Fear and Loathing, a Rat Flu Odyssey

[Rideski]

Losing vs loosing has the be the best typo. Always funny.

[Bunion 2020]

Maybe this should x-post to does Christianity correlate with stupidity?

Most of the vocal, "open er up" folks demonstrate a strong faith to Jeebus.

[iceman]

Losing vs loosing has the be the best typo. Always funny.

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I dunno, "Harold"-ing sacrifices is pretty funny too.

*I support the sentiment, but "Harold" is pretty funny.

[Bunion 2020]

I figured Harry had something to do with it.

Time to go to work.

[jono]

The more I read, the easier it is to conclude that we are fucked in America.

How about you offer the courtesy of a little cut and paste? Not the whole article, just something poignant or just relevant?

After reading the first one I'm not clicking your links without actual information. That piece was as devoid of basic journalistic follow through as the nonsense they use to suppress thinking over on Limbaugh's side. The obvious reason for the FBI to be checking on shipments of PPE is because there's a black market and an export ban. And Hanlon's Razor says the most likely reason that goes awry is not nefarious actions but stupid ones: it's a failure of the chain of command, to be expected given the ones we've already seen at customs and in every other federal agency. Yeah, that's got political implications and certainly none of them are good for Trump. But surely you must be able to find a news source discussing it with open eyes if you're making any attempt to filter your incoming information at all.

[Rideski]

True Ice, but you don’t see harold much. Loose is pretty common.

[iceman]

There's just so many people, you should never be surprised what you can get a group together for. You get ⅓ of 1% of the population to believe something and that's over a million damn people.

[iceman]

True Ice, but you don’t see harold much. Loose is pretty common.

oh for sure it was just that I had just seen Harold a few seconds before.

[Benny Profane]

How about you offer the courtesy of a little cut and paste? Not the whole article, just something poignant or just relevant?

After reading the first one I'm not clicking your links without actual information. That piece was as devoid of basic journalistic follow through as the nonsense they use to suppress thinking over on Limbaugh's side. The obvious reason for the FBI to be checking on shipments of PPE is because there's a black market and an export ban. And Hanlon's Razor says the most likely reason that goes awry is not nefarious actions but stupid ones: it's a failure of the chain of command, to be expected given the ones we've already seen at customs and in every other federal agency. Yeah, that's got political implications and certainly none of them are good for Trump. But surely you must be able to find a news source discussing it with open eyes if you're making any attempt to filter your incoming information at all.

What the fuck?

[riser4]

oh for sure it was just that I had just seen Harold a few seconds before.

Shit's fucking contagious.

[The AD]

Were any of them chewing dip?

Of course not. That shit's like $40 a tin in Canuckia!

[ncskier]

I for one am working and so is the wife.
But to sit in my ivory tower and blast people for protesting to open up their states is tough. I couldn't imagine trying to feed and house my family after 5-6 weeks and watching people laughing and having virtual happy hours on zoom. Not to mention the PPP was a total fraud for most now that we are seeing it apparently meant 500 per location not 500 employees total. I mean Harvard with it's 40 billion endowment got 9 million.

It's sad and tough and but when the whole country says once again I got mine and you are forced to sit on the sidelines yet again, it's not fair for judge them at this point. I honestly can't believe more aren't rioting yet. That $1200 is going to last most about 20-40 days max.

For the record I am going to get blasted by the social justice warriors here, but I don't think it's smart per se, but I do understand the tension is building to get back to work. That's all

[The AD]

I dunno, "Harold"-ing sacrifices is pretty funny too.

*I support the sentiment, but "Harold" is pretty funny.

I think I'll wait to see what Kumar has to say before I form any opinions.

[Rideski]

It’s no more deadly than the flu really.

[The AD]

but I don't think it's smart per se, but I do understand the tension is building to get back to work. That's all

Yes, I think everyone understands the tension and I agree it's probably a somewhat nebulous concept unless you are actually out of work with dwindling savings, but going out and endangering the populace by assembling is dumb.

[Lone Star]

For the record I am going to get blasted by the social justice warriors here, but I don't think it's smart per se, but I do understand the tension is building to get back to work. That's all

When I get pissed off about stuff like the protests, I try try try try to remind myself that these kooks are acting like kooks because they're scared and frustrated.

