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Re:The richer you are, the more likely you’ll social distanc... by paxys on Thursday January 14, 2021 @08:21PM (#25785678)
The fact that when a few people from the left break quarantine rules it becomes front page news – while half the country (including every GOP politician) has been living the past year as if a pandemic doesn't exist – actually shows that one side is a lot more serious about it than the other.
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Re:The richer you are, the more likely you’ll social distanc... by lightgreen on Thursday January 14, 2021 @08:44PM (#25785868)
> people from the left break quarantine rules it becomes front page news

It got to the front pages not because of breaking quarantine per se, but because of their hypocrisy: they wanted quarantine for everyone except themselves.

GOP politicians were consistent: they criticised quarantine and violated quarantine.

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Re:The richer you are, the more likely you’ll social distanc... by paxys on Thursday January 14, 2021 @08:55PM (#25785964)
I didn't say they don't deserve to be criticized - they absolutely do. But pointing at a handful of high profile democrats breaking quarantine rules and then saying "see both sides are the same" is extremely disingenuous.
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Re:The richer you are, the more likely you’ll social distanc... by lightgreen on Thursday January 14, 2021 @09:33PM (#25786254)
Talking like "There is a small percentage of far-right and wealthy that largely ignores social distancing" is extremely disingenuous. I was wanted to just point to that. And generally discourage from assigning labels like "far-right".
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