LDSGator

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No worries at all bro. Life takes all of us in many different, interesting journeys. And to be clear, some conspiracy buffs are lunatics, while many are good people who are just misguided. That’s basically how I feel about leftists too. Some are totally nuts, but most are just good people who are misguided. Here’s what funny/sad though. Many conspiracy nuts are arrogant, dismissive, rude and nasty. Instead of me thinking they are good people who are misguided, they think those who disagree with them are “sheep” or “uneducated” or, in the worst cases, part of their whacky conspiracy and think everyone who doesn't agree with them is “out to get them” or “evil”. Is this how everyone who believes that 9/11 was an inside job acts? No, but I’ve honestly never met a true blue conspiracy nut who didn’t call others “sheep” or “blind” or pretend they are smarter than everyone else. Charming.

imagine being a republican, like me, who trusts vaccines/ masks but also thinks that it’s comical when leftists say men can have babies or that there are 67 genders. It’s a lonely boat to be in, but at least we have chips and salsa and the music is good.

Being skeptical is fine, I’m with you completely. I’m just “skeptical” of anti vaxxers and people who don’t understand science too. I sort of get the conspiracy buffs because shamefully, I used to be one. Than, I began to “educate myself” and realized how wrong I was about JFK, 9/11, vaccines, etc. One day I’d honestly like to write a book about how I finally began to think critically.

This joke would be funnier if he had an oxygen tank and needed help going to the restroom. 😉

I find it more grimly amusing than troublesome. I’ve heard anti vaxxers say “they don’t want to be part of an experiment” but a grand total of zero of them comprehend that they are now the control group. So, it’s not funny “ha ha” but it is darkly ironic.

Whatever works, it’s absolutely your choice.

Same. I felt like garbage after my second shot, but it’s better than actually having Covid.

Right. Also, everyone “dislikes bias” until they find a news source biased towards their side. That it’s “fair and objective.”

That’s understandable and like I said, I do generally agree with you. The larger the family, certainly the more conservative, and on average they have a better chance of remaining conservative. No argument there, really. and yes, it’s complicated. Very much so.

That is true, but it’s complicated. Just having kids doesn’t ensure they’ll be conservatives. The odds might be higher, but it’s still not certain by any stretch. If it was, we wouldn’t have the trouble with keeping kids active in the church that we do.

Well, I tried. As someone who generally wants to advance the conservative side through elections, guess I have to play the Cassandra card. Thanks.

Something fascinating: those not getting the shot are largely republicans. So, they have a better chance of dying. Which will lead to less of them voting. Which will lead to liberal values being advanced. So, every liberal will open up champagne, and they should. @Godless, your side will win this battle. You are welcome, and be sure to thank them later.

I can too, because I generally share their “don’t tell me what to do” philosophy. However, and it’s a huge however, I also understand things like the differences between “assault on freedom” and “light inconvenience”. If whining about wearing a mask is what you choose to complain about, your life is going amazingly well. There are, literally, people in India who are dying because of their lack of vaccines and masks. They’ll happily take yours.

Ok, great. It’s how I’ve heard it described. If I’m wrong, I’m a-okay with that.