I have a physical disability that makes a lot of things hard to do. I can’t really have hobbies or a job if my brain declines. That’s one of the biggest reasons I still care about covid prevention. That and death (immunocompromised).
I have a physical disability that makes a lot of things hard to do. I can’t really have hobbies or a job if my brain declines. That’s one of the biggest reasons I still care about covid prevention. That and death (immunocompromised).
It is also very disappointing that many self-identifying leftists have also either fallen victim to the propaganda machine around COVID minimization or no longer care to keep themselves and their vulnerable comrades safe, at least in some contexts. I can sort of understand those feelings of weariness from individuals about nothing being done to mitigate all the death and suffering that COVID continues to wreak. I personally don’t agree with that choice though, obviously.
But idk, at a minimum, it is extremely disappointing to me that leftist orgs and unions in general are very anti-mask/pro-COVID at this point. I don’t understand what the fuck the point of being a leftist is if you are literally creating an environment that is especially dangerous to disabled/immunocompromised folks, like organizers should be all over requiring masks at events and giving virtual options. Especially because COVID is a workplace safety issue. What the fuck happened to “an injury to one is an injury to all?”
Last New Years there was a very bad thread here that involved a lot of "I love you all, but" passive-aggressive bullying of “shut-ins” for not being normal enough to go out and le party, complete with very helpful suggestions for the “shut-ins” like “kiss a stranger.” Because covid don’t real and loving “shut-ins” by bullying them would totally cure them. The “touch grass” mantra was downright
tier there, as was the assholishness-disguised-as-“love” fixation on normalcy.
Yuck.
I remember that thread. It still angers me. I had to leave the site for a few weeks after all of that.
I’m glad you stayed and the "I love you all,
" concern trolling douchebag left and never came back.
i remember that shit. one of the most embarrassing threads ever seen on this site.
It’s perfectly in line with western leftism, abandon your principles the second it inconveniences you.
I think it’s way simpler than that, but still characteristic of western leftism. Despite all the rhetoric and presumption of being opposed to the hegemonic capitalist system, they are still incredibly susceptible to propaganda, including and particularly, normalization.
The people around them stopped and “the experts” aren’t crying foul, so they agree that covid is over. They are unconsciously liberal due to their susceptibility to media and social narratives.