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  1. 13 minutes ago, tspoke said:

    So when they get this under control and begin certifying again, do you think they will still object to the other states and drag this out or are they gonna turn on Trump enough to not object.

    Why go down the toilet with him now?  JFC, how stupid would you have to be?  Time to cut bait with him.  Quite frankly, it’s now or never for ALL members of Congress...

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  2. All of Orange Man’s minions are going to have a bit of a different go of it when the protective veil of the White House evaporates in a little over 2 weeks. They can’t just talk shet with the same level of impugnity.  No amount of lap-dogging the Head Dipschitt over the last 4 years will keep them from owning their statements and actions...

  3. 23 minutes ago, sean327 said:

    I’m not going after you in anyway here. I agree that people should wear a mask and refrain from gathering in crowded indoor settings. My problem is with the people who are running around scared of their own shadow. These are the people applauding the draconian measures taken by some state and county governments. Those people piss me off to no end. To me they are the same as the people who claim COVID-19 is a hoax. 

    Oh, I guess you’ll have to forgive me if I somehow misinterpreted your “do I care” or “do I give a shit” or “you can take your holier then thou crap and stick it” comments out of context.  Sigh...

  4. 32 minutes ago, sean327 said:

    Do you care that millions are out of work, lost their homes, or their businesses? Do you give a shit about the generation of kids who will never catch up academically? Or is that just collateral damage to your unselfish mind? 
    Most people aren’t being unselfish, they’re just trying to survive. You can take your holier than thou crap and stick it. 

    Eh, stop. Your invective really, really hurts my feelings..

    Of course I care about that stuff.  Just because I think many of the measures that the CDC and health experts speak of help mitigate the spread of the virus doesn’t mean I completely agree with some of the harsher (or nonsensical) measures that governments have implemented during the last 9 months.  At the same time, not having a national legislative body that can put partisan politics aside for the good of ALL people - red or blue - has made many of these measures more draconian that they needed to be.  We can agree to disagree on some things, but GFY if you think I sit back, smile and say “tough sh!t” to those economically and emotionally affected by the unwanted intrusion into people lives and livelihoods. Not even close.  

    And don’t think for one second that a person’s  “no one is going to tell me what I can or can’t do” attitude isn’t, in of itself, maybe the most holier than thou attitude of all.  That mindset spins the circumstances - bad as they are - to the narrative that your approach is therefore correct by default.  Sorry, but not buying that...

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  5. 12 minutes ago, modestobulldog said:

    Seems like you are chasing unicorns.  Please provide a scenario where anyone can leave their home, including essential workers.

    Yeah, no.  I’m not that draconian in my approach. I use a mask, try for good distancing practice, etc.  Nothing in excess of what millions of other Americans are also trying to do every day. I prefer to call it a more “selfless” approach to living in the age of a pandemic. 
     

    Everyone knows essential workers need to move around, so don’t lay that shet on my doorstep. Is it “essential” that you hold your grandkids?  If you think so, then just be prepared to live with any negative consequences. Is that so difficult a concept to grasp?  
     

    I could give two Schitz if you want your personal desires to not be called “selfishness.”  Fine. Call it what you want. Just be prepared to live with your actions - whatever they might turn out to be.  Also, that you’ll probably never truly know what manner of negative outcomes you may have caused through not doing your best to limit your contact with any number of people right now...

  6. 13 minutes ago, modestobulldog said:

    I have a 4 month old grandson and a 1 year old granddaughter.  Tell me how that works.  Am I selfish for going over to hold them and spend time with them?

    Maybe, maybe not. It depends on who you think you may have been exposed to. No absolute way of knowing, sure, but common sense has to check into the picture somewhere.
     

    Let me ask you this: Do you think it’s “selfish” if you have the virus and are asymptomatic, you go see those cute bundles of joy (that I’m absolutely sure that they are), unknowingly infect one of the child’s parents (yours or the in-laws)... and they end up being hospitalized... or worse?  A person’s ego or beliefs (or ignorance) might not allow them to accept that they may have been the cause of a loved one’s downfall, but I’m willing to bet that such scenarios are very commonplace these days. 

    My point here is your perceived “unselfishness” doesn’t exist in a vacuum that you may have invented for yourself. And lest you think otherwise, I’ve missed plenty of family time these past several months that I know I can never get back. At the same time, I refuse to be the cause of tragedy in my family, which, unfortunately for all of us these days,  remains a very real possibility...

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