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New Covid wave has begun and masks should be worn again, scientists warn
(www.independent.co.uk)
this post was submitted on 17 Aug 2023
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Thanos much?
I appreciate the sentiment but that really would ruin life for the rest of us as the world economy and all industries crashed.
Economy and politics instead of human rights and health. Yeah I see you bootlicker.
What about the human rights of half of humanity that you're calling to be wiped out? Lmao
Tell it to the billions that work in slavery so you can buy fashion and MacBooks. 🥾👅🤡🤢🤮
Weak troll
Either a troll or a moron lol. They aren't even laying out any sort of argument, just repeating the same shit (on what I can only assume is an electronic device that "slaves" made for them to purchase)
Consume more electronics built by slaves. Capitist bootlicker to billionaires.
But human rights and health would be impacted if half the population died. Water treatment facilities and the like aren't completely staffed by progressive, mask wearing, considerate individuals. There is a lot of infrastructure that would fail pretty damn quick.
Plus 4ish billion people dying isn't really something we should want lol i'd settle for "hopefully getting COVID re-fucks your brain into recognizing empathy and social responsibility" for those people.
I have a hard time having empathy for a group that wants me dead for existing...
I meant for them to regain the ability to empathize.
I know it's hard to see the humanity in hateful people, but I really place the blame with propagandists. They know full well how to manipulate people into being hateful soliders. I may not be as much of a target as others, but basically anyone on the left is someone they want dead for existing. We're all in that shit boat :(
Less is more. Have to start somewhere. Billions of people who only want weath over anything else need to go. Whether they are innocent or not. Capitalism is a fucking disease and you defend it.
If you think a suddenly halved population would bring anything other than war, famine, disease and dysfunction, you don’t know how the world works. There are already countries right now who don’t have enough people to staff their healthcare industry.
But hey keep calling me names and engaging in fantasy. It will be much easier and more fun than engaging in this difficult material substantially.