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It's ridiculous to claim as fact something as subjective as "[whether COVID-19 is serious] is heavily disputed" (emphasis on the highly subjective words). It's
by happytoexplain 7y ago
It's ridiculous to claim as fact something as subjective as "[whether COVID-19 is serious] is heavily disputed" (emphasis on the highly subjective words). It's also disingenuous to imply that the only thing a statement communicates is the factual part of the words. And, even disregarding all of that, you're ignoring this statement:
>we are still at the "those people were going to die within a year anyway" phase.
- detaro 7y agoWe sadly still are in the phase where some people are saying that.
- mirimir 7y agoYes, very sadly, we are. And I'd say that it's more than some. But unless you get inside the filter bubbles, you might not be aware just how many there are. For example, given my anarchistic tendencies and love of the lulz, Trump's election was not at all a surprise to me. All my mainstream liberal friends were saying "no way", at least partly based on the polling. But I knew that many hard-core supporters would ignore the "damn libtard media" pollsters. Justa sayin' ;)
- mirimir 7y agoThe full quote is: > Now that the death numbers are greater than the flu, we are still at the "those people were going to die within a year anyway" phase, and the "I am okay and have a BMI less than 30 so therefore people like me are okay" phase. The user you're criticizing is expressing puzzlement at how many are still at those phases. They're not agreeing with those assessments. So you're picking a fight with the wrong person. Indeed, you're picking a fight with someone who likely agrees with you on the substantive issues.