Beer Virus V

[HoughMade]

Which side of the fence were they on?

Fair question.

I've met more than a few people who act like they don't want it to end if, for no other reason, to have something to complain about.

Good news! There are plenty of other things to complain about.

 

[JTScribe]

Examples? He just makes a few roundabout assertions, then a ton of metaphoric prose.


He makes the claim that people like the thought of experiencing a dystopian future - a la Walking Dead. I guess we got a taste of it... that's pretty much good enough for most people. I dunno, there's probably a bunch of preppers saying, "See, I told you so!" Oh, and there's a bunch of tinfoil types loving this - they're the ones who will lose their precious anti-vax and Great Reset material.


He makes this claim that people don't want to go back to their sad, boring lives - I don't know who he's talking to, but everyone I know really, really, wants to go back to their active, full lives. Personally, I want to travel, I want to host dinner parties, I want to go to concerts, I want to shake hands at church again, I want to stop wearing this mask!


I think he might be confusing, "Let's be sure this is really over before we say it's over" and, "I never want it to end."

And let's not forget, he's a political commentator so he gets paid to hyper-sensationalize things.

Have you missed the stories about the Great Reset?

There are a ton of people enjoying the opportunity the lockdowns have presented.

‘We’ve seen through the pandemic that we can make radical changes that seemed unthinkable before.’

Do AI's 'dark machines' provide more reasons for hope or fear when it comes to tackling climate change? And how can 'green chemistry' and economics play a role in building a sustainable future? The Local spoke to three Stockholm University experts to find out.

www.thelocal.se

 

[Ark]

Foreign holidays will be illegal from Monday

Entitled the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Steps) (England) Regulations 2021, the laws come into force on March 29.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Meanwhile across the pond, the fences on the East Britain border point inward.

 

[JettaKnight]

Have you missed the stories about the Great Reset?

There are a ton of people enjoying the opportunity the lockdowns have presented.

‘We’ve seen through the pandemic that we can make radical changes that seemed unthinkable before.’

Do AI's 'dark machines' provide more reasons for hope or fear when it comes to tackling climate change? And how can 'green chemistry' and economics play a role in building a sustainable future? The Local spoke to three Stockholm University experts to find out.

www.thelocal.se

Yeah, I've seen all the "Great Reset" stuff.

That's my point, there's large contingent of folks making these globalist claims and such... what happens when things get back to normal and there's no evil Great Reset of economics? There's a great many people comforted by the thought that anything bad in the word can be attributed to some shadowy force (globalist, Clintons, Deep State, The rich, Col. Sanders, etc.). Those people might have to accept that all this was just really a bad virus running rampant.

 

[HoughMade]

I guess its comforting to think that people, even evil people, are behind it all because the idea that the world is running on the ragged edge of chaos at any one time because no one is in charge or has a grand scheme is too frightening to acknowledge.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

I guess its comforting to think that people, even evil people, are behind it all because the idea that the world is running on the ragged edge of chaos at any one time because no one is in charge or has a grand scheme is too frightening to acknowledge.

"Someone" is always in charge. As a person of faith, I'll leave the interpretation of that statement up to you.

 

[JettaKnight]

"Someone" is always in charge. As a person of faith, I'll leave the interpretation of that statement up to you.

Which makes it confusing - why are some Believers soooo deep into these conspiracy theories?

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Which makes it confusing - why are some Believers soooo deep into these conspiracy theories?

Because they don't view them so much as conspiracy theories as they do the fulfillment of prophesy?

 

[NKBJ]

Because they don't view them so much as conspiracy theories as they do the fulfillment of prophesy?

Well you know, I think you're on to system there.
When Jesus tells you something is going to happen (Are you ready? It's gonna be like really really punny!) you can "take it to the bank"!

 

[JettaKnight]

Because they don't view them so much as conspiracy theories as they do the fulfillment of prophesy?

I suppose.

I'm more than willing to be pleasantly surprised if it happens during my lifetime on earth.

Me being ready doesn't require me knowing when or how; just why.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Holcomb speaking now...

 

[jamil]

Which side of the fence were they on?

Dude, it's not a fence. It's a mile wide swath.

 

[jamil]

Examples? He just makes a few roundabout assertions, then a ton of metaphoric prose.


He makes the claim that people like the thought of experiencing a dystopian future - a la Walking Dead. I guess we got a taste of it... that's pretty much good enough for most people. I dunno, there's probably a bunch of preppers saying, "See, I told you so!" Oh, and there's a bunch of tinfoil types loving this - they're the ones who will lose their precious anti-vax and Great Reset material.


He makes this claim that people don't want to go back to their sad, boring lives - I don't know who he's talking to, but everyone I know really, really, wants to go back to their active, full lives. Personally, I want to travel, I want to host dinner parties, I want to go to concerts, I want to shake hands at church again, I want to stop wearing this mask!


I think he might be confusing, "Let's be sure this is really over before we say it's over" and, "I never want it to end."

And let's not forget, he's a political commentator so he gets paid to hyper-sensationalize things.

I think it would be interesting to see you critically deconstruct an average NPR bit.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

I wish I could fast forward thru live tv.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Get to the freaking point Holcomb. Enough with the back patting already!

 

[DoggyDaddy]

 

[DoggyDaddy]

 

[JettaKnight]

I think it would be interesting to see you critically deconstruct an average NPR bit.

I'm really starting to hate listening to Steve Inskeep; I don't care if he is a Hoosier or not.

I avoid most of the commentary on NPR for obvious reasons.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

He's renewing the public health emergency. I'm shocked. Shocked I say. Current restrictions extended thru April 5th.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

I'm sorry. A year+ long "emergency" has ceased to be an "emergency". Total BS.