Just got off the phone with the white evangelical relative. No one is wearing

[Maraya1969]

a mask. They are together with another family member who is 84. They are completely disregarding all the suggestions and the relative laughed when I said you wear a mask to protect other people, (although this one is not in the best health either)

A bunch of kids, some adults and some seniors. What could go wrong?

[Newest Reality]

1. This quote seems to apply these days in regards...

This quote really seems to apply these days in regards to that kind of response:

"Belief means not wanting to know what is true.”
― Friedrich Nietzsche

[liberalla]

18. ooh, that's good! I need to keep that one handy.

[ItsjustMe]

32. Faith

To believe In something without evidence.

[meow2u3]

40. Blind faith is believing in something without evidence for or against

Mass delusion: a group believing in something despite evidence to the contrary.

[jimfields33]

2. Unfortunately something needs to go wrong

However, it doesn’t seem to be happening. Bad behavior is not resulting in the virus or death. Nursing homes, factories are the majority of the infected areas.

[Maraya1969]

4. What is interesting is one person there, the one in their 80's lives in an assisted living

facility. I wonder if they know this person is hanging around people with no protection. If she brings the virus back to the place there will be Hell to pay - from the other residents.

[jimfields33]

5. Damn. This is so irresponsible.

[SharonAnn]

27. I'm in Independent Living but there is Assisted Living, etc. on campus. NO VISITORS!

We are not permitted to have any visitors. Period. We are also not supposed to leave campus except for medical treatment, visits, and then only with planned distancing, masking, etc.

Others here will turn you in if you misbehave. All it takes is one person to bring it into the community. Just one!

[Mystery sage]

13. Give it time...

In month 1 people will be cautious but month 2 not so much(if at all) then month 3 back to lockdown (because we fucked up)

All in all I predict within 3 months we will be worse then where we started.

[jimfields33]

31. I think you are right

I just got back from grocery store and happily 95 percent were wearing masks. The last time I went later in the evening and no masks, lots of families. I think that was a one off. I hope.

[Blue_true]

43. Some stories about early opening are coming out.

One barber in New York State that refused to close tested positive for covid19, they are alerting his customers. A nail salon in an Oklahoma town that opened had a nail technician test positive for covid19, the shop is closed again and authorities are trying to track down the customers that visited. There will be a lot more stories coming out soon.

[Squinch]

3. Where are they?

[Maraya1969]

6. North Carolina............and then Tennesse and Virginia I believe - when they visit the rest of the

family. They do the visiting thing a lot. I just did not expect it so much after this. Apparently they have been getting together at different one's houses for a couple weeks now

[Squinch]

10. Wow. Only a matter of time, I'm sad to say.

[calimary]

16. I assume you're not near there. If so, GOOD! You'll likely stay safe and healthy.

Virtual

[Maraya1969]

17. Thanks. And i am nowhere near them. I also have an underlying condition and have

been very very safe. Forcing myself to be alone has been hard but it really has its benefits.

[LiberalFighter]

24. Being alone is not a bad thing.

If this was 100 years ago or even 50 it would be a different story.

With the internet it makes it much easier. During my time I work on my genealogy, maintaining a spreadsheet and database for election workers for the upcoming election, post flyers and stuff for my local union president, and post for our retiree chapter as needed.

None of it could be done from home without the internet.

And there is plenty to watch on tv.

[calimary]

34. Well, my friend, you ALWAYS have friends to hang out with - HERE!

I'm VERY glad to hear you're taking care and steering clear. And you won't catch anything from DU except new ideas and good comebacks for any Dumbfuckistanians who dare cross your path!

Curious - can you have pets?


Virtual

[Maraya1969]

36. I am technically allergic and the problem I have is asthma but I do have two adorable

little chihuahua puppies who came from the pound and have lived with me for the last 12 years.

If you know of a photo sharing site that is not that expensive let me know ok? I have pictures on Photobucket and Flickr and they come with watermarks on them now. I was going to post a pic of them but........

Link to tweet

/photo/1

[Warpy]

20. There is no crazy like god crazy

and there's nothing you can do about this except hope they're in the lucky 80%. When one of them gets sick, you can bet the rest will flock around and pray loudly. Trying to talk some sense into them just never works and only makes them defensive around you.

