How do you respond to people who tell you that you are being selfish if you don’t treat Covid like the zombie apocalypse where millions are dying each day?
I live in Texas and the governor recently lifted the mask mandate. Now a lot of businesses will still require them but so many people are freaking out and local news agencies are only talking to “experts” that think this is a horrible decision. I fear this may cost him the election because now the local and national media will go into hysterics over any cases let alone deaths.
And of course now there are people posting on Facebook that they choose to wear a mask. So virtuous and brave. To me it’s counterproductive to make a fuss at a store about it so I wear it where required but I’m very comfortable going without one.
I like that but I’m trying to be a bit more diplomatic. Lol
"You do you."
"My health is not your business."
"I weigh public health against many other competing concerns, just as human societies have done as long as there have been human societies"
If you're feeling less polite: "this illness primarily affects people with lifestyle-related ailments (eg. obesity). Why should I care for them more than they care for themselves? They've now had a year to improve their health to decrease their susceptibility to serious illness."
Don't accept their frame. Their frame is intended to trap you: to either call you callous and heartless or to get you to do what they want. Make your own frame.
Since you are black tell them to stop questioning you or they're racist. And masks are a tool of white supremacy.
Let me try that.
"What, are you another one of those retarded antivaxxers? We're at a million vaccines a week in Texas, and I hate to break it to your science-denying ass, but vaccines work. I'll give you a few moments to come to terms with that revelation."
Then leave.
This has an "Its okay to be white" or "Islam is right about women" vibe to it and I love it.
Yea. All the businesses moving here is a double edged sword. Great for TX economy but it brings in lots of blue staters
They're going to ruin texas.
Maybe I am uninformed, but didn’t Texas go harder Red in 2020 than it did in 2016? And didn’t a study show that the majority of new arrivals were voting Red?
That’s great if it’s true. I know Dems gained ground. In my county it went blue barely but on the flip side a lot of Hispanics went red.
Just ignore them. My sports group has been meeting every week maskless through this entire thing. Not only are we not dead, we've maintained our sanity and fitness.
I'm rolling with the "Let's assess if the lockdown is worse than the disease" thing at the moment. Seems to be working reasonably well.
I like this one. I know two people personally that have died due to complications with WuFlu, i.e. they were obese and already had trouble breathing.
Now the number of people I know that have either been fired, had to close their business, or are facing eviction or bankruptcy due to lockdowns? Well, it's a lot higher than two...
People aren't confrontational anymore. If someone asks you to wear a mask, just say "Sorry I don't have one" then immediately walk away. 999 out of 1000 times this works.
With DANCE!
No lives matter.
You could always go with "There is no scientific proof that mask mandates or lockdowns prevent the spread of this disease. There are, in fact multiple studies showing little or no efficacy for either measure. There are, however, countless indicators that these lockdowns are literally killing people. So in reality, I'm not killing grandma, but you are killing everyone else.
Pee on them
I saw one of their infographics about this. As long as they are wearing pants they are more safe than if they weren't. For some reason they like to post about peeing on each other. Freaks.
The really selfish people are the old cunts who will die anyway in the next 5-10 years, who made the rest of society take out huge loans, who didn't have enough children to pay for their pensions and to take care of them ALREADY and who force other people's children to take on the loans, so that they can shit and piss for another couple of years of misery. If you are old and unhealthy, please die. Not for me, not for my non-existent children - but for everyone born today. Because not having grandparents is a small price to pay, when the other option is your parents having long term anxiety, dealing with unemployment and growing up in poverty.
The same way Notch did:
https://twitter.com/notch/status/1367231443986878466
Nice to see that from someone popular. I can't believe that Sweden is less cucked of all places. Or just have the ability to think and see that masks haven't done shit anywhere. I'll make a deal with them, how about they send 10 muzzies back to Syria and I'll move there as one white person with employable skills.
bring the mask with you put it inside some sock/container where it stays clear. don't wear it.
if you have to buy stuff in a little store, (let's say 4x4 meters). is empty and the owner asks you to wear a mask, wear the mask.
if you have to buy stuff in a little store, is full of customers and most of them don't wear a mask, don't wear the mask
if you have to buy stuff in a little store, is full of customers and most of them do wear a mask, wear the mask. but put yourself where they can see you put the mask on just for them. if anyone comments, just reply that the law doesn't require it anymore. the mask is useless Is just to avoid you guys freaking out, because is annoying. and say no more.
if you have to buy stuff in a big store. don't wear the mask. if anyone asks anything. just reply the law doesn't require it anymore. if staff or anyone complains more just tell them that the faster you finish here the faster you leave (not a good reply if it will take you hours) if they insist reply that if is not required by law anymore if police are called they make me stay. if they insist even more you decide to wear the mask or not based on how much urgent is what you need there. if you have to wear it, say just to avoid you having problems with your boss if staff, just to avoid you having problems with your customers if the owner. but it cannot be forced forever.
"You worry about you, I'll worry about me. You do what you feel you need for the safety of yourself and your family, and we can go on our separate ways."
It's funny how they will use the fact that the flu has pretty much disappeared as evidence masks work. How about someone shows up with flu-like symptoms, gets a test we know to be super sensitive for Covid, it's positive, and they don't bother testing for the flu. Or the fact that in some places you can't even visit the doctor if you're sick but not hospital-level.
"Die, Heretic."
"What's the point in saving life if we can't live it?"
If you mean general strangers in public, I'll just ignore them and walk away. I didn't go out to have a confrontation with a random person. They can run their mouth all they want. Physical confrontation? Yeah they don't want to play that game.
Amongst people I know, I usually go to either how I've seen zero evidence that they work. I don't have that many friends and acquaintances that are totally nuts, so usually can at least end the conversation with this. I've actually read a lot of the actual medical journal publications on it and tell them I'm willing to review any raw empirical data or published peer-reviewed medical study on it with a totally open mind. Editorialized data or studies by a journalist, political figure, an infographic, Youtuber, etc? No go. I don't give a shit how cool their Youtube video is, if you want me to trust "science" present me with the highest form of it. I've never really turned it into a good discussion though. Even amongst friends they are either on my side already or don't want to hear different.
Aside from that, I can always go to how much I hate the damn things. If you told me that it was totally inescapable that everywhere on Earth would require me to wear a mask anytime I left my house for the rest of my life, I'd most likely take up arms against the nearest government outlet knowing damn well that I'd end up dead. I am not spending the rest of my life breathing all over my fogged up glasses and if another libtard tells me to get different glasses like the ugly crap they wear or to smear some nasty filmy crap on them they are out of their mind. They don't get it. I wouldn't wear the mask the rest of my life if the virus was 5x as bad as they think it is. For me, the quality of what life I have outweighs the willingness to remain alive. Living is what I'm doing with my life, not the fact that I'm breathing.
Look at their clothes. If you see a Husky, a giant W in purple, a beaver or a duck you may be in danger. Otherwise, ignore them.