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Post by jennifercw on Jun 21, 2020 16:39:20 GMT
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Post by gar on Jun 21, 2020 17:34:30 GMT
I'm not seeing that in the UK. Because you’re not flippin’ morons. Well, we have our fair share
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Post by smasonnc on Jun 21, 2020 18:42:07 GMT
Oh brother. She's so smugly ignorant I'd like to slap her. And the comments all support her. We're in for it.
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Post by jennifercw on Jun 21, 2020 18:54:46 GMT
Oh brother. She's so smugly ignorant I'd like to slap her. And the comments all support her. We're in for it. Yes. I find her rant incredibly rude and condescending. And it is hard to believe she has so few comments - all in support - on a video with that many views. She is probably deleting any that disagree with her point of view.
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Post by jennifercw on Jun 21, 2020 19:12:09 GMT
Also - the video has received some pushback on pages where it has been shared, including this sarsastic gem:
"What's up with red lights? I never agreed to that type of oppression! They definitely infringe on my rights. If you want to stop for red lights that's your choice, but why should your fear dictate my actions. Maybe if you're old and feeble red lights are a good idea for you, but with my quick reactions I don't need them. I ran 3 last night and didn't get hurt so I have concluded are all the statistics have been falsified and accidents are nothing but fear-mongering hoaxes. Red lights were invented in communist China look it up it's true. Did our founding fathers use red lights? I don't think so. So if you want to be a sheep go ahead and keep stopping for red lights."
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Post by phoenixcov on Jun 21, 2020 20:06:07 GMT
mylynn I am in the UK and my small local hospital is just arranging for appointments instead of queuing. Bit behind the times here in the sticks.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 26, 2020 13:28:13 GMT
Ever notice the people who spout "ALL LIVES matter" are the same ones who bitch and moan about wearing masks to, you know, help save "ALL LIVES"?
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Post by jennifercw on Jun 26, 2020 15:14:01 GMT
It also is sort of surprising to me how many people don't mind publicly admitting they don't give a shit about the health of those around them. Like not wearing a mask is something to be proud of. SMH
I was encouraged to see the smack-down given to the Karen who tried to shame the Starbucks employee who told her she needed to put on a mask. Did y'all hear about that one?
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Post by miominmio on Jun 26, 2020 16:35:54 GMT
If you don't want to wear a mask, then don't wear a mask. But stop posting every opinion piece from every jackass out there in order to try to justify your decision. Even if you don't want to try to stop the spread of Covid, at least stop the spread of misinformation. Is anyone else constantly seeing this? Or just me? I could post a piece from our FHI? Or would that count as misinformation as well? Just because you don’t agree with it, doesn’t necessarily make it misinformation.
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Post by katiescarlett on Jun 26, 2020 16:54:00 GMT
It also is sort of surprising to me how many people don't mind publicly admitting they don't give a shit about the health of those around them. Like not wearing a mask is something to be proud of. SMH I was encouraged to see the smack-down given to the Karen who tried to shame the Starbucks employee who told her she needed to put on a mask. Did y'all hear about that one? I just read about the Starbucks shaming. A go fund me was started for the Starbucks employee and has over $20,000. She now wants some of that money lol.
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Post by iamkristinl16 on Jun 26, 2020 16:58:22 GMT
miominmio What I am referring to is people posting things from some random person stating that masks cause lack of oxygen, they don't help to reduce the spread, and any other ridiculous excuse not to wear one. I don't think that people need to wear a mask every time they leave the house but it seems that there is enough evidence right now saying that masks do help. I would be curious to hear/see the evidence that your government is using to justify not recommending masks? Or is it just that there aren't that many cases? How is testing there?
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Post by carly1030 on Jun 26, 2020 17:02:21 GMT
Ever notice the people who spout "ALL LIVES matter" are the same ones who bitch and moan about wearing masks to, you know, help save "ALL LIVES"? Ever notice the people who spout "BLACK LIVES MATTER" are the same ones who burn shit down and kill each other. Where is your protest for "BLACK ON BLACK LIVES MATTER"?
