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Ms. Toad

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38. Whenever someone here responds to people not behaving re COVID with
Mon May 3, 2021, 04:29 PM
May 2021

something along the lines of "Good, let them kill themselves off," they are displaying the same lack of thinking about secondary harm.

I can't even count how many such posts I've responded to, reminding them that the person they don't care about will be spreading COVID to my daughter when she waits on them at Starbucks, to my elderly parents in their extended care community, to me when they pop up in my classroom, etc. That kind of "I'm/you're only hurting my/yourself" attitude isn't the exclusive property of the Republicans.

ETA: I didn't have to go far beyond your post to see it in this thread.

The rubes in my area are referring to the CV19 vaccine as "experimental." Hoyt May 2021 #1
Stupid is Stupid, and Stupid is Still Stupid..Very Stupid..Too Stupid To Imagine... Stuart G May 2021 #2
Interesting (and frustrating) read Freddie May 2021 #3
Interesting and frustrating - I had the same reaction, although crickets May 2021 #20
Whenever someone here responds to people not behaving re COVID with Ms. Toad May 2021 #38
This is serious enough to take national action DFW May 2021 #4
Agreed - let them remove themselves from the population. lagomorph777 May 2021 #6
Seconded. Hugin May 2021 #9
Totally agree with you. I_UndergroundPanther May 2021 #11
I can not believe the number of Democrats that want people to die marie999 May 2021 #12
I don't care if they die or not. DFW May 2021 #14
I can not believe that a member of DU would refuse treatment to someone who is sick. marie999 May 2021 #17
The doctor didn't shoot himself. DFW May 2021 #30
Your philosophy goes against all medical ethics in the U.S. former9thward May 2021 #19
Thank you. crickets May 2021 #22
One must set priorities if resources are limited, which they are and always will be DFW May 2021 #29
It goes against all medical ethics taught ANYWHERE DFW May 2021 #28
These are the idiots who whine about "personal responsibility". roamer65 May 2021 #37
May karma pay a visit. scrabblequeen40 May 2021 #5
I really believe the ONLY way to get them to vaccinate is to bluestarone May 2021 #7
Of course. tavernier May 2021 #54
Many Reasons RobinA May 2021 #8
Fully vaccinated here. I_UndergroundPanther May 2021 #10
"May lose her job due to the side effects"? maxsolomon May 2021 #31
She's a teacher and I have no clue what her I_UndergroundPanther May 2021 #34
Yeah, that set my radar off. maxsolomon May 2021 #39
Teachers, as a rule, hav eample sick days Ms. Toad May 2021 #40
If you go over to the government site VAERS womanofthehills May 2021 #43
Anyone can report anything to VAERS. ANYTHING NickB79 May 2021 #48
I know the Blood Clots from the J&J killed a few people. maxsolomon May 2021 #49
Why? Because they're inFOXicated. JHB May 2021 #13
Great expression! InFOXicated DFW May 2021 #15
Please spread the term...."inFOXicated"...credit to JHB!!!! Stuart G May 2021 #16
Sorry, this is a simplistic answer... brooklynite May 2021 #18
I disagree..Fox gives credit and standing to these beliefs. Fox is a national TV network Stuart G May 2021 #21
My comment went to this part of the OP, which is why I thought it was relevant... JHB May 2021 #44
These people all have one thing in common BannonsLiver May 2021 #23
The friend I_UndergroundPanther May 2021 #35
Actually, many labs will test for antibodies if you think you had covid womanofthehills May 2021 #46
that's my general experience Johonny May 2021 #42
Young people are starting to be in the hospital in my area Tree Lady May 2021 #24
Excuses Deep State Witch May 2021 #25
A lot will change their minds as the pressure grows. gulliver May 2021 #26
Me me me! Johnny2X2X May 2021 #27
There's always going to be a % of the population that are irrationally afraid. maxsolomon May 2021 #32
Fundamentally, this is the "if I get it, I'll be fine--I don't really care if I spread it to Wingus Dingus May 2021 #33
The underlying strategy has to be, Mr.Bill May 2021 #36
They are lost causes. Raftergirl May 2021 #41
Not necessarily Shrek May 2021 #47
A guy I work who is strongly anti-COVID vax changed his tune when... lanlady May 2021 #45
Message auto-removed Name removed May 2021 #50
The guy who wasn't so antivax once his stand was put on the line? marble falls May 2021 #53
Bingo! I work for a large, multinational corporation, and it's amazing how bullwinkle428 May 2021 #55
Who cares? Chakaconcarne May 2021 #51
because that will let the virus stick around DonCoquixote May 2021 #52
They "trust their own immune system, not pharmaceuticals"; tell them the vaccine starts the immune muriel_volestrangler May 2021 #56
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