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liberalism and covid denialism (hexbear.net)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Is covid-liberalism a bannable offense in c/covid?

I'm getting really fucking weary of seeing sentiments like, "being upset about someone scheduling a non-emergency dental appointment in the middle of the second largest covid wave is deranged" or "you're a selfish asshole for expecting your loved ones to do the bare fucking minimum to protect you" in discussions on masking or vaccine uptake

I know I'm not the only one disappointed in the growing anomie. Maybe we should operate more like c/vegan where everything from omnivore apologia to overt antiveganism (analogous to the above anti-precaution/anti-max/anti-vax-apologia) is forbidden, and posting/commenting as much gets you a ban?

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[–] [email protected] 46 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

being upset about someone scheduling a non-emergency dental appointment

im going to hyperfixate on this example specifically because i otherwise agree completely with this post

problem is that dental problems snowball. you don't get proper dental treatment, it gets worse. so then you need a more expensive and invasive surgery or operation later on

so unless it's literally a routine checkup, i would argue there isn't really such a thing as a "non-essential" dental appointment. this literally only matters to me because my teeth hurt and i don't want them to continue to hurt more

edit: the fact that covid-safe dentists exists means that i am both exonerated and you are more correct. get your teeth cleaned by a non plague rat dentist hexbearites

edit 2: my point is basically that i care about dental hygiene and covid safety and i dont want to trade those off from each other

[–] [email protected] 28 points 9 months ago (1 children)

They separate vision and dental care from standard healthcare to make you think they’re luxury procedures bougie-wink

[–] [email protected] 15 points 9 months ago

Maintenance of optional bones and organs

[–] [email protected] 11 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Whats a good wayntonfind said covid-safe dentists. I have a moderate issue I don't want to become a major issue

[–] [email protected] 12 points 9 months ago

I asked on reddit-logo in my local city's subreddit to get a list of covid-safe dentists. I got downvoted and trolled to hell but I also got a list of dentists who require everyone in the clinic -- patients and staff -- wear masks. I also got a list of ones who had relaxed requirements so I could avoid them. Now I'll admit I've had a lot going on and I haven't called any of them to arrange an appointment yet since I just wanted to plan a regular checkup and cleaning, but it's a start.

I might also suggest /r/ZeroCovidCommunity, which is pretty leftist for reddit-logo . I know that site is shit in general but these were niche helpful uses of it.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

https://covidsafeproviders.com/category/covid-safe-dental-dentists/

Good resource but fairly sparse. Best bet is to call local offices and ask.