Originally posted by BrolyBlack
Anyone who says that lost the argument
"...except for when my friends do it. then it means that they win" durwank
Originally posted by Eon Blue
I love the fact that you’re so butt-mad that you felt the need to quote me for your own selfish purposes.The initial statement sufficed in its purpose. Concession accepted, butt-mad muscle freak. 🙂
Originally posted by Adam_PoE
It is called personal responsibility. By choosing the action, you choose the consequence. Why do you want to shield irresponsible people from the natural consequences of their actions, therby denying them the opportunity to learn and grow? That is awfully hateful of you.
This is the most right-wing thing I've ever seen you post. You sound just like a right-wing Republican.
Saying that people should take personal responsibility for their actions and choices? And live with their consequences? That sounds just like a Republican speech when debating UHC or welfare.
Originally posted by Bashar Teg
if that were truly the republican mantra i would definitely be a republican, though covid seems to be exposing the truth that personal responsibility is for the "trig'd libtards"
I swear to Mormon Jesus (this is a sin in my religion) that those are the exact arguments made by the Republicans when debating UHC.
Have a meeting to go to. I'll find some quotes. I am almost positive Cruz is in that quote pile.
Originally posted by dadudemon
I swear to Mormon Jesus (this is a sin in my religion) that those are the exact arguments made by the Republicans when debating UHC.Have a meeting to go to. I'll find some quotes. I am almost positive Cruz is in that quote pile.
saying a thing and doing a thing are not the same thing.
republicans, from my point of view, demand personal responsibility from others while exhibiting none of their own. the mask issue just underlines and simplifies the point quite perfectly. minimal/zero sacrifice required, but watch how they rant and rave over it like babies.
the republican party is a personal responsibility welfare state. "i refuse to take even the most easy and minimal precautions, because that would be so uncool; but you better keep me safe when the shit hits the fan!"
Originally posted by Eon Blue
Bashar keeps track of everyone’s posts on here and tallies them up because he has no real life of his own. His sisters own him.
I’ve never seen anyone so committed to trying to prove everyone on the internet like him. He doesn’t realize how stupid it makes him look all the time. Oblivious actually.
Originally posted by Bashar Teg
saying a thing and doing a thing are not the same thing.republicans, from my point of view, demand personal responsibility from others while exhibiting none of their own. the mask issue just underlines and simplifies the point quite perfectly. minimal/zero sacrifice required, but watch how they rant and rave over it like babies.
the republican party is a personal responsibility welfare state. "i refuse to take even the most easy and minimal precautions, because that would be so uncool; but you better keep me safe when the shit hits the fan!"
(read to the end - I agree but in a round-about way)
Good news: the only quality meta-analysis done on masks, including N-95s, that included actual real-world outcomes via RCTs, showed anywhere from a detriment to a very tiny net benefit with most RCTs showing no difference/slight detriment.
The masks are anywhere from placebos to worsening the situation - they do nothing and the hyperfocused, "does not translate to the real world", studies are not applicable. The public shamings for not wearing masks are anti-scientific. In fact, it would be more scientific to shame people for wearing masks than not based on the meta-analysis.
It becomes obvious why this is true - the masks function as Petri dishes of microbial inhalants when they become contaminated. So the benefits that you'd see from the masks disappears as people go about their day. This "problem" is so strong that the meta-analysis also found no difference between N-95s and surgical masks.
This is not to say that a surgeon should not get the full sanitization and PPE get-up before performing surgery. That's not the scenario tested. But it is not realistic to force all medical personnel to get the full sanitization and PPE "armored" getup to treat patients...but that's what it would really take for every single person to go out into public to reduce SARS, Flus, and MERS from spreading.
But that doesn't make you wrong. I view Republicans as laughably hypocritical. Same for the Dems.