D&D and the rising pandemic

[Ryujin]

Which, of course, requires either an extremely confused or deliberately malign understanding of how even killed virus vaccines work, let along the fact at least the majority of the COVID vaccines are not killed virus drugs.

Even otherwise intelligent people are being flim-flammed. I tried to explain why the claim that people's bloodstreams were being clogged with reproduced "viral spikes" from the mRNA vaccines wasn't possible, only to have a dozen or more usually reasonable people shout me down "because articles!" I just withdrew from the conversation.

 

[Garthanos]

Immunity isn't an all-or-nothing thing.

This is a place to remember the difference between infection and illness. With the vaccine, some folks can still get infected, but those infections do not cause much illness - meaning, you don't have significant symptoms. In such a breakthrough case, isn't that you just "test positive" - you are infected, and contagious.

And even those are ahem within predicted effects like the top 20 to 6 percent ... people act like the vaccine not always fully protecting is a surprise or some failed promise. "You said I would be immune" they call it immunization all the old vaccines worked that way. /sigh

 

[J.Quondam]

Even otherwise intelligent people are being flim-flammed. I tried to explain why the claim that people's bloodstreams were being clogged with reproduced "viral spikes" from the mRNA vaccines wasn't possible, only to have a dozen or more usually reasonable people shout me down "because articles!" I just withdrew from the conversation.

Ugh, that's the worst: "I researched it on the internet!"

Honestly, I doubt most are being truly flim-flammed. Many of these people -- especially the "otherwise intelligent" ones -- are doing it intentionally, perhaps to save face and/or maybe just to toe the party line, peer-pressure, or whatever. The problem with the brightest wingnuts is that they often know enough, and are confident enough, to delude themselves into convincing themselves that they're right. And then that spreads to those who thrust them.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Here’s one of the big reasons why the USA is in the situation it is in, vis a vis the pandemic:

Tucker Carlson Says People Who Try to Limit the Spread of COVID-19 Should Be 'Punished' (Video)

Fox News host also supports forging documents in order to avoid being vaccinated against the deadly illness

www.thewrap.com

Summary: Tucker Carlson- one of the most watched people in American Media- went on air calling for the punishment of those who want to impose and enforce anti-pandemic measures while simultaneously claiming falsifying Covid vaccination records is not a crime.

For the record, earlier in the pandemic:

The FBI urging the public to not post photos of your vaccine card to social media websites pointing to "personal information could be stolen to commit fraud."

In a statement the FBI categorized the unauthorized use of an official government agency's seal (such as HHS or the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)) as a crime. Citing this as an act that could be "punishable under Title 18 United States Code, Section 1017, and other applicable laws," and added "do not buy fake vaccine cards, do not make your own vaccine cards, and do not fill-in blank vaccination record cards with false information."

So, not only is he using his power as a media titan to resist efforts to shorten the pandemic and fight Covid, he is making bald-faced lies about the legality of certain actions.

This is NOT an uneducated man. This is a privileged sociopath in a position of power.

 

[billd91]

This is NOT an uneducated man. This is a privileged sociopath in a position of power.

And the defense that Fox gave to the courts that no reasonable person would believe Carlson and that he has no credibility flies right in the face of what they actually expect of him.

 

[Ryujin]

Here’s one of the big reasons why the USA is in the situation it is in, vis a vis the pandemic:

Tucker Carlson Says People Who Try to Limit the Spread of COVID-19 Should Be 'Punished' (Video)

Fox News host also supports forging documents in order to avoid being vaccinated against the deadly illness

www.thewrap.com

Summary: Tucker Carlson- one of the most watched people in American Media- went on air calling for the punishment of those who want to impose and enforce anti-pandemic measures while simultaneously claiming falsifying Covid vaccination records is not a crime.

For the record, earlier in the pandemic:


So, not only is he using his power as a media titan to resist efforts to shorten the pandemic and fight Covid, he is making bald-faced lies about the legality of certain actions.

This is NOT an uneducated man. This is a privileged sociopath in a position of power.

Given that Fox has enforced a "must be vaccinated in order to work" mandate, it's also highly probable that Carlson is fully vaccinated, himself. So why all of the FUD? Because it makes him money! I keep forgetting the difference between psychopath and sociopath but yeah, one of those.

 

[J.Quondam]

I keep forgetting the difference between psychopath and sociopath but yeah, one of those.

 

[Zardnaar]

Here’s one of the big reasons why the USA is in the situation it is in, vis a vis the pandemic:

Tucker Carlson Says People Who Try to Limit the Spread of COVID-19 Should Be 'Punished' (Video)

Fox News host also supports forging documents in order to avoid being vaccinated against the deadly illness

www.thewrap.com

Summary: Tucker Carlson- one of the most watched people in American Media- went on air calling for the punishment of those who want to impose and enforce anti-pandemic measures while simultaneously claiming falsifying Covid vaccination records is not a crime.

For the record, earlier in the pandemic:


So, not only is he using his power as a media titan to resist efforts to shorten the pandemic and fight Covid, he is making bald-faced lies about the legality of certain actions.

This is NOT an uneducated man. This is a privileged sociopath in a position of power.

Apparently he has been vaccinated himself.

 

[Snarf Zagyg]

I have found this to be helpful…

It’s not safe for work (language)

EDIT- Apparenty, I can't even link to it, given the url has a naughty word! The more you know.

It's on the McSweeney's front page.

McSweeney’s Internet Tendency

www.mcsweeneys.net

The article is Oh my effing god, get the effing vaccine already, you effing effs.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Given that Fox has enforced a "must be vaccinated in order to work" mandate, it's also highly probable that Carlson is fully vaccinated, himself. So why all of the FUD? Because it makes him money! I keep forgetting the difference between psychopath and sociopath but yeah, one of those.

Not probable- necessary. Remember, he just did a stint broadcasting from Hungary. He had to be vaccinated to make that trip.