All things political. Coronavirus Edition. (17 Viewers)

SFL: did you read the 60 page Slack conversation yet?

If not, I found a clue about what changed their minds. Remember when I said I read that genetic findings about the virus made lab leak less likely? This was it.

More on how anti-science attitudes in Republicans led to anti-vax attitudes led to Republicans unnecessarily dying:

SaintForLife said:

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Wonder who owns The [Weekend] Australian?

Ten Seconds of Searching Wikipedia said:

The Australian, with its Saturday edition The Weekend Australian, is a broadsheet newspaper published by News Corp Australia...

The first edition of The Australian was published by Rupert Murdoch...

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Congrats, you found the Australian Fox News!

RobF said:

More on how anti-science attitudes in Republicans led to anti-vax attitudes led to Republicans unnecessarily dying:

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@jburnmurdoch: A tragic story in two charts: 1) It never used to be the case, but there is now a big partisan gap for trust in science in the US. Republicans are now essentially the anti-science...

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To me the most amazing thing about this is it didn't seem to matter

People died who didn't have to and shouldn't have but did because they listened to a politician or podcast

There should have been mass outrage, demands for resignations and firings (and that’s where the angry mobs should have been, not city halls for telling people to put on a mask) but as far as I know there wasn't

Family and friends of those who died should have been beyond furious and livid, and the people who lied to them should have been the focus of that rage but as far as I can tell for the most part that didn't happen

Optimus Prime said:

To me the most amazing thing about this is it didn't seem to matter

People died who didn't have to and shouldn't have but did because they listened to a politician or podcast

There should have been mass outrage, demands for resignations and firings (and that where the angry mobs should have been, not city halls for telling people to put on a mask) but as far as I know there wasn't

Family and friends of those who died should have been beyond furious and livid, and the people who lied to them should have been the focus of that rage but as far as I can tell for the most part that didn't happen

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The wild thing is the Trumpers will think it's a hoax and some made up numbers to attack Trump.

DaveXA said:

The wild thing is the Trumpers will think it's a hoax and some made up numbers to attack Trump.

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like i said, it's amazing

Optimus Prime said:

To me the most amazing thing about this is it didn't seem to matter

People died who didn't have to and shouldn't have but did because they listened to a politician or podcast

There should have been mass outrage, demands for resignations and firings (and that where the angry mobs should have been, not city halls for telling people to put on a mask) but as far as I know there wasn't

Family and friends of those who died should have been beyond furious and livid, and the people who lied to them should have been the focus of that rage but as far as I can tell for the most part that didn't happen

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In fact, the people most harmed by the antivax and anti-masking attitudes are calling for legitimate scientists to be tried (and sometimes they call for executions). They’re still angry about some temporary measures taken to try to control a deadly virus. This is one reason I do consider that social media is being manipulated by someone running some sort of psyops. I don’t remember any such craziness during swine flu, H1N1, SARS, Ebola, etc. It’s surreal.

MT15 said:

In fact, the people most harmed by the antivax and anti-masking attitudes are calling for legitimate scientists to be tried (and sometimes they call for executions). They’re still angry about some temporary measures taken to try to control a deadly virus. This is one reason I do consider that social media is being manipulated by someone running some sort of psyops. I don’t remember any such craziness during swine flu, H1N1, SARS, Ebola, etc. It’s surreal.

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That's the irony -- they're not mad that they were being fed false information that discouraged vaccine use and led to more deaths. They're mad because they had to wear a mask and that vaccines (that they refused) weren't 100% effective.

Booker said:

That's the irony -- they're not mad that they were being fed false information that discouraged vaccine use and led to more deaths. They're mad because they had to wear a mask and that vaccines (that they refused) weren't 100% effective.

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Ozzy certainly is over on EE

Optimus Prime said:

To me the most amazing thing about this is it didn't seem to matter

People died who didn't have to and shouldn't have but did because they listened to a politician or podcast

There should have been mass outrage, demands for resignations and firings (and that where the angry mobs should have been, not city halls for telling people to put on a mask) but as far as I know there wasn't

Family and friends of those who died should have been beyond furious and livid, and the people who lied to them should have been the focus of that rage but as far as I can tell for the most part that didn't happen

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The R party is a cult, I'm sure family and friends in the cult would just say "well, it's sad that Uncle Billy died but it was just god's will".....

I’m so shocked, I cannot believe this…..

The infectious disease doc at the hospital where I worked knew this years ago. Heck, we knew it in the lab once we saw the way Covid screwed up your clotting tests. Sure, it affects your lungs. They’re the largest field of blood vessels in your body.

Optimus Prime said:

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How in hades is she still a voice - regardless of party affiliation - that anyone would listen to for advice? Then again, MAGA is just the Tea Party rebranded with more hate and division so she might be considered some kind of MAGA matriarch.

But she's sooooo forking stupid. How? Never mind. Not even worth asking.

Was that Sarah's Tinder page?

CoolBrees said:

Was that Sarah's Tinder page?

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it did look a little thirsty didn't it?

insidejob said:

How in hades is she still a voice - regardless of party affiliation - that anyone would listen to for advice? Then again, MAGA is just the Tea Party rebranded with more hate and division so she might be considered some kind of MAGA matriarch.

But she's sooooo forking stupid. How? Never mind. Not even worth asking.

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I know this sounds uncaring,but as far as i'm concerned if you take medical advice from a politician
and not a MD,you deserve what you get.