10-01-2021, 05:29 PM
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Originally Posted by saclare
Ah my favorite argument, because it's so stupid.
People know what their eating and lifestyle choices are, so when they get a heart attack they should just man up and refuse treatment. That person is reckless and doesn't wear a seatbelt and got injured in a car crash, so they should just man up and refuse treatment. That person smoked their whole life despite knowing the risks of lung cancer, so they should just man up and refuse treatment.
Do you see the slippery slope yet or need more examples of this foolish way of thought?
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It does seem stupid. But when you consider that most people who smoke, or do drugs, or abuse alcohol, or overeat have an addiction problem then the argument clears right up
The basic problem is privilege - people don't want a shot and dammit they are going to get their way because this is 'MERICA
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10-01-2021, 05:53 PM
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Originally Posted by MFFL
It does seem stupid. But when you consider that most people who smoke, or do drugs, or abuse alcohol, or overeat have an addiction problem then the argument clears right up
The basic problem is privilege - people don't want a shot and dammit they are going to get their way because this is 'MERICA
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People are also addicted to Facebook, YouTube, and Tiktok etc. because they were designed to be addictive, and the algorithms send people into information silos that cause them to believe things that they might not otherwise. Apparently players like Kyrie have been passing around misinformation with things like the vaccine is meant to kill black people and send them to hell or something.
The largest percentage of the unvaccinated are poor and minority. Black people specifically are the least likely to be vaccinated, so it’s not just privilege.
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10-01-2021, 11:23 PM
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Originally Posted by FreshJive
The largest percentage of the unvaccinated are poor and minority. Black people specifically are the least likely to be vaccinated, so it’s not just privilege.
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While as of September 21, 2021, White adults accounted for the largest share (60%) of unvaccinated adults
https://www.kff.org/coronavirus-covi...ace-ethnicity/
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10-02-2021, 05:38 AM
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Originally Posted by MFFL
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"Black and Hispanic people remain less likely than their White counterparts to have received a vaccine"
Literally the next sentence. I do not want these people denied healthcare, just because you think they are privileged. Why have hospitals not ramped up capacity? The vaccine was not supposed to be ready this early. Experts said that it was an impossibility. Hospitals should have been ready for this. Prominent liberal commentators like Joy Reid said last summer and early fall that they would not take Trump's rushed vaccine, and that they would not trust Trump's corrupt FDA. Harris and Biden said similar things. The receipts are all over Twitter.
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10-02-2021, 03:48 PM
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I think the moderator should break this thread to the lounge
And I have sympathy for everyone who suffered losses during this time. I hope that you remember the good times rather than the manner of passing
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10-03-2021, 01:27 AM
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Originally Posted by MFFL
I think the moderator should break this thread to the lounge
And I have sympathy for everyone who suffered losses during this time. I hope that you remember the good times rather than the manner of passing
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You're right. During a time of loss like this we simply do not think clearly. I appreciate everyone's understanding.
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12-13-2021, 10:04 AM
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12-13-2021, 06:11 PM
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Originally Posted by mariamaximova
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