Thoughts And Opinions On : Coronavirus Part 5

 

Mob Rule Takes Hold, As Conspiracy Theorist and Crackpots Are Plunged To The Forefront

Mob Rule Brings Fringe Crackpots To The Forefront

Conspiracy theories are as destructive to a person's health as Coronavirus is.
Conspiracy theories is basically the mental equivalent of Coronavirus.
It kills enough brain-cells until one is incapable of rational thinking.

Sometimes it's very hard to articulate in words or expressions the events going on. More precisely, the audacity of those who claim tyranny because they have been temporary inconvenienced and refuses to make personal sacrifices. These entitled individuals, though few in number, have very loud and obnoxious voices. There words carry threats and will resort to violence when things don't go there way. Those that don't democracy, but act like they know it like the back of there hands, play pretend patriots as they resort to there show of force.

This article is not going to be forgiving to the protesters. In fact, this article is intended on being a very harsh critique of there impulsive and self-centered actions. These self-righteous imbeciles claim that they uphold life and freedom, while simultaneously showing contempt for them at the same time. They claim to be patriots, while at the same time, several can't be distinguished from that of ISIS fighters. There idea of "freedom" is to enforce there warped, tunnel-vision version of it on everybody else. 

This is the same entitled society when a woman shot at and injured employees at a McDonald's In Oklahoma City because she couldn't eat inside. The workers served only drive thru so they can better protect there health and that of there customers during the health crisis. These workers, along with many of there customers, realize that its there is a collective right to be protected from the dangers of the virus. Others though, unwilling to make personal sacrifices so they can fulfill there wants, will go as far to shoot up the fast-food place when the person in question doesn't gets what she want. Luckily, none of the injuries were life-threatening. However, this shouldn't have happened in the first place. Especially for workers acting in the best interest of both there health along with that of there customers.

Unfortunately one lives in a society where several feel that they are entitled to do the things that they want regardless of the consequences, with everybody's health be damned. If people get sick from there actions, that's there problem! Do these pathetic fools feel that they have a responsibility the collective rights of those who are trying to protect themselves Covid-19.

The Unfortunate Victims Of Circumstance

Individual rights and freedoms don't mean anything unless we uphold the rights of others as well. Democracy only works when we work for others as well as ourselves. It's at this point that I have a confession to make. I have no sympathy for the protesters who went to the various state capitals. It would have been one thing if the vast majority of protesters came with real grievances, like small business owners. There protest would be justified due to being in a system where the giant corporations dictating the governments hand only provides token support for such owners. Small business owners should have been receiving aid throughout the health crisis. Those who register for government aid are either rejected or being consumed by the bureaucratic machine that serves the top one percent.

Another group who are justified in protesting (and some of them have) are workers of giant corporations that placed profit over people's health. These workers did not provided the resources to protect themselves from the virus even though there corporate overlords had the resources to cover them. In the best of times, these corporations seldom cover the associated medical cost oh employees that have gotten sick from the virus. Several companies, especially the essential ones, have provided the cleaning and health supplies for there workers to remain safe. Often though, this isn't the case were the workers have to fend for themselves. There own company won't protect them. Workers at the Amazon warehouses have especially been abused by a system where they were expected to work while they were sick and there co-workers around them were falling ill and dying from the virus. They were demanded to put there health at risk for minimum wage so that there executives can hit it big next quarter. That doesn't seem like a worthy sacrifice for one to put there health at risk.

Who Did Come Out Of The Woodwork?

One would have expected the protest movements to be made up of these poor victims of circumstance. There faces were far and few in the crowd though. Sympathy evaporates as the protest was consumed by the conspiracy theorist, white supremacist, gun-toting extremist. These pathetic crackpots embraced non-existent fears that were never in the cards in the first place. These gullible suckers were taken in by make-believe threats and embraced nonexistent figments of there feeble imaginations as the gospel truth. 

