Countries might be loosening lockdown restrictions, but the coronavirus hasn’t gone away. There are a total of 10.3 million confirmed cases of infected worldwide and 2.59 million of these are in the United States alone, according to Johns Hopkins University. Brazil stands in second place with over 1.37 million cases while Russia has 640k confirmed infections. Meanwhile, India has nearly 567k cases, and the United Kingdom has 313k.
A lot of people are asking the question: why is America number 1 in the world when it comes to Covid-19 infections? It’s a complicated issue with no easy answers. However, some people on the internet are posting anecdotal evidence about how "bad" some Americans are with following coronavirus guidelines. Scroll down to have a look, dear Pandas, and upvote your faves. Oh, and keep in mind that different sources provide slightly different numbers of people who have been infected with the virus.
You can see up-to-date details about the coronavirus pandemic by visiting the Johns Hopkins University Covid-19 dashboard right here. It’s a great tool to use for more in-depth understanding and wider context on this health crisis.
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I'm English and to be honest i don't blame Americans. They don't stand much chance, when their leader gives out stupid advice and is a useless role model.
And also 90% of our nation is made up of entitled Karens. Also we have Florida, but I'm not even sure if Florida is part of earth anymore
Load More Replies...There is one person to blame and hold accountable for this travesty ... the morbidly obese pathological lying vindictive narcissistic imbecile with the emotional maturity of a toddler (AKA tRump). Even today (TODAY!) he will not publicly ask people to wear a mask. A simple request that will dramatically decrease the spread of this virus. The tRumpandemic will end up killing tens of thousands more Americans.
Don't get me wrong, How Trump has handled this is a travesty. I'm just saying that the virus should not have spread out of China the way it did because of their president's actions
Load More Replies...Me, too. I NEVER thought people could be that stupid, but apparently there are throngs of them.
Italy and Spain had a lot of cases because they are touristic countries. USA has so many cases because your health system and the disbelief. Im so sorry for you
Appreciate the sympathy. I don't think it's the healthcare system; however, it's the idiot-in-chief and his disciples who, for some bizarre reason, do not believe in science. I'm so ashamed, and kind of glad my research scientist dad didn't live to see this.
Load More Replies...I think that, in terms of those who still support Trump, we may be observing an interesting display of natural selection in progress.
I thought about this, too, but unfortunately, the virus doesn't just infect idiots.
Load More Replies...What an unbelievable jerk! I hope he gets it and ends up in the ICU too!
I don't. Our overworked health care workers do not deserve to deal with that jerkoff.
Load More Replies...Look at it from the bright side; It's mainly conservatives who are attacked in their personal freedom and constitutional rights by having to wear a mask. They will solve the problem themselves over time.
let all the conservative pricks run around and lick their covidfingers. cleans up the gene pool and makes elections a lot less stressful.
Haha, I call them "doorknob lickers". But seriously I had no idea people were getting harassed FOR using a mask!!!! What on earth?
Load More Replies...This guy is a complete a*****e. No one should speak to anyone that way no matter the circumstances.
The worst part is that masks are more useful to protect others than to protect ourselves. So, her daughter was protecting the yeller and that MF was really trying to kill her
If it would work that way, I'd immediately throw all cuation in the wind. But unfortunately, the biggest idiots often survive.
Load More Replies...There are still reported cases across the world every year - just not the killer it used to be.
Load More Replies...Just watched a 24 part lecture series from 2016 about the Bubonic Plague. Very informative. The initial plague that killed nearly half the population of Europe in the 1300s lasted about 5 years... then it came back about every 10 to 20 years for about 300 years. Didn't kill as nearly many in subsequent events but killed enough that it took those 3 centuries for the population to return to pre-plague levels. Still shows up today. There were outbreaks in India and Madagascar during the last 20 years, and about a handful of cases show up in the American southwest every year. Treatable if caught early, but symptoms are similar to flu and most doctors aren't familiar with it.
The black death reduced the population by approx. 30%. Today that would mean around 100 million victims only in the USA. Not something you should wait for...
"Without a vaccine"---- it did tno vanish. Bubonic plague is still endemic to this day in some areas of the world. How stupid are ... never mind. We're seeing HOW STUPID....
