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Post by maryland on Nov 29, 2020 18:46:17 GMT
I'm going to say that I have seen that there are a lot of people who can not understand why anyone in their right mind would do something that benefits others. All they can understand is acting to benefit themselves. They really can not wrap their mind around altruistic motives. It makes absolutely no sense to them.
From there it is an easy jump to deciding not to bother with one because it is an annoyance to wear. Not saying it is my way of thinking, but it makes it much more understandable. A known negative vs. a potential negative. They choose the potential, cause maybe it won't happen. It's like never developing the skill of empathy. Some people just don't. There is no forcing that. You either get it, or you don't. It's helped me not to waste my energy. I just use my energy and resources to stay away from them, in every possible way. Yes. I've seen this myself and it's people who I've always seen this in. The people who shove their kids to the front of the lines; who grab the last of something without thinking of other people. I guarantee there's a straight line between the people who hoarded toilet paper or sold Lysol for a markup on eBay and those who won't wear masks. What's ironic is this people call themselves Christians, I'm sure. I agree with you!
And if I hear one more person call Republicans "pro-life" I am for sure going to lose it! I wish the media would stop this and call the Democrats pro-life because they are way more pro-life than the Republicans have ever been!
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Post by psoccer on Nov 29, 2020 19:07:00 GMT
I am truly curious what is going to happen in two weeks in my area (California). We did Thanksgiving, just our household. We were supposed to do a pre-Christmas in a few weeks at my SIL and I called her to ask, if we still were going to do this. She said she and her husband (my husband's brother) were talking and they are going to cancel. I was so happy, but then my husband's daughter called and she wants to do something. She just had Thanksgiving with 4-5 different households, makes fun of mask wearers, and has no respect for this virus. I imagine in two weeks we are going to see a spike because some families just don't understand this is serious.
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Post by rickmer on Nov 29, 2020 20:26:01 GMT
same thing i said to myself after sandy hook.
if shooting up a school full of children isn't enough to say "something has to change" nothing will EVER change.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 29, 2020 20:43:08 GMT
lisae : I'm so sorry about your relative. I'm sorry that your cousin sounds deluded. I've found myself going on Facebook less and less. I can't deal with outright nutters who spew the insane Trump crap conspiracy theories. I wonder when they're finally going to face the truth, if they ever can.
What I really cannot take lately are the other family/friends on Facebook, making their own "social distancing" or "isolating" rules. DO THEY NOT KNOW? Or are they just being stupid? Being in crowds, being without a mask, etc., is just dangerous and stupid. Maybe they don't hear the actual dangers of covid19 right now? Maybe they think it's not real? I don't know.
My cousin's wife shared pics of their Thanksgiving with her mom, who is in her late 80's. They all went to her condo (my cousin, his wife, their 2 sons & a gf). I instantly felt sick. The kids (14 & 21) were now exposing her elderly mom in her "bubble". DON'T THEY KNOW? Instead, her pics said, "Bumping fists instead of holding hands during dinner prayer", yet I CLEARLY see her mom HOLDING HANDS with both of her grandsons. My cousin's wife also said, "No need to isolate; glad to hug my mom", but, really??? Is it safe? They went home and now God knows if her elderly mom will be okay.
I overthink pics and Covid when I'm on Facebook.........
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Post by Scrapper100 on Nov 29, 2020 20:56:10 GMT
lisae : I'm so sorry about your relative. I'm sorry that your cousin sounds deluded. I've found myself going on Facebook less and less. I can't deal with outright nutters who spew the insane Trump crap conspiracy theories. I wonder when they're finally going to face the truth, if they ever can.
What I really cannot take lately are the other family/friends on Facebook, making their own "social distancing" or "isolating" rules. DO THEY NOT KNOW? Or are they just being stupid? Being in crowds, being without a mask, etc., is just dangerous and stupid. Maybe they don't hear the actual dangers of covid19 right now? Maybe they think it's not real? I don't know.
My cousin's wife shared pics of their Thanksgiving with her mom, who is in her late 80's. They all went to her condo (my cousin, his wife, their 2 sons & a gf). I instantly felt sick. The kids (14 & 21) were now exposing her elderly mom in her "bubble". DON'T THEY KNOW? Instead, her pics said, "Bumping fists instead of holding hands during dinner prayer", yet I CLEARLY see her mom HOLDING HANDS with both of her grandsons. My cousin's wife also said, "No need to isolate; glad to hug my mom", but, really??? Is it safe? They went home and now God knows if her elderly mom will be okay.
I overthink pics and Covid when I'm on Facebook.........
Most people I know are isolating but I just saw someone post with at least ten grandkids plus all the parents and thought well At least they are all outside because they are all over each other and then I see them all scrunched into a tiny kitchen doing a buffet. How do they not know. I really hope none of them get sick.
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Post by lesserknownpea on Nov 29, 2020 23:50:08 GMT
same thing i said to myself after sandy hook. if shooting up a school full of children isn't enough to say "something has to change" nothing will EVER change. Thank you for keeping this memory and that fact alive. I get dispirited when I think of all the horrible carnage this country has just gotten used to and moves past.
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Post by georgiapea on Nov 30, 2020 3:59:56 GMT
Folks in my community have been posting photos of they families, tightly packed around the Thanksgiving table.
Someone I know refuses to wear a mask or have her autistic 10 year old wear one. They go out almost daily to various stores because she's "lonely". Even into stores that say masks are required and is never stopped. Now her state had ordered masks be worn while dining in restaurants and she plans to flaunt that also.
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Post by dixielee50 on Dec 2, 2020 1:24:03 GMT
I either unfriended or hid the Trumpsters on my FB. I avoided doing that for a long time because I didn't want my FB to be just an echo chamber, but after taking a break from FB I decided to make it just my happy place the way it had been before Trump showed me some people's true colors. And now it's once again my happy place, and I have my groups I belong to and my friends and family I can stay in touch with. It's once again a positive place for me for the most part. My oldest cousin (late 70's) lives 2 states away, is ultra conservative, Bible thumping, who worshipped the "idiot." The only thing we have in common is our dead mothers who were sisters. I've seen her only at the funerals of her parents & our grandmother in the last 50 years. She started telling me how awful I was for not worshipping her president & I decided to unfriend her before I told her what I thought of her beliefs. Last week she messaged me asking me to friend her because "blood is thicker than water". I ignored her. Later that day she messaged my niece telling her to tell me to friend her. Still ignoring and not friending.
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Post by Zee on Dec 2, 2020 1:27:10 GMT
I either unfriended or hid the Trumpsters on my FB. I avoided doing that for a long time because I didn't want my FB to be just an echo chamber, but after taking a break from FB I decided to make it just my happy place the way it had been before Trump showed me some people's true colors. And now it's once again my happy place, and I have my groups I belong to and my friends and family I can stay in touch with. It's once again a positive place for me for the most part. My oldest cousin (late 70's) lives 2 states away, is ultra conservative, Bible thumping, who worshipped the "idiot." The only thing we have in common is our dead mothers who were sisters. I've seen her only at the funerals of her parents & our grandmother in the last 50 years. She started telling me how awful I was for not worshipping her president & I decided to unfriend her before I told her what I thought of her beliefs. Last week she messaged me asking me to friend her because "blood is thicker than water". I ignored her. Later that day she messaged my niece telling her to tell me to friend her. Still ignoring and not friending. I wasn't savage enough to unfriend my few Trump supporting family members, but they are definitely on hide.
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