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Thtwudbeme

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30. I just clicked on that one- the one at the top with long haul Covid-

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Sat Jul 9, 2022, 08:22 AM

Jul 2022

wow.

scary shit.

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Why in the world are DUers arguing about Covid and the new variants? [View all] Thtwudbeme Jul 2022 OP

Unless how you choose to handle it kills somebody else. Maru Kitteh Jul 2022 #1

I know-- I get that. One of my oldest friends is a nurse that deals with it. Thtwudbeme Jul 2022 #2

I really dislike "shoulds" - others telling people how to behave womanofthehills Jul 2022 #83

Aw, MK. I don't even know what to say aside from thank you. Hugin Jul 2022 #22

I'm with you. sybylla Jul 2022 #49

Thank you. zuul Jul 2022 #3

oh, it's not just about that thread Thtwudbeme Jul 2022 #4

I am there with you SouthernDem4ever Jul 2022 #28

Yes it was. This just ain't over. I think our hubris got us, & we're in the Age of New Viruses... Hekate Jul 2022 #35

I recently had to visit the ER, followed by a trip to my doctor. BlackSkimmer Jul 2022 #5

I hope you are OK- Thtwudbeme Jul 2022 #6

I didn't have Covid. Amazingly, I contracted Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever. BlackSkimmer Jul 2022 #47

omg, I had it in 2008. For a long time, if you read about it in NC Thtwudbeme Jul 2022 #53

Oh wow! Now I can say I know someone who had it! NC here too. Wow, how funny. BlackSkimmer Jul 2022 #65

I knew I had it within 20 minutes of developing a fever. But, I also Thtwudbeme Jul 2022 #66

Ditto I had a bite with a rash, then a few days after developed a high fever, horrid chills, and BlackSkimmer Jul 2022 #70

Fear makes people "stupid", so to speak. Covid-19's new variants are bad. Very bad. ashredux Jul 2022 #7

But...you know what? People are NOT going to. There you go. Thtwudbeme Jul 2022 #8

Sadly you are correct....😢 ashredux Jul 2022 #9

My problem isn't that people are fine getting it. Iggo Jul 2022 #81

This country is not known for being the Breeding Ground of Empathy. Thtwudbeme Jul 2022 #82

I'm not living in fear. Iggo Jul 2022 #87

That's pretty much how I feel about all Trump voters right now. Thtwudbeme Jul 2022 #90

I'm not talking about Trumpers. (n/t) Iggo Jul 2022 #93

I know you are not. I was using that analogy to empathize with you. Thtwudbeme Jul 2022 #94

I don't think "fear" is the key to conservative rejection of science. I think it is a twisted sort Martin68 Jul 2022 #33

oh, for sure there is some of that. You see it in the people who think Trump Thtwudbeme Jul 2022 #38

+1 Mad_Machine76 Jul 2022 #100

DU has always had an antivax contingent with a pathological distrust of modern medicine Orrex Jul 2022 #10

Yep. And you know what? Whatever. I wish them good health Thtwudbeme Jul 2022 #13

We now have two decades of data thanks to non vaxxers - their fears have been proven wrong elias7 Jul 2022 #31

They are Flat Earthers. Martin68 Jul 2022 #37

Excellent post Orrex Jul 2022 #80

Wow I've never seen anti vaxxers here. I guess there are some everywhere. oldsoftie Jul 2022 #42

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Jul 2022 #91

Had to block ... Duppers Jul 2022 #11

They sound a lot like MAGATs iemanja Jul 2022 #74

There are numerous ones like that here. keep_left Jul 2022 #86

Thank you!! "Living in fear", my ass. Mister Ed Jul 2022 #12

You are welcome- but I am not going to put them down either Thtwudbeme Jul 2022 #14

I haven't gotten covid, had all the shots and boosters captain queeg Jul 2022 #15

Is it up to the individual? MindHowYouGo Jul 2022 #16

My county in NC just today recommended masking again Thtwudbeme Jul 2022 #19

Im in NC too, and I've been pleasantly surprised by how many I see wearing a mask. BlackSkimmer Jul 2022 #48

My household, relatives and friends are well aware of the mutants .... Lovie777 Jul 2022 #17

Same Thtwudbeme Jul 2022 #20

OMG. People are calling COVID caution "fear mongering"?? How very republiQan of them. Scrivener7 Jul 2022 #18

But- the reality is that they DO have a "choice" right now Thtwudbeme Jul 2022 #21

