Augie RayJan 17, 2023

If #COVID19 gaslighting were applied to other risks:

“We tried laws against murder, yet murders still occur. We must rescind those laws and learn to live with murder.”

“People are tired of not smoking, so we should just ignore the risks and allow smoking, again.”

“I feel safe driving drunk, so I should be free to do so.”

“Seatbelts can trap you in a car after an accident, so you should avoid wearing them.”

“There's a mass shooter in the mall, but I really want to shop, so I will do so.”

Show threadSatyros Phil Brucato
@augieray That last one is pretty much the argument against gun control. Except that instead of "the mall" it's "your kid's school, but he needs to deal with it so that I can have guns."
Jan 17, 2023 at 4:19pmWeb
Show threadPoochJan 17, 2023
@SatyrB @augieray similar discussion. Both will cost lives and as such real money. Fortifying schools instead of academic excellence, spending money to protect people who don’t want COVID or past Viruses like Polio to evolve and proliferate. At the end of the day when someone else’s stupidity costs me and my family health risk and money, it needs to stop. Seat belts, gun laws, vaccines, traffic lights, DUI…. A very capitalist, Republican, Libertarian concept…