Kansas Crimson

ousdahl wrote: ↑Wed Apr 15, 2020 3:05 pm Michiganders against excessive quarantine!


Looks like they’re protesting today.


https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/ ... ers-launch

HouseDivided wrote: ↑Wed Apr 15, 2020 5:30 pm

ousdahl wrote: ↑Wed Apr 15, 2020 3:05 pm Michiganders against excessive quarantine!


Looks like they’re protesting today.


https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/ ... ers-launch

I think this is part of the plan. Keep pushing the citizenry with extensions of the lockdown and a crumbling economy, and eventually they will rise up violently. Then, the gummint has an excuse to declare martial law, and the end begins.

TraditionKU wrote: ↑Sat Apr 18, 2020 7:33 am you know, gutter, that you can just delete the whole post, right?

twocoach wrote: ↑Sat Apr 18, 2020 9:51 am

HouseDivided wrote: ↑Wed Apr 15, 2020 5:30 pm

ousdahl wrote: ↑Wed Apr 15, 2020 3:05 pm Michiganders against excessive quarantine!


Looks like they’re protesting today.


https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/ ... ers-launch

I think this is part of the plan. Keep pushing the citizenry with extensions of the lockdown and a crumbling economy, and eventually they will rise up violently. Then, the gummint has an excuse to declare martial law, and the end begins.

Some gun owners have been claiming this lame theory to justify their overindulgence in expensive, deadly toys for years. The government cannot organize sending checks out, you think they can organize something that large? Nope.

Grandma wrote: ↑Sat Apr 18, 2020 10:08 am

TraditionKU wrote: ↑Sat Apr 18, 2020 7:33 am you know, gutter, that you can just delete the whole post, right?

Yes, I realize I can delete the whole post. I admit I forgot/wasn't thinking about it earlier. Not sure why I went brain dead in that regard.

Now I am going to post something that is going to come off as being racist and I swear it's not my intention to do as such.

I have heard and read that there is a largely disproportionate amount of African Americans who have the virus. Many theories abound - none of which I care to try and disprove.
That being said, there have been way too many times that I have noticed and experienced African Americans either not knowing (giving them the benefit of my doubt) or not giving a shit about "physical/social distancing". That's not to say I haven't noticed it from "white" people because I surely have but it seems a lot more frequent with African Americans.

I had an experience in Walgreens about 45 minutes ago where I and multiple employees got in to it with a woman. It was actually very upsetting to me.
I was paying for my items and a woman felt the need to stand right next to me - despite the signs on the entrance to the store, all over the store, on the floor of the store, and the frequent announcements over the PA system telling people to please stand at least 6 feet apart when standing in line to pay for your items.
She was busy jabbering away with her two friends(?)/family members(?). All of a sudden she's now pressed against me putting her ONE not heavy item (Lysol wipes) on the counter next to my items. The checkout woman/cashier forcefully told her to back up and stand "in the circle" (designated spot on the floor - 6 feet away from the checkout counter). The woman ignored her and didn't move. The women she was with didn't tell her to move back either. Another employee (assumed Manager) walked over and told her to please stand six feet away. She moved about 2 feet away - if that.
That's when I gave her a look and said, "Will you please back up." She didn't.
Then I lost my temper and said, "BACK THE FUCK UP". The woman decided instead of backing up, she needed to get in my face and give me a piece of her mind. She said, "Who the fuck are you talking to - fuck you".
Store security (off duty Chicago Cop) had to intervene. FINALLY she backed up MAYBE 6 feet but it seemed closer to about 4 feet.
I paid for my shit and quickly left hoping she wouldn't follow me. She didn't.

Point of my sharing this is I am under the impression that perhaps one of the factors in the disproportionate amount of African Americans getting the virus very well may be that they are not in tune to "physical/social distancing" and they don't feel the rules apply to them and it's a power thing in that they feel nobody is going to tell me what to do and if they do - fuck 'em.
Maybe not. It was just a thought and something I have been witnessing.

