OT Coronavirus: America in chaos, News and Updates. One million Americans dead and counting

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  1. BLAZINGGIANTS

    BLAZINGGIANTS Well-Known Member

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    You really think most people saying, "I'm doing my own research," are really doing exactly that?
     
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    I think for most people, “doing my own research”, means searching for articles and YouTube videos by “experts” who support their own views on the pandemic, vaccines and medications. While we all like to have our beliefs “verified”, the approach of only accepting as valid those sources that agree with us is the exact opposite of science.
     
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    Lanny Original Season Ticket Holder "Mr. Big Shot"

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    You have the Constitutional right to keep the hell away from me until you get the shot. I'm not letting you infect me.
     
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    Lanny Original Season Ticket Holder "Mr. Big Shot"

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    Correct, only those infected with the Trump cult syndrome think otherwise.
     
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    Lanny Original Season Ticket Holder "Mr. Big Shot"

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    You are dangerous to all of us when you go out in public. I don't give a shit if you are unvaccinated if you live the life of a hermit or in a colony of those who wish to die.
     
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    Lanny Original Season Ticket Holder "Mr. Big Shot"

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    Yes, that means we get to breathe air that is free of the taint of deadly disease.
     
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    Don't get to emotionall, Lanny. It's not that good for your health.
     
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    Lanny Original Season Ticket Holder "Mr. Big Shot"

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    Lanny Original Season Ticket Holder "Mr. Big Shot"

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    I always get emotional when people are trying to kill me. That's pretty normal behavior.
     
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    I think a lot of contention, not just around here, is between some people that have had a covid case and believe that infection provides equal or better immune responses than they would have if they got the vaccine, and other people saying things like "if you don't get the vaccine you're going to kill me". I know, that is a generalization. There is just a lot of area in between those two positions and it has become pretty divisive. I don't think I've had covid, but I'm not 100% sure. I would have gotten the vaccine either way, but that's just me. Idk, here's a good article I read about it and explains the differences in how some geographic areas are addressing it and specifically the pros/cons of the USA's approach.

    https://arstechnica.com/science/202...tion-why-everyone-should-get-a-covid-19-shot/
     
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    What is exactly wrong about this one?
     
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    Absolutely and quite obviously. They are risking their careers, their homes and even their friendships by refusing to comply.

    The real question is why isn't everyone doing their own research before allowing medical experimentation on themselves and their loved ones?
     
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    both sides of the political spectrum engage in this behavior.
     
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    Exactly.

    As with any science, or anything in life, nothing is certain. It's no different than any medicine. There are side effects that can pop-up in any treatment (I mean, watching TV, when ads come on for various prescription drugs, some of the side effects are worse than the illness itself). I've seen it over and over throughout the pandemic (and throughout the Trump presidency), something can be 95% true or effective, and one person goes down a rabbit hole to find the 5% that is true or effective, and hoards of folks follow that 5% conflicting data and dig into it to discredit the 95%. Science, folks, is not 100%. You see the reverse with the perception that Intermectin is a great treatment for COVID.

    Just because someone has done some research, that does not make them capable of reasonable understanding and interpretation. But again, everyone is entitled to their wrong opinion.
     
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    Neither does COVID-19.
     
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    Yes, clearly. Folks' insistence on hoarding Intermectin supports this.
     
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    Accusing people of “trying to kill you” because they are hesitant about a new treatment is pretty over the top. It’s honestly these types of exaggerated, hyperbolic claims that are being used to justify treating law abiding, tax paying citizens like a second class simply because of a choice to not take a covid shot. It’s crazy that you have to accuse someone of attempted murder in order to make your demands seem legitimate.
     

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