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It Is Not Your Constitutional Right To Not Wear A Mask

snakestretcher said:
How do you know you are not infected now?
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I don't know, and I don't care if I am. I'm not in a high-risk group. I deployed to combat zones, I'm not afraid of the sniffles.
 
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Wayne Jr said:
I don't know, and I don't care if I am. I'm not in a high-risk group. I deployed to combat zones, I'm not afraid of the sniffles.
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Yeah, but you could be asymptomatic, and unknowingly spread it to others, and your careless indifference of that fact sort of paints you as a dick.
 
Tralfamadore said:
Yeah, but you could be asymptomatic, and unknowingly spread it to others, and your careless indifference of that fact sort of paints you as a dick.
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Why would someone who thinks little of covid-19 care if they spread it to others?
 
Wayne Jr said:
I don't know, and I don't care if I am. I'm not in a high-risk group. I deployed to combat zones, I'm not afraid of the sniffles.
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Why the hell do you have to bring up time served in combat when talking about this? We get it, you're a tough guy ...
 
Tralfamadore said:
Way to be a stand-up citizen, tough guy.
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Why would someone who cares little about a global pandemic care about someone getting mad at them on a forum?
 
Wayne Jr said:
Why would someone who cares little about a global pandemic care about someone getting mad at them on a forum?
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You don't have to care about what I say, haha. But I will still tell you that there is a social responsibility to protect others in this pandemic, and you seem actively seem opposed, vehemently to it, and it makes you a twat.
 
Tralfamadore said:
You don't have to care about what I say, haha. But I will still tell you that there is a social responsibility to protect others in this pandemic, and you seem actively seem opposed, vehemently to it, and it makes you a twat.
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That would be true if covid-19 were a real threat, but nothing with a 98% survival rating is a real threat. My social responsibility is in maintaining the economy and showing, through example, that there's nothing to worry about.
 
Wayne Jr said:
That would be true if covid-19 were a real threat, but nothing with a 98% survival rating is a real threat. My social responsibility is in maintaining the economy and showing, through example, that there's nothing to worry about.
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80k+ deaths in the span of 3 months, as a result of the virus, during what was pretty much a lockdown across the country is a pretty significant threat.
 
Manc Skipper said:
Appealing to human decency wouldn't work?
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No ****, man. People talk about choice and freedom. Thanks to the dumb-asses who didn't and won't wear masks in public or refused to properly social distance themselves, workers are being forced to choose between their health or their livelihoods. What about their right to not have to breathe in someone else's infected spit? I can think of nothing filthier than a casino patron--smoking, handling cash, drinks, and chips. Drunks tend to toss out a lot of spittle when they talk. Yet many casinos won't be requiring players to wear masks. :doh

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Tralfamadore said:
80k+ deaths in the span of 3 months, as a result of the virus, during what was pretty much a lockdown across the country is a pretty significant threat.
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In the US, 89,562 deaths (including comorbidity) out of 1,486,757 cases (source: Hopkins CSSE) in the last 3 months is 0.6% fatality rate, or 99.4% survival rate.

Even if we infected every single person in the US, causing 1,969,200 deaths, that's STILL just 0.6% and STILL not a significant threat.

Covid-19 is not a significant threat.
 
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Wayne Jr said:
That would be true if covid-19 were a real threat, but nothing with a 98% survival rating is a real threat. My social responsibility is in maintaining the economy and showing, through example, that there's nothing to worry about.
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then why don't you get off this forum? you are not convincing anyone.
 
ldsrptcvt said:
then why don't you get off this forum? you are not convincing anyone.
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"My social responsibility is in maintaining the economy and showing, through example, that there's nothing to worry about."
 
Wayne Jr said:
"My social responsibility is in maintaining the economy and showing, through example, that there's nothing to worry about."
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What number of deaths does it ring to you that it is something to worry about? We're going to pass 100k over the next weeks. 200k? 300k?
 
Tralfamadore said:
What number of deaths does it ring to you that it is something to worry about? We're going to pass 100k over the next weeks. 200k? 300k?
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We have a whole thread on that question already:

Wayne Jr said:
Even if I were tested yesterday, I could have caught covid-19 at the gas station on the way home and won't know it for a few days, if ever. In the OP you asked for a number of deaths before I am willing to comply with masks, social distancing, and suppressing the economy. 2,625,600 in the US. That's how many people have to die directly from COVID-19 (not including comorbidity cases) in the United States before I will comply, and we're currently sitting at only 89,562 US deaths, including comorbidity cases. Globally, we're only at 315,187 covid-19 deaths, including comorbidity.

So, it's not likely I'll ever support removing anyone's freedom over covid-19.
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2,625,600 is the lethal maximum if everyone in the US were infected, since covid-19 has a 0.8% or lower fatality rate.
 
eman623 said:
Liberals don't care what you do, but only as long as it's compulsory by the state.
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I'll remember that the next time a red state forces vaginal probes on women.
 
Wayne Jr said:
We have a whole thread on that question already:


2,625,600 is the lethal maximum if everyone in the US were infected, since covid-19 has a 0.8% or lower fatality rate.
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Good to know where you stand in terms of the responsibility it takes to mitigate the spread of this (please never ever make a stupid lecture about conservative/libertarian "responsibility" against "libs", seeing as you give the middle finger to all medical advice given to you, and you give an extra "f u" when you're asked to be responsible).
 
Tralfamadore said:
Good to know where you stand in terms of the responsibility it takes to mitigate the spread of this (please never ever make a stupid lecture about conservative/libertarian "responsibility" against "libs", seeing as you give the middle finger to all medical advice given to you, and you give an extra "f u" when you're asked to be responsible).
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Letting others know how the media is spinning this minor illness and spinning it to make you afraid, is responsible behavior.
 
Wayne Jr said:
Letting others know how the media is spinning this minor illness and spinning it to make you afraid, is responsible behavior.
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Minor illness? 85k dead in three months during a lock down period. I can't take you seriously.
 
Wayne Jr said:
"My social responsibility is in maintaining the economy and showing, through example, that there's nothing to worry about."
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the economy is opening up - what more do you want? We'll just see where it takes us. Meanwhile we don't need to hear from you anymore.
 
ldsrptcvt said:
the economy is opening up - what more do you want? We'll just see where it takes us. Meanwhile we don't need to hear from you anymore.
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The economy shouldn't have been shut down in the first place. Covid-19 is not a threat to the nation.
 
Wayne Jr said:
The economy shouldn't have been shut down in the first place. Covid-19 is not a threat to the nation.
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water down the drain - give it a rest
 
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