Are we about to have an "Atlas Shrugged" moment?

[iguanaman]

Oh come on. Thanks!!

I frequently have to tell the vaccinated to mask up. They are far worse in terms of arguing with me than the unvaccinated. Thanks!!

Since the vaccinated are far less likely to be infected than the unvaccinated you have very little to fear from them. Here it is the opposite. Only the vaccinated are wearing masks at all and we have the covid deaths to prove it.

CDC: Unvaccinated 5 times more likely to get COVID-19​

https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-per...unvaccinated-5-times-more-likely-get-covid-19

 

[Logophile]

Since the vaccinated are far less likely to be infected than the unvaccinated you have very little to fear from them. Here it is the opposite. Only the vaccinated are wearing masks at all and we have the covid deaths to prove it.

CDC: Unvaccinated 5 times more likely to get COVID-19​

https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-per...unvaccinated-5-times-more-likely-get-covid-19

Igs, we've debated this ad nauseum. The vaccinated transmit covid. They just do, whether you like it or not. Even Fauci admits that. If everybody would wear an N95 mask, we'd be far better off. Thanks!!

 

[iguanaman]

Igs, we've debated this ad nauseum. The vaccinated transmit covid. They just do, whether you like it or not. Even Fauci admits that. If everybody would wear an N95 mask, we'd be far better off. Thanks!!

The vaccinated cannot transmit covid when they are not infected. Vaccination reduces the chances of infection 5 fold. That will beat the virus if we can just get enough to take the shot. Stop denying science and supporting those that wish to prolong this plague. They are scum.

 

[Logophile]

The vaccinated cannot transmit covid when they are not infected. Vaccination reduces the chances of infection 5 fold. That will beat the virus if we can just get enough to take the shot. Stop denying science and supporting those that wish to prolong this plague. They are scum.

But the vaccinated do get infected. They just do. And you are the poster in utter denial of the science. That's why so many people in Waterford, Ireland are infected. That's why all those people in Israel got infected. They both had very high vaccination rates. You're spewing an untruth, Igs. Thanks!!

 

[bearpoker]

Oh come on. Thanks!!

I frequently have to tell the vaccinated to mask up. They are far worse in terms of arguing with me than the unvaccinated. Thanks!!

How do you know they're not unvaccinated liars?

 

[trouble13]

It's the right wing that's wailing. Ask them. The left wing is happy as clams that the mandates are working. Vaccinations are up, COVID down. Life is getting better.

How is life getting better, the fatality has stayed relatively unchanged from Trump to Biden. Whether people want to admit it or not, vaccinated people are catching covid and they are also spreading it. The vaccinations seem to have accomplished very little.

 

[Logophile]

How do you know they're not unvaccinated liars?

Because they wave their proof of vaccine thing in my face. And I just wearily nod and repeat, you need a mask. Thanks!!

 

[W_Heisenberg]

Cops don't even pretend to protect life, liberty, or property. Hence they are worthless.

Worthless, huh? That's an odd thing to say.

I don't think there is any law enforcement system or police force in the world that is perfect, but without some sort of security bad things happen to people living in a society. I am not saying cops are perfect, but our society is much better off with police departments than it is without them. And the need for police becomes greater as a population becomes more dense.

You appear to have an all or nothing mentality. I am beginning to think you want a utopian society, a perfect society, based on a "perfect" ideology, but that's not possible.

Ok, here's one:

No government has ever even come close to that.

So what if no government has come close to some perfect ideal? I didn't say it was perfect. And why do you need it to be perfect?

No, it isn't. It's the filthy state that throws people in prison for the "crime" of harming no one.

1. You mentioned prostitution is a victimless crime. That's not quite true. There are many circumstances where people are forced into prostitution.

2. I didn't even mention arrest or imprisonment. I focused more on the sort of abusive relationships and violent conflicts that arise in a lawless environment.

That's right, and rules made by the market are superior to rules made by politicians.

In many circumstances, yes, especially as it applies to economic transactions. But in an environment where there are no laws or the Rule of Law doesn't function well an economy can suffer.

Let me give you an example:

What Makes Countries Corrupt

A number of social and economic factors have astonishing correlations with a nation's political behavior

www.theatlantic.com

Corruption and Economic Development: Corruption is closely associated with the overall level of economic development: The richer the country, the less corrupt it tends to be (the correlation coefficient between CPI and GDP per capita is .81). The above chart shows this graphically, with wealthier, more advanced nations clustered at the top, and poorer, less developed nations clustered at the bottom.

All this demonstrates is how little you know about the subject.

Which subject? Your strange ideology that you think solves all problems? You like private armies too? How well did that work out for the Roman Republic?

 

[HangLow]

Not sure about public schools but social security was borrowed from Bismark (a right winger) and smaller socialist efforts. FDR was a capitalist until the end. I think calling government programs socialist is silly.

 

[guillermojf]

Hookers steal shit all the time from customers. There is a higher risk of STDs for both the prostitute and the customer.

Hookers are horrible. I never paid for one and never will. I feel sad for men who pay money for STIs. A society must truly be sad when it has come to a point where its men get excited for buying a 100$ strand of gonorrhea.

 

[SMTA]

We need a fainting goats emoji.

Not an emoji, but…….

 

[Lloyd Christmas]

In that lengthy and often prescient novel, set in a near future dystopian semi-socialist America, many capitalists decide to abandon their enterprises leaving the government to scavenge the corpses of their companies instead bleeding off their profits for their own use.

Famine and civil war ensue.

Now we have a similar opting out, not by capitalists but by professionals not willing to comply with vaccine requirements. Right now nurses and likely airline pilots, but more to follow as the mandates grow.

It will be hard to measure the effect of these walkouts, especially if they are not reported as such. But we will see a reduction in availability and quality of professional services.

Combine that with possible government "shutdowns" and i say if you're not a prepper what are you waiting for?

Atlas Shrugged ws the biggest steaming pile of crap. Totally started reading because I thought it was something else. Typical of right wing, complete nonsensical fiction to suck the D of the greedy.