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to be fair the pandemic handling did fucking suck and ruin lives. there were stories about how people couldn't say goodbye to dying relatives because of "distancing rules" (which the Washington Post confirmed were basically picked out of thin air, obviously) which is just blatantly inhumane and obviously careless. you're not building public trust or respect with rules like that. i'd happily get covid if i could say goodbye to my mom before she dies, fuck you.
You win the "worlds most dangerously selfish and unempathetic" person award.
lmao it's unempathetic to say people should be able to say goodbye to loved ones. covid was spreading everywhere anyway! if that hugely meaningful interaction didn't get them infected, work or school or the gas station or a hotel or a restaurant would the next day anyway.
"Millions of people were dying anyway, so I should have been able to say goodbye to my third cousin Phil in person instead of via video chat!"
People with your attitude are why millions died needlessly. Yes, you're unempathetic.
And how many moms will die because of your plague rat ass?
Tagged you: "dumb as a rock".
Hey sorry it's off topic but how do you "tag" people? I've seen a few people say this and can't figure it out, I'm guessing it's my app's fault.
I would also like to know how to tag this guy as dumb as a rock
The handling of the pandemic was terrible and was a play on the lives of hundreds of millions that we're still recovering from today. No point arguing with the basement dwellers of Lemmy, because that's where they were. I'm no denier or whatever from any stretch of the imagination, but god damn, thinking this was handled appropriately is a very unpopular opinion in the real world.