The Political Satire/Meme Thread

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ryzno
No, maybe I'm trying to make y'all think. You're obviously smarter than me since my posts are incoherent... Y'all just can't stop bringing that up...
Everything I'm about to say I've said here before, excuse me if I'm tired of wasting my time.
If the 2 weeks to flatten the curve was to ever work, they should've implemented martial law and literally shut EVERYTHING down.
Big stores could've stayed open but with online delivery only. Actually buy some food and cook it, bam restaurants didn't need to be open.
Gas stations didn't need to be open to the public, everyone nonessential should've been at home.
Now the essential workers part. I'm gonna ask you a question. Do you think construction workers building a condo highrise starting at $500K is considered essential during a "pandemic"? They thought I was.
I never got the opportunity to live off the rediculous unemployment benefits. I worked needlessly potentialy exposing myself to the Rona every day. Did I get a thank you from anyone? No. Did I get any kinda hazardous pay bonus? No.
I don't know about everyone else but a true lockdown would've prevented to TP for your bunghole shortage IMO. I still can't wrap my head around why TP was SO IMPORTANT. Also I don't know if it's just me but when I do my normal monthly shopping, I stock up on things for a month In case **** like this happens. And by stock up, I don't mean buy every package of TP, an 18 pack is more than enough for the month for us. People are idiots, that don't know how to plan for anything. Hell buy some frozen meals or cansof chefboyrd if you don't know how to cook and use the microwave you bought for decoration. McD's didn't need to be open. I didn't need to be working. The whole damn thing was a waste of time and money from the get go.
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What does this have to do with a "long" 2 weeks?

You said: "What happened to the 2 weeks to flatten the curve mantra? Damn long 2 weeks, ain't it?"

If you're talking about lockdowns in the US, which you said you were, this statement makes zero sense. Lockdowns are not still in place in the US and haven't been for a long time. At this point, I'm just going to ask everyone who is reading, does anyone know what Ryzno is getting at here? I quite genuinely cannot follow him.
 
The whole "2 weeks" thing was pretty much a best-case scenario if everyone played ball. It's been a year, and the ball is long gone.
 
McLaren
The whole "2 weeks" thing was pretty much a best-case scenario if everyone played ball. It's been a year, and the ball is long gone.
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So are lockdowns (in the US). That being said, if delta were to force a NEW lockdown over a year later, that would be a different 2 weeks and a different curve to flatten.
 
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Danoff
So are lockdowns (in the US). That being said, if delta were to force a NEW lockdown over a year later, that would be a different 2 weeks and a different curve to flatten.
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Oh, I agree. I just think trying to bring "2 weeks to flatten curve" up as a "gotcha" in reference to Covid measures not working is a fallacy. The curve didn't flatten because the policy failed, but because folks wouldn't actually stay home for 2 weeks.
 
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McLaren
Oh, I agree. I just think trying to bring "2 weeks to flatten curve" up as a "gotcha" in reference to Covid measures not working is a fallacy. The curve didn't flatten because the policy failed, but because folks wouldn't actually stay home for 2 weeks.
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You think @ryzno was just trying to say that all covid measures don't work? I still don't see it (and that's wildly sloppy if it's what he was thinking).

I would also argue that the flatten the curve thing actually did work. I didn't see a lot of triage going on in my area, I think it was not widespread in the US like it was in Italy. A lot of people did stay home (the roads were empty), and it did seem to have a smearing effect on cases.

Thanks for lending a hand in trying to figure out what he's saying.
 
McLaren
Oh, I agree. I just think trying to bring "2 weeks to flatten curve" up as a "gotcha" in reference to Covid measures not working is a fallacy. The curve didn't flatten because the policy failed, but because folks wouldn't actually stay home for 2 weeks.
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Which is exactly what I've been saying. Fallacy or not, it didn't work.

Edit: @Danoff I have a hard time understanding y'all sometimes. Using words and phrases I've never heard. I have to Google it. I don't complain about y'all posting things I don't understand, I figure it out. I don't know why you need me to explain to you why the 2 weeks BS failed and was BS.
 
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ryzno
Which is exactly what I've been saying. Fallacy or not, it didn't work.
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It did...

It didn't get rid of covid, is that what you thought "flatten the curve" meant?

And if you were talking about lockdowns, why did you imply that it's still happening?
 