[Benny Profane]

I for one am working and so is the wife.
But to sit in my ivory tower and blast people for protesting to open up their states is tough. I couldn't imagine trying to feed and house my family after 5-6 weeks and watching people laughing and having virtual happy hours on zoom. Not to mention the PPP was a total fraud for most now that we are seeing it apparently meant 500 per location not 500 employees total. I mean Harvard with it's 40 billion endowment got 9 million.

It's sad and tough and but when the whole country says once again I got mine and you are forced to sit on the sidelines yet again, it's not fair for judge them at this point. I honestly can't believe more aren't rioting yet. That $1200 is going to last most about 20-40 days max.

For the record I am going to get blasted by the social justice warriors here, but I don't think it's smart per se, but I do understand the tension is building to get back to work. That's all

In the end, it doesn't really matter, because there's nothing to go back to work for. There won't be an entertainment industry, including, of course, live sports, no restaurants , not much else. The consumer will decide when it's time to open up, and it isn't now.

[buttahflake]

[The AD]

I do think the "let's get back to work" crowd has a useful purpose. The government needs to know how the electorate is dealing with this crisis. I think left to their own devices government has a tendency to be slow and cautious. Now maybe that's a good thing in this situation, but some nudging is also justified.

[Rideski]

When I get pissed off about stuff like the protests, I try try try try to remind myself that these kooks are acting like kooks because they're scared and frustrated.

Although this is true and sad, additionally a lot of other people just want to be able to sit at Red Robin and eat bottomless fry baskets and get stoned in the park in a big crowd .

[Danno]

When I get pissed off about stuff like the protests, I try try try try to remind myself that these kooks are acting like kooks because they're scared and frustrated.

and their leader is egging them on.

[MultiVerse]

The protests would eventually happen organically anyway but it's clear the protests at this stage are promoted by provocateurs. Apologies for the polyass, but Timberridge needs to know he can sue for trademark infringement over the use of Branch COVID-ians:

Trump, Fox News are trying to gin up a new Tea Party to distract you from their deadly failures

Distraction, and a diversion of anger in the Heartland — an anger with legitimate and understandable roots — away from them, and hopefully onto the political enemies who threaten their power. If it all sounds painfully familiar, it should. This is the Tea Party Redux, except this time with the added thrill of a seeming death wish among the participants. Maybe we should call this one the Ventilator Party, or maybe the Branch COVID-ians.

https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/com...-20200419.html

[ncskier]

In the end, it doesn't really matter, because there's nothing to go back to work for. There won't be an entertainment industry, including, of course, live sports, no restaurants , not much else. The consumer will decide when it's time to open up, and it isn't now.

This is also true. However, I also realize someone has to get in the water first. It's fine if you decide you don't want to, but if you're a barber in Utah and you've only had a few hundred cases in the state, I understand if you think you are ready to take the risk, put on a mask and take the risk. I know if I had no saving, a rent payment and a wife and kids that needed me, I'd be cutting hair with a mask and face shield for now.
I do think so many people are scared but I all I am saying is that I understand the pressure is mounting and mounting quick.

[glademaster]

I do think the "let's get back to work" crowd has a useful purpose. The government needs to know how the electorate is dealing with this crisis. I think left to their own devices government has a tendency to be slow and cautious. Now maybe that's a good thing in this situation, but some nudging is also justified.

Many of the "back to work" protesters are there because of the total failure of the government to provide meaningful assistance to people after effectively ordering them to stop working. $1200 is a fucking joke, and anyone who tries to tell you otherwise is full of shit, hopelessly out of touch, or both. We're reaping what we sowed.

If you tell people to just sit on their hands and you offer them a pittance for help, they're going to do what they need to do to continue to provide for themselves, even if it endangers them and others. I'm not going to pass judgement one way or another, but I will say that it is a goddamn shame that it has come to this in the United States.

[jono]

What the fuck?

Maybe you need to read it again? It's simple, though: you posted an article that was so dripping with political vitriol that it didn't have any room left for critical analysis or useful comment. And you posted it with a comment about people who want the politics removed from this thread, as if they should go read a vitriolic article. It was a bad post. You catch a lot of non-specific crap for your posts, some justifiable and some not, so I figured I'd offer you a specific critique in the hope that you might find it useful. In short: that article belonged in poliass not PR. And if you're going to post in both places you should take a second on the Googles and find a source that's worthy of polite (or at least intelligent) discussion before bringing it here.

Easy rule: if you can't find a legit source it might just be bullshit. And if it's so egregious that you have to tell people, then it's important enough to do it right.