If you took away our weapons, we would be prey. While we, at an early part of our lives, were able to hunt and gather with sticks and spears...our ability to survive now without technology is nearly non-existent. The only saving grace we have is our capacity to think but sadly common sense has gone the way of the dodo for much of human kind.
In my mind, an Apex predator is one that is top of the food chain only using what it was born with.
I honestly think they both hate each other NEARLY the same but Righties tend to be worse. They embrace extremism faster and have...just....I mean....it's God awful the hypocrisy they spew every damn day. And the constant posting of misinformation, half-truths, and down right lies is astounding.
Lefties are bad but Righties (more specifically Trumpers) have gone above and beyond the call of lunacy.
I suppose it depends on the circumstances. When you are normally reserved but in a group of good people who are happy and having fun, it's a good thing. When you are normally clear thinking but in a group of assholes who are targeting innocent people...that's a bad thing.
Yup! Sure a person has the right to refuse the vaccine, but companies have the right to fire those idiots who refuse to take it when they don't have a medical reason not to....and "I don't wanna" is not a medical reason. Their google based education will never and should never trump the majority of qualified medical professional and scientists.
Of course Trump can't be blamed for closing the keystone pipeline, that was Biden and I'm not sure he made the wrong call either. Fuel prices fluctuate all the time, that's never anything new. Anytime we have a low, we always get a high, that's not Biden's fault either.
Trump and 'souring relations between our European allies' have been hand in hand for some time, up to and including him being mocked in just about every ally territory. He was an idiot, he still is an idiot, and the people who still look up to him are idiots.
That being said, Biden got elected because he wasn't Trump. That shouldn't be a surprise. Trump was THAT disliked and THAT untrustworthy that an older fella with lapses in memory beat him fair and square in one of the largest voter turn out elections.
I can't say why the majority voted the way they did. Some genuinely like Biden, other's genuinely hated Trump and his handling of things during his term. I believe I would reverse what you've said and say that currently, Biden is being blamed for a series of debacles and messes made during Trumps reign of lunacy. Is Biden perfect? God no. He isn't Trump though. I sincerely hope Republicans put forth a GOOD candidate next run just as I sincerely hope that both parties stop catering to this 'trash TV genre' style of leadership.
Any Republican who is willing to listen to reason and make decisions based on rational thought and evidence as well as what is good for the country and not their own personal benefit.
There are only a few Republican run states that don't have skyrocketing cases of Covid, where the Governor of those states is actively trying to protect the health and livelihood of his/her citizens. Those Republican run states tend to have leaders who seem to be more in touch with reality.
The mainstream media publishers and broadcasters such as Fox news, Glen Beck, Newsmax....and yes I'll say it again, Fox news... are all in bed with the Republicans.
This blatant and unashamed right-wing media bias is viewed by the rest of the free world with extreme disapproval and a certain element of dread.
Try to find the middle ground news sources. Sure some will have a little leaning to either side but the level of extreme alarmist news will blessedly be smaller.
My first, gut reaction, is yes. People who can get the vaccine but don't, are idiots and deserve some form of comeuppance especially since they put other people's lives as risk.
BUT, when I ponder that more.... should the insurance company refuse treatment if someone smokes? Drinks? Lives a life that involves risk? If you're paying into insurance, should they have the final word on how you choose to live your life?
Really? EVERY large city in America is controlled by the Left? Huh, I bet Jacksonville, FL would be surprised to hear that.
To be fair, and perhaps I wasn't to all Righties earlier. Not all of the Right is the problem. It's the backwards thinking, racial resenting, homophobic, neo-Nazi, white nationalist, funeral picketing, bigoted, sexist, and fanatical religious zealots...who are the problem. And most of those come directly from the Right.
After OVER a year, do you still not realize what masks are supposed to help against? I'll give you a hint, it's in the second article.
"Masks are really for infected people to prevent them from spreading infection to people who are not infected rather than protecting uninfected people from acquiring infection.
"The typical mask you buy in the drug store is not really effective in keeping out virus, which is small enough to pass through material. It might, however, provide some slight benefit in keep out gross droplets if someone coughs or sneezes on you."
This is something that most of the world outside America has known for a good long while now. The masks, are to protect other's FROM you, not just you from others. With Covid, you can be a carrier for about two days before you start showing any symptoms. At that time you can infect others who may not be able to have the vaccine for health reasons, that will cause the infection to spread, again.
The mask provides SOME protection for you, (and as most people with at least one functioning brain cell know...some is better than none) but mostly it's to protect others around you. You know, Gods children. But if you hem and haw over doing something so minor to protect His children that'll be between you and Him.
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/
Also, again, after a year of this you should know by now, ONE of the main problems regarding Covid was how INNONDATED the hospitals where. Sometimes it wasn't about stopping it, but slowing it down so people could be helped. Stopping it would be great but since it was so prolific and easy to spread (and at the time, still being studied....that's what science is), hospitals where packed and people had to be shuffled to medical facilities further away, causing THOSE facilities to reach overflow capacity. There weren't enough rooms, beds, even workers to help the needy.
But again, you being Christian and all and not wanting to protect His children....that'll be between you and Him. So yeah, good luck.
Ahhhh everything you just said explains why you went to such an alarmist method.
I didn't realize God wanted walls and borders, wanted women excluded from any form of power equal to or greater than men, and didn't want His children to treat each other with respect. You use Gods word to condemn, deny, and subjugate those you personally don't consider His children. No wonder people are turning to Atheism.
Carry on.
