• then_three_more@lemmy.world
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      1 month ago

      This was said by a British politician about the UK, but it feels a lot like it applies to the US too:

      I think the people of this country have had enough of experts

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        Wasn’t that said to minimise the authority of experts rather than as a statement on the public? Specifically, Gove was trying to pass policies that the so called ‘experts’ were saying wouldn’t work so he tried to spin the narrative by saying politicians shouldn’t listen to experts and people should do what they’re told.

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        It seems to be a common social phenomenon, something about how our human brains are wired. People have expert knowledge - burn the witches! China’s Great Leap Forward, the Cambodian genocide under Khmer Rouge, and on and on. I hate that we as a society haven’t figured out how to avoid this yet.

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    I cross the street whenever I need to, without checking for danger. I never lock the doors. I don’t check to make sure I turned off the stove. I don’t wear seat belts. I go into the homes of sketchy strangers. CAUSE I DON’T LIVE IN FEAR/S

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        No no! Settle right there to establish dominance.
        I would just for shits and giggles paint the house very blue (probably mostly accents) and if confronted deny any political affiliation (though there will be many hints) and say “It’s to represent the sky” or smth :D

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          I get your point and joke, but I don’t want my tax money going to gerrymandered politicians that want to imprison women because of their private health decisions.

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    I already said it doesn’t matter if this virus becomes wide spread or not, US will never do another shut down - I’m fact to wipe us out just release a virus, most would rather die than stay home for a few weeks

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      and we already seeing significant amount of other viral infections going around as of recently because of the lack of protocols and vaccinations. currently theres ones that is going around causing sore throats, last year was the year of covid painful sore throats.

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      When the terrorists get that bio weapon, just expect absolute destruction of this Nation.

      The Maga cult has fucked our ability to respond.

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      The US was lucky to have an administration change when it did right as COVID19 took hold. Had the pedophile been running things any longer, the entire country would have burned to the ground.

      “Inject bleach to kill the virus?” “Fire our smartest guy for… reasons…” etc. etc.

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    I can provide LIBERTY FREEDOM coffins at a discount for true patriots. Each coffin comes with an engraved American flag and a gun holster. Today’s your can pre-order your LIBERTY FREEDOM coffin for $4,747.47. Don’t 86 your rights!

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      You joke, but some gullible idiot will buy that.

      I know people who get their phone service through “PureTalk” to escape the “liberals at AT&T”. I’m still not sure which is the greater irony: the fact that AT&T is an extremely conservative stick in the mud Corpo of the fact that PureTalk is an MVNO whose network is provided by – wait for it – AT&T