Grandma wrote: ↑Sat Apr 18, 2020 10:08 am

TraditionKU wrote: ↑Sat Apr 18, 2020 7:33 am you know, gutter, that you can just delete the whole post, right?

Yes, I realize I can delete the whole post. I admit I forgot/wasn't thinking about it earlier. Not sure why I went brain dead in that regard.

Now I am going to post something that is going to come off as being racist and I swear it's not my intention to do as such.

I have heard and read that there is a largely disproportionate amount of African Americans who have the virus. Many theories abound - none of which I care to try and disprove.
That being said, there have been way too many times that I have noticed and experienced African Americans either not knowing (giving them the benefit of my doubt) or not giving a shit about "physical/social distancing". That's not to say I haven't noticed it from "white" people because I surely have but it seems a lot more frequent with African Americans.

I had an experience in Walgreens about 45 minutes ago where I and multiple employees got in to it with a woman. It was actually very upsetting to me.
I was paying for my items and a woman felt the need to stand right next to me - despite the signs on the entrance to the store, all over the store, on the floor of the store, and the frequent announcements over the PA system telling people to please stand at least 6 feet apart when standing in line to pay for your items.
She was busy jabbering away with her two friends(?)/family members(?). All of a sudden she's now pressed against me putting her ONE not heavy item (Lysol wipes) on the counter next to my items. The checkout woman/cashier forcefully told her to back up and stand "in the circle" (designated spot on the floor - 6 feet away from the checkout counter). The woman ignored her and didn't move. The women she was with didn't tell her to move back either. Another employee (assumed Manager) walked over and told her to please stand six feet away. She moved about 2 feet away - if that.
That's when I gave her a look and said, "Will you please back up." She didn't.
Then I lost my temper and said, "BACK THE FUCK UP". The woman decided instead of backing up, she needed to get in my face and give me a piece of her mind. She said, "Who the fuck are you talking to - fuck you".
Store security (off duty Chicago Cop) had to intervene. FINALLY she backed up MAYBE 6 feet but it seemed closer to about 4 feet.
I paid for my shit and quickly left hoping she wouldn't follow me. She didn't.

Point of my sharing this is I am under the impression that perhaps one of the factors in the disproportionate amount of African Americans getting the virus very well may be that they are not in tune to "physical/social distancing" and they don't feel the rules apply to them and it's a power thing in that they feel nobody is going to tell me what to do and if they do - fuck 'em.
Maybe not. It was just a thought and something I have been witnessing.

Grandma wrote: ↑Sat Apr 18, 2020 8:54 pm I learned this evening that many nurses that work in major Chicago hospitals and are treating COVID-19 patients STILL do NOT have the proper PPE, they (the nurses) are not being tested on a frequent basis, and maybe it's changed but as recently as last week they were not receiving "hazard pay".
I'm not a lawyer or a doctor/nurse so I don't know if they should be entitled to "hazard pay" but for them to STILL not have proper PPE and not be tested frequently blows my mind.
Where do we live? In Mozambique?

PhDhawk wrote: ↑Sat Apr 18, 2020 11:28 pm

Grandma wrote: ↑Sat Apr 18, 2020 8:54 pm I learned this evening that many nurses that work in major Chicago hospitals and are treating COVID-19 patients STILL do NOT have the proper PPE, they (the nurses) are not being tested on a frequent basis, and maybe it's changed but as recently as last week they were not receiving "hazard pay".
I'm not a lawyer or a doctor/nurse so I don't know if they should be entitled to "hazard pay" but for them to STILL not have proper PPE and not be tested frequently blows my mind.
Where do we live? In Mozambique?

C'mon, they've been called heroes and received standing ovations. Isn't that enough?

TraditionKU wrote: ↑Wed Apr 22, 2020 9:51 pm trickle down effect

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/coronaviru ... 00-10aac3a#