MY opinion only Dorian Gray Jul 2022 #34

oh goddess....he wrote a song just for you! Thtwudbeme Jul 2022 #57

Aw! You're a real fan!!! Dorian Gray Jul 2022 #103

If my 4 favorite bands were playing an outdoor show I might go sit outside the venue... electric_blue68 Jul 2022 #105

My husband and I MOMFUDSKI Jul 2022 #23

Yesterday I made a decision to change aspects of my lifestyle because of the variants. rzemanfl Jul 2022 #24

+1. Is it safe for people like us to hang out together? n/t ariadne0614 Jul 2022 #29

+1... myohmy2 Jul 2022 #25

When I start hearing stupid mask and vaccine arguments... SouthernDem4ever Jul 2022 #26

I just clicked on that one- the one at the top with long haul Covid- Thtwudbeme Jul 2022 #30

The only people they site on there are misinformation spreaders SouthernDem4ever Jul 2022 #32

oh, I know...but still. It's hard to look at once healthy people Thtwudbeme Jul 2022 #36

early on in the pandemic I gave everyone a pass SouthernDem4ever Jul 2022 #39

"murder" treestar Jul 2022 #46

OMG treestar Jul 2022 #45

Exactly Sunsky Jul 2022 #27

Still masking and isolating Marthe48 Jul 2022 #40

You're arguing treestar Jul 2022 #41

Darn! I could have sworn after over 2 decades that DU was a political website Thtwudbeme Jul 2022 #55

LOL your post says why are DUers arguing treestar Jul 2022 #96

Well, I think it's a moot point. And I explained myself upthread Thtwudbeme Jul 2022 #97

CDC provides guidance based on local community levels IronLionZion Jul 2022 #43

My wife and I still mask and I don't think I will ever stop masking. Solomon Jul 2022 #44

Like many others here ChazII Jul 2022 #50

politically speaking "the pandemic is not over" is dead in the water jcgoldie Jul 2022 #51

People vote on the economy Thtwudbeme Jul 2022 #54

People vote on practical issues jcgoldie Jul 2022 #56

and that...my friend...is why we are taking steps right now to leave the good old USA Thtwudbeme Jul 2022 #58

I hope it works for you jcgoldie Jul 2022 #60

Oh, I am not trying to get somewhere more "liberal" Thtwudbeme Jul 2022 #63

who is asking for a mask mandate? You would think that common sense wouldn't require one. Solomon Jul 2022 #62

Who is saying you shouldnt have a right to wear a mask? jcgoldie Jul 2022 #64

You are the one who said "there will be no more Solomon Jul 2022 #73

If COVID is a political third rail, republicans made it that way. Hugin Jul 2022 #59

Hell yes it needs to be framed in terms of cost Thtwudbeme Jul 2022 #61

This message was self-deleted by its author jcgoldie Jul 2022 #52

When every new variant is "The one that will kill us all!" Sympthsical Jul 2022 #67

I dont think we've agreed on much jcgoldie Jul 2022 #68

Life would be so dull Sympthsical Jul 2022 #72

My original question stands: WHY are DUers even arguing about it Thtwudbeme Jul 2022 #69

It's the weekend? Sympthsical Jul 2022 #71

People are going to vote like they want to but we still discuss it here, get it??? USALiberal Jul 2022 #75

I think most of the people here are voting Dem. So, your analogy Thtwudbeme Jul 2022 #76

The point it is a discussion board, get it?? Nt USALiberal Jul 2022 #77

Oh. I see. You are kind of a newbie. Thtwudbeme Jul 2022 #78

Lol, ok!! USALiberal Jul 2022 #79

Agreed dwayneb Jul 2022 #89

Yeah, absolutely keep an eye out Sympthsical Jul 2022 #98

great post Celerity Jul 2022 #92

Just wait until the winter.... usedtobedemgurl Jul 2022 #84

I think people should wear masks and avoid crowded settings. BannonsLiver Jul 2022 #95

Was Ding ever selling merch? I follow him on Twitter and don't recall him selling anything, but I'm liberal_mama Jul 2022 #102

There are stupid people everywhere Mysterian Jul 2022 #85

There's fear then there's taking care of yourself and the greater good nini Jul 2022 #88

I agree with some of what you say Mad_Machine76 Jul 2022 #99

*THIS* Abso-fucking-lutely Thtwudbeme Jul 2022 #101

Exactly. It's up to us to determine how much risk beaglelover Jul 2022 #104