6/ Any my theory is that "as usual, people are terrible at saying what they mean". What's actually going on is that people are riddled with anxiety, either on their own behalf (white collar job lost) or on behalf of friends & relatives (mom still has to work at Dollar General)
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17/ OK, guys, I'm getting a ton of people who are going off topic and telling me that progs are bad, that lockdowns are bad, etc. And ... fine. I agree with the first and have no opinion on the second. I'm trying to understand one PARTICULAR RHETORICAL POINT, that's it.
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Right. The answer to your question is, I think a lot of people just want to get back to their old lives. We had a plumbing leak that caused extensive drywall damage. I tried to hire the stain/cleanup man we used during remodel, but he was unavailable. >
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Laid flat on his back because he thought COVID was a hoax, and so never took any steps to prevent transmission.
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In my view the primary goal is not to concede the rhetorical moral high ground to the progs. I'm not saying it's a winning strategy but I think there's finally a recognition that giving up before the fight begins isn't helpful
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Yet we're being told that is following the science of disease prevention & control. It's cognitive dissonance. Our unelected "public health officials" who are paid whether they work or not have told us family gatherings are more problematic than protesting, rioting or looting.
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