Posts by MeanMrMustard

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I'm now turned off by this site

by purrpurr in

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in one form or another i've been a member of this site for almost 10 years.

in the past this was a great place for debate, news and support for ex jws.

i logged on several times a day and posted several times a week.

MeanMrMustard

Now before certain people start frothing at the mouth, I should point out, I'm not saying that theres anything wrong with political debates or thoughts or opinions.

Ok.

But I do wonder whether this is the right site for such? Especially when you consider that for many questioning Jws this site may be the first they click on.

This has been said, what... 5000 times over the last 12 months? Each time the answer is the same: the topic is allowed here. You can engage or not. It's your choice. Nobody forces anyone into a thread.

But I also noticed that it didn't take long for the "stop political discussions here" crowd to start associating the scary "right wing" with a cult.

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Did You Think The Capitol Riot Was Worse Than What Happened On 9/11?

by minimus in

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in my lifetime 9/11 was the worst thing that i can recall.

the effect it had was incredibly horrible!

almost everyone seemed to know someone that was either directly or indirectly affected by this diabolical act.

MeanMrMustard

Whoever originated this thought of comparing these was probably attempting to minimize the Capitol Riot.

No, they are trying to maximize it by comparison instead of contrast.

They are saying "This was sooooo bad, it was like 9/11".

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Serious Question: Are You Hearing About Anyone With The Flu Anymore or A Cold?

by minimus in

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for years everyone was told they had to get the flu shot.

because the flu was dangerous and it could even kill you.

now, hardly anyone talks about the flu or having a cold.

MeanMrMustard

Triple masked, 12 hours a day, even while showering.... especially while showering.

That aught to do it. We are now all safe.

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45K Death Count from Covid Shot Lawsuit

by was a new boy in

https://img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/3c6a0774-cfad-46fa-aa97-af5aa5e74f00/jane%20doe%20declaration.pdf.

https://renz-law.com/45k-whistleblower-suit.

MeanMrMustard

We have a family friend. She has ulcerative colitis. It has been under control for 15 years. She was originally told not get the vaccine, but then the general word went out that it is safe for everyone. She went with Pfizer. Three days after her second dose, a flare started that, it seemed, could not be controlled. She was in the hospital for 23 days, and came within an inch of losing her colon. The doctors agreed that the only thing different was the vaccine.

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'covid isnt real'

by joey jojo in

im not here to start a debate.. ive heard the above expression countless time over the past year and a half and genuinely want to know what it means.. if you feel this way, do you mean :.

a. there is no covid19 virus?.

b. covid19 is real but not a threat of any kind?.

MeanMrMustard

The payback is economies slowly returning and government issued benefits that will have to be repaid. (taxes)

As if the economy is some external nebulous thing sitting "over there". The economy is us. Businesses, mostly small, have been decimated, each one representing the life work and investment of someone. The government was (and still is) picking winners and losers.

The money printing represents a tax - the value of the money has been ciphened away, and a small percentage of that value is given back in "benefits". And to repay it? Give me a break - that has and never will occur.

The virus may be over but there is going to be lingering consequences.

It's not. It will evolve. It already has. At some point we need to have the adult conversation about risk.

You really cant fault the governments for doing what they did, it was in good intentions.

I can, and I do. The risk was unknown for about a 4 week period. Anything after that was fear porn and a power grab. And probably used as an opportunity to advance political power as a means to promote economic philosophy.

At least we can say we will be more prepared for the next pandemic virus that comes around and I hope it doesn't in are lifetime.

Too late.

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Do You Support Cubans Protesting Against Communism?

by minimus in

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some people have thrown their support for the government while others show support for the rebels.

what’s your opinion?.

MeanMrMustard

Anything that can't last, won't.

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'covid isnt real'

by joey jojo in

im not here to start a debate.. ive heard the above expression countless time over the past year and a half and genuinely want to know what it means.. if you feel this way, do you mean :.

a. there is no covid19 virus?.

b. covid19 is real but not a threat of any kind?.

MeanMrMustard

Risk is a multi-faceted calculation. It weighs the risk of death with the risk of losing a livelihood, with the risk of damage to the mental health of one's children, with the loss of a decade in economic growth (The money we're printing now is a massive tax on 95% of the population, and the wealth drained will take a decade to recover, more if government continues to grow). Also, the risk of postponed treatment of other diseases.

If you evaluate all of this against a 98% of surviving COVID, you can start to see the problem with the current generation - fearful, sheltered, unrealistic.

It is easy to see why someone might exclaim, "It isn't real!" What is meant is "The reaction, what they are telling us, the fear point, is not real. It is not justified."

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Did You Think The Capitol Riot Was Worse Than What Happened On 9/11?

by minimus in

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friends

in my lifetime 9/11 was the worst thing that i can recall.

the effect it had was incredibly horrible!

almost everyone seemed to know someone that was either directly or indirectly affected by this diabolical act.

MeanMrMustard

The Capitol riot isn’t even on the same page as 9/11. Few attacks besides acts of war can compare with 9/11.

Exactly.

To be perfectly clear, non-partisan, and honest - even the BLM riots during "the summer of love" weren't on the level of 9/11. And I think the BLM riots were exponentially worse than the January 6th riot. The capitol riot and 9/11 aren't even in the same book.

It is absolutely rediculous.

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Did You Think The Capitol Riot Was Worse Than What Happened On 9/11?

by minimus in

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friends

in my lifetime 9/11 was the worst thing that i can recall.

the effect it had was incredibly horrible!

almost everyone seemed to know someone that was either directly or indirectly affected by this diabolical act.

MeanMrMustard

A comparison to 9/11 is insulting. It's, frankly, mentally retarded. A discussion along those lines, therfore, fits quite well on mainstream media outlets.

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'covid isnt real'

by joey jojo in

im not here to start a debate.. ive heard the above expression countless time over the past year and a half and genuinely want to know what it means.. if you feel this way, do you mean :.

a. there is no covid19 virus?.

b. covid19 is real but not a threat of any kind?.

MeanMrMustard

The reason I ask is because i was watching the news about Sydney, Australia, which is in the middle of a nasty surge of the delta strain, and a guy they interviewed on the street was adamant the pandemic wasn't real.

Statements like "it's not real" or "it's the flu" are often imprecise ways of conveying a thought about risk. The man you saw, if you assume he was quoted in the proper context, was likely trying to say that the seriousness of the virus has been overblown, that the risk is low, and therfore lockdowns are an overreaction.

Similarly when someone says "it's the flu", they most likely don't mean the virus is the same as influenza. Rather, that the risk is about the same as the flu, and we never locked down for the flu, so why are we doing that now?

It's a statement about risk. The current generation has a problem with evaluating risk, handling fear, and also has been trained to look to government for answers.