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  • Re: Covfefe-19 The 10th Part: Might As Well Reject No Shirt, No Shoes While You're At

    So it's memorial day weekend, where we honor the soldiers that died for all of us.

    And it reminds me that we don't really care about the most important people in the history of our country right now. How many suicides have their been of vets? Especially ones recently? How much healthcare do we really give them? How do we, as a society, REALLY help these people actually live a normal life after they were willing to sacrifice everything for us?

    Bearing in mind that the R party REALLY "loves" the military. They like to go out on weekends and pretend to be warriors, they are the majority of the gun owners who pretend to be tough, they are the ones who are using the threat of weapons to get their way. Watch the military channel sometime and pay attention to the commercials.

    Other than clapping our hands for them at sporting events, we do nothing for our vets. Nothing. They die for us, and we clap our hands, they see their buddies die for us- thank you for your service, They commit suicide at a much higher rate than us- thank you for your service.

    Is it really shocking that R's really don't care that people are dying at a very high rate, and they don't care? If it costs too much to provide physical and mental healthcare to the people they think they value the most, then there's no hope for the rest of us. Money over life.

    Sorry about the rant, but I would still like to see our vets get real healthcare for the rest of their lives. Something they don't have to pay for at all. Even if they just rode a desk.

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    • Re: Covfefe-19 The 10th Part: Might As Well Reject No Shirt, No Shoes While You're At

      Not to mention the VA used them as guinea pigs to try out hydroxychloroquine.
      What kind of cheese are you planning to put on top?

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      • Re: Covfefe-19 The 10th Part: Might As Well Reject No Shirt, No Shoes While You're At

        Originally posted by alfablue View Post
        So it's memorial day weekend, where we honor the soldiers that died for all of us.

        And it reminds me that we don't really care about the most important people in the history of our country right now. How many suicides have their been of vets? Especially ones recently? How much healthcare do we really give them? How do we, as a society, REALLY help these people actually live a normal life after they were willing to sacrifice everything for us?

        Bearing in mind that the R party REALLY "loves" the military. They like to go out on weekends and pretend to be warriors, they are the majority of the gun owners who pretend to be tough, they are the ones who are using the threat of weapons to get their way. Watch the military channel sometime and pay attention to the commercials.

        Other than clapping our hands for them at sporting events, we do nothing for our vets. Nothing. They die for us, and we clap our hands, they see their buddies die for us- thank you for your service, They commit suicide at a much higher rate than us- thank you for your service.

        Is it really shocking that R's really don't care that people are dying at a very high rate, and they don't care? If it costs too much to provide physical and mental healthcare to the people they think they value the most, then there's no hope for the rest of us. Money over life.

        Sorry about the rant, but I would still like to see our vets get real healthcare for the rest of their lives. Something they don't have to pay for at all. Even if they just rode a desk.
        A very fitting post, alfa. Well said.

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        • Re: Covfefe-19 The 10th Part: Might As Well Reject No Shirt, No Shoes While You're At

          One particular paragraph in this article is especially troubling.

          (T)he pandemic is shaped by many factors. Social distancing matters, but so do testing capacity, population density, age structure, wealth, societal collectivism, and luck. Many countries that successfully controlled the coronavirus used masks; New Zealand did not. Many had decisive leaders; Hong Kong did not. It is easy to look at a patchwork and create just-so stories about why one place succumbed while another triumphed. But no single factor can explain differences across nations or regions.
          When somewhere between 35%-40% simply do not believe anything that is coming from mainstream media nor the seasoned experts like Antony Fauci we cannot hope to have an effective battle against a pandemic anymore.

          I listened to the North Dakota governor get emotional when he said we all need to do a better job understanding the motivations of each individual when it comes to deciding whether or not to wear a mask. He said you can't tell who someone voted for or what party they'll support based on whether or not they wear masks in public. This is more both sides bull5h!t. Even if you doubt the veracity of masks to offer any protection, wearing one certainly doesn't make things worse.

          More and more I am becoming convinced that those who choose not to wear masks in public ARE making a political statement. (the exception being someone who cannot find or make one) Wearing a mask says at the very least I care enough about the person standing near me to do this. It might not help, it might help, but I care enough to try. Not wearing a mask can only say the person next to me doesn't matter, or the experts are all wrong, or I'm not letting the gubmint tell ME what to do (even though that is the very nature of every law ever passed that you yourself did not write). I don't see how one can logically draw any other conclusions, although I am willing to listen to someone try to convince me otherwise.

