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As someone not on any social media whatsoever...
How is it that you come across this stuff? Are you following it? Are these people / channels / whatever mainstream or pointed in your direction or something? Do you seek them out? Is it just that this crap is that pervasive (and these places are indeed the cesspools I suspect)?
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Originally posted by wheelaa View PostIs it just that this crap is that pervasive (and these places are indeed the cesspools I suspect)?
I keep my personal twitter feed asshat free and have a second account for the politics BS, and I keep my friends lists as small as possible, limited to people I know.Last edited by MartyG; 08-06-2020, 15:21.
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Originally posted by wheelaa View PostQuestion.
As someone not on any social media whatsoever...
How is it that you come across this stuff? Are you following it? Are these people / channels / whatever mainstream or pointed in your direction or something? Do you seek them out? Is it just that this crap is that pervasive (and these places are indeed the cesspools I suspect)?
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Originally posted by Dogg Thang View PostI've honestly seen takes of "but what about all the good slave traders did?".
Could've been avoided. Years of peaceful protest, reasoned argument and logical debate that no-one can reasonably disagree with, and nothing happens. So then people come and tear down the statue themselves. It's elegant in its simplicity.
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Study shows impact of restrictions; global cases pass 7 million, deaths pass 400,000. This blog is now closed.
Lockdown reduced infection rates by 81%. Clearly it was therefore necessary to remove the lockdown to get it right back up so the United Kingdom can boast of having a World Class Infection Rate!
Whilst WHO has once again warned against trusting in falling infection figures as they just logged the day with the highest number of global new infections on record yet.
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Originally posted by Shoju View PostThis looks far worse and has involved some disgraceful violence against the police. Why criticize one and ignore the other?
Violence against anyone is bad, but none of this happens in a vacuum. I've seen the way my black friends are treated by the police and it's disgusting. These protests wouldn't even exist if they got the same treatment I and most other people get, both from the police and society in general. The buck stops there ultimately.
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Originally posted by Cepp View PostOne is a day out at the beach, the other is fighting back against systemic racism and the massive inequality black people face. It's not like they can just hold off until the virus has been dealt with, they'll lose all momentum and all of these issues will still exist.
Violence against anyone is bad, but none of this happens in a vacuum. I've seen the way my black friends are treated by the police and it's disgusting. These protests wouldn't even exist if they got the same treatment I and most other people get, both from the police and society in general. The buck stops there ultimately.
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Originally posted by Shoju View PostThe incident in question happened in another country and they have it much worse especially with their gun problems and history. There is no excuse for attacking police violently here for doing nothing other than trying to maintain order. This kind of behaviour at a time like this is only going to make things worse. If you don't think the virus is that dangerous and that locking down is going too far ok. There are prominent experts that in fact do believe that and that the Neil Ferguson model being used is highly questionable. He even broke the quarantine himself.
That violence didn't come from nowhere, there's a reason people are angry.
I'm all for the lockdown and I am worried about spikes in a few weeks. I'm not going to tell people they can't protest though, this is too important.
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