Silver lining: when the next pandemic conflagrates by the tens of thousands, at least we wont have to pretend its not happening because it might hurt the person in power's polling with focus groups.
@hannu_ikonen My money's on Bird flu.
@samhainnight @hannu_ikonen yep. The maga property we’re trapped on, theres a 19 yo boy that has like 30 chickens, ducks, turkey, quail, etc. pets that live free range. Fully free range. A few months ago I said something about not wanting the bird shit everywhere I walk, and all around the guest house we rent. You know, ‘cause of the rampant bird flu.
@samhainnight @hannu_ikonen The other day I asked the boy’s dad how he could support trump with a 15 yo daughter. What about repro care? He angrily asked me why i wanted everyone to have abortions & use abortion for bc! I hadnt even mentioned abortion. I asked about women dying from sepsis from miscarriages & ectopics & he acted like “I” was crazy for believing that & that was insane & NOT happening. They will gaslight the entire country.
@DEDGirl @hannu_ikonen For a lot of people, they have to learn the hard way. If it doesn't effect them or someone in their immediate circle, then it's not real.
But as soon as it does, oh the outrage! Why hasn't someone DONE something about this problem they themselves didn't care about the day before!
@samhainnight @hannu_ikonen Our best friend of 40 years died of Covid. He still says the hospital killed him by ventilating him. They will always find an excuse. Im on immunosuppressant infusions & have almost died from sepsis numerous times over the past few years, and he bullies me for wearing a mask! I just say, fuck you, Im not gonna die cause you’re embarrassed by a $1 safety feature. They really dont care.
@DEDGirl @samhainnight @hannu_ikonen Was that supposed to be "nearly died" of COVID?
@marsroverdriver @samhainnight @hannu_ikonen no. Our friend died of covid. I have never had covid. Because I already have “nearly died” enough from sepsis. I protect myself from covid. My point being, they do not care about the lives of people they care about. He was very scared I would die of sepsis. Not scared enough by the death of our long time friend to accept the extreme difficulty of having to look at me wearing a mask on my own face.
@DEDGirl @samhainnight @hannu_ikonen Your post reads "Our best friend of 40 years died of COVID. He still says the hospital killed him by ventilating him." Maybe I'm having trouble with the pronouns, but I assumed that the "He" in "He still says" is the friend who reportedly died and that you meant to say instead that he *nearly* died. I see that that interpretation was wrong, but I don't know how to make sense of your post another way.
@marsroverdriver @samhainnight @hannu_ikonen because the he is someone i referenced in the previous post. Obviously a dead guy isnt talking about his own death.
@marsroverdriver @samhainnight @hannu_ikonen being limited on characters, i didnt write a full sentence referencing the previously mentioned “he” because it felt obvious.
@DEDGirl @samhainnight @hannu_ikonen No worries. When I saw your post, it was because it was boosted, and in isolation it didn't make sense. I'm just catching up on the context now. Apologies for derailing things here a bit; I didn't mean to do that.
Also, as a separate issue: I'm grievously sorry for your loss. And as a fellow immunocompromised person (cancer survivor, in my case), I share a lot of your angst and anger and anguish, friend.
@marsroverdriver @samhainnight @hannu_ikonen no, no. Totally my bad. I typically try to be clear, but i really am hesitant to post at all. This lack of communication, totally on me.
@marsroverdriver @samhainnight @hannu_ikonen