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You're thinking in an us-vs-them mentality. Really, we should be working towards a community where people can respect differing opinions, and not just a bunch o

• npsimons 6y ago
  > Really, we should be working towards a community where people can respect differing opinions I agree, but there is a difference between an opinion and disinformation. FFS, masks have been made political, and only one group is doing that. Before that it was AGW, before that it was evolution. I don't know about you, but I've recognized a pattern and quite frankly have zero interest in "respecting" it.
  • humanrebar 6y ago
    There's a similar list of left wing politicization of life backed by... less than objectively verifiable facts. And standards being selectively applied. The gaslighting about the right being the only subculture with problems being an example. If you want to talk about covid, there is a demonstrable double standard about social distancing guidelines. There have many "but this is historic!" moments, recent celebrations about the election results included, that don't sit well with folks that have been delaying or scuttling marriage ceremonies, memorial services, and the like.
  • clairity 6y ago
    > "FFS, masks have been made political, and only one group is doing that." no, masks are also politicized by pro-democrat media in an effort to tribalize and maintain attention. npr (and nyt) reports on mask usage in nearly every story regardless of relevance, often in a hysterical tone. it's unseemly, but apparently works or they'd have stopped doing it long ago. judging by the tone, it may be time to back off from partisan media a bit and chat with real humans more (who tend not to be nearly so extreme).