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cate94

(2,797 posts)
Mon Jun 22, 2020, 10:08 AM Jun 2020

A rant

A Father’s Day get together, with my BIL, SIL, niece and her husband and of course my wife and her 90 yr old mother. All of them are right wingers except us, which is annoying in and of itself, but the subject of Covid came up. On this subject, I must give my BIL props, because he is educated and careful.

OTOH, our niece’s husband is off the wall. He is a tech director at a school. What if half the teachers claim a pre-existing condition and don’t show up for work? Blah, blah, blah. I managed to argue his points without losing my temper, until he said “some people want things to open up and get back to normal.”

What kind of a wimp can’t manage to wear a mask and social distance? What kind of a jerk doesn’t concern themselves with the vulnerable around them? Like the Spanish flu in 1918, the second wave is going to be worse, are you prepared for that? (I’m looking at a deer in headlights...) wife says “That was a long time ago.” Look it the fuck up. Same shit different day. People open things up too early and the second wave is far more deadly. The majority of people in this room are vulnerable. Who would you be willing to sacrifice? Honestly, there are people living in poverty that don’t have the luxury of social distancing. People in war zones dealing with far more shit than this but “some people” can’t bear wearing a face mask? Or staying six feet away? What absolute fucking wimps. ‘Some people” need to grow the fuck up.

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A rant (Original Post) cate94 Jun 2020 OP
Righteous!!! 👍 TruckFump Jun 2020 #1
Thanks! cate94 Jun 2020 #3
Right on cate94! lark Jun 2020 #2
Thanks! cate94 Jun 2020 #4
No one should watch that lying scummy right wing trash. lark Jun 2020 #5
I hope all of you were wearing masks, especially around a 90 year old SoonerPride Jun 2020 #6
Ordinarily, I'd agree cate94 Jun 2020 #8
So many right wingers in my town yell that they don't have to wear masks KS Toronado Jun 2020 #7

lark

(23,003 posts)
2. Right on cate94!
Mon Jun 22, 2020, 11:37 AM
Jun 2020

Right wingers need to ditch the crazy & ignorance & "need to grow the fuck up." Yeppers!

SoonerPride

(12,286 posts)
6. I hope all of you were wearing masks, especially around a 90 year old
Mon Jun 22, 2020, 12:44 PM
Jun 2020

People think it hits "other people" and are shocked the virus finds them just as good a host as anyone else.

cate94

(2,797 posts)
8. Ordinarily, I'd agree
Mon Jun 22, 2020, 01:07 PM
Jun 2020

However, BIL, SIL, MIL wife and I have all been together since before the onset. Each of us taking turns helping the 90 yr old with groceries and other chores because she has a dominant hand injury.

The niece and nephew have a new baby and their folks have been helping them as well. By extension, if anyone has it, we are all exposed.

KS Toronado

(16,901 posts)
7. So many right wingers in my town yell that they don't have to wear masks
Mon Jun 22, 2020, 12:56 PM
Jun 2020

because of their Free Dumbs to do as they please. I just look at them shaking my head and say
"No critical thinking skills huh?"

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