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You won't win. A large portion of the internet is now of the thinking that 1 is too many. They will not admit it but they are anti-abortionists in their think
by just-juan-post 6y ago
You won't win.
A large portion of the internet is now of the thinking that 1 is too many. They will not admit it but they are anti-abortionists in their thinking and in their behavior. No matter what numbers or facts they see it does not change their emotional response - much like an anti-abortionist.
This large portion of the internet follows the media to find something new to be scared of each day. As soon as they find out a study or news article wasn't correct they latch on to the next study in an attempt to justify their fear.
This large portion of the internet also claims they follow "the science". They do not. They follow whatever scary story is in the news that day. As the days go by more and more facts pile up that this virus was never the threat we thought it was - yet they disregard it and continue to say they follow "the science".
More and more information piles up every day yet they don't change their mind or their position. Just like those anti-abortionists. Just like science deniers.
- gnusty_gnurc 6y ago> They will not admit it but they are anti-abortionists in their thinking and in their behavior. Between BLM and COVID, neo-puritanism is in full swing.
- nickthemagicman 6y agoNeo-puritanism. Love it. Great term!
- nickthemagicman 6y agoYou got my upvote and support. I've changed political parties because of it. It's fascinating watching this madness take hold of the world and hear people actually say thinks like: "Don't think for yourself, let the experts do it for you" "I think people should be FORCED to do the reasonable thing" These kind of ideas are becoming main stream now. Any questioning of the narrative or critical thought is demonized. Even if shown to be correct like Sweden. There are no more discussions, things are black and white. The threat of force whether via job loss or police action or censorship is ever present for thought crime. You are simply not allowed to have unsanctioned non main stream opinions anymore. Cancel culture and PC culture have destroyed numerous careers in the court of popular opinion even if exonerated in the legal system. Newspapers and media are censoring things at levels not seen in quite some time. Brave new world were entering. Democracy is at risk but not from where were being told.
- just-juan-post 6y agoI've moved into the "void" political and social party. This article was submitted to HN a month ago. Got 9 upvotes. Too true and too real. The Cancel Culture Checklist: Six signs that show you're not just being criticized; you're being canceled. https://www.persuasion.community/p/the-cancel-culture-checklist https://www.persuasion.community/p/the-cancel-culture-checkl...
- nickthemagicman 6y agoWhat a great article. Thanks for posting. Recognize every single one of those in recent incidents.
- Jommi 6y agoWhat do you mean by the Sweden mention here?
- nickthemagicman 6y agoI have a feeling you know what I mean. Easy to google as well. Sweden has beaten Coronavirus with no mask law, with no quarantine, and their deaths per capita are on par with the average of Europe. If you try to debate using an arbitrary categorization like 'nordic countries' please provide citations for why that arbitrary categorization is more useful than then comparisons with the category of Europe in aggregate.
- Jommi 6y agoI am not sure which way you are trying to portray it? Sweden as a good example or a bad one?
- d1zzy 6y agoYou pick one element of that context (no hard mask wearing rules) and conclude that it must be because of that when it's much more likely that other elements (or their combination) would explain the result. For all we know, if Sweden had a more stringent mask wearing rule they might have had even fewer cases and deaths.