Several of these entitled buffoons screamed pretend oppression at the top of there lungs. They were quick to present there inconveniences as human rights violations as they screamed oppression around every street sign. These gullible protesters were demanding back rights that were never taken away (thus there is nothing to take back). They scream this "oppression" as the many are trying to protect the general population during a horrific virus outbreak. The irony is that these entitled nitwits are quick to demonize others as "entitled": "Oh....Those Illegal Immigrants.....SO ENTITLED! I.....Mr/Ms. Uniformed, don't care If I base that opinion of untrue rhetoric instead of research the claims (undocumented immigrants have actually been subsidizing our programs and not draining them as presented by many uninformed/misinformed citizens and politicians)". One doesn't run across selfish entitlement until a woman shoots up a McDonald's because the employees were acting in the best interest of people's health during this deadly outbreak. This stops being a joke when blood is spilled and bystanders are injured. 

Horribly abused catch phrases with zero meaning were uttered by gullible and uniformed protesters They answered that "Call to Arms" to "Take Back Our Country" even though there is nothing to take the country back from. These protesters murdered logic and reason in cold blood by there proclamation that Covid-19 wasn't a real thing even though it has killed over 70,000 people in this country to date. For many demonstrators, its easy to protest because to them, Covid-19 is a phony lie invented to scare and manipulate people, and not the real and deadly virus that it is. 

The concept of mob rule is already troubling enough to begin

with, but when populated by conspiracy theorist and crackpots

on the fringes believing that invisible boogeymen on every corner

are trying to stomp them out of existence; one becomes a witness

to humanity at it's lowest.

Many on the fringes have blindly embraced that phony "Call To Arms". Those on the fringes would blindly obey the order without question. Mob rule was called out to put pleasure on the states to open up against the pretend oppression that wasn't a real thing. Protest occurred in the states that have placed public health as the priority. The concept of mob rule is already troubling enough to begin with, but when populated by conspiracy theorist and crackpots on the fringes believing that invisible boogeymen on every corner are trying to stomp them out of existence; one becomes a witness to humanity at it's lowest.

Democracy was itself slapped in the face by the sheer audacity of these poor and pathetic souls. Democracy only works when the rights of others are upheld as well as the individual. Democracy falls flat on its face when many in the masses scream individual rights at the top of there lungs, but remain dismissive of the rights of others. Democracy doesn't work like that. The health and well-being of others have to be respected as well. What about those who rightly believe (and supported with actual evidence and facts) that Covid-19 is a real and deadly threat. Are those in the crowd suppose to say "screw them" and do whatever to there hearts content, while potentially infecting overs throughout the country. 

There are villains out there, and it's not the imaginary and pretend boogeymen that the protesters fear. The villains are the protesters themselves as they show complete disregard for the well-being and health of others and present absurd rhetoric and conspiracy theories as the gospel truth.

Trump had been very selective in who he criticized. All the states that he issued his absurd call-to-action to have been those states with Democrat governors. That's so very objective considering that several Republican governors have implemented very strict measures as well. However, Trump didn't signal them out in his Twitter-storm, but only acknowledged the three states with Democrat governors. This insulates that strict measures are alright if a Republican governor does it, but if a Democrat follows through, then that becomes oppression!

Not that assumptions shouldn't be made because regardless of the political affiliations of the respective governors, many in there states implemented these measures to protect the general public from the deadly virus. Many don't see it as that though.

Conspiracy theories are as destructive to a person's health as Covid-19 is. Conspiracy theories is basically the mental equivalent of Covid-19. It kills enough brain-cells until one is incapable of rational thinking.  

Let's Take Back Those Rights That Were
Never Taken Away In The First Place

The protesters were encouraged to quote "Take back there state". I never liked this phrase or variations of it to begin with. Take the country or state back from exactly what? A difference of opinion. There is nothing to take back because the vast majority of officials in prominent positions in this country were elected by the people. When one states that things need to be quote "taken back", that implies that those in power got there positions though undemocratic means. This is one of those phrases that is designed to be abused by bloggers in the form of sensationalist click-bait from the likes of InfoWars, Breitbart, or TheBlaze.

