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55. I saw a video of them purposely coughing and even spitting on people

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Sat May 23, 2020, 11:27 PM

May 2020

We're talking about some seriously sick, fucked up people here.

They'll wear that title like a badge of honor, just like they did with "deplorable."

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GERM SPREADERS! GERM SPREADERS! GERM SPREADERS! GERM SPREADERS! ... [View all] R02091201 May 2020 OP

I like it! chowder66 May 2020 #1

Thanks and hope you will SPREAD the word and use the word. MUCH APPRECIATED! :-) R02091201 May 2020 #2

I Use The Term 'Spreader' For These People.....nt global1 May 2020 #3

GREAT! If you add "GERM" it makes it more powerful though. THANKS!! R02091201 May 2020 #5

Me, too. Midnight Writer May 2020 #7

Welcome Underground proud patriot May 2020 #4

THANKS! R02091201 May 2020 #6

Can someone dub "GERMSPREADER" over this clip? csziggy May 2020 #8

GREAT IDEA! LOVED THAT MOVIE! :-) R02091201 May 2020 #10

that was the first image that came to my mind too proud patriot May 2020 #37

I like it and your thinking here. A short, simple frame can work wonders. yonder May 2020 #9

YUP! SHORT, SIMPLE, POWERFUL FRAMING. (George Lakoff stuff. It WORKS!) R02091201 May 2020 #11

Mr. Lakoff stuff. Exactly. yonder May 2020 #79

You say it's effective. What is the effect? WhiskeyGrinder May 2020 #12

They laugh Nature Man May 2020 #13

Oh no they don't all laugh. And I am talking about message FRAMING, not just face to face but in R02091201 May 2020 #15

people who are filled with hate Nature Man May 2020 #17

"Trust me" worries me. How many babylonsister May 2020 #20

Don't be worried. This is a rhetorical conversation on a forum. We don't need to start getting R02091201 May 2020 #24

I am talking about short brief powerful simple clear message framing. You don't go on long wasted R02091201 May 2020 #14

But...what is the effect? WhiskeyGrinder May 2020 #16

Allow me to explain further with some examples. R02091201 May 2020 #21

I understand framing. I'm asking if public shaming along what is now seen as partisan lines WhiskeyGrinder May 2020 #25

Are you insulted when they scream SHEEP! and hurl insults and profanity, carry guns, etc. R02091201 May 2020 #28

"Are you insulted when they scream SHEEP! and hurl insults and profanity, carry guns, etc." WhiskeyGrinder May 2020 #33

So, I'm supposed to go out Nature Man May 2020 #18

I am talking about MESSAGE FRAMING and how you can RESPOND. R02091201 May 2020 #22

It might not affect the aggressive germ spreader, but it might make onlookers think. n/t pnwmom May 2020 #26

Exactly! I'm also talking about using this in letters to the editor, facebook messages, etc. R02091201 May 2020 #29

Spitters... pecosbob May 2020 #19

Pretty good one too. Saying "SPITTER" and "GERM SPREADER" is GOOD message FRAMING! R02091201 May 2020 #31

Aren't we all germ spreaders? aikoaiko May 2020 #23

Not to the same degree, no. People who refuse to wear a mask during this pandemic pnwmom May 2020 #27

Of course, but as you say its a matter of degree and probabilistic to boot. aikoaiko May 2020 #34

So? It's a LARGE degree of risk-taking for a DEADLY germ. pnwmom May 2020 #38

yeah, I know. Its much better to wear masks to protect others. aikoaiko May 2020 #43

Seriously? Who is more a germ spreader in a pandemic? Those using mitigation or those not using it? R02091201 May 2020 #30

That's my point. Its matter of more or less and not an issue of being or not being. aikoaiko May 2020 #36

And my point is there is a HUGE difference between a WILFULL "GERM SPREADER" and someone who is R02091201 May 2020 #42

