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So, there was a pandemic, in case you hadn't heard. If you are aware that there was a pandemic, what would you have done? Let it spread unabated? In retrospect, that might have been the best course of action: Darwinism is not kind to persons of a certain mental capacity.
no, what the role of the government is, is to provide people with information on how to minimize their risk of getting the virus, which includes but not limited to limiting exposure to crowds, hand washing, sanitizing surfaces, optional mask wearing, staying home if you dont feel well, higher risk if old/obese/comorbidity.. that is all the government should have done, provide basic information. the emotional unstable general public demanded that politicians “do something” or else accuse governors of “killing people” and having “no compassion” which is an instant career killer, so in typical political fashion they caved to the deranged and gave them what they asked for.
So, there was a pandemic, in case you hadn't heard. If you are aware that there was a pandemic, what would you have done? Let it spread unabated? In retrospect, that might have been the best course of action: Darwinism is not kind to persons of a certain mental capacity.
Your government shut down your economy, confined you to your homes, masked you, and forced you to get a vaccine or else lose your job, and you didn't get mad until gas got expensive.
You are the problem.
Hey I didn't follow any of those dumb restrictions.
So, there was a pandemic, in case you hadn't heard. If you are aware that there was a pandemic, what would you have done? Let it spread unabated? In retrospect, that might have been the best course of action: Darwinism is not kind to persons of a certain mental capacity.
Leftists are the only ones who embraced Covid lockdowns and masks. Even today, they still wear their mask like a badge of courage.
Many people on the right were very angry from the beginning. The establishment dared Trump to oppose lockdowns, and sadly, after his first instinct was to do what Sweden did, he folded to the pressure.
He thought that if he went along with the lockdowns, that would be his best shot at re-election. Hindsight is 20/20, but he was wrong.
Leftists are the only ones who embraced Covid lockdowns and masks. Even today, they still wear their mask like a badge of courage.
Many people on the right were very angry from the beginning. The establishment dared Trump to oppose lockdowns, and sadly, after his first instinct was to do what Sweden did, he folded to the pressure.
He thought that if he went along with the lockdowns, that would be his best shot at re-election. Hindsight is 20/20, but he was wrong.
Indeed. I'd have a lot more respect for him if he admitted to his mistake(s). But alas, I don't think he ever will. Pride was his downfall.
And the government has no part in raising gas prices. Get angry at the greedy oil companies.
The top five companies tripled their profits in the first quarter of 2022 ($35 billion).
More stupidity and the left mindlessly believing whatever they're "told."
Let's take a look at the biggest oil company in the US, for example... ExxonMobil. (This is ALL publicly available info from the required quarterly and annual SEC filings.)
For comparison purposes, 2021 annual and 2022 Q1 profit margins...
Kraft/Heinz (food)
2021: 4.04%
2022 Q1: 12.84%
Amazon
2021: 6.91%
2022 Q1: -3.30%
Walmart
2021: 2.39%
2022 Q1: 1.45%
Apple (iPhone, Macs, iPads)
2021: 26.42%
2022 Q1: 25.71%
Google (Android Cell Phones and other Devices, Chromebook)
2021: 29.71%
2022 Q1: 24.17%
Many have INSISTED that a computer and cell phone are necessities in today's world, even for the poor. So... Which is more greedy? ExxonMobil? Or Apple and Google?
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