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I'm from the Netherlands so not sure about the current US situation, but: Firstly, Ok: I take full responsibility for advocating for a temporary reduction of r

I'm from the Netherlands so not sure about the current US situation, but: Firstly, Ok: I take full responsibility for advocating for a temporary reduction of rights to stop the spread of a novel virus with the aim of reducing strain on the healthcare system. I also think that we made the right choice, waiting for EMA approval before starting vaccinating. Right now here about 77% of the people (17,4 million) has been fully vaccinated and everything except nightclubs and big festivals has been reopened. I went to see The Green Knight a couple of weeks ago, didn't need a mask, or proof of vaccination/negative test. People haven't died en-masse from the vaccines, so things are pretty good right now. There is still a big backlog in delayed care right now, so if the seasonal aspect of covid means we gotta partially shut down some things the next winter, so be it.

tommymachine 5y ago
Are you aware that life itself is temporary? When do the restrictions end? 2 weeks? 50% vaxxed? 100% vaxxed? How many booster shots? How many cases? Is it just until civilization itself is but a distant memory, then the restrictions can end? Bad news: the restrictions last until the end of the universe. Good news: the universe is only temporary!
- orf 5y ago
  life is like, temporary dude. so like just ignore the pandemic and like just focus on freedom man. masks are for sheep and my personal freedom to be able to visit a mcdonalds without a mask means more to me than the potential side effect of indirectly killing someone. you see i don't care about the endless restrictions of my freedom placed upon me post 9/11, i care about this highly specific and politicised position the media i consume told me to care about because i can score points with the big bad other side! the side that thinks maybe you should not sacrifice a non-trivial percentage of our population without trying to restrict the spread of a virus. but nah, don't think about all that, think about the big bad medical experiment the big bad government is subjecting us to, think about the endless restrictions to our freedoms that definitely for sure 100% wont ever end and worry some more about the biden administration coming for my guns. fox news told me it's gonna happen any day!
  - tommymachine 5y ago
    Patriot Act is unconstitutional. You think I watch Faux News? By the way, the first article on your site has nothing to do with the title. You don't even mention lossless audio format in the entire body, just pure UX gripes with the app (design and bugs). You must be real smart though. Have you thought about applying to work at the White House?
    - orf 5y ago
      No, they require masks to work there. I can’t abide by that, haven’t you heard that the co2 from your breath while wearing a mask gives your children autism? Infowars told me. I can’t handle that level of risk to my personal freedoms. What's next, background checks when buying automatic weapons??!!? Sorry I might be late replying, I’m going to get KFC without a mask for my elderly, uninsured grandparents who also believe the Chinese Virus is a hoax perpetrated by Biden to control our minds and remove our freedoms. But thankfully the heat death of the universe means that’s all inconsequential!
      - tommymachine 5y ago
        They don't have a second amendment in Portugal. Do you ever wonder why the political culture of my country is so dominant over yours? Or has it always been obvious to you that defending liberty is inherently more powerful than bowing to tyranny? Or do you chock it up to superior geography alone?
        orf 5y ago
        I don't! we love the USA here, it's all we talk about. and always good things! trump ftw! we love to talk about the per-capita Covid cases and just love reading about people taking the pandemic seriously in the USA, it gives us lots of hope for your country. but over here we are very sad there is no second amendment, because without mass shootings how can you have a functioning democracy? i guess we will just toil under tyranny forever :(

tommymachine 5y ago

Are you aware that life itself is temporary? When do the restrictions end? 2 weeks? 50% vaxxed? 100% vaxxed? How many booster shots? How many cases? Is it just until civilization itself is but a distant memory, then the restrictions can end? Bad news: the restrictions last until the end of the universe. Good news: the universe is only temporary!

orf 5y ago
life is like, temporary dude. so like just ignore the pandemic and like just focus on freedom man. masks are for sheep and my personal freedom to be able to visit a mcdonalds without a mask means more to me than the potential side effect of indirectly killing someone. you see i don't care about the endless restrictions of my freedom placed upon me post 9/11, i care about this highly specific and politicised position the media i consume told me to care about because i can score points with the big bad other side! the side that thinks maybe you should not sacrifice a non-trivial percentage of our population without trying to restrict the spread of a virus. but nah, don't think about all that, think about the big bad medical experiment the big bad government is subjecting us to, think about the endless restrictions to our freedoms that definitely for sure 100% wont ever end and worry some more about the biden administration coming for my guns. fox news told me it's gonna happen any day!
- tommymachine 5y ago
  Patriot Act is unconstitutional. You think I watch Faux News? By the way, the first article on your site has nothing to do with the title. You don't even mention lossless audio format in the entire body, just pure UX gripes with the app (design and bugs). You must be real smart though. Have you thought about applying to work at the White House?
  - orf 5y ago
    No, they require masks to work there. I can’t abide by that, haven’t you heard that the co2 from your breath while wearing a mask gives your children autism? Infowars told me. I can’t handle that level of risk to my personal freedoms. What's next, background checks when buying automatic weapons??!!? Sorry I might be late replying, I’m going to get KFC without a mask for my elderly, uninsured grandparents who also believe the Chinese Virus is a hoax perpetrated by Biden to control our minds and remove our freedoms. But thankfully the heat death of the universe means that’s all inconsequential!
    - tommymachine 5y ago
      They don't have a second amendment in Portugal. Do you ever wonder why the political culture of my country is so dominant over yours? Or has it always been obvious to you that defending liberty is inherently more powerful than bowing to tyranny? Or do you chock it up to superior geography alone?
      - orf 5y ago
        I don't! we love the USA here, it's all we talk about. and always good things! trump ftw! we love to talk about the per-capita Covid cases and just love reading about people taking the pandemic seriously in the USA, it gives us lots of hope for your country. but over here we are very sad there is no second amendment, because without mass shootings how can you have a functioning democracy? i guess we will just toil under tyranny forever :(