If you disagree with my political stance and think I should become a Libertarian/Marxist/Buddhist? That's fine - but I will not respond — EricH
If you are a crazed conspiracy theorist and think that the data is faked? That's not fine - but I will not respond — EricH
"I'll only respond to people who already agree with me" — Isaac
Three teenagers from the indigenous Binjari community recently escaped from one of Australia’s internment facilities — NOS4A2
The facility seems a frightening place — NOS4A2
Obergruppenführer Michael Gunner — NOS4A2
Denying fundamental rights on a hunch is ludicrous. — NOS4A2
It's not a hunch. — Benkei
It appears that a lot of the new viral infections that have cropped up in the last 30 or 40 years come from bats. Why bats? For various reasons, bats have very tolerant immune systems: they can harbor all sorts of viruses without getting sick, and without destroying the viruses. So when people come in contact with bat feces, bat urine, or bat blood (whatever), or trade in wild animals that have come into contact with bats, they are likely to become sick with something humans have not previously encountered. That's the story for ebola, for example. The covid-19 virus could have bat origins too -- don't know, just speculating. — Bitter Crank
What is it like to be a bat? — Thomas Nagel (1937 - )
The arrival of coronavirus just ahead of the presidential election of 2020 seemed like "the most fortuitous pandemic in the history of the world" for the Democratic Party, recalls Mark [Valentine]. — Pro-Trump counties now have far higher COVID death rates. Misinformation is to blame (Dec 5, 2021)
Phil Valentine’s family urges listeners to get the shot — Tennessee radio host doubted and mocked vaccines – now he has Covid (Jul 24, 2021)
Were they interned in order to send them to the gas chamber?
ur skewed verbiage betrays an ideological ulterior motive.
SARS-CoV-2 doesn't care.
I don't believe that experiencing schadenfreude is a sign of mental illness - provided you acknowledge it. — EricH
How about "most victims are overweight, or suffer from similarly lifestyle inflicted comorbidities, so brought it on themselves"? — Isaac
Most victims are people who refused to get a simple vaccine that would keep them safe.How about "most victims are overweight, or suffer from similarly lifestyle inflicted comorbidities, so brought it on themselves"? — Isaac
Can you give me an example of harmful schadenfreude? If you want to make the case that I'm somehow hurting myself by feeling this way, I do feel guilty/conflicted so point taken. But otherwise, I can't see how I'm hurting anyone.harmless schadenfreude — Isaac
They tested negative. They contained exactly zero SARS-CoV-2. — NOS4A2
How long were they expected to be interned (and for what intent)? — again again
I don't think most victims are overweight or suffer from diseases they chose to have — frank
Most victims are people who refused to get a simple vaccine that would keep them safe. — EricH
Can you give me an example of harmful schadenfreude? — EricH
Since it's Australia, I'm guessing a reasonably civilized/humane approach — jorndoe
people who are trying to harm you — EricH
You might as well argue that we shouldn't advise someone to fly rather drive across the country in winter because it's possible that the plane will crash — Michael
If one does not want to rely on the competence of others, with no ability to change the outcome, then flying is the way to go. However, if one would rather own the responsibility of risk, have the potential to change, or at least react, to any adverse conditions that arise while in motion, then driving is hands down the way to go. — Book273
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