What's insulting is the fact that many claim that there freedoms were violated during the outbreak. This is a pathetic lie coming from the mouths of mindless fools. Personal liberties or a person's religious freedoms were never violated during this health crisis. Many companies are compensating there employees. Several others have provided opportunities for them to work at home. 

Religious institutions have provided digital means for several to exercise there faith in the realm of social media during the outbreak. Many like-minded groups could still congregate together within the realm of social media as well. Physical contact isn't necessary for people to come together as digital means have been provided to allow communication. The freedom for one to express themselves was still present through the use of social media. People still had the rights and opportunity to share there thoughts on Facebook and various other social media platforms. Print publications have a strong presence in the online realm as well. As a result, people could still get there news from there preferred sources on demand. There rights to there sources of information was never infringed by the government.

People could still order food from there favorite restaurants which do carry-outs. There's also the drive thru for those that like fast-food on the go. Everybody could still play there video games and access there favorite video streaming sites like Netflix, Hulu, or YouTube. There was no restrictions on the consumption of personal content. People still had access to radio and broadcast TV during the outbreak. People could still visit the grocery stores, supermarkets, and pharmacies for there prescription medicine, food, and other necessities. Knowing all of that, it's still amazing that many have the balls to declare that there civic freedoms have been violated during the health crisis. I doubt that these protesters feel stupid though. In there eyes, how dare the government try to protect people! 

Instead of seeing Covid-19 as it is, a deadly virus; many instead chose to turn the health crisis became another us-vs.-them battle. For those that already viewed the Coronavirus as a hoax and urban myth to begin with,  they're treating there petty complaints as human rights violations while screaming (pretend) oppression at the top of there lungs. This is despite the measures having a very positive effect in keeping the cases of Covid-19 to a minimal, and protecting the general health.

People are dying because many self-centered and selfish individuals think that there public exposure are more important than the sanctity of life itself. Little do they know that lifting measures at a time like this will result people we know becoming affected. Our friends and loved are at risk now as weak and pitiful governors have submit to mob rule and lifted the restricts in place. If many think things are bad now, just wait. Not that it matters to the protesters because they think the virus is a made-up hoax anyway. Tell that to the loved ones that knew one of the over 80,000 (when I started this article about three week ago, that number was at 20,000) people that died from the Cornonavirus.

The protesters are treating the measures that are preventing them from getting sick as a humans rights violation. These protesters would be singing a different tune if there loved ones were dying. Instead of recognizing the accomplishments of the health regulations, they are quickly to dismiss it as tyranny and oppression because these self-serving nitwits didn't want to make personal sacrifices. Those who have legitimate grievances of been drowned out by these entitled fools. With the virus still running rampant, these protester will pay for there ignorance in time. By taking part in the crowds, several are likely to get sick from Coronavirus due to there irresponsible actions, and they only have themselves to blame for there stupidity. These protesters are the most pathetic lamebrains that Western Civilization bestowed upon us.

No Accountability

For those who count on the votes of individuals who's crusade for personal public enjoyment override the sanctity of life itself; no action will be taken. Politicians will not alienate there voters, even if it means protecting them during the worst of this crisis.

These self-centered and selfish individuals are killing people around them with there exposure, and they in turn show complete disregard. The general attitude is "well if you get sick and die from my illness, then it's my right and your problem!". It becomes all our problems when you health is collectively at stake!

Changing Views

On the whole, my political views, which were already been changing before the outbreak, has rapidly evolved since. At one point, I use to have a very positive opinion view of the Libertarian movement. By this point though, I have a much more negative opinion of the movement. People can scream individual rights at the top of there lungs, but freedom only has meaning when the rights of others are upheld as well as the rights of the individual. One can't uphold there own freedoms while dismissing the rights of others. Freedom means respecting the health of those who want to remain healthy. It's at this point that I consider the Libertarian movement ethically bankrupt as it has nothing of value to offer. On one hand, this is still an improvement over the two establish parties offering nothing is better than promoting lies and deceit. The Libertarian movement though is just as much consumed by emotions as the other parties. Libertarians are as much prone to murdering rational thinking in cold blood as these neighbors on the left and rights. It seldom offers arguments based and logic and reason as Libertarians, like many Democrats and Republicans, are prone to outlandish conspiracy theories and rhetoric. For those that are looking for a rational approach to politics, look elsewhere.

