We're learning about disinformation and mob psychology, but what to do with that learning?

Masks can prevent the spread of COVID and you can still breathe in them, so I don't see why there's a reason to complain

masks help to reduce the rate and degree of spread, and therefore the number of cases at any one time, and therefore the number of deaths in any given period ( :

I mistook your meme above as something of an anti-Mask message. :)

Have you heard of ZDoggMD?

no but i'll check out his site when i've finished my current tasks

But if they only slow down the rate of spread, instead of halting it altogether, then why don't we just get rid of the masks and get it over with sooner? (BTW I'm not being serious about what I just said)

So hospitals won't get overwhelmed.

I actually think I saw a news article that if you wear an actual doctor-hospital issued mask, your oxygen level intake actually goes down, but its only about 50%, and you have to be wearing the mask for a few hours already.

So, anyways, 1. you shouldnt be out that long and 2. you shouldnt be wearing that type of mask. Let the doctors wear it. So, just wear a mask.

I saw an experiment where they wore a mask and tested the oxygen in their blood before and after, with several kinds of masks. They didn't affect the oxygen levels

*shrugs* I dunno, thats what I heard. But the point is even if there is a difference, just wear the mask. Its not gonna kill you or damage you or anything.

An oxygen particle is hundreds of times smaller than a coronavirus particle

Is particle even the irhgt word though?

Molecule?

Maybe???

I think so???

Yeah okay um-

Anyway-

Masks good virus bad wear mask

Yup.

That pretty much covers it.

Besides, if you think masks take away your oxygen, then you dont deserve to have it.

Natural selection is a beauty

Ah yes, of course. Natural selection.

The foolish will die and I can watch the world burn as it plunges into eternal chaos and suffering.

*plunges into personal chaos and suffering*

No not you

Yes you are my world but I'm talking about the other world

Aw

'w'

COVID-19 can be contracted through the eyes, sooooo...

I see it as a personal freedom issue. If you want to or don't want to wear a mask, that's your decision, not mine. I don't know your reason why you choose to wear or not wear a mask and it's not really any of my business. My body my choice essentially. Since Corona isn't much of a problem in my area, I'm not worried about it so I personally don't wear a mask. That being said, I did order a mask for when I do go out just in case. However, I don't like government forcing everyone to wear masks as I see it as government overreach. I don't know your reasonings for not wearing a mask, so the government definitely doesn't. Maybe you have asthma, maybe you're a smoker, or maybe you have some other condition that makes it harder for you to breathe. All in all, do what's best for you personally. If you're not sure for yourself, ask your doctor as they have your medical data on file and would be the person most suited to give you the best medical advice possible.

How is a mask an invasion of freedom? All you need to do is wear a piece of cloth over your face and bam! You've protected other people

Simply put: You do not have the right to tell me what to wear whether you think it's beneficial to society or not. If you don't like it, then too bad, because now I will do it in the most grandiose fashion possible just to spite you. That's the true American way; whenever the government enforces something you don't like, whether it's a mask mandate or making one of the best plants ever illegal, you can tell the government to go f*** themselves, do it anyway in a peaceful manner, accept whatever punishment the state hands out, and win people over to your cause.

Also like I said, you don't know the other person's reasons for not wearing masks. They may have a health condition that wearing a mask would worsen. You don't know what they have to deal with, therefore you do not have the right to impose restrictions on them.

Why are you so against wearing a mask? It's mandatory because it's for the sake of others. Are you saying you don't care about all the people at risk? Why are you acting like the government who just wants to protect its citizens is doing something beyond evil?

I know that. But I know that most of the people who don't want to wear masks only don't want to do it because it's uncomfortable. They don't want to hassle so they protest, calling it an infringement of freedom and "unconstitutional", putting the people at risk already at more risk. Also putting a risk on themselves

I just want people to be protected. I don't want this to spread anymore because I don't want anyone else to lose a loved one.

Lol. This is the same government that collects all your data to spy on you, imprisons people for smoking a plant, and is blowing up kids in the Middle East over oil. Needless to say, I don’t trust them to impose more and more restrictions on us or do the right thing, period.

Here’s the nice thing about freedom, especially today. If you’re worried corona is going to get you, you can choose to wear a mask or stay home. Nobody is forcing you to leave your home or not wear a mask. Need food and other supplies? Amazon and grocery store delivery services got you covered. Want some food from that new restaurant? Uber Eats, DoorDash, and GrubHub exist, take your pick. Don’t force your belief upon others.

Then can you explain how other governments of other countries have so many less cases than America?

I think it's because the concept of "freedom" that most Americans have has already been heavily distorted

Well I mean...theres also testing. People in Mexico arent really wearing masks, but their also not being tested, so thats why there arent that many Mexico cases that there should be.

But I agree. A mask can help stop the spread of disease, and in other cultures, its pretty commonplace to wear a mask when youre sick to help stop the spread of germs and it may help prevent you from getting germs in the first place, so yeah.

Gee, perhaps because hospitals had a monetary incentive to list people as COVID patients? Just wait until the dust clears and how many people actually died of unrelated issues comes out.

