trump” alleigances to him and his party on a regular basis. I don’t believe for a second that your willingness to say what you’re saying now has a goddamn thing to do with actually being critical of Old 45. It also isn’t because you suddenly care about other people—your whole “let them die” schtick in this discussion is proof enough of that.
So no, I don’t believe for a minute that these out-of-nowhere views on vaccines and masks are your actual views (or that you’ve held them for months if they somehow are). I also don’t believe you’re actually able to criticize Donald Trump in any sense, let alone in a way that shows meaningful disagreement with his actions as president (especially in re: the pandemic). And if you have a problem with those assertions, that problem is one of your own making. I’m not going to solve it—that burden lies with you.
like every other virus out there there will be anti-vaxers that don’t take the poke and drop dead
Only the families of those idiots are concerned about those idiots on a personal level. Everyone else is concerned about who the hell else those idiots will take with them by way of spreading the disease before they drop dead.
One part the “left” is missing is the majority of the “anti-vaxers” aren’t against the vaccination.
Then why the actual fuck didn’t they get the vaccine before any sort of mandate came down from any government institution or private organization? (Here’s a tiny, insignificant, maybe-won’t-be-of-much-help hint for you: IT'S BECAUSE THEY WERE AGAINST THE VACCINE.)
You appear to have the wrong impression on my thoughts on vax mandates.
You’re an avowed Trump supporter; forgive us for not thinking you’re willing to go against him and his dictates, since your lack of any meaningful criticism of Old 45 in general (and his handling of the pandemic in particular) clearly suggests you’re on his side of the mandate debate.
The RIAA and the MPAA don’t control who can use what software—i.e., they literally can’t make a small business, a large corporation, or an individual person stop using foobar2000, Notepad++, VLC Media Player or literally any other open source software.
Because unlike you and your fellow Trumpians, toom isn’t a fucking sociopath who sees a public health crisis as a way to cull the population of “undesirables”.
I know this is hard for you to understand, but I actually care about other people and don’t generally want other people to die—even those who, say, oppose my right to live as an openly queer person.
Things are, generally, back to relative normal. At least outside of hyper-liberal controlled cities.
Yeah, it’s not like hundreds of people are dying of COVID every day any more~. It’s not like people are still protesting masking, vaccinations, and other such public health measures~. Nope, it’s all back to normal outside of “blue” cities~. Liberals are the ones extending the pandemic by refusing to do things that risk public health, yep, that’s right~.
The GOP and its voter base are the people politicizing every step, every measure, every request-turned-mandate meant to curb the spread of a deadly virus. They’re the ones who fought and continue to fight facemasks, vaccine mandates, lockdowns, and anything else the government (and any good, decent, cares-about-society person) knows will help end the pandemic sooner.
If you have a problem with that, blame the guy you voted for in 2016 and 2020. He’s the one who politicized every measure meant to curb the spread of COVID-19 and acted like nothing was happening even as thousands of people died every day. He’s the one who shat on and shunned science and expertise in favor of his own hubris and ignorance. He’s the one who ultimately led his followers to the cliff of mis- and disinformation, then let them jump off it without giving a damn about anyone but himself.
And if you have a problem with me “making this political” by pointing all of that out, I don’t care. I’m not here to comfort your pro-Trump biases or fellate your ignorance. I’m here to point out the truth: Donald Trump made the pandemic worse by politicizing every measure and step meant to curb the pandemic (including getting the vaccine), his cult-like fanbase took his lead regardless of the consequences (including their own deaths), and “the left” is waiting for all of those idiots to either die or get the vaccine so shit can go back to some reasonable sense of “normal”.
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I’m sure that on some planet, everything you said there makes complete and perfect sense. Your problem is, this is Earth.
Please seek help for your early onset dementia.
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But you have played the “whataboutism” card by comparing the January 6th riot to BLM protests and going “well aren’t you going to condemn all the violence from those people”. You’ve literally tried to compare riots borne from largely peaceful protests against police brutality and racial inequality with one singular riot that, if we buy your interpretation, started as a “peaceful” protest against American democracy itself.
You keep saying “I’m not a Republican, I’m not a conservative, I’m not with them in any way other than being a Trump voter”. But everything you’re saying outside of that proves otherwise.
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No, it shows that you think only your work, or any work created by a corporation, qualifies for that description. The world beyond those limitations disagrees.
Please seek help for your early onset dementia.
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And the people outside the Capitol who assaulted police officers and damaged property—they weren’t breaking the law?
You can keep making excuses for them, Lostcause, but it won’t save you when they eventually come for you.
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You have already lost.
