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OT: American Politics

I'm amazed every time this kind of stuff comes up, in that "guns and bibles" are the things these people are afraid of an authoritarian government taking away from you. Not your food, water, access to medicine, etc, etc, etc. None of the things actually needed to sustain life. But the book you pretend to be an adherent of, and a tool that for most americans sits unfired for months/years in a cabinet or drawer.

Somewhere along the line the idea of what freedom is has become a twisted mockery of what actual freedom is.
 
I wonder how Republicans feel now about door-to-door campaigning? If someone knocks on your door to ask if you have a few minutes to talk about their candidacy for the local school board, isn’t that fascism?
 
MindzEye said:
I'm amazed every time this kind of stuff comes up, in that "guns and bibles" are the things these people are afraid of an authoritarian government taking away from you. Not your food, water, access to medicine, etc, etc, etc. None of the things actually needed to sustain life. But the book you pretend to be an adherent of, and a tool that for most americans sits unfired for months/years in a cabinet or drawer.

Somewhere along the line the idea of what freedom is has become a twisted mockery of what actual freedom is.
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Right about 1980 in case you were curious.
 
I still can't fathom how people are so concerned about a vaccine's potential long-term effects vs. catching the virus without any concern about it's potential long-term effects.

I consider the vaccine an excellent insurance policy to make sure that I'm able to continue working/providing for my family. Risk/reward it's a pretty easy call there IMO.
 
BG said:
I still can't fathom how people are so concerned about a vaccine's potential long-term effects vs. catching the virus without any concern about it's potential long-term effects.

I consider the vaccine an excellent insurance policy to make sure that I'm able to continue working/providing for my family. Risk/reward it's a pretty easy call there IMO.
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This is a great point. It would probably really resonate with a lot of those USA tough guys that might subconsciously think that their guns will protect them from the virus. They won't hear it though.
 
This is the same reason why I think Canada/Ontario were smart to keep small businesses closed.. sure, it hurt the pocketbook and prematurely closed many small businesses. But small business-owners are their own economic engine, and are also usually on the "front-line". If anything happened to them (sick for a couple weeks, long-hauler, death) - the business would suffer either way.

I've been pleasantly surprised with how businesses in my city have handled the pandemic, and some of the really cool ways they've been able to keep themselves afloat (and in some cases thriving).

Bars/pubs/clubs/theatres got the short straws here though.. that segment will take a long-time to recover.
 
BG said:
I still can't fathom how people are so concerned about a vaccine's potential long-term effects vs. catching the virus without any concern about it's potential long-term effects.

I consider the vaccine an excellent insurance policy to make sure that I'm able to continue working/providing for my family. Risk/reward it's a pretty easy call there IMO.
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because the virus is fake
 
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