Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities - Voltaire

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[–]wizzwizz4 8 insightful - 1 fun8 insightful - 0 fun9 insightful - 1 fun -  (6 children)

A disease that's spread via, amongst other things, droplets of spittle… and some numbers on a chart in a YouTube video have convinced you that a face covering has “absolutely no effect”‽

Don't believe what you hear. Do the experiment yourself. Put a hand in front of your mouth and say "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers”. (Perhaps drink some water first, to make it easier to tell – but that's not necessary.) Move your hand further away and closer. Now: would a mask help with that?

I'm happy about masks being a thing, because it means it's socially acceptable for me to protect myself against mass surveillance now. That used to get you strange looks and increased attention; now, people just think "oh, eccentric" and move on.

[–]zyxzevn[S] 7 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 0 fun8 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

A disease that's spread via, amongst other things, droplets of spittle… and some numbers on a chart in a YouTube video have convinced you that a face covering has “absolutely no effect”‽

It is not about the virus that kill mainly people close to death,
and for which there is a clear cure that is being severely censored.

It is not about wearing a mask, that clearly makes no sense as you can see in the statistics,
and can see in the scientific reports that are on /s/coronavirus

It is not about the herd immunity that is now in many places, which makes the mask like wearing a condom at a baby shower.

It is not about the silent carrier myth. The debunked idea that people with no symptoms can spread the disease.

It is about the police over-violently attacking innocent and vulnerable people that have committed no crime at all.

it's socially acceptable for me to protect myself against mass surveillance now

What can we do with it now?
Can we change the system in some way?

[–]wizzwizz4 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

It is about the police over-violently attacking innocent and vulnerable people that have committed no crime at all.

Oh. Well, that I agree is bad. A tip, though: criticise it directly. Going by proxy means people can shut down the arguments by attacking the (flimsy) proxies.

[–]Tom_Bombadil 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

The shitbag vaccine shill is back.

Here's an experiment for you.

Ask any smoker to blow smoke through their N95 mask. It easily goes right through. Aerosolized solids.

Of course, this presupposes a new superbug flu exists.

It's a hoax.

[–]dtyrdytdytfdytfytfcy 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

i knew it was a hoax as soon as they announced it.. they knew that it originated in some market where they sell bats or whatever.. omg..

the bigger the lie, the easier they will swallow it.

[–]Ned 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

For every contrarian article posted online there are dozens of others which support using preventative measures. Beware when people use phrases like, "absolutely" followed by what they are trying to sell you.

It's ridiculous, some will claim their freedoms are oppressed. Ignoring there are mass protests going on and people aren't wearing masks and it's LEGAL. Masks are just another thing to cry about in 2020.

That smoke through the mask gif people use as "proof" just shows how the vapor is dispersed near the wearer. Which is the point for social distancing.

I'm with you on the mass surveillance thing.

[–]Fitter_Happier 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I'm happy about masks being a thing, because it means it's socially acceptable for me to protect myself against mass surveillance now.

Something to ponder. Don't forget those goggles!