@StephanieResists exactly!!! Pretty pathetic! Sadly, one of my friends was an ardent supporter!! He refused to get vaccinated. He got covid last December. Before he died, he told his BF that he regretted not getting vaccinated. He died for what???? Like so many others.
@Spagesgallo1 That's sad. I just can't make any sense of it at all. It's like the same story being told on repeat.
@StephanieResists I know. I felt terrible to hear that about him. But I was also furious with him. He was 60, wife and daughter. WTF??? Like you, I still can't make any sense of it all as well. People still refusing to get vaccinated, getting covid and dying! Three years later...then you have people refusing other vaccines, so things like polio, scarlet fever, measels, etc are making a comeback! I am beyond pissed!
@Spagesgallo1 @StephanieResists
There's a whole subreddit dedicated to people who say the virus is a democratic hoax, that the vaccine is poison, and the people who get vaxxed are going to die. They're all trump supporters, of course, and they all wind up in the hospital saying, "covid is no joke". Some get intubated, some don't make it, some go home and either change their tune or go right back to the virus being a hoax. It's straight insanity.
@ExecutiveFunction404 @StephanieResists I am totally not surprised by what you are saying. The misinformation and conspiracy theories are all alive and well. My friend was a supporter and also machismo. He probably thought that even if he did get it, it would be nothing. I used to see him every summer at the beach. He used to ride his unicycle from his home..20+ miles. Prob thought he was invincible. Attended his wake virtually. Not one person was wearing a mask. WTF??? Yes, insanity!
@Spagesgallo1 @StephanieResists
Similarly, Aug '21, my good friend passed from #covid also. He was in his early 40s, worked out w a personal trainer, wasn't unhealthy, but was traveling all during the pandemic. He just didn't take it seriously. Went down to FL to open a restaurant, came back up to LI & the next day, tested positive. 3 weeks later, he was dead. Few people were masked at his funeral & they asked if I wanted to go get food after 🤦♀️ I haven't sat inside a restaurant since 2019.
@ExecutiveFunction404 @Spagesgallo1 I've also not sat in a restaurant since before the pandemic.
@StephanieResists @Spagesgallo1
My life isn't any different for not going out to restaurants. Hibachi is the only thing I haven't eaten since. We still order and carry out elsewhere. In the summer, we'll sit outside. It doesn't seem like the end of the world to me. I don't understand the vitriol over it 🤷♀️
@ExecutiveFunction404 @Spagesgallo1 Right, it doesn't bother me in the least to just stay home.
@ExecutiveFunction404 @StephanieResists what??? What did I just miss? 😳 How is that socialism?
@Spagesgallo1 @ExecutiveFunction404 they was just being funny about the part of people helping others out for the greater good
@StephanieResists @Spagesgallo1
Yes, the quotes were to express that it was coming from the selfish people, who are usually on the red side of things.
Sorry, sometimes I forget that it's hard to express sarcasm via text.
@ExecutiveFunction404 @StephanieResists no worries! I should have realized where you were coming from! Looking back on it, it's freaking hysterical! 🤣 because you nailed it! You nailed their ignorant mentality! Meanwhile, the ones who continue to vote against their best interests...Medicare and Social Security!
@StephanieResists @ExecutiveFunction404 OK. I thought I missed something and I did, I missed the freaking joke! 😳🤣
@StephanieResists @ExecutiveFunction404 people just don't care about one another. It's a sad commentary, but it's true. People are just way too selfish and self centered. There actually was a time when people did things in cooperation for the greater good.