These Self-Righteous Fools And Pathetic Losers Are Not Patriots

A bus driver in Detroit, Jason Hargrove, died from Coronavirus because the riders refused to where there mask. People dismissed the virus and his feelings about it. Many scream about individual rights at the top of our lungs, but what about respecting the rights of the bus driver. He should have been taken into consideration. Instead selfish creeps and buffoons dismissed it and he payed the price for there ignorance. He couldn't just just stay home like millions of other Americans. He needed to work and make ends meet. 

Did he have to to die because a selfish prick didn't want to wear a mask because it would "violate my precious rights!". These selfish and dimwitted twats showed no respect for Jason Hargrove, and millions of others in the service economy. They are looked down upon, and thus, for many entitled fools, there lives have no meaning. Many are quick to state that "That's there profession. That's what they choose so they have to live with the consequences.". Is getting shot at for minimum wage in the job description for those McDonald's employees in Oklahoma City. This is the response from thickheaded buffoons that fails to realize that "death at the hands of deadly virus at minimum wage" was not in the job description either. The city, state, and the companies have a responsibility to there workers and there safety. The people using there services have a responsibility for there well-being as well. When selfish fools dismiss the welfare and safety of there workers, they need to be called out as the pathetic louses that they are. 

Several will be tempted as painting these protesters as "Patriots". Don't. These selfish rejects of Western Civilization aren't "Patriots". Those who call them that know what Democracy is. These protesters are the petty twits that are passing off health and safety measures as violations of personal freedoms and rights.

Articles Of Interest

NPR : Heavily Armed Protesters Gather Again At Michigan Capitol To Decry Stay-At-Home Order - https://www.npr.org/2020/05/14/855918852/heavily-armed-protesters-gather-again-at-michigans-capitol-denouncing-home-order

NYTimes : 11 Days After Fuming About a Coughing Passenger, a Bus Driver Died From the Coronavirus -  https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/04/us/detroit-bus-driver-coronavirus.html

NYTimes : McDonald’s Employee Is Shot After Store Is Partly Closed for Virus - https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/07/us/oklahoma-mcdonalds-shooting-coronavirus.html

The Dallas Morning News : Fore! Some Texas golfers may play through coronavirus crisis, says Attorney General Ken Paxton - https://www.dallasnews.com/news/public-health/2020/04/11/fore-some-texas-golfers-may-play-through-coronavirus-crisis-says-attorney-general-ken-paxton/

Snopes : Why Are White Supremacists Protesting to ‘Reopen’ the US Economy? - https://www.snopes.com/news/2020/04/29/why-are-white-supremacists-protesting-to-reopen-the-us-economy/

Snopes : Pro-Trump Protesters Push Back on Stay-at-Home Orders - https://www.snopes.com/ap/2020/04/17/pro-trump-protesters-push-back-on-stay-at-home-orders/

Snopes : Hundreds Protest Michigan Governor’s Social Distancing Order - https://www.snopes.com/ap/2020/04/15/hundreds-protest-michigan-governors-social-distancing-order/

BBC : Coronavirus: Governors ask Trump to call off lockdown protests - https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-52363318

BBC : Coronavirus lockdown protest: What's behind the US demonstrations? - https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-52359100

BBC : Coronavirus protests: The moment a man in scrubs confronts drivers - https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-52371977

The Verge : Bill Gates is now the leading target for coronavirus falsehoods, says report - https://www.theverge.com/2020/4/17/21224728/bill-gates-coronavirus-lies-5g-covid-19