Actually, I like the phrase "Willful Germ Spreaders" aikoaiko May 2020 #45

Much appreciated. It works. :-) R02091201 May 2020 #47

I've said 'disease spreader' more than once amuse bouche May 2020 #32

GOOD ONE TOO! R02091201 May 2020 #39

During the influenza pandemic people were barred from street-cars for not wearing masks pecosbob May 2020 #35

YUP! You could be fined for spitting on the sidewalks, so I heard. GERM SPREADERS! R02091201 May 2020 #40

Yeah... I mean...I'd rather not? Tommy_Carcetti May 2020 #41

Then use it in Facebook messages, letters to the editor, other social media, etc. I have said that. R02091201 May 2020 #44

I don't like using all-caps either. Tommy_Carcetti May 2020 #59

Lol, with you on this. Tipperary May 2020 #67

Excellent idea!! DenverJared May 2020 #46

Okay...will do! Karadeniz May 2020 #48

THANKS! I have been spreading it out to MANY of my facebook friends. R02091201 May 2020 #50

Many of us do not do Facebook. Tipperary May 2020 #68

We must fight fire with fire. GETPLANING May 2020 #49

YUP! THANKS! R02091201 May 2020 #51

Germs don't kill necessarily. Germs are ubiquitous. live love laugh May 2020 #52

You are being too literal. This is situation specific. You are leaving out context. R02091201 May 2020 #61

Effective two-word messages don't require context or a lot of explanation. nt live love laugh May 2020 #71

Yes. For God's Sake. Be... zentrum May 2020 #53

Damn right! WHEN THEY GO LOW, JUMP ON THEM HARD AND BEAT THEM DOWN LOWER! R02091201 May 2020 #65

In these times, it's the only way. zentrum May 2020 #81

I also like Keep Your Droplets to Yourself DesertRat May 2020 #54

Good one, but I like to say "Keep your GERMS to yourself. Stop being a Germ Spreader!" Thanks! :-) R02091201 May 2020 #63

I saw a video of them purposely coughing and even spitting on people ecstatic May 2020 #55

That is why it is ok to call them OFFENDERS and wilfull GERM SPREADERS and DISEASE SPREADERS. R02091201 May 2020 #64

Whatever. Had one dude ask why I wore a mask. In the Lowe's parking lot. GulfCoast66 May 2020 #56

I am talking about MESSAGE FRAMING in a more general sense as well. There is a larger picture too. R02091201 May 2020 #60

I have had no one ask me about wearing a mask. What an odd encounter. Tipperary May 2020 #69

It is also about taking hold of the MESSAGE FRAMING in a general sense too. R02091201 May 2020 #77

As I said in my post, it was odd. And not seemingly confrontational. GulfCoast66 May 2020 #80

i have been calling maskless people "vectors" babydollhead May 2020 #57

Good, although many people don't know what a "Vector" is. Everyone knows what a Germ Spreader is. R02091201 May 2020 #62

true. but Vector sounds so threatening. like a wet sneeze. babydollhead May 2020 #75

Makes sense. StarryNite May 2020 #58

I do not go out much, unlike so many here. Tipperary May 2020 #66

It is not "name calling." It is MESSAGE FRAMING. You lose if you don't frame messages effectively. R02091201 May 2020 #70

I wear a mask. I think that is message enough. Tipperary May 2020 #72

You are missing the larger picture. I said it is about much more than individual interactions. R02091201 May 2020 #73

All caps is not very effective. Tipperary May 2020 #76

Brilliant! ThunderRoad May 2020 #74

🤣😂🤣😂 live love laugh May 2020 #82

hearing a wet, uncovered sneeze babydollhead May 2020 #78

Also: Invoke an emotion. Disgust is a good emotion to invoke when a MAGAt is germ-spreading. backscatter712 May 2020 #83

THIS IS OUTSTANDING!!!!! "Germ-Spreaders"! calimary May 2020 #84

GERM SPREADER at Home Depot! ThunderRoad May 2020 #85