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Post by Deleted on Jun 26, 2020 17:04:21 GMT
It also is sort of surprising to me how many people don't mind publicly admitting they don't give a shit about the health of those around them. Like not wearing a mask is something to be proud of. SMH I was encouraged to see the smack-down given to the Karen who tried to shame the Starbucks employee who told her she needed to put on a mask. Did y'all hear about that one? Pride in their own ignorance and lack of compassion.
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Post by miominmio on Jun 26, 2020 17:37:05 GMT
miominmio What I am referring to is people posting things from some random person stating that masks cause lack of oxygen, they don't help to reduce the spread, and any other ridiculous excuse not to wear one. I don't think that people need to wear a mask every time they leave the house but it seems that there is enough evidence right now saying that masks do help. I would be curious to hear/see the evidence that your government is using to justify not recommending masks? Or is it just that there aren't that many cases? How is testing there? You can check out fhi.no yourself👍 (Information is available in English). Test capacity is currently 100.000 per week (population of 5.5 million), so everyone who is symptomatic will be tested (or anyone who might have been exposed). According to FHI, there is little evidence to suggest that non-medical masks can help contain spreading the virus, and that it might actually increase the risk of getting infected. And it isn’t «the Government» who issues the advice, but FHI who are epidemiologists. And they have, of course, access to all the research that is currently being done everywhere in the world. In the US, wearing a mask has become a political issue it seems.
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Post by SunnySmile on Jun 30, 2020 3:31:49 GMT
We don't have a clue where we got it from. I thought you said your daughter came to visit?? She tested negative right?? I wonder if people can be carriers without testing positive?? After a lot of talking about it, we've decided she probably did have it. She was sick before us and didn't tell anyone. When we got sick, we got tested after a week and tested positive. She got tested days after that, and I think the virus had probably left her system by the time she got tested. This makes the most sense to us. Even though we social distanced, she could have touched something in the house that we touched later, not realizing. That's why masks are so important, she was probably contagious but not feeling sick yet.
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Post by SunnySmile on Jun 30, 2020 3:33:04 GMT
LeaP We are better now! Thanks for the good vibes!
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Post by AussieMeg on Jun 30, 2020 3:51:59 GMT
I haven't experienced or come across any mask deniers in the UK. I don't get the people that use the excuse that they don't believe in science.Science in some form surrounds all of our everyday life. It just beggars belief how anyone can choose which " science" they believe in and which they rebuke for their own convenience. If someone doesn't want to wear a mask, just own it and say so but don't hide behind the excuse that they don't believe in the science behind its use. I'm curious what message your government has given regarding mask wearing? I think a big part of it here is that it has become a political issue. Not only did the CDC originally say that wearing masks wasn't helpful, we have our dear leader talking negatively and refusing to wear masks and shutting down the states. We also have Republicans suing state governors for "overusing their power" by shutting down the state. I see one party spreading the fake information regarding masks (and other topics). Although I don't think it is just one party that does not wear masks. My complaint is that if you choose not to wear a mask, own that choice. But don't spread information that is not true simply to justify it, while at the same time leading others to believe that it is good information. I'm not seeing anything here about mask deniers either. In fact, I'm not seeing anything about masks at all. Most people here are NOT wearing masks, and there have never been any orders or instruction to wear them, either from the government or business owners. I am curious to see if that changes now that we are seeing a second wave here in my state.
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Post by ~summer~ on Jun 30, 2020 3:56:50 GMT
I don't see that. But I'm in the bay area where everyone is very pro mask.
