Coronavirus - the new pandemic

[Darth Wedgius]

Good news! Doctors have said that the BLM protests are safe and not a risk for spreading Covid 19.

Protests against lockdown are still considered a risk for spreading Covid 19, however.

I'd think this was a very PC virus, but it's hit black people harder. Maybe it just wants better PR.

[Fuzzy Necromancer]

Our Glorious Leader visited a plant that produces swabs for Covid19 testing. Since he refused to wear a mask, they will have to throw out that day's products.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/06/05/trump-maine-puritan-throw-away-coronavirus-swabs/3153622001/

I'm just bracing myself for the day when he enacts a mandatory national doorknob-licking initiative.

[goodperson25]

Our Glorious Leader visited a plant that produces swabs for Covid19 testing. Since he refused to wear a mask, they will have to throw out that day's products.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/06/05/trump-maine-puritan-throw-away-coronavirus-swabs/3153622001/

I'm just bracing myself for the day when he enacts a mandatory national doorknob-licking initiative.

Is this more or less silly than my initial understanding of the story which was that he was taking time out of his schedule to visit his favourite shrubbery?

[Fuzzy Necromancer]

[Rocketboy1313]

Good news! Doctors have said that the BLM protests are safe and not a risk for spreading Covid 19.

Protests against lockdown are still considered a risk for spreading Covid 19, however.

I'd think this was a very PC virus, but it's hit black people harder. Maybe it just wants better PR.

Have you seen any of the pictures from these protests?
Reopen:
https://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/signs-from-covid-19-reopen-protests-across

Police Brutality
https://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/protest-signs-from-black-lives-matter-protests

Those that protest against lock down made a point of not wearing masks, standing close together, and yelling at people in close quarters.

Current protests have people in masks and often (not often enough) standing apart from one another.

Beyond that, you do know that there is a functional difference between protesting, "I want a haircut" and protesting, "I don't want to be murdered by cops"? One is a stupid spoiled person who is actively endangering people for no good reason, the other is a person in danger and taking a risk of catching a disease hopefully compelling action to be taken to ensure their safety.

Doctors are able to identify the differences in these scenarios and speak out accordingly. To say nothing of the, "Jesus, look at how over equipped and over funded the cops are... Why am I wearing a garbage bag to treat patients right now?" factor, which is what must be going thru the heads of many-many doctors and healthcare professionals.

[Antiboyscout]

Good news! Doctors have said that the BLM protests are safe and not a risk for spreading Covid 19.

Protests against lockdown are still considered a risk for spreading Covid 19, however.

I'd think this was a very PC virus, but it's hit black people harder. Maybe it just wants better PR.

Have you seen any of the pictures from these protests?
Reopen:
https://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/signs-from-covid-19-reopen-protests-across

Police Brutality
https://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/protest-signs-from-black-lives-matter-protests

Those that protest against lock down made a point of not wearing masks, standing close together, and yelling at people in close quarters.

Current protests have people in masks and often (not often enough) standing apart from one another.

Beyond that, you do know that there is a functional difference between protesting, "I want a haircut" and protesting, "I don't want to be murdered by cops"? One is a stupid spoiled person who is actively endangering people for no good reason, the other is a person in danger and taking a risk of catching a disease hopefully compelling action to be taken to ensure their safety.

Doctors are able to identify the differences in these scenarios and speak out accordingly. To say nothing of the, "Jesus, look at how over equipped and over funded the cops are... Why am I wearing a garbage bag to treat patients right now?" factor, which is what must be going thru the heads of many-many doctors and healthcare professionals.

Have you seen the "protests"? they are not social distancing. They are wearing masks, but thats cuz their antifa

Damn look at that social distancing

[BridgeConsoleMasher]

Have you seen the "protests"? they are not social distancing. They are wearing masks, but thats cuz their antifa

I lol'ed.

But really between peeing your pants to get businesses reopened and BLM I will be more sympathetic to the latter.

[Draco Dracul]

Have you seen the "protests"? they are not social distancing. They are wearing masks, but thats cuz their antifa

I lol'ed.

But really between peeing your pants to get businesses reopened and BLM I will be more sympathetic to the latter.

I'm in favor of the latter over the former, but I also believe that thousands, possibly even 10s of thousands will die from Covid-19 because of this. Especially because it's become self re-enforcing as the police respond to accusations of needless brutality and abuse of power by abusing their power to commit acts of needless brutality.

[BridgeConsoleMasher]

Have you seen the "protests"? they are not social distancing. They are wearing masks, but thats cuz their antifa

I lol'ed.

But really between peeing your pants to get businesses reopened and BLM I will be more sympathetic to the latter.

I'm in favor of the latter over the former, but I also believe that thousands, possibly even 10s of thousands will die from Covid-19 because of this. Especially because it's become self re-enforcing as the police respond to accusations of needless brutality and abuse of power by abusing their power to commit acts of needless brutality.

Well also it exacerbated tensions between demonstrators and government security. I don't know what to say really. I feel it's a gray area of progressive politics having to do with selective attention and prioritization, vaguely speaking of course. It's slightly fortunate that this is happening more on the tail end of the lockdown instead of in the middle or right before it started lol.

Really though I would like to know what happened differently across city governments to make the brutalization seemingly more prolific than in 2016.

[Draco Dracul]

Have you seen the "protests"? they are not social distancing. They are wearing masks, but thats cuz their antifa

I lol'ed.

But really between peeing your pants to get businesses reopened and BLM I will be more sympathetic to the latter.

I'm in favor of the latter over the former, but I also believe that thousands, possibly even 10s of thousands will die from Covid-19 because of this. Especially because it's become self re-enforcing as the police respond to accusations of needless brutality and abuse of power by abusing their power to commit acts of needless brutality.

Well also it exacerbated tensions between demonstrators and government security. I don't know what to say really. I feel it's a gray area of progressive politics having to do with selective attention and prioritization, vaguely speaking of course. It's slightly fortunate that this is happening more on the tail end of the lockdown instead of in the middle or right before it started lol.

Really though I would like to know what happened differently across city governments to make the brutalization seemingly more prolific than in 2016.

The same thing that made hate crimes go up since 2016, Trump. While he has limited direct power (though he did roll back a number of Obama era executive orders that restricted police) he serves as a symbol of white power due to his open racism and willingness to go to bat for and under play the actions of white nationalists and other abusers of power. Remember this is a guy that was calling for the execution of the Central Park 5 in 2011, long after they had been acquitted and the real rapist put behind bars.