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This is literally the first time I’ve ever seen you actually say that. You’ve been defending him without question for months, and now—only now—you’re willing to criticize him? You, who has been literally handed a comprehensive and well-sourced list of Trumpian atrocities multiple times but has written said list off as “leftist” grousing about him winning the 2016 election? You, who takes every opportunity to say “BuT hE dIdN’t AcTuAlLy SaY ‘dRiNk BlEaCh’!” any time anyone brings up those particular comments? You, who has literally defended the insurrectionists of January 6th as “peaceful” and insisted that Trump had absolutely no role whatsoever in inciting that riot?
I’d ask what the fuck changed your mind, but at this point, it’s irrelevant. Why? Because I’m sure all he’d have to do is say “I was for vaccine mandates before they were cool” and you’d fall right in line with his views on vaccine mandates regardless of anything you’re saying here.
You’ve been parroting his bullshit, carrying his party line, and virtually riding his spray-tanned dick for months. You’ve proudly touted your “I voted for Trump” alleigances to him and his party on a regular basis. I don’t believe for a second that your willingness to say what you’re saying now has a goddamn thing to do with actually being critical of Old 45. It also isn’t because you suddenly care about other people—your whole “let them die” schtick in this discussion is proof enough of that.
So no, I don’t believe for a minute that these out-of-nowhere views on vaccines and masks are your actual views (or that you’ve held them for months if they somehow are). I also don’t believe you’re actually able to criticize Donald Trump in any sense, let alone in a way that shows meaningful disagreement with his actions as president (especially in re: the pandemic). And if you have a problem with those assertions, that problem is one of your own making. I’m not going to solve it—that burden lies with you.
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Only the families of those idiots are concerned about those idiots on a personal level. Everyone else is concerned about who the hell else those idiots will take with them by way of spreading the disease before they drop dead.
Then why the actual fuck didn’t they get the vaccine before any sort of mandate came down from any government institution or private organization? (Here’s a tiny, insignificant, maybe-won’t-be-of-much-help hint for you: IT'S BECAUSE THEY WERE AGAINST THE VACCINE.)
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You’re an avowed Trump supporter; forgive us for not thinking you’re willing to go against him and his dictates, since your lack of any meaningful criticism of Old 45 in general (and his handling of the pandemic in particular) clearly suggests you’re on his side of the mandate debate.
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I don’t need to do that. Your available-to-everyone comment history speaks for itself.
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No, they don’t, or they could stop me from using open source software.
Please seek help for your early onset dementia.
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The RIAA and the MPAA don’t control who can use what software—i.e., they literally can’t make a small business, a large corporation, or an individual person stop using foobar2000, Notepad++, VLC Media Player or literally any other open source software.
Please seek help for your early onset dementia.
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And waaaaaaaaaaay more often than not, they happen to share one specific political trait: They voted for Donald Trump.
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…says the guy still standing up for the people who called for the execution of the sitting Vice President over a legal and fair election result.
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Because unlike you and your fellow Trumpians, toom isn’t a fucking sociopath who sees a public health crisis as a way to cull the population of “undesirables”.
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I know this is hard for you to understand, but I actually care about other people and don’t generally want other people to die—even those who, say, oppose my right to live as an openly queer person.
Yeah, it’s not like hundreds of people are dying of COVID every day any more~. It’s not like people are still protesting masking, vaccinations, and other such public health measures~. Nope, it’s all back to normal outside of “blue” cities~. Liberals are the ones extending the pandemic by refusing to do things that risk public health, yep, that’s right~.
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Bold of you both to assume he has a brain.
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No, they don’t. They want this to be over.
The GOP and its voter base are the people politicizing every step, every measure, every request-turned-mandate meant to curb the spread of a deadly virus. They’re the ones who fought and continue to fight facemasks, vaccine mandates, lockdowns, and anything else the government (and any good, decent, cares-about-society person) knows will help end the pandemic sooner.
If you have a problem with that, blame the guy you voted for in 2016 and 2020. He’s the one who politicized every measure meant to curb the spread of COVID-19 and acted like nothing was happening even as thousands of people died every day. He’s the one who shat on and shunned science and expertise in favor of his own hubris and ignorance. He’s the one who ultimately led his followers to the cliff of mis- and disinformation, then let them jump off it without giving a damn about anyone but himself.
And if you have a problem with me “making this political” by pointing all of that out, I don’t care. I’m not here to comfort your pro-Trump biases or fellate your ignorance. I’m here to point out the truth: Donald Trump made the pandemic worse by politicizing every measure and step meant to curb the pandemic (including getting the vaccine), his cult-like fanbase took his lead regardless of the consequences (including their own deaths), and “the left” is waiting for all of those idiots to either die or get the vaccine so shit can go back to some reasonable sense of “normal”.
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And some of y’all probably wonder why I clear the subject line in most of my comments. Well, wonder no more!
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Flattery won’t get you far with me.
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I rest my case.
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