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This flimsy mask will surely protect me. 44 20.66%
I have or wish to have the Coronavirus. 24 11.27%
I have some other virus; HIV or maybe viral Meningitis. 7 3.29%
I am already dead. 67 31.46%
On my way to Vegas, Randall Flagg is calling. 32 15.02%
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Old 07-15-2020, 08:44 AM
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I had a feeling you were magnets alt account, confirmed. Also, didn't read.
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Old 07-15-2020, 08:47 AM
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These people are only against masks because the other political team is for them. Back very early on when liberals / the state were saying masks don't do anything they were full on prepper-survivalist rushing out to hoard masks.

The teaching point here is it shows you which side is immune to logic and reason and which can change its schema when new facts present themselves.

Adapt like every progressive society or perish like every conservative one.
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Old 07-15-2020, 09:01 AM
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Of course they're not racist for that. Only a dumbfuck racist like yourself would ask such a stupid question.

America is a shithole country that can't manage their pandemic. We're by far the worst of any other country.
It's an election year. The orange man has pissed off more ivory tower institutions in D.C. than the last 20 presidents combined. Even if we 100% followed Dr. Fauci's recommendations we'd be the laughing stock of the world due to the media and other powers that hate the orange man.

Also "racist" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTRKCXC0JFg
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Old 07-15-2020, 09:25 AM
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Adapt like every progressive society or perish like every conservative one.
History is littered with giant piles of bones resulting from various progressive societies.

You use 'progressive' like it's a synonym for good. It literally means rapid social change. The Paris Commune was a progressive society, and so were the Bolsheviks. Do you remember Pol Pot? Very progressive. Mao and the Long Progressive March?

The conservative Roman Empire lasted 14 centuries.

Now that I think about, conservative regimes outlast progressive ones almost every single time. I mean I'm looking back what, 10,000 years? Not seeing a single liberal and progressive society surviving more than 200 years anywhere.
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Old 07-15-2020, 09:58 AM
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It's an election year. The orange man has pissed off more ivory tower institutions in D.C. than the last 20 presidents combined. Even if we 100% followed Dr. Fauci's recommendations we'd be the laughing stock of the world due to the media and other powers that hate the orange man.

Also "racist" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTRKCXC0JFg
as an outsider I am not mad or shocked about Trump, but about the GOP which became like a asslicker club.

Everyone in the GOP seems to understand that as long they lick the ass of Trump they can get away with anythink. And I mean anythink.
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Old 07-15-2020, 09:59 AM
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You seem like a nice guy; naive but still nice. I live in a "progressive" utopia. I also visit a lot of "progressive" Utopian places. Between San Francisco, Portland and Seattle the number of progressive people is absolutely astounding. However all are filled with such hatred towards anything that comes out of the orange man's government/tweets/mouth (logic/sciency or not) is automatically bad.

Here in Seattle we have an anti-vax movement that rivals the extremist alt-right levels of distrust. This also extends to anything done by any large private entity. The progressives are so progressive we've progressed to the point of being anti-progressive. This same mindset is very prevalent in nearly every major progressive city on the west coast.
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Old 07-15-2020, 10:20 AM
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as an outsider I am not mad or shocked about Trump, but about the GOP which became like a asslicker club.

Everyone in the GOP seems to understand that as long they lick the ass of Trump they can get away with anythink. And I mean anythink.
You hit the nail on the head. Does Trump have the emotional intelligence and control of a 2 year old that really needs a nap? Yep.

It sounds like you've discovered half the problem with the USA political structure. Yea, the GOP does think it can get away with anything. It's the same way with democrats though. A lot of what is reported depends on who's doing the reporting. Fox will bash the left; CNN the right. Who can do what and get away with it depends on more factors than any one person can keep track of.

Here's one example. When Washington State first "shut down" our democratic governor said only essential businesses can remain open.....ok, makes sense. Believe it or not Starbucks is considered essential. Small independent coffee stands had to close as did most smaller independent restaurants. Places that contribute "significantly" to the powers that be however are allowed to stay open.....ie, places that provide substantial financial contributions to our "democratic" (ie, left leaning) form of government.
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Old 07-15-2020, 10:36 AM
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as an outsider I am not mad or shocked about Trump, but about the GOP which became like a asslicker club.

Everyone in the GOP seems to understand that as long they lick the ass of Trump they can get away with anythink. And I mean anythink.
"Anythink"

Very Orwellian misspelling of 'anything'. I like it.
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Old 07-15-2020, 11:42 AM
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"Anythink"

Very Orwellian misspelling of 'anything'. I like it.

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Old 07-15-2020, 12:08 PM
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History is littered with giant piles of bones resulting from various progressive societies.

You use 'progressive' like it's a synonym for good. It literally means rapid social change. The Paris Commune was a progressive society, and so were the Bolsheviks. Do you remember Pol Pot? Very progressive. Mao and the Long Progressive March?

The conservative Roman Empire lasted 14 centuries.

Now that I think about, conservative regimes outlast progressive ones almost every single time. I mean I'm looking back what, 10,000 years? Not seeing a single liberal and progressive society surviving more than 200 years anywhere.
It's interesting that the examples you gave are states which survive to this day (with the exception of Bolsheviks). The modern French state has its roots in both the marxist reforms and French revolution. Modern day Cambodia is the nation Pol Pot and his khmer regime built. Modern fascist China is Mao's successor. I didn't say that 'progressive' was a black-and-white synonym for 'good' or that it wasn't often used as an excuse for untold bloodshed.

Only that politics and geopolitics are one big free marketplace of ideas and that conservatism, royalism, loyalism, monarchism, traditionalism, or whatever else you want to call it always lose in the long run.

Also, the Roman Empire at its inception was very much a progressive entity compared to its antecedents, and that 14 century era you cite refers to two (even three or more, depending on opinions) distinct states and successor states that called themselves 'Roman Empire'.

But really my point was just that, the Confederacy, Austria-Hungary, and pre-Meiji Japan would like to have a word with you. And you can count the United States among those unless we find a way to dispose of the confederacy once and for all.

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You seem like a nice guy; naive but still nice. I live in a "progressive" utopia. I also visit a lot of "progressive" Utopian places. Between San Francisco, Portland and Seattle the number of progressive people is absolutely astounding. However all are filled with such hatred towards anything that comes out of the orange man's government/tweets/mouth (logic/sciency or not) is automatically bad.

Here in Seattle we have an anti-vax movement that rivals the extremist alt-right levels of distrust. This also extends to anything done by any large private entity. The progressives are so progressive we've progressed to the point of being anti-progressive. This same mindset is very prevalent in nearly every major progressive city on the west coast.
The difference is, those people have little to no political power and in fact they do not command the direction of this country. Even with Obama they had no power. He was a corporate sellout just like Biden will be if he wins. I am not singing the praises of progressivism especially as it exists in the USA, I just really fucking hate the US's conservative streak.
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