Covid19 Part XVII-24,841 in ROI (1,639 deaths) 4,679 in NI (518 deaths)(28/05)Read OP

The bile, hatred and vitriol of people decrying those of us who are saying society should be careful is so misdirected. I know it's been said many times before, but it's worth reiterating that at the start of these threads, many of the people who are advocating caution now were hard-pushed to accept that this could come to anything. Relatively new individuals seem to be here constantly, day in day out shouting others down and saying horrible things. Are you so insecure about your position that you have to attack others to feel superior?

People will make adjustments to their level of fear in accordance on the basis of the factual information they receive. It's a form of confirmation bias, because people will seek out stories that validate their views.

But in this frightening new situation, because of all the unknowns, people are entitled to advocate due consideration of others because everyone has the right to protect their health and a responsibility not to knowingly cause harm to others.

Downplaying the virus and patronising other people's views is like the choice to be obese or smoke. People who go around saying it's nothing to worry about could still be wrong and the approach they propose (to go about life as normal), was shown to be bad news when cases grew rapidly only a month ago.

This awful article is written by a person who is a self-confessed obsessive when it comes to news about the virus, but doesn't even have the self-preservation to move away when somebody sneezes all over themselves in the supermarket. Then they end the article with "and everybody laughed - how normal!"

That's the level of some people, I can't actually be bothered to share things here anymore when I read pertinent news which might be of interest to some, because I know I'll find the thread flooded with a barrage of insults and hyperbole about hazmat suits. The intention isn't to scare people, it's to let others know new information about a lethal strain of highly contagious virus which is currently circulating.

tl;dr Well done to the bullies. You may have a less fundamentalist outlook one day soon, though I hope this has the impact you predict. I'm also entitled to my careful approach. Maybe direct your anger at somebody who actually deserves it.
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Also, absolutely delighted with the numbers today. A potentially excellent sign which I would be thrilled to see continue.

jobeenfitz wrote: »

Maybe FG made it impossible for de Greens to agree cos FG like the recent polls?

Good insight, you could definitely be right. Not very good coverage of the left recently, including Mary Lou getting badly cut off a few times in the Dáil live correspondence by RTÉ. The spin makes my skin crawl, it's almost as though all the "blinder" moments have completely overshadowed Simon "Covid 1 to 18" Harris being the reason they had to have the election at all. And putting Eoghan Murphy's dept in charge of the General Election contingency plan is the mucky icing on the sh!tcake we're being fed.