Is there still a pandemic? If the left wants to blame Trump for 100k deaths, can we blame the protesters for the deaths they cause through their selfish, short-sighted actions? What if 10,000 extra people die due to nationwide protests this week? Will it have been worth it? Why has the mainstream media suddenly forgot we are in a freaking, once in a century pandemic? How is such cognitive dissonance possible from the left?

Why are liberal white democrats burning down black communities?

Posted by Guitarguy567 on 6/3/2020 3:44:00 AM (view original):
Is there still a pandemic? If the left wants to blame Trump for 100k deaths, can we blame the protesters for the deaths they cause through their selfish, short-sighted actions? What if 10,000 extra people die due to nationwide protests this week? Will it have been worth it? Why has the mainstream media suddenly forgot we are in a freaking, once in a century pandemic? How is such cognitive dissonance possible from the left?

Every story about the protests I've seen has mentioned the pandemic but sweet strawmen and projection.

Every story huh?

Posted by Guitarguy567 on 6/3/2020 7:55:00 AM (view original):
Every story huh?

That I’ve seen, yeah.

Posted by Uofa2 on 6/3/2020 8:26:00 AM (view original):

Posted by Guitarguy567 on 6/3/2020 7:55:00 AM (view original):
Every story huh?

That I’ve seen, yeah.

Just turned on the news and the first words were literally “social distancing.” They were talking about the protests.

Show us one picture of any recent protest where people were 6 feet apart. Below is an example of what happens.

Oklahoma State football players began returning to campus this week, where they underwent testing for coronavirus upon arrival. Cowboys senior linebacker Amen Ogbongbemiga announced via Twitter Tuesday that his test came back positive after attending a protest in Tulsa this weekend. This is the first-known positive case related to the Oklahoma State program.

"After attending a protest in Tulsa AND being well protective of myself, I have tested positive for COVID-19," Ogbongbemiga's tweet read. "Please, if you are going to protest, take care of yourself and stay safe."

It is not known if Ogbongbemiga was one of student-athletes in the first phase of returning players. However if he was, Ogbongbemiga will now enter quarantine in a separate on-campus housing designated by the University, according to the safe plan released by Oklahoma State Tuesday. He will also receive appropriate medical treatment and monitoring from the team physician, athletic training staff and any other medical consultants.

They are definitely not social distancing at the protests here in Athens; however, they are wearing masks.

This is off topic, but the common theme that I have noticed about the protesters here is that they are all unattractive people. I don’t say this to be mean. I think there is actually something substantive to it. I don’t think it’s merely coincidence.

Posted by strikeout26 on 6/4/2020 10:37:00 PM (view original):
They are definitely not social distancing at the protests here in Athens; however, they are wearing masks.

This is off topic, but the common theme that I have noticed about the protesters here is that they are all unattractive people. I don’t say this to be mean. I think there is actually something substantive to it. I don’t think it’s merely coincidence.

Interesting. How so? Are you suggesting they are counter-culture because of their physical appearance? (pretty people usually have an easy time assimilating into mainstream because their looks open a lot of doors.)

The main thing I see is that they are all under 25 and are probably on summer break from college or unemployed or both.

Posted by usf_bulls on 6/4/2020 11:01:00 PM (view original):

Posted by strikeout26 on 6/4/2020 10:37:00 PM (view original):
They are definitely not social distancing at the protests here in Athens; however, they are wearing masks.

This is off topic, but the common theme that I have noticed about the protesters here is that they are all unattractive people. I don’t say this to be mean. I think there is actually something substantive to it. I don’t think it’s merely coincidence.

Interesting. How so? Are you suggesting they are counter-culture because of their physical appearance? (pretty people usually have an easy time assimilating into mainstream because their looks open a lot of doors.)

The main thing I see is that they are all under 25 and are probably on summer break from college or unemployed or both.

That’s exactly what I think may be happening. I’m dealing with a sample of only about 100 or so people a day and it’s purely observational, but I just find it interesting. Plenty of attractive people in Athens. It’s the home of UGA, but none of them are protesting.

Also, yesterday I counted the protesters. I can see them from my office. There were 82. Only 2 of them were black. The other 80 were white.

Observation is a great way to learn, isn't it? Your conclusions may end up being incorrect but it gets the mind moving in directions it may never had gone if you never took the time to watch your surroundings. I do it all the time and learn every day..

Dumb exchange, fellas.

I saw a small Northern Mockingbird chasing a huge Crow for a half hour yesterday

arial gymnastics

Posted by Uofa2 on 6/4/2020 11:53:00 PM (view original):
Dumb exchange, fellas.

We were talking about heuristics and cognitive bias. Snap judgments are often shallow...it's human nature.

It is interesting to ponder what role resentment (or the French term resentiment (sp?) ) plays in determining one's political leanings. Anectdotelly, I would say of the people I know the further left you go the less conventionally attractive they get. As most of my friends are left to some degree, this isn't too pronounced however, but the most rabid activists among them do seem to conform to this trend. Celebrity culture might seem to refute this though, so I'm not sure it's an observation worth too much in the end.