It disappeared because half London caught fire which killed the rats carrying the infected fleas..... Meanwhile, the Jewish population was spared from the plague because of their health/cleanliness laws - which is why the people assumed they caused it by poisoning wells and killed them for it....
Why would the bubonic plague disappear when London caught fire? Maybe it stopped in London for a time, but everywhere else it just ran out of victims.
Load More Replies...The bubonic plague is still with us in the dry regions of the USA. There are a few cases that pop up regularly. Usually from dry rat feces
The strains today are much less deadly though. The strains of the past successfully made themselves go extinct by killing their victims too fast and too often.
Load More Replies...Also, it did not "vanish without a trace". It still exists and can be found globally.
In the US, more than 126k people have died with or because of the coronavirus. In some states, infection cases are soaring again, and plans to ease lockdown measures have been put on hold in some areas.
For example, even though the Fourth of July celebrations are approaching, Texas and some parts of California have ordered bars to close again.
On Saturday, June 27, the US recorded over 43k new coronavirus cases. Florida alone recorded 9,585 new cases in 24 hours on Saturday, which was a new daily record for the state. Georgia, Nevada, and South Carolina also reported new daily infection records.
no, first world country: Yes : First class idiots: Also yes!
Load More Replies..."It can't be real b/c taht would contradict my politics". Said no one ever about bullets, drunk drivers, cancer, heart disease... But if it's making Cheeto King look bad, by golly, it's gotta a hoax. Yeah. If they want to die, fine. But htey're taking the rest of us along. NOT OKAY.
hi if any Canadians are willing to take me in I would really appreciate it cause I hate this f*****g country
It is sad that the US has turned an illness that can possibly kill you into a political debate. It shouldn't be about who votes for who, it should be about who wants to protect themselves and others.
As an American, I don't disagree. We are seriously heading into Idiocracy territory right now.
Yes, satire is kind of meaningless when reality is so insane.
Load More Replies...More likely I-merica, where "I" matters waaaaay more than "you" or "them" or everyone else...
Load More Replies...That is very true. Though in the US, the Vietnam War is widely considered to have been a mistake and a waste of resources, partially due to the loss of life with no actual results to show for it (at least in terms of long-term benefit to the US). Similarly, all the people who have died of COVID-19 haven't inspired those who remain to take adequate precautions.
Load More Replies...Karen and Brad? Really? Because only white Americans are selfish a******s? Hate to tell you but for 27 days BLM (all races) have been marching on my town, with maybe 3% masked. Assholeism knows no race, gender, or age.
Sadly, this generation will not be putting it right.
Load More Replies...Lol. The Vietnam war wasn't really about how many Americans died, but how many Vietnamese died in the countless war crimes committed by Americans. These two stand in no comparison, the Vietnam war was infinitely worse! It's like saying WW2 wasn't all that bad, because over it's entire course only three hundred hamsters died in Greenland. That's not really the concern here^^
This is disgusting. Abso-f*cking-lutely....I can't even find the right word. This is an utter disgrace and completely disgusting
And it's so sad. Being disabled herself, she worked there to help senior customers. I hope she's in a better place now. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/17/us/leilani-jordan-dead-coronavirus.html
Load More Replies...And yet, when people say "we should change some things about capitalism a little bit" people start calling you a communist and stop listening to you. And then this happens. People are treated as disposable.
I'm horrified and incredibly saddened by this. Essential workers are unbelievably selfless and brave. They're heroes. And they've helped us all for so little thanks and terrible pay. It's just not right.
The fact is, most essential workers are still working because they can't afford not to. Calling them heroes has a way of ignoring the fundamental problem that there are millions of people in this country who lack a safety net and are forced to expose themselves to the virus as a result.
Load More Replies...F****n pathetic I hope wherever she worked they get sued for millions!!! This poor girl died for $20 bucks!! That's America for ya!!
The poor and the good hearted are the one who die mainly. Rich white people and rich president don’t care
Shareable, but unworthy and effortly antieconomic. Would you fight to save a life of somebody who doesn’t care his and yours ?
Load More Replies...Just to keep you on your toes, you ought to know that scientists in China have identified a new strain of flu that has the potential to become a new pandemic.
The new flu strain is carried by pigs but, according to researchers, it can infect human beings, too. There are fears that the strain could mutate even more and easily spread from human to human.