Some Broadway actor just "died" of COVID. I didn't pay much attention until I saw he was in hospital, got a blood clot, lost his leg and died of complications of that. But muh COVID.

News reporter in Florida just reported on a motorcycle crash being listed as a COVID death and not being changed even after it was pointed out.

Maybe you're young enough to think politicians won't use a crisis or event to grab even more power over citizens. Us that have been around a lot longer see it differently. As rahm emanual famously said, never let a crisis go to waste.

What benefit does that give exactly? If your country has a lot of deaths due to a completely avoidable sickness, people will either think the leader or the people are stupid, or both

Anyways you're ignoring the point that a lot of people are dying of actual COVID, don't cherry-pick specific cases

You know what? It's cool. You asked why the US has so many cases and I gave my opinion that hospitals getting thousands of dollars in extra money to take care of covid patients might lead to inflated numbers yet you ignore that to pick at the few other examples I provided of mistaken reporting. Keep believing that you know it all and others couldn't possibly have a different take that might have some validity. So I'll end it here. Good day.

Gee, it's almost like if you tank the economy and theres alot of death, it'll be harder for the incumbent president to be re-elected or something because the people will think the leader is stupid. Almost like forcing carehomes to accept covid positive patients would increase the death toll numbers and make the leader look stupid.

Does the government have the right to ban public nudity?

If you want to walk naked down the street to protest nudity laws, go for it.

This is that MadTitan with the flock of alts pestering Timbz.

Timbz's not been about for a few hours so now MT's pestering others, already self-deleted a new one and replaced it within the hour. He's 'arguing' with his own alts, something MT used to do and rather lamely, because they sound totally alike and accuse each other of the same thing.

If you would kindly ignore any more of his comments here I'd appreciate he thinks i'm playing favorites here. Although I do tend to agree with the guy who's been here several years over the one here a month.

I have been ignoring them now for a while.
Even when I wasn't, he usually deleted them before I even got to look.

This is all part of this troll's setup, playing victim while haranguing others.

Same, even tho the vet memer had originally claimed these were my alts and me and him ain't the greatest of pals, what this troll has said makes no sense.

If you continue in this stream after I've repeatedly told you to stop and you will be reported to a site mod. No one in this stream is here to solve your problems take it elsewhere.

How many times are yoi going to do this you're killing my inbox already

Can you guys take this somewhere else? Kate has clearly stated that this is not the place for this

No I'm not defending timber1972. You got my other account cancelled because you took some heat for 1 day.
Timber1972 maybe very annoying but atleast he's not a snitch. He should've reported you a long time ago for harassement and encouraging other users to copy your screenshots and call him Arnatz/Emma/etc...All your work from the past months.
You can't stand that vagabondsouffle thinks you're madtitan. So what? Grow a pair!
You can't stand my username but get a fired up when you see a tinber or a t1mber or whatever.
Now you're already crying to the mods about this account.

Pathetic

Ok. We already have

These are both MT alts, arguing with himself as if no one can tell.

In any case, trolling of any kind whether with self or other trolls isn't allowed in the Tank. No matter how entertaining it is.

I didn't even realize what this meme was or where, just followed that memer's comment. I was referring to Politics.

That troll, o_0 (and his alts, o_00, etc) has been practically spamming me comments then deleting them, filling up most of my notifications with blanks.

Now he's pestering mods here to whatever with Timber, who has been on the receiving end of this, albeit more supposedly 'welcoming'

Understood, you think they'd tweak that notifs option to not send you annoying alerts for deleted stuff. Carry on.

I reckon the only option is blocking, which I'd rather not do, but filling my notifications with nonsense just because they're trying to get me to assist in trolling another memer who I already deal with as I shall is silly to deal with.

Yea, I don't block but but sometimes when it's incessant you almost want to. Good luck.

As you can see, he persists here even after being warned.

Wall of text spamming, arguing with his own alts, doctoring screenshots,.... does this person have nothing else to do? Can't help but feel sorry for someone whose life has been reduced to investing so much time and energy on trolling.

If someone gets all tangled up with me, I opt for leaving a quick zinger for every few they leave. How can someone think they're trolling when they're the ones overreacting?

Take it elsewhere.

Look. I can't do anything. If you've contacted Olympian Product or Andrew Finlayson they can address this. I'm not a community or global mod. Please stop spamming this stream, what you're doing is trolling right now.

imgflip.com/m/imgflip try posting here. Not in the Think Tank. Thanks.

Please report trolling behavior in the imgflip or other streams not here. Thanks.

Ignore his comments just as I've told him to ignore yours. I don't play favorites. I will delete further comments that do not relate to this meme. Thanks.

You too. Good night.

I don't, but you knew that.

exactly!

i think that's a good argument for when someone gets in your elevator and then goes up or down just one floor. i suppose that maybe they have knee problems or heart problems that prevent them from taking the stairs. their knees their choice. but when it comes to liberty over life, either we're a society or we're not. why would i accept restrictions on my behavior and/or happiness for, say, a child or a parent or sibling but not for my cousin or neighbor or non-worst enemy? freedom is a right in this country for everyone, but so is life. i believe we have societal responsibilities because we are not just individuals apart from others. it's right to take steps to safeguard everyone.

lol