What the h*ll has happened to this thread?
What the h*ll has happened to this thread?
I set up a whiney whine thread for JP and myself but we have not been confining our comments to it.Originally Posted by lmerullo
Actually, I'm not calling anyone out - I guess I'm surprised by how it goes on topic, off topic, and back on...in so many strange ways! Nothing personal to any posters!
I do have a definable problem. Republicans are making up new definitions for words. Apparently it would now be appropriate for me to say "I went to the store yesterday. Because case counts are climbing in my area I decided to quarantine while in the store. About 50% of the other patrons were also quarantining."
Can you back that accusation up with anything other than hyperbole?
As I understand it various courts, including ones in Illinois and California, have ruled that based upon various states as well as federal legal definitions of quarantine, they have been forced to declare that masks are a form of quarantine. I believe it's due to various legal definitions which refer to any device that's intended to limit the spread of a disease.
It seems to me that any claim of "Republicans making up new definitions for words" is rather specious. I think that if we don't want our courts to adhere to the letter of the law we should petition our legislatures (state & federal) to actually create a law dealing with quarantine enforcement that would then give teeth to governmental agencies pronouncements.
"Things should be made as simple as possible, but not one bit simpler." ~ Albert Einstein
I was thinking things like people who rioted on January 6 calling themselves "patriots" as they attempted to undo democracy. How lies are "alternative facts" per Kellyann Conway. How "stop the steal" was an effort to indeed steal a fair election. How "fake news" means something unflattering to the person calling it fake news.Can you back that accusation up with anything other than hyperbole?
LOL, I was speaking of a specific word, but yeah, all Republicans suck. Damn Republicans!!
"Things should be made as simple as possible, but not one bit simpler." ~ Albert Einstein
I didn't say that. I was specifically talking about words that have been redefined by certain Republicans. Like Mark Meadows working for an institute that focuses on election integrity, and talking about how important election integrity is, while at the same time being registereed to vote in 3 different states. I think examples like this are what JP might be referring to.
I used to be a registered Republican. I used to consider myself slightly right of center. But now wanting things like treating people with equal respect now marks me as a liberal. Another redefinition.
Unless they don't want to follow your covid restrictions. Then they are subhuman disease vectors and they don't deserve equal respect.
Finally you admit what has been obvious to those of us in the reality based world for some time now!
But seriously, I will never expect you to ever once admit that a republican ever did anything wrong or even suboptimal. You're simply not capable of that.
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