Re:The explosion of new coronavirus tests that could help to...
by Fjolsvith on Saturday July 18, 2020 @09:47AM
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> in a nation where the people have decided that "schoolchildren being slaughtered in their classrooms" is an acceptable price to pay
There hasn't been a single death in California from Coronavirus for any child, period. In the US, there've been about 20 deaths, nationwide, of children from COVID.
Re:The explosion of new coronavirus tests that could help to...
by ashtonkem on Saturday July 18, 2020 @12:55PM
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They’re making a comparison between our inaction on school shootings to our inaction on COVID. You’ve completely missed their point.
Re:The explosion of new coronavirus tests that could help to...
by Fjolsvith on Saturday July 18, 2020 @04:46PM
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Oh. I get it. They're really shutting schools in the US down because of school shootings. That makes sense.
Re:The explosion of new coronavirus tests that could help to...
by perl4ever on Saturday July 18, 2020 @06:46PM
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I think you probably agree with the original commenter that school shootings have killed more than the coronavirus (within the age group). They are saying, if people don't really care about the former, it's not surprising they don't care about the latter, which has killed fewer people. Are you really disagreeing with what they said or just the tone?
Re:The explosion of new coronavirus tests that could help to...
by EliRivers on Sunday July 19, 2020 @02:34PM
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You know, I actually think you've got a point to make and I can see the shape of it, but you're so inept at expressing yourself that you come across as either completely misunderstanding or just plain wrong. I guess this is still an insulting thing to say, but at least it's not wrapped in snark or passive-aggression.
Re:The explosion of new coronavirus tests that could help to...
by ashtonkem on Saturday July 18, 2020 @06:46PM
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I genuinely can’t tell if you’re making a bad argument, or if you still don’t get it.
Re:The explosion of new coronavirus tests that could help to...
by EliRivers on Saturday July 18, 2020 @09:56AM
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Read the whole comment before jumping in. I said the people have decided that schoolchildren being slaughtered in their classrooms is an acceptable price to pay for free and easy firearms.
Re:The explosion of new coronavirus tests that could help to...
by ashtonkem on Saturday July 18, 2020 @06:48PM
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It’s peak HN that you’re getting downvoted for explaining your own comment.
Re:The explosion of new coronavirus tests that could help to...
by Fjolsvith on Saturday July 18, 2020 @04:55PM
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> "people dying horribly, gasping for breath as their lungs fail" is an acceptable price
Ever heard of big tobacco? I got lots of relatives that died like that after enjoying cigarettes all their life. It is not surprising.
But, when you consider that the second amendment is an inalienable right, one has to wonder how to separate children from their guns.
"Parents, please don't send your child to school with their gun."
Re:The explosion of new coronavirus tests that could help to...
by selimthegrim on Saturday July 18, 2020 @11:27AM
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Mayhe they didn’t die but this Kawasaki like complication is a thing
Of all the hills to die on, "not wearing a safety mask" [0] is one of the more batshit crazy, but in a nation where the people have decided that "schoolchildren being slaughtered in their classrooms" is an acceptable price to pay for free and easy firearms, I guess it's not surprising that "people dying horribly, gasping for breath as their lungs fail" is an acceptable price for not wearing a safety mask.
[0] This poster's particular hill isn't the mask, but it is for some, and if I'm doing "batshit crazy", there it is.