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

I really think you’re underestimating the greed of the American for-profit medical system, it’s very unlikely they share your aversion to certain types of hospital stays. I don’t foresee them turning away potential clients any time soon. A sicky is a sicky. Come in, get poked and prodded and get the fuck out with your $8000 invoice in one hand and a prescription in the other.

And that isn’t a dig on doctors by the way. I think they are doing gods work and are pretty far detached from the inner corporate workings of the rotten system they are beholden to.

 

I'm okay with that as long as those who have refused vaccination are the only ones refused beds during epidemics and they are also on the hook for their own medical expenses.

I'm not underestimating anything. An $8000 invoice wouldn't even begin to cover a hospital stay for communicable disease.

 

I don't think @jonnyboy is a troll. Just a difference of opinion.

 

My cousin died, he has 3 kids under the age of 10.....is this me manipulating your emotions. Dumbass refused to get a vaccine.....

 

"Birds of a feather..."

 

It was his choice to make though, that’s just the stark reality of it. Maybe the vaccine could’ve saved him, it isn’t guaranteed, but certainly possible. Maybe he had some other shit going on where it hit him especially hard and nothing could be done. You might never know. It was his choice and his right not to take it at the end of the day regardless. Just as much as it’s your right to be hurt and angry and wonder why. Life sucks sometimes dude, as you clearly know. Sounds like your circle has been hit especially hard by Covid and I’m sorry if my personal opinions come off as abrasive. I certainly wish no pain on anyone but I do hold on tightly to what I believe is my free will. Your family’s Covid might be my family’s overdose and suicide. You can’t get a needle in someone’s arm any easier than you can get one out of another’s. You can point blame this way or that and drive yourself crazy saying “what if” but you can’t force anyone to do anything, so it’s easier to just focus on the things that actually are within your control.

 

The numbers show it's almost a certainty.

An unnecessary death that likely put more stress on an already overwhelmed system.

Same as my friend. At least my friend died at home... he didn't take up a bed that somebody else needed.

I really feel for his wife and young son.

 

So sorry. Sad his family has to pay the price.

 

Being here in Texas, or hell, whatever, you really hear the ignorance of a certain party. Then they have someone close to them suffering and want sympathy

 

That sucks. Sorry for everyone involved

 

Eric Clapton, who thought being a rocker made him medically qualified (I don't ask my doctor to play guitar and I don't get medical advice from musicians), crusaded against Covid vaccine. He just did a fund raiser for antivaxxer conspiracy monger Robert Kennedy Jr., who hopes to gain enough votes to turn the election to Trump.

 

Robert Cray has since pulled out of all his tours and festivals with Clapton over his anti vax crusade. Cray has toured with Clapton for decades

 

It was a rough stretch brother. January 2021 if I remember correctly. Lost 6 people within 14 days. Old friends, younger family and the strangest one was my friend Neal Blassengame. Childhood friend.....Mr. Oregon Muscle (or some title) for 5 straight years. Was told he had COVID and died within 3 days..... Just blows me away that people still feel the way they do about it.

 

I’m surrounded by Coronavirus fucktards here

 

I’ve never had the flu.

(shot)

 

getting my annual one Tuesday with the team