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Re:Linus Torvalds: Get vaccinated. Stop believing the anti-v... by rektide on Thursday June 10, 2021 @08:15PM (#27467763)
I'd love to know how the rest of the world experienced the anti-societal refuseniks of Covid. In America, we've had their ticket for a long time, a persistent extremely vocal segment of society that refuses to get along, that always has very important opinions on other people's business & how to do things, that seems to have created their own social strata on being anti-societal, anti-cooperative, generally just anti-.

It's social programming. These people have been raised by their media, their politicians, their tribe, to be like this, to behave like this, to assume always it's other people, it's other forces that are responsible, that are causing problems. Their dogma is that they are good people, their wants are correct, and others are bad. This isn't "people just behave randomly". This is deliberate. This is overt & obvious, a persistent problem, a persistent anti- everyone else faction of America, that has caused a royal stink my entire life.

Re:Linus Torvalds: Get vaccinated. Stop believing the anti-v... by jiggawatts on Thursday June 10, 2021 @08:34PM (#27467883)
There's a great quote from some movie that's stuck in my mind. I'm paraphrasing slightly, because my memory is fuzzy, but it goes something like: "Wow, it's so wonderful to see how you've all expressed your unique individuality by dressing exactly alike."
Re:Linus Torvalds: Get vaccinated. Stop believing the anti-v... by kevin_thibedeau on Thursday June 10, 2021 @09:03PM (#27468094)
Negative viewpoints garner more attention. I was cornered by a proselytizer the other day who, in typical fashion, proceeded to tell me all about what he's against with no mention of what's so great about his club.
Re:Linus Torvalds: Get vaccinated. Stop believing the anti-v... by betwixthewires on Thursday June 10, 2021 @09:00PM (#27468076)
I really like this comment, but I'm having a hard time picking out which group you're referring to. Are you talking about the people who "lose faith in democracy" because other people make their own decisions for themselves (however risky those decisions are), or the ones who think it is their duty to run around making decisions for others?