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ryzno
Which is exactly what I've been saying. Fallacy or not, it didn't work.
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Because of people, not because of the idea. When folks try to be sarcastic by claiming, "What happened to 2 weeks", the answer is usually that person happened b/c chances are they did nothing to actually help flatten the curve.

And judging by Danoff's observation, maybe enough people in his area actually cared enough to adhere to the idea since he saw it work.

Edit* Let me add hopefully before you respond, that I don't believe you are one of those people who did nothing to help Ryz.
 
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ryzno
Edit: @Danoff I have a hard time understanding y'all sometimes. Using words and phrases I've never heard. I have to Google it. I don't complain about y'all posting things I don't understand, I figure it out. I don't know why you need me to explain to you why the 2 weeks BS failed and was BS.
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How am I supposed to google "what does ryzno mean when he says...." It's not the same thing as using a word you can look up the definition for.

Can you explain to me why you think it's been "a damn long 2 weeks"? Because that makes no sense given that the lockdowns you're talking about are over and have been for a long time.
 
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ryzno
Using words and phrases I've never heard. I have to Google it. I don't complain about y'all posting things I don't understand, I figure it out. I don't know why you need me to explain to you why the 2 weeks BS failed and was BS.
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One is a definition, the other is a thought.

A definition can be looked up.

We can't read your mind.
 
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TB
One is a definition, the other is a thought.

A definition can be looked up.

We can't read your mind.
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And I laid my thought out and explained it. The only person I can tell that is hung up on one word is him. This all started cause I said yeah.
I've made my point, if he doesn't understand it cause of a missing comma or wants to pick an argument cause I said yeah. I'm not going to respond.
He's completely ignoring what I said.
It was never gonna work.
And then he thinks I'm under some rock thinking we're still in lock down. We obviously aren't. The lock down didn't work. I'm not saying it's the government fault. I was trying to point out people do whatever they want. But yeah seems to be more important.
I've said it before, y'all really need to stop over thinking my posts.
Seems my 10 year old has better reading comprehension. I laid it out. I'm not sitting here putting words in someone's mouth. If I wanted to say what y'all like to assume I said, I would have said it
Now as VW pointed out, I don't like arguing for pages when someone isn't going to listen and stay focused on something I didn't say.

Good day.

Where's Fred to chime in now? You wanna talk about my posts but don't go through the BS I do.
 
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ryzno
The lock down didn't work.
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This is absolutely incorrect.

First day of stay at home order by state ranges from March 19 to April 7, 2020.

Looking at the rise in cases before that range and the flattening, nay - declining, of the curve immediately following:

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I have no clue how you can say it didn't work to flatten the curve.

The intent of flattening was never to rid the planet of the virus, it was to help healthcare workers be able to deal with cases trickling in over a longer time frame instead of flooding in over a short amount of time.
 
ryzno
And then he thinks I'm under some rock thinking we're still in lock down. We obviously aren't.
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Then why did you say:

"What happened to the 2 weeks to flatten the curve mantra? Damn long 2 weeks, ain't it"

No, it's not a damned long two weeks because it's not still happening. It hasn't happened in a long time. You're complaining about something that isn't happening, and hasn't happened in a long time, as though it's happening today. Why? I have a suspicion.
 
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Danoff
Then why did you say:

"What happened to the 2 weeks to flatten the curve mantra? Damn long 2 weeks, ain't it"

No, it's not a damned long two weeks because it's not still happening. It hasn't happened in a long time. You're complaining about something that isn't happening, and hasn't happened in a long time, as though it's happening today. Why? I have a suspicion.
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Bro. It was a joke. God...
 
Yeah, let's encourage the ****ing covidiots to start huffing fungicide. Sure, it's a funny meme right now, but give it a little time on Facebook to cycle through the stupid aunts. Hey, it might end up being less harmful than some of the alternatives, but at this point I'm not sure whether that's good or bad.
 
VolkswagenX
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Is this meant to blow my mind and send me into a spiral of questioning that spits in the face of the prior year and a half of reasonable conclusions, or can I still claim there's some merit to having any intellectual integrity whatsoever?

Does this really leap out to anyone like some massive revelation they'd never previously considered? Frankly it's insulting to anyone with even a single thought yet lazily buzzing around their internet-fried synapses (which would give them 100% brain activity advantage over the dolt who made this)

Will you consider how far from reality you must have stepped to honestly believe this is a presentable argument for anything? I'd think it a worthwhile exercise.

RAGE EDIT: the blinking arrows don't even indicate the way the mice would drive the wheel...
 
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