[TheBlackAdder]

7. Self-affecting people don't care about protecting others. They only care about themselves.

[Aerator]

33. Mask wearing

Here in Ohio there was a GOP bill introduced that prevents any business from requiring employees to wear masks unless it is approved by 2/3 majority of the house.The bill is being introduced by GOP Rep Vatile who stated that your face is made in the image of god and shouldn’t be covered.Last week they voted for a bill that required all house members to wear masks and was soundly defeated along party lines. What happens when a nursing home employee says I’m no longer required to wear a mask and I’m not wearing one.This bill will no doubt pass and will put many people at risk all because pumkin head won’t come out and promote the use of masks.

[Maraya1969]

37. Welcome to DU Aerator. And that is just crazy! I feel so much safer when employees

are wearing their masks.

[Wounded Bear]

8. Nobody really believes until it affects them directly...

until the virus runs through their small circle of friends/relatives it is easy to believe the RW echo chamber lies.

[Initech]

9. Why not? God is the mask!

Who needs to be protected from death when you can have Jesus as your health plan?

[SharonAnn]

29. I guess they're "covered in the blood of Jesus".

[jmbar2]

11. Ask them to leave you all their stuff when they rapture

[42bambi]

12. Not to worry, God will protect them ... until He doesn't. Then they'll say it was Gods will.

[BarbD]

14. They live in the privileged world of the chosen. n/t

[IronLionZion]

15. Evangelicals just love to spread the good word of the lord

and spread other things too. If someone dies, then someone dies. That's the price of freedom.

[SouthernAtheist]

30. "Ye shall know them by their fruit."

So says he they claim as their Lord. I have judged the word of their god by it's fruits and concluded it is the word of: The Liar, The Deceiver, and The Sower Of Discord.

Where are ALL those who claim to have Jesus in their hearts? Why is it only my voice I hear - the voice of an atheist, defending the honor of Jesus in the face of Franklin Graham claiming that only his god (and under the trinity this means Jesus), could have put Don the Con in the white house?

“He did everything wrong, politically. He offended gays. He offended women. He offended the military. He offended black people. He offended the Hispanic people. He offended everybody! And he became president of the United States. Only God could do that.”
Franklin Graham

I know Christians, not all are bigots, many many many are good decent people who truly live to love and care for their neighbors. Where is the righteous anger from these Christians at what even I - an atheist consider to be blasphemy even if against a fictional character? Where is the voice of those who honor Jesus in their hearts in the face of such slander against his name?

<takes deep breath, and steps back off of soapbox.>

[IronLionZion]

35. I like to tell them this is the rapture, and they've been left behind

[Maraya1969]

38. I think the answer is, "Only Russia could so that"

As that is what happened.

[Kablooie]

19. It's awful to say but I hope that enough Trump supporters die to keep him from winning again.

And if they do, it's their own fault.

[localroger]

22. The problem with that

..is it only kills about two percent. It's just that two percent of our population dying suddenly is a massive nuisance, after all it was the entire plot of The Leftovers.

[certainot]

21. ask them why they would take COVID life advice from a terminallly ill radio liar who

hides in studios, limos, private jets, and mansions, and has servants to do all the shopping........

next time i get a chance i will say "when limbaugh says it's a hoax i know it's a serious threat"

and next time i pass someone without a mask in a store i'll say "hey, there was someone coughing back there where you're headed"

[Vinca]

23. There was an article on HuffPo yesterday about a guy in Florida who was spreading the hoax nonsense

and claiming God would protect him. After having just got off a ventilator, he's now posting the exact opposite. His wife is still on a ventilator.

[whistler162]

25. Send them this....

http://epistle.us/inspiration/godwillsaveme.html

[Maraya1969]

41. That's excellent!

[Buckeye_Democrat]

26. Ugh, I'm sorry.

I'm so relieved that my whacko evangelical sister is taking the virus seriously. I mean, she actually seems NORMAL again after following this pandemic.

Edit: My sister does NOT watch Fox News or listen to right-wing media, so that might be a difference? She's always been more of a "religious shows all the time" type of gal.

[lagomorph777]

28. Sorry (in advance) to hear about all the Evilgelical deaths in your family.

[Marrah_Goodman]

39. They do not care about that family member AT ALL!

[lunasun]

42. You mention evangelical - are they relying on the healing hand of Jesus, or just no concern period?

Either way could go bad for them
https://rare.us/rare-humor/woman-car-accident-jesus-faith/