Coronavirus Thread
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Can anyone explain to me how the whole mask thing seems to be spreading worldwide? We just got reports today of an English duo refusing to wear a mask on a plane, which started a brawl, and now there are reports of an Australian woman possibly bashing a cop's head into concrete over being asked to wear a mask. What the hell is going on.
There have been a few Karens here in Oz but they are almost universally ridiculed. Masks were not required until recently in Victoria and not required anywhere else in the country right now.
People are freaking out because they feel like they have absolutely no control over their lives right now, they don't trust their governments to act in their best interest, and years of being in the conservative news bubble has taught them to reject the opinion of actual experts in favor of people who reinforce their expectations. More to the point, as was pointed out in another thread, the people who won't wear masks? It's about asserting their dominance over others and owning the libs. Even if it gets them killed. Because they know their "friends" will turn on them the moment they show a moment of weakness and ruin their day.
Living in a conservative town is a lot like being stuck in elementary school, forever, in that people will ruin your day and your life purely for entertainment.
I'm beyond caring at this point: mask laws should mandatory and those that violate them should be issued fines until they comply. Take away their drivers license. Let them fight the cops for once if they feel so raw about it.
figmentPez
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I have no idea: Thousands march in Berlin against coronavirus curbs
“Our demand is to return to democracy,” said one protester who declined to give his name. “The mask that enslaves us must go.”
America's biggest export is our particular brand of stupidity.
(Extreme) right parties are happily using the exported crazy conspiracy theory "information" from the USA to stoke the flames of anti-establishmentarianism, anger, frustration, weariness, lack of control,...etc that are of course present. Our right-wing party was all in on "Law and Order! Curfew! Everyone masks, obligated! Heavy fines! Grrrr!" a few weeks ago and has completely pivoted to "Masks are bad, limiting our freedom, government overreach, overblown reaction, inproportionate, blahblah". The left, on the other hand, is complaining more about the curfews being undemocratic, unconstitutional (for our constitutions), etc etc.
They really are just following the Republican lead - because that's where the money is, and it's a good way of capturing a large part of the frustration vote.
They really are just following the Republican lead - because that's where the money is, and it's a good way of capturing a large part of the frustration vote.
Again, if not wearing a mask only impacted the person who chose not to wear it, I wouldn't give less of a shit about anti-maskers. Unfortunately, thats just not how it works.Collective suicide to pwn the libs? Go for it.
We had a sort of discussion about this over in this thread started seven years ago by @Chad Sexington. Some excerpts:
The requirement to PUBLICLY DISPLAY a prominent badge of conformant solidarity is fanning the smoldering antisocial part of these people's brains into a full blaze. Then, like a cicada waking from a decade-long slumber or a locust entering its swarming phase, they are broadcasting their "mating call," they are receiving a like-minded reply, and their behavior changes from mere sublimated passive-aggressive tendencies to full-on overt aggressive-aggressive "You'll never make ME wear no mask/microchip/barcode/Mark of The Beast!" Karenesque behavior.
The irony of the fact that they are banding together to amplify their message of individualism is not lost on me.
--Patrick
GasBandit
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40 years ago:
Dude: "I kind of want to have sex with a toaster."
Everyone around him: "Man, you're weird. Get some psychological help."
Dude: "Oh, I guess I AM weird. Maybe I SHOULD."
Today:
Dude: "Hey Google, I want to have sex with a toaster."
Internet: "Here is a list of 12 online communities relating to sex with toasters and other household appliances."
Dude: "I AM VALIDATED AND MY ABERRANCY IS REINFORCED"
To be fair, I blame Battlestar Galactica.
GasBandit
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Because they're not testing for the virus, they're testing for you having antibodies to the virus. And those are a lot harder to get at.
Because that's how they implant the microchip.
(My actual guess is that while it can spread from breath, you can't get a concentrated sample of mucus or whatnot from breath on a Q-tip)
I didn't have any problem with the test, they even said I was one of the easiest people to test they've ever had.
I had the brain swab last weekend and it’s super unpleasant.
I hope your results are quick.
I hope your results are quick.
I assume the reason is because since it’s mucous’ actual job to capture and hold the stuff that goes in and out of your nose, they’re just grabbing a hunk of it to comb though it looking for whatever it is they’re after.
Really wish the tool for doing so was something other than these, though:
—Patrick
Really wish the tool for doing so was something other than these, though:
—Patrick
I'm pretty sure they take blood for the antibody test.
I think they brain-pan you because it makes the test way more accurate.
Every public place needs to hang a sign that says "We have aerosolized the Bill Gates microchip, and it is sprayed here at regular intervals. Fail to wear your mask at your own risk." 
Assuming you live with that teacher voluntarily, I mean, I know plenty of teachers where I wouldn't mind getting truly f... Uuhhh, oh, that's not what you mean. Sorry.