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Post by craftykitten on Jun 30, 2020 6:59:02 GMT
miominmio What I am referring to is people posting things from some random person stating that masks cause lack of oxygen, they don't help to reduce the spread, and any other ridiculous excuse not to wear one. I don't think that people need to wear a mask every time they leave the house but it seems that there is enough evidence right now saying that masks do help. I would be curious to hear/see the evidence that your government is using to justify not recommending masks? Or is it just that there aren't that many cases? How is testing there? You can check out fhi.no yourself👍 (Information is available in English). Test capacity is currently 100.000 per week (population of 5.5 million), so everyone who is symptomatic will be tested (or anyone who might have been exposed). According to FHI, there is little evidence to suggest that non-medical masks can help contain spreading the virus, and that it might actually increase the risk of getting infected. And it isn’t «the Government» who issues the advice, but FHI who are epidemiologists. And they have, of course, access to all the research that is currently being done everywhere in the world. In the US, wearing a mask has become a political issue it seems. I did checkout fhi.no, very nice to have it in English, thanks. But they say that their advice not to wear masks is based on the WHO recommendations. These were changed at the beginning of June and now say that there is evidence that non-medical face coverings reduce the spread of the disease - evidence has been building through the pandemic. Equally, there is no evidence that face coverings increase the risk of getting infected. Masks aren't enough on their own, but they help. Maybe Norway has decided that your cases are low enough that they're not worried.
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Post by crm1367 on Jun 30, 2020 12:02:29 GMT
I just don't get it. It's such a simple thing to do. I actually had a good laugh about it yesterday at the grocery store check out because the cashier and I both had glasses and they were both fogging up and I'm honestly not sure why but we both just started laughing about it. But I would take my glasses fogging up every day and being able to go to the store over shutting everything down.
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Post by georgiapea on Jun 30, 2020 14:03:59 GMT
Yes, I see it. On my community forum posts and from a FB friend.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 30, 2020 14:50:46 GMT
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Post by dawnnikol on Jun 30, 2020 15:31:22 GMT
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Post by crimsoncat05 on Jun 30, 2020 17:20:31 GMT
one of the replies to George Takei's tweets, regarding Trump's refusal to wear a mask--
"He thinks a mask will make him look weak.
But lying about his weight, wearing 3" shoe lifts to make himself look taller, the fake tan and faker hair, not to mention being Putin's lap dog makes him look "strong."
truth. he IS delusional, isn't he?!?
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Post by busy on Jun 30, 2020 17:32:26 GMT
Do any of these idiot mask deniers have an explanation for how our entire medical profession wears masks for hours daily for years on end and they haven't dropped dead of carbon monoxide poisoning yet? Fucking selfish morons.
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Post by artgirl1 on Jun 30, 2020 20:50:59 GMT
Well said. And wearing a mask under your nose, or as a chin strap is pretty stupid too
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Post by busy on Jun 30, 2020 22:02:56 GMT
wearing a mask under your nose I can't get over how often I see this. Or people who pull down their masks to speak. How do people not understand that's defeating the purpose?
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Post by ~summer~ on Jun 30, 2020 22:07:23 GMT
I’m not seeing that. But I don’t know if any friends who don’t want to wear a mask.
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Post by moodyblue on Jun 30, 2020 22:15:36 GMT
wearing a mask under your nose I can't get over how often I see this. Or people who pull down their masks to speak. How do people not understand that's defeating the purpose? Here’s an example for you - I had to go to the hospital last week for some pre-admission testing, and I also did the paperwork for admission for my knee surgery in a couple weeks. The woman who I saw for the paperwork did have a plexiglass shield at her desk, so there was a barrier between me and her. But she was also wearing a mask, which, depending on how she moved, would drop below her nose at times. I was sitting there thinking "you work in a hospital and can’t even wear a mask correctly?"
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Post by epeanymous on Jun 30, 2020 23:44:13 GMT
It also is sort of surprising to me how many people don't mind publicly admitting they don't give a shit about the health of those around them. Like not wearing a mask is something to be proud of. SMH It's exactly that -- that they think it is a sign of strength and an indicator of freedom that you don't wear a mask even if, or because, it protects the people around you.
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