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Comment · 5 years ago

I don't know about that. I received some negative comments recently for asking for evidence that wearing a mask, while outdoors, while socially distanced was ever effective.

People still have their egos and identities attached to this, seeing disagreement as a personal or political attack.

Comment · 5 years ago

  Born in a diamond mine

  It's all around you, but you can't touch it

  Sayin', "God, make me famous"

  "If you can't, just make it painless"

Comment · 5 years ago

I know the phrase gets overused but that would be a prime example of virtue signaling.

Comment · 5 years ago

I had people on here saying some pretty nasty things to me for suggesting that while social distancing is good, having a mask on when outside and more than 6 ft apart is unnecessary.

I wonder if they realize how they're proving all the "virtue signaling" critics right.

Comment · 5 years ago

Fear is incredibly profitable.

Comment · 5 years ago

The Google play store managers and/or their bosses probably have their hands deep in it. It'd be interesting to see what a real investigation into this produces.

Comment · 5 years ago

Do you really think that is a rare sentiment?

Comment · 5 years ago

A large portion of our society thinks so:

https://www.peninsuladailynews.com/letters/letter-blm-is-a-r...

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/blackburn-rips-blms-trained...

https://www.foxnews.com/media/giuliani-stupid-communist-de-b...

Comment · 5 years ago

An unfortunately popular sentiment nonetheless.

Comment · 5 years ago

Many people see BLM as a conduit for the redistribution of power and wealth towards minorities and thus communist.

Comment · 5 years ago

Regulatory capture prevents competition. Money influencing politics prevents regulation.

Comment · 5 years ago

As stated elsewhere, by asking the question you’re assuming the point is to have a rational argument on consistent beliefs - but it isn’t. It’s to gaslight and misdirect for political gain.

Comment · 5 years ago

There is a difference between having unpopular opinions and advocating for violently overthrowing our government.

Comment · 5 years ago

> "When do we beat Mexico at the border? They're laughing at us, at our stupidity. And now they are beating us economically. They are not our friend, believe me."

- Donald Trump, during his presidential bid [1]

[1] - https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2015/06...