Wrong. To suffer brain failure you need a brain to start with. And it's obvious this person's brain was nowhere to be found. When God gave away brains, faaar to many people were queueing to get a Big Mac
Load More Replies...They don't want to believe they are sick with something that could kill them. This is really sad
Why bother trying to save a braindead person? Put your efforts towards people that do deserve to live.
When time comes to choose who lives and who dies because of limited gear/professionals...
I agree that the medical staff needs better gear and equipment to fight this pandemic and I know that I might get trashed here but I think addressing police as killers is wrong, not every cop is a killer, most of them try to keep us safe.
If most of them were good cops, the bad cops would have been thrown out of the force years ago. All reports indicate that bad cops run the show and good cops leave the force out of frustration . How else would you explain the decades of policy brutality and bullying of civilians. Search YT for police brutality. There are numerous video's of cops overstepping their powers, harassing people and acting like total jerks. It's because they know that their superiors will make any complaint disappear.
Load More Replies...It's not about the amount of equipment, it's about how that equipment is put to use. I recall a story from 2015 about 4 Swedish cops visiting New York calmly and professionally breaking up a fight between two people on the subway. I imagine if they were american cops, both people would have been tasered without a thought.
I agree with what you say but I am sure you might be aware of the many situations, not specifically in America, where the cops could not have controlled the situation without such equipments and no one knows when such situation will arise so it is not the govt.'s fault per se, it is the fault it the judgement of the person using it and we all know not everyone is alike.
Load More Replies...Yep. We were down to trash bags and duct tape before I quit volunteering for my own sanity and safety.
Wow. That is really really sad. Why doesn't the government take some money in their hands and spend it for the life saving people??
Load More Replies...@Minh Le It is a fair comparison. It just shows our governments' priorities. It happened in many countries, true, but it doesn't make it less serious or less sad.
Black men have a 1 in 1,000 chance of being killed by a police officer in the U.S. Your comment is factually untrue. Study with citation: www.prisonpolicy.org/scans/police_mort_open.pdf
Load More Replies...Jeez, there are a lot of ignorant comments on this post. In the U.S., Black men have a 1 in 1,000 of being killed by a police officer. There's considerably less training required to be a cop than a barber. We fund policing exorbitantly but still don't have affordable healthcare. Clearly, there are giant problems in our systems. Ignoring them isn't fixing anything.
Quit whining about "there are bad cops." There are bad people that work in health care and every industry.
Every industry isn't funded by taxpayers. Every industry doesn't cause the deaths of 1 in 1,000 Black men.
Load More Replies...Why are hospitals and doctors charging tens of thousands of dollars and up for Healthcare yetvthey have no ppe? My sons high risk birth cost my insurance almost $400,000 in total. That wouldn't happen in other countries. Hospitals gouge patients. They have money. That money is being put into corporate CEOs vs equipment for staff
Black men have a 1 in 1,000 chance of being killed by a police officer in the U.S. Your comment is factually untrue. Study with citation: www.prisonpolicy.org/scans/police_mort_open.pdf
Load More Replies..."Wow" that some idiot decided to do this.... "wow" (while putting my head through a wall, as it'll be less painful) at that idiots who would *use* this mirror.....
Load More Replies...Some people are extremely stupid. But it is dangerous that stupid has a position (or a job, or a responsibility) that affects other people. In this case, the "Target" manager.
The masks. They're not even in packaging. OMG. Might as well stick a jockstrap on your face...
I'm stupid, I thought it was eye masks that you could try on to see how it looked on you.
Coronavirus has bought idiocy at its peak. Is that why it is called noble?
The internet never forgets. But how does someone change 180 degrees like that in just a few years?
Well, staying home involves her own discomfort and inconvenience. The Ebola thing involved someone else's discomfort and inconvenience. Pretty simple really.
Load More Replies...As long as restrictions only target people they don't know (and let's be honest, that mostly means minorities and poc) they're all for abiding the law, but of course there are different standards for them.
She only has a brain so her skull won't cave in. Too many people of that kind everywhere.
Load More Replies...I kinda wish that your mother had taught you compassion and not raw hatred.
Load More Replies...Nah, just a spray bottle... like you do with a cat when they go to eat a plant.