          The exceptions are most likely to be conservatives or republicans, who of course are selfish cowards and live in fear, so they might mask up to protect themselves. But do you really believe there are a lot of progressives and died-in-the-wool liberals who are going to drug stores and grocery stores who are refusing to wear a mask? To me the mask has become, like seemingly everything else, another way we are dividing ourselves politically. I'm willing to bet consciously refusing to wear a mask in public is nearly as universal a political marker as someone wearing a MAGAt hat.

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            • Re: Covfefe-19 The 10th Part: Might As Well Reject No Shirt, No Shoes While You're At

              Originally posted by alfablue View Post
              So it's memorial day weekend, where we honor the soldiers that died for all of us.

              And it reminds me that we don't really care about the most important people in the history of our country right now.
              Isn't Memorial Day celebrated to thank the vets?

              I actually think that was where I finally gave up on NASCAR. During the pre-race of their Memorial Day weekend event some years ago Michael Waltrip went on and on about thanking the veterans and all our people serving in the military and all that they are doing "for us." It was clear that jacka ss did not know the actual meaning behind Memorial Day and what it was commemorating (or probably the other holidays we have to honor our veterans and those currently serving) and that he was just parroting the aspects of all our holidays that are geared toward commercialism and consuming. Americans are intellectually lazy fvckers.

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              • Originally posted by mookie1995 View Post
                No worry. They are all young
                And they had an American flag to ward off the evil spirits.
                If you don't change the world today, how can it be any better tomorrow?

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                • Re: Covfefe-19 The 10th Part: Might As Well Reject No Shirt, No Shoes While You're At

                  Originally posted by Deutsche Gopher Fan View Post
                  If you believe in such an all-powerful god, why in the fvck don't you realize it was that god that invented the masks in the first place. You would think those idiots would realize that NOT wearing a mask that God created might **** the old guy off and earn you a one way ticket to the hot box.

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                  • Re: Covfefe-19 The 10th Part: Might As Well Reject No Shirt, No Shoes While You're At

                    Veterans Day is for living vets. Memorial Day is for dead ones.
                    "I went over the facts in my head, and admired how much uglier the situation had just become. Over the years I've learned that ignorance is more than just bliss. It's freaking orgasmic ecstasy".- Harry Dresden, Blood Rites


                    Western Michigan Bronco Hockey- 2012 Mason Cup Champions

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                    • Re: Covfefe-19 The 10th Part: Might As Well Reject No Shirt, No Shoes While You're At

                      Originally posted by bronconick View Post
                      Veterans Day is for living vets. Memorial Day is for dead ones.
                      Preach!
                      “Demolish the bridges behind you… then there is no choice but to build again.”

                      Live Radio from 100.3

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                      • Re: Covfefe-19 The 10th Part: Might As Well Reject No Shirt, No Shoes While You're At

                        Remember those four states that were mixing the anti-body tests with the viral tests into one combo result throwing off the testing results for those who are *actively* sick?

                        The CDC is doing the same goddammed thing, causing pretty much all the test results for the US to be bullsh**.
                        “Demolish the bridges behind you… then there is no choice but to build again.”

                        Live Radio from 100.3

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                        • Re: Covfefe-19 The 10th Part: Might As Well Reject No Shirt, No Shoes While You're At

                          BoJo wants schools to open a week on tomorrow, not sure that makes a lot of sense.
                          Originally posted by BobbyBrady
                          Crosby probably wouldn't even be on BC's top two lines next year

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                            • Originally posted by Deutsche Gopher Fan View Post
                              This stuff gets me fuming. Poor kid.
                              the state of hockey is good

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                              • Re: Covfefe-19 The 10th Part: Might As Well Reject No Shirt, No Shoes While You're At

                                Originally posted by Deutsche Gopher Fan View Post
                                **** like this is positively sad. Borders on child abuse.
                                **NOTE: The misleading post above was brought to you by Reynold's Wrap and American Steeples, makers of Crosses.

                                Originally Posted by dropthatpuck-Scooby's a lost cause.
                                Originally Posted by First Time, Long Time-Always knew you were nothing but a troll.

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