covid-19

[JerryBaumchen 1,364]

22 hours ago, ryoder said:

I just heard NPR announce that CO is having a lottery with 5 winners of $1M each.

Cool part is that if you are already vaccinated, you are automatically entered in it.

Hi Robert,

What are the residency req'ments for Colorado?  

Jerry Baumchen

[ryoder 1,590]

33yo Denver deputy who is anti-vaxxer, dies of COVID-19:

Sheriff's Deputy Who Posted Anti-Vaccine Content Dies of COVID

I won't be sending any thoughts/prayers:

Two Denver Sheriff Department deputies suspended for beating, squeezing inmate’s arms

[kallend 2,027]

4 hours ago, ryoder said:

33yo Denver deputy who is anti-vaxxer, dies of COVID-19:

Sheriff's Deputy Who Posted Anti-Vaccine Content Dies of COVID

I won't be sending any thoughts/prayers:

Two Denver Sheriff Department deputies suspended for beating, squeezing inmate’s arms

Darwin will always prevail in the long run.

[Phil1111 1,149]

12 minutes ago, kallend said:

Darwin will always prevail in the long run.

In the long run we all die. Darwin makes his selections early in that run.

[BIGUN 1,317]

6 minutes ago, Phil1111 said:

Darwin makes his selections early in that run.

Easy. Just watch what the other Darwin recipients did - and don't do that.

Course, there are those creative fuckers who make up new shit - but, we kinda know who they are. :)  

[ryoder 1,590]

Miami Herald: Former health department employee Rebekah Jones granted official whistleblower status

This should get DeSantis' panties in a wad. 

[lippy 918]

4 hours ago, ryoder said:

Miami Herald: Former health department employee Rebekah Jones granted official whistleblower status

This should get DeSantis' panties in a wad. 

You sure they’re not already wadded? I dunno what else would explain that fucked up look he’s always got on his face. 

[TriGirl 319]

On 5/24/2021 at 2:04 AM, kallend said:

And if they still hold out, let Darwin have the last word.

If only it were that simple, though.  The unvaccinated spur the variants, which could end up affecting us all.

This supports the suggestion that we'll all be getting annual vaccines along with our shots for influenza (or at a minimum, boosters for COVID every couple of years). 

[kallend 2,027]

It would be interesting to see if there's any overlap between those who think getting a shot is an infringement on their personal freedoms, and those who think all 18 year olds should be forced to do some kind of national service.

[wolfriverjoe 1,523]

52 minutes ago, kallend said:

It would be interesting to see if there's any overlap between those who think getting a shot is an infringement on their personal freedoms, and those who think all 18 year olds should be forced to do some kind of national service.

Or those who think everyone should be forced to stand during the national anthem.

[BIGUN 1,317]

 

1 hour ago, kallend said:

and those who think all 18 year olds should be forced to do some kind of national service.

Depends on how "National Service" is defined. I do not believe in a national "Military" service, but do believe there are numerous ways to serve those others and your country  more so than yourself. Peace Corps, AmeriCorps. NGO's, Food Centers, the local volunteer fire department and even college. You chose to take the path of college and how much have you done for others. That's what it's about - learning to care about your fellow man.

[BIGUN 1,317]

47 minutes ago, wolfriverjoe said:

Or those who think everyone should be forced to stand during the national anthem.

I don't think everyone should be forced to stand, but I don't believe in taking a knee as a form of protest should be done or revered either. 

[ryoder 1,590]

4 minutes ago, BIGUN said:

I don't think everyone should be forced to stand, but I don't believe in taking a knee as a form of protest should be done or revered either. 

Simple solution: Stop cheapening the national anthem by dragging into sporting events which have nothing to do politics, or patriotism, or the nation.

[BIGUN 1,317]

14 minutes ago, ryoder said:

Stop cheapening the national anthem by dragging into sporting events which have nothing to do politics, or patriotism, or the nation.

I'm not sure I understand. 

[ryoder 1,590]

This says it well:

Why We Should Stop Having the National Anthem at Professional Sporting Events

[BIGUN 1,317]

3 hours ago, ryoder said:

This says it well:

He's entitled to his opinion.  

 

[nwt 131]

2 hours ago, BIGUN said:

He's entitled to his opinion.  

 

In your opinion, why should the anthem be played at sporting events?

[SkyDekker 1,465]

34 minutes ago, nwt said:

In your opinion, why should the anthem be played at sporting events?

How else would people know how patriotic driving in a constant left turn is?

[BIGUN 1,317]

1 hour ago, nwt said:

In your opinion, why should the anthem be played at sporting events?

Good question. It started heavily after WWI and amplified again after WWII and ever since. Veterans go to sports events to feel a sense of home, tranquility, and patriotism.  Their families go with them.  I would even say (although I have no measurement other than qualitative) that most in the stands are veterans. And being around men & women who've put their butts on the line - not a great time to take a knee.   

EDIT: I've been following the notifications to me and not the thread. If we're going to continue this - I suggest another thread. Apologies to Gowlerk & the moderators for the thread drift. 

Edited June 1, 2021 by BIGUN

[nwt 131]

31 minutes ago, BIGUN said:

And being around men & women who've put their butts on the line - not a great time to take a knee.   

That's tangential at best to my question

[TriGirl 319]

1 hour ago, BIGUN said:

I would even say (although I have no measurement other than qualitative) that most in the stands are veterans. And being around men & women who've put their butts on the line - not a great time to take a knee.   

So, how is asking someone to show concern for their fellow citizens by doing their part to stop the spread of a deadly pandemic any different? (masks, distancing, handwashing, and vaccinations all included)

[BIGUN 1,317]

4 hours ago, TriGirl said:

So, how is asking someone to show concern for their fellow citizens by doing their part to stop the spread of a deadly pandemic any different? (masks, distancing, handwashing, and vaccinations all included)

It's not and I've been a champion of those measures. 

[SkyDekker 1,465]

9 hours ago, BIGUN said:

It's not and I've been a champion of those measures. 

How is asking people at a sporting event to show concern for their fellow citizens of a different skin colour getting killed by Law Enforcement at a significantly higher rate any different?

Weird to say that the predominantly black athletes on the field better show the respect for the veterans in the stands, but those same black athletes cannot ask for some respect in return.

[billvon 2,995]

16 hours ago, BIGUN said:

And being around men & women who've put their butts on the line - not a great time to take a knee.

Would it surprise you to learn that the person who asked Kaepernick to take a knee was a veteran?  Nate Boyer, a former Green Beret and NFL player, asked him to do that out of respect for the flag.  In his words:

"I suggested him taking a knee instead of sitting  . . .I thought kneeling was more respectful.   I mean, people kneel when they get knighted.   You kneel to propose to your wife, and you take a knee to pray.   And soldiers often take a knee in front of a fallen brother's grave to pay respects. So I thought, if anything, besides standing, that was the most respectful."

[nwt 131]

16 hours ago, BIGUN said:

not a great time to take a knee.   

Ok, I'll ask again: In your opinion, why should the anthem be played at sporting events?