Load More Replies...This was in another thread and the it said he worn it like this for almost the entire flight
Load More Replies...Love the hat fits that pic perfect. Stupid people follow stupid people.
Not a joke, just look at the hat he's wearing. That tells you all you need to know.
Covid is a serious eye disease that can spread by simply looking at an infected person.
The part I find most worrying is "I have a lot of kids"... so many you can't count them? And they have your genes?
The UK has a prime minister who refuses to say how many kids he has. Normally not reticent, he probably doesn't know either.
Load More Replies...How about other families you infected in Walmart? This people should go to jail to treat their brain for a while.
Notice how even though she might have infected any number of people in Walmart, who also have children, it’s only her family that she says needs prayers. Some people only see only their own life as worth anything. They never think of other lives.
Load More Replies...Well, her kids are not to blame.. I am not religious, so no prayers here. I do wish the best for those poor kids.
Load More Replies...The other sad thing is, there's not "I was wrong, don't do what I did". She'll be blaming someone else for this right now.
Load More Replies...Stupid, STUPID, bi***. She not only put her own life in danger, she put her all her BABIES LIVES IN DANGER. I would say it's karma but for that fact.
This isn't the first time a person flouting the COVID rules claiming "rights" ends up begging for their lives on a subsequent post. This shows the lack of empathy driving the irresponsible attitude, and a lack of empathy is a sign of sociopathy. Not good.
These people put a priority on their own comfort, and are extremes narcissists, so yeah, you might be right.
Load More Replies...I think it follows the logic of toddlers who close their eyes with their hands and think that no-one can see them
In Luxembourg they are testing every single person living or working in the country. The tests are for free. Statistics are higher, but contamination rate is getting lower every day.
Is this idiot for real! Explain your theory to the families who have lost loved ones!
I read this and heard Nelson loud and clear.
Load More Replies...But you know those people are blaming it on anything or anyone other than themselves
oh... the morbid-irony of this made me laugh at their inherent stupidity....
He has a black Sharpie ink marker ready just in case.
Load More Replies...THIS! THIS! This is why the U.S. is one of the countries not allowed to fly to Europe.
I am so utterly and devastatingly confused as to how this idiot isn't out of office by now.
Because obviously there are a lot more stupid people in the USA than smart people. That's why. In other countries its different. Untill now the stupid are in the minority. But USA passed this point
Load More Replies...Typical narcissist, if he says it is so, it is so, in his mind at least. Trouble is, his cultists believe him too.
No masks allowed? So you're not even going to allow people to make their OWN choice about this?
There's a campground that I saw in the news when they reopened a month or so ago that said if anyone came into any of the businesses on site with a mask on they'd treat it as an armed robbery. That the only reason you'd be wearing a mask was to rob them and they'd treat you as such. I initially thought that meant calling the cops, until multiple people pointed out with the rural nature of the campground it could very easily be taken as a threat that they were going to shoot you... so... yeah. People are being crazy right now and I honestly hope it has long term consequences for their businesses.
Load More Replies...The first three signs a blatantly stupid. The 4th though... Who goes around hugging people in a store?! Even without a pandemic, hugs NOT ok.
I saw the "electric chair" on the window also and wondered "WTF?!?!?" I'm glad I'm not the only one who saw it.
Load More Replies..."if you are sick, still come, it's your right" does make it sound like an evil plot...
It is kind of surprising that they used "you're" and "your" correctly. I'd have expected, "If your sick still come, its you're right!"
Load More Replies...People seem to be very confused as to what actually constitutes "Their rights" especially when "their rights" are often in conflict with the rights of others.
People who aren't afraid are stupid. If you're smart, fear serves a purpose... it keeps you from doing really stupid things that can kill you.
Let's spread another rumor that big pharma does not want you to believe in Covid-19...will it work?
I really hope so. Like a Russian troll trying to (a) spread the virus, and (b) make Americans look like idiots.
Load More Replies...Please don't chase them out. They might end up over here.
Load More Replies...Sue Blakeley this was so clever I spit out my tea when I read it! Lmao
Load More Replies..."Normal" is a very tricky word. For example, where I live, normal = protecting ourselves and others against infectious diseases.
Mommy parts? You mean breasts? (Her hands are on the table, btw.)
