It’s really cool how the so-called liberals have become the prissy fuddy-duddies we used to zealously mock in the 1990s and 2000s.

And by “cool,” I mean it’s FUCKING TERRIBLE.

People don’t seem to realize just yet that Covid is largely seasonal. When folks spend more time outside, Covid infections go way down. Then, winter comes, and infections skyrocket. Yet I continue to see shocked and puzzled headlines about this even though it’s completely fucking obvious.

Yes, this even applies to India, because when Delta swept that country it was monsoon season, when people spend much, much more time inside.

I wrote something similar to the below to a friend a few minutes ago.

I think a lot of people do enjoy living in fear. “Enjoy” is not the best word, but I cannot think of a better one just yet. They feel it’s comfortable, at least, and like it. Covid really exposed this, but I think there’s a lot of these types, and not just on the left: the preppers (mostly right-wing) are another example.

Man, I hate them.

Violence in the Netherlands… https://t.co/xEOjZDkob1

— Martin Gurri (@mgurri) November 24, 2021

Good for them. They know what’s being stolen.

There aren’t any risk free alternatives in a pandemic. Only trade offs.

— Angie Schmitt🚶‍♀️ (@schmangee) November 23, 2021

Angie, libs don’t know anything about trade-offs. They fight all battles with the blazing glory of absolute moral certitude, no compromises possible, no examination of other paths, and definitely no talking back.

Every time you complain that their terrible policies harmed your children, why, that’s more than a dozen grammas killed right there.

And the Dems are shocked that they are going to lose the next few elections.

Myth busting thread: Vaccines *do* reduce transmission- even with delta. Anyone who says otherwise (and I've seen many scientists say this recently to rationalise not vaccinating children!) is misinterpreting the evidence. Let me explain

— Deepti Gurdasani (@dgurdasani1) November 21, 2021

Generally good thread, and pushes back against the liberal “The vaccines don’t work!” stuff, but the vaccines do actually reduce transmission (yes, even with Delta) in the infected by lower viral load, shorter infection period, and fewer viable viral particles in the upper respiratory tract.

So, not quite accurate. But does get the idea across that the vaccines actually do work. This is about the closest to truth we can probably expect out of even our best experts today, so good enough.

If you carry a gun anywhere outside of an actual combat zone, the only thing it’s protecting is your ego.

It puts you and everyone around you at greater risk, and if anyone serious shows up, who do you think they are they going to kill first? The person with the gun as they are the biggest threat.

Guns won’t solve your problems, and they will mostly get taken from you unless you are a stone-hearted killer. Most people aren’t that. Leave the gun at home and live a long life.