If some stranger was waking behind you at night

[2distracted]

According t20

Leftists have been pushing mandatory masking in order to incite fear and play on the anxiety people have concerning the pandemic. They want to create as much panic as possible prior to the election.

That's what I've been thinking

They are so lawless

Will do anything to win

 

[vesper]

At night, I would not be out by myself on purpose. But if for some unknown reason I found myself in such a situation for one I would call someone on my phone with my right hand and let them know the situation while videoing where I am and if I am attacked hopefully get a picture of the attacker. With my left hand it would be on firearm in my purse. Ladies you need to check out handbags that allow you to conceal and carry. Some of them you can just slide your hand into your purse and ready it to fire if needed from your purse without pulling the weapon out of your purse. Right now the number of unstable people on our streets it doesn't matter at that point what group they belong to. All that matters is if I am in danger, I have a chance to survive.

 

[Chomsky]

At night, I would not be out by myself on purpose. But if for some unknown reason I found myself in such a situation for one I would call someone on my phone with my right hand and let them know the situation while videoing where I am and if I am attacked hopefully get a picture of the attacker. With my left hand it would be on firearm in my purse. Ladies you need to check out handbags that allow you to conceal and carry. Some of them you can just slide your hand into your purse and ready it to fire if needed from your purse without pulling the weapon out of your purse. Right now the number of unstable people on our streets it doesn't matter at that point what group they belong to. All that matters is if I am in danger, I have a chance to survive.

Diamonds may be a girl's best friend, but there's times a 38 don't hurt!

 

[trixare4kids]

Then I suppose it's the thought, that counts. :2razz:

Never look a gift horse in the mouth

 

[reflechissez]

The OP has started 263 threads since joining on april 30 and puts all of his race-bating threads in the politics section. Snore.

 

[Yakshi]

The OP has started 263 threads since joining on april 30 and puts all of his race-bating threads in the politics section. Snore.

I am going to torment the Internet until death because a dark-skinned man stole my girlfriend.

 

[iguanaman]

When scumbags or religious nutjobs begin to preach, I begin to ignore, because they are loony hypocrites. You really do seem to have a problem with much more than racism....you should seek counseling, or maybe it's too late for you.

He's just upset because he can't find a woman who is willing to have his child. Not that I blame them.

 

[Aristaeus]

Supposed to say Walking behind you

Would u be hoping that person was a BLM member

Or a pro life voter?

Well if I was a sexual-health worker I might be concerned if there was a pro lifer behind me - some of them pro lifers like to kill sexual-health workers.

 

[Yakshi]

Well if I was a sexual-health worker I might be concerned if there was a pro lifer behind me - some of them pro lifers like to kill sexual-health workers.

I have rarely met anyone who openly claimed to be a pro-lifer who wasn't also three other things: (1) unimaginative, (2) boring in conversation about almost any topic, and (3) absolutely insane. I don't want such people in an alleyway with me.

 

[Old 'N Chill]

Well, some BLM folks have shown some violence..unless the violence was caused by pretenders at BLM rallies.. which is a reminder of how little detail we get from the news but in any case libs know which answer they choose..just can't admit it

You're spewing BS again. The religious nutjobs that you associate yourself with are the violent lunatics.

"I am not crazy. I am just a religious zealot," Dear said in court.

DENVER – Robert Dear, the man accused of shooting and killing three people at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado Springs in November 2015, was indicted by a federal grand jury on 68 counts, the U.S. Attorney for Colorado announced Monday.

Accused Colorado Planned Parenthood shooter Robert Dear indicted by federal grand jury

 

[Visbek]

Wow, you cons are so paranoid and jumpy, aren't you? :lol:

And "violent." Don't forget that part.

Back in the real world, I see people wearing masks all the time. Surprisingly, none of them attack white people out of the blue while decrying White Privilege. Go figure.

 

[americanwoman]

Supposed to say Walking behind you

Would u be hoping that person was a BLM member

Or a pro life voter?

What if they were both?? :shock:

 

[ultmd]

Supposed to say Walking behind you

Would u be hoping that person was a BLM member

Or a pro life voter?

White Nationalist Race-Baiter Alert!

You are among the large faction of right-wingers on this board for whom EVERY post involves race, personal bigotry and/or racial grievance.

It is, quite literally, your only interest and your only "contribution" to this space.

White grievance types are such pathetic figures. If you people can't succeed in America as a white Christian males, I've got news for you: Black people aren't your problem. Illegal immigrants aren't your problem. You are.

 

[Cardinal]

Supposed to say Walking behind you

Would u be hoping that person was a BLM member

Or a pro life voter?

Why would I be afraid of somebody who believes that black lives matter? I live in an entire city filled with such people and I haven't been mugged or attacked yet. Alternatively, the right wing extremist is likely to kill you since they're responsible for the overwhelming majority of domestic terror incidents that result in death.

 

[armycowboy]

Supposed to say Walking behind you

Would u be hoping that person was a BLM member

Or a pro life voter?

You're scared of black people. We get it, already.

 

[rickc]

Supposed to say Walking behind you

Would u be hoping that person was a BLM member

Or a pro life voter?

Really hard to tell the difference

I don't really care who walks behind me. It is a free country.

Would it bother you?

 

[Visbek]

According to the New England Journal of Medicine:

Yaay, more bull****

Guess what? The authors of that article called out people like you, who misuse their work.
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc2020836

We understand that some people are citing our Perspective article (published on April 1 at NEJM.org)1 as support for discrediting widespread masking. In truth, the intent of our article was to push for more masking, not less. It is apparent that many people with SARS-CoV-2 infection are asymptomatic or presymptomatic yet highly contagious and that these people account for a substantial fraction of all transmissions.2,3 Universal masking helps to prevent such people from spreading virus-laden secretions, whether they recognize that they are infected or not.4

We did state in the article that “wearing a mask outside health care facilities offers little, if any, protection from infection,” but as the rest of the paragraph makes clear, we intended this statement to apply to passing encounters in public spaces, not sustained interactions within closed environments.