Load More Replies...How do you wear a mask while you're eating? Asking for a friend.
You eat at a safe social distance from people. And unless you are actively eating, you converse with masks *on*.
Load More Replies...Writing 'Placebo' hints at a basic understanding of things whilst simultaneously proving otherwise
Okay, so I live in Spain and we have to wear masks in public transport and in closed spaces like the supermarket. We don't have to wear masks if we're outside, as long as we keep our distance from other people. The vast, and I mean VAST, majority of people comply and I haven't heard any radical outcry or anything in the news. Today I went to the supermarket and they won't let you in unless you wear a mask, clean your hands with alcohol at the door, and put on gloves they provide. Not one complaint from anyone. I can't understand why it's so hard for these covidiots to get it.
This is what happens when governments don't educate people properly and fail their citizens completely.
Load More Replies...It blows my mind that people still don't understand what the mask does. It prevents people who have covid from spreading it, it does not prevent you from getting it. But nice to know this guy could give a s**t less about the little old lady he is standing next to in the checkout counter.
Just read your comment literally after just making the same point!
Load More Replies...Omg what is the deal here. Is it that hard to wear a mask for 20 mins of grocery shopping until you get back into your car. Jesus!
Yes, I despise how it's been turned into a Trump loyalty test.
Load More Replies...I laughed tooo much Thank You....but it is just really dumb and dumb. ( and arrogant)
Load More Replies...I bet if you told them before they left, that only 2 of the 3 would survive, they would still have gone
It's weird because they can write which suggests some sort of primitive intelligence
if you are dead, then you are safe from death logic??
Load More Replies...Well, I can't argue that there are dumbasses in our government, but apparently, they really do represent the people. Huh.
Do you really think God would allow Peter to let them in, though?
Load More Replies...Poor kid. Too young to know any better and brainwashed by her idiotic parents.
Reminds me of the old joke about the guy facing a flood. He needs to be evacuated, the emergency services send a truck to take him out, and he says No, God will protect me. Then as the water rises, they send a boat, and he says No, God will protect me. Then, the water is even higher, and he's on the roof of his house, and they send a helicopter, and he says No, God will protect me. Finally, he drowns. He goes to heaven, and asks God why he didn't protect him. God says, I sent a truck, a boat, and a helicopter, what more did you want?
Veronica Roth said it best: "I am the instrument of my own destruction." Ignorance is the biggest contributor.
Load More Replies...I would really prefer if Christians would just stick to the actual life and teachings of Jesus. He was pretty chill. I have no idea where the heck any of that other stuff came from.
Load More Replies...I know that she is just a kid but, um, no, that's not how this works! 🤦♀️ That's not how any of this works! As a Christian this posts makes me so angry and sad! 😢
Maybe God gave us the ability to create masks and vaccines so we could protect ourselves and each other. Idiots.
"Do not put the LORD your God to the test as you did at Massah." Deuteronomy 6:16
You forgot... “For the LORD your God, who is among you, is a jealous God. Otherwise the anger of the LORD your God will be kindled against you, and He will wipe you off the face of the earth.” Deuteronomy 6:15
Load More Replies...Using religion as an excuse to push your agenda and be an idiot is not ok. It makes the majority of religious people Who are good and working hard to follow the rules, look stupid. do not use God as an excuse to hurt others!
I have no issue with prayer (it can bring great comfort), but I'm not keen on people asking God to do magic tricks and absolve them of responsibility for their well-being and that of others.
Load More Replies...According to google RFID is just a small tracking device. It wont alter anything, but it will make it easier for someone to find you if thats what they are claiming this is about. The rest just reads like a Supernatural Episode from series 5 about the end of the world.
Load More Replies...Why would this theory make more sense to them than there is a new plague that is making everyone sick and we have to take precautions?
If you put it like this, it is a really good question.
Load More Replies...Do people get paid to invent this kind of stupidity or are they making it up along the way?
...to say nothing of the use of the Impact font, _the_internet style for cats who can talk but can't quite spell.
Load More Replies...Perminately? Really? These people seem to lack even basic command of their own language...
They know RFID has been around since the 80s right? Just about everything you own has a microscopic RFID chip in it including your clothes.
True. When you walk out of a store without having the sensors taken off of your purchases (or stolen items), RFID