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E.H. Ruddock wrote:
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Imagine playing Bioshock and thinking Ryan was the hero.
New Hanover is the county I live in. They're protesting here as we've seen a spike of cases and two more deaths today in the county. Fucking morons

They can "choose" to stop paying taxes. They can "choose" to stop obeying traffic laws. They can "Choose" to leave wal-mart with a cart full of food without paying.

I mean, why bother obeying any laws or guidelines anymore?
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blueviper wrote:
E.H. Ruddock wrote:
Simple Torture wrote:
B wrote:Image
Imagine playing Bioshock and thinking Ryan was the hero.
New Hanover is the county I live in. They're protesting here as we've seen a spike of cases and two more deaths today in the county. Fucking morons

They can "choose" to stop paying taxes. They can "choose" to stop obeying traffic laws. They can "Choose" to leave wal-mart with a cart full of food without paying.

I mean, why bother obeying any laws or guidelines anymore?
Is that woman aware of her own mental health status?
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We license masseuses are therapists? What the fuck is going on in Wilmington, Ruddo?
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Bi_3 wrote:
Simple Torture wrote:
theplatypus wrote:This #GatesLeaked 4chan thing. From what I can tell it looks like a bunch of real WHO emails and passwords were published, and then people with no scientific knwoledge rush to fit the files into a conspiracy narrative.
It sure is something:

Probably some real signal in the noise though. I do enjoy how quickly this was associated with Neo-Nazis to try and shame people from reading them. Classic globalist move
Organizations that track terrorist groups: “once this information was posted by 4chan, we observed Neo-Nazis and white supremacists publishing the information aggressively across various online platforms.”

Bi_3: “You acknowledging that is clearly part of a carefully managed globalist messaging ploy. Everybody knows globalists are heartless, manipulative scum. Now, what are the Neo-Nazis passing around? I bet there’s some good signal in it.”

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blueviper wrote:
E.H. Ruddock wrote:
Simple Torture wrote:
B wrote:Image
Imagine playing Bioshock and thinking Ryan was the hero.
New Hanover is the county I live in. They're protesting here as we've seen a spike of cases and two more deaths today in the county. Fucking morons

They can "choose" to stop paying taxes. They can "choose" to stop obeying traffic laws. They can "Choose" to leave wal-mart with a cart full of food without paying.

I mean, why bother obeying any laws or guidelines anymore?

It's the balance between staying at home to keep people safe and being at home because there is nothing left for you to return to. It's a month too soon to open anything, but it's going to take a month to develop and execute any reopening plan so there there is value in every state debating what that looks like starting now. Alas, these fucking morons with their Trump signs and ARs seem to be oblivious to the detriment their actions are taking towards planning a safe reopening...
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B wrote:Licensed Massage and Bodywork Therapist

We license masseuses are therapists? What the fuck is going on in Wilmington, Ruddo?
I don't know but a worker at the Publix we shop at just tested positive
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McParadigm wrote:
Bi_3 wrote:
Simple Torture wrote:
theplatypus wrote:This #GatesLeaked 4chan thing. From what I can tell it looks like a bunch of real WHO emails and passwords were published, and then people with no scientific knwoledge rush to fit the files into a conspiracy narrative.
It sure is something:

Probably some real signal in the noise though. I do enjoy how quickly this was associated with Neo-Nazis to try and shame people from reading them. Classic globalist move
Organizations that track terrorist groups: “once this information was posted by 4chan, we observed Neo-Nazis and white supremacists publishing the information aggressively across various online platforms.”

Bi_3: “You acknowledging that is clearly part of a carefully managed globalist messaging ploy. Everybody knows globalists are heartless, manipulative scum. Now, what are the Neo-Nazis passing around? I bet there’s some good signal in it.”

Globalism+China is the topic combination that will eventually turn the Bi_3 account into a QAnonner.

Dont be a douche McP. You know very well how headlines are used to bias people against believing information. It's FOx News' business model. For example:

https://www.businessinsider.com/neo-naz ... eak-2020-4


And... another day, another discovery in China's long game: Chinese Agents Spread Messages That Sowed Virus Panic in U.S., Officials Say:

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/22/us/p ... ation.html
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Bi_3 wrote:
McParadigm wrote:
Bi_3 wrote:
Simple Torture wrote:
theplatypus wrote:This #GatesLeaked 4chan thing. From what I can tell it looks like a bunch of real WHO emails and passwords were published, and then people with no scientific knwoledge rush to fit the files into a conspiracy narrative.
It sure is something:

Probably some real signal in the noise though. I do enjoy how quickly this was associated with Neo-Nazis to try and shame people from reading them. Classic globalist move
Organizations that track terrorist groups: “once this information was posted by 4chan, we observed Neo-Nazis and white supremacists publishing the information aggressively across various online platforms.”

Bi_3: “You acknowledging that is clearly part of a carefully managed globalist messaging ploy. Everybody knows globalists are heartless, manipulative scum. Now, what are the Neo-Nazis passing around? I bet there’s some good signal in it.”

Globalism+China is the topic combination that will eventually turn the Bi_3 account into a QAnonner.

Dont be a douche McP. You know very well how headlines are used to bias people against believing information. For example:

https://www.businessinsider.com/neo-naz ... eak-2020-4
I mean, it’s right there in the article
Rita Katz, SITE's executive director, said "Neo-Nazis and white supremacists" published the information "aggressively" across various online platforms.

Katz also told Business Insider that the Neo-Nazis used the data they exposed to "call for a harassment campaign while sharing conspiracy theories about the coronavirus pandemic.
The “classic globalist move” of observing an event and reporting on it
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Bi_3 wrote:Maybe we can open the country:

https://www.studyfinds.org/study-rate-o ... med-cases/
Maybe we can't open the country.:

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/202 ... SR5ySh2Okc
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tragabigzanda wrote:MT rolling out a very reasonable, phased return to normal
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How did America get so stupid really
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I wonder if these were the types of things leaders were saying in 1918 about loosening up. That attempt at a return to normalcy obviously failed spectacularly to varying degrees across the country. I'm not hoping for that obviously. I would much rather the virus cycle into something that just fades away by fall but that doesn't appear to be even a remote possibility.
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I seem to recall that they all had parades to celebrate winning the great war, and then were butchered by a massive second wave of the flu.
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McParadigm wrote:How did America get so stupid really

That lady isn't stupid she's evil. Loss of life is acceptable if there is enough of a positive economic offsetting
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Here's a breath of fresh air. Literally. Cool maps/graphics in here.

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verb_to_trust wrote: That lady isn't stupid she's evil. Loss of life is acceptable if there is enough of a positive economic offsetting
But we do this calculus all the time, right? Everything from factory-farmed food to driving in a car is some form of balancing risk/reward in loss of life and economics. In a state where the ability to acquire food and fund hospitals is based on people traveling and spending money there, there probably is some acceptable level of death that comes along. I think they should wait another month, but I can understand why she might choose this (and not be evil). If the casinos all go bankrupt, and unemployment is suddenly >75%, it might be worth it to them. Not me, but I am not them.
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Bi_3 wrote:
verb_to_trust wrote: That lady isn't stupid she's evil. Loss of life is acceptable if there is enough of a positive economic offsetting
But we do this calculus all the time, right? Everything from factory-farmed food to driving in a car is some form of balancing risk/reward in loss of life and economics. In a state where the ability to acquire food and fund hospitals is based on people traveling and spending money there, there probably is some acceptable level of death that comes along. I think they should wait another month, but I can understand why she might choose this (and not be evil). If the casinos all go bankrupt, and unemployment is suddenly >75%, it might be worth it to them. Not me, but I am not them.
She's also not them since she wouldnt put her life on the line for it either.
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