But wait, there's more!

The Lancet: Physical distancing, face masks, and eye protection to prevent person-to-person transmission of SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Nature: Respiratory virus shedding in exhaled breath and efficacy of face masks

Health Affairs: Community Use Of Face Masks And COVID-19: Evidence From A Natural Experiment Of State Mandates In The US

BMJ: Reduction of secondary transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in households by face mask use, disinfection and social distancing: a cohort study in Beijing, China

Cell: SARS-CoV-2 Reverse Genetics Reveals a Variable Infection Gradient in the Respiratory Tract

ResearchGate: Association of country-wide coronavirus mortality with demographics, testing, lockdowns, and public wearing of masks (Update June 15, 2020)

Universal Masking to Prevent SARS-CoV-2 Transmission—The Time Is Now


The bottom line is there is more than enough evidence to justify both wearing masks, and mandating masks. Objecting to masks is deeply irrational.

 

[ultmd]

According to the New England Journal of Medicine:


Source: Universal Masking in Hospitals in the Covid-19 Era - New England Journal of Medicine, DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp2006372, May 21, 2020

Leftists have been pushing mandatory masking in order to incite fear and play on the anxiety people have concerning the pandemic. They want to create as much panic as possible prior to the election.

Dumb, dumb comment. This is what happens when non-Science people judge science by their standards in the business world.

From the author's comments:

"We understand that some people are citing our Perspective article (published on April 1 at NEJM.org)1 as support for discrediting widespread masking. In truth, the intent of our article was to push for more masking, not less. It is apparent that many people with SARS-CoV-2 infection are asymptomatic or presymptomatic yet highly contagious and that these people account for a substantial fraction of all transmissions.2,3 Universal masking helps to prevent such people from spreading virus-laden secretions, whether they recognize that they are infected or not.4

We did state in the article that “wearing a mask outside health care facilities offers little, if any, protection from infection,” but as the rest of the paragraph makes clear, we intended this statement to apply to passing encounters in public spaces, not sustained interactions within closed environments. A growing body of research shows that the risk of SARS-CoV-2 transmission is strongly correlated with the duration and intensity of contact: the risk of transmission among household members can be as high as 40%, whereas the risk of transmission from less intense and less sustained encounters is below 5%.5-7 This finding is also borne out by recent research associating mask wearing with less transmission of SARS-CoV-2, particularly in closed settings.8 We therefore strongly support the calls of public health agencies for all people to wear masks when circumstances compel them to be within 6 ft of others for sustained periods."

Physicians and medical researchers are not "leftists". Science does not have a political bias.

And you CLEARLY didn't understand what you were reading in that article.

All you've done is demonstrate the REAL problem, i.e. the prevalence of ignorant right-wing conspiracy theory types who believe that Science and "academia" are part of a "liberal cabal", and that the recommendations of experts and professionals are no more credible than the opinions of conservative media personalities.

In this case, we have a clear example of a non-science person attempting (and failing) to understand a published scientific perspective article.

 

[armycowboy]

Really hard to tell the difference

I don't really care who walks behind me. It is a free country.

Would it bother you?

For some reason, the OP seems to be terrified of black people.

 

[d0gbreath]

I'd be hoping that it was 2distracted.

 

[Old 'N Chill]

White Nationalist Race-Baiter Alert!

You are among the large faction of right-wingers on this board for whom EVERY post involves race, personal bigotry and/or racial grievance.

It is, quite literally, your only interest and your only "contribution" to this space.

White grievance types are such pathetic figures. If you people can't succeed in America as a white Christian males, I've got news for you: Black people aren't your problem. Illegal immigrants aren't your problem. You are.

:applaud

 

[Checkerboard Strangler]

[h=1]"If some stranger was waking behind you at night..."[/h]

Far be it from me to interfere with his sleep or his waking.
Are you expecting me to offer him a cup of coffee or something?

 

[2distracted]

For some reason, the OP seems to be terrified of black people.

For some reason haters are always accusing people of...maybe what they themselves are doing

Lefties in DC are always doing this..like when they were using their government power and resources to go after Trump people (both before and after he was elected) and to sabotage the heretofore democratic (small D) election process

Whenever an elite D makes an accusation against a R u can better believe he's doing what he is accusing him or her of

 

[ultmd]

For some reason haters are always accusing people of...maybe what they themselves are doing

Yours is a classic Nazi/Fascist tactic. Ascribe YOUR fascistic behavior and motives to your opponents, and thus claim "victimhood". This is what the rightwing always does, because even they understand how odious and indefensible their racist, nationalist, anti-intellectual views are to most people.

Lefties in DC are always doing this..like when they were using their government power and resources to go after Trump people (both before and after he was elected) and to sabotage the heretofore democratic (small D) election process

Same song, second verse. Only, in this case, you're just admitting that your grievance is a lie. Everyone understands by now that the entire Trump grievance narrative is a charade...everyone except for his brainwashed acolytes, of course.

Whenever an elite D makes an accusation against a R u can better believe he's doing what he is accusing him or her of

:lamo
Same song, 3rd verse.

If your substance-free grievances and projection were less opaque, they'd be translucent.

 

[Jonsa]

Supposed to say Walking behind you

Would u be hoping that person was a BLM member

Or a pro life voter?

scraping the barrel I see. that bored?