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So your argument is that the 300,000+ excess American deaths in 2020 are caused by... what? It saddens me to see so many people such as yourself fighting on t

So your argument is that the 300,000+ excess American deaths in 2020 are caused by... what? It saddens me to see so many people such as yourself fighting on the side of COVID-19 against humanity.

ashtonkem 6y ago
A particularly lethal form of media hysteria, apparently.
- irq11 6y ago
  what an intellectually compelling rebuttal. when you have no counterargument, you resort to insults and mockery.
  - ashtonkem 6y ago
    It's a summary of your repeated arguments in this thread and other threads. If that's an insult to you, then I don't think it's me that you should be angry at. > you resort to insults and mockery > But sure, go be “sad” about people sharing documented facts, instead. It’s much easier than critical thought, and it lets you feel morally superior. I can see why you prefer it. Practice what you preach.
    - irq11 6y ago
      The comment I was replying to was doing exactly what you’re doing: responding to cited facts with pettiness. Any information that contradicts your opinions is met with mockery and moralizing judgment.
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irq11 6y ago
Well, I just showed you, per the CDC’s own numbers, that a third of those had nothing to do with Covid. A reasonable person might then ask your question, but look for answers that involve something a little more intellectually rigorous than morally scolding strangers. For example: it’s seeming quite likely that our extreme, panicked reaction to this illness has killed a huge number of people. How many more will die due to postponed cancer screenings, surgeries, and so on? How many children will be set back in their education, permanently? How many minority and low-income families will be carelessly tossed into generational poverty? How does that number weigh against the people who have died from this virus? Have you even given it a second thought? But sure, go be “sad” about people sharing documented facts, instead. It’s much easier than critical thought, and it lets you feel morally superior. I can see why you prefer it.
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So your argument is that the 300,000+ excess American deaths in 2020 are caused by... what? It saddens me to see so many people such as yourself fighting on the side of COVID-19 against humanity.

ashtonkem 6y ago

A particularly lethal form of media hysteria, apparently.

irq11 6y ago
what an intellectually compelling rebuttal. when you have no counterargument, you resort to insults and mockery.
- ashtonkem 6y ago
  It's a summary of your repeated arguments in this thread and other threads. If that's an insult to you, then I don't think it's me that you should be angry at. > you resort to insults and mockery > But sure, go be “sad” about people sharing documented facts, instead. It’s much easier than critical thought, and it lets you feel morally superior. I can see why you prefer it. Practice what you preach.
  - irq11 6y ago
    The comment I was replying to was doing exactly what you’re doing: responding to cited facts with pettiness. Any information that contradicts your opinions is met with mockery and moralizing judgment.

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irq11 6y ago

Well, I just showed you, per the CDC’s own numbers, that a third of those had nothing to do with Covid. A reasonable person might then ask your question, but look for answers that involve something a little more intellectually rigorous than morally scolding strangers. For example: it’s seeming quite likely that our extreme, panicked reaction to this illness has killed a huge number of people. How many more will die due to postponed cancer screenings, surgeries, and so on? How many children will be set back in their education, permanently? How many minority and low-income families will be carelessly tossed into generational poverty? How does that number weigh against the people who have died from this virus? Have you even given it a second thought? But sure, go be “sad” about people sharing documented facts, instead. It’s much easier than critical thought, and it lets you feel morally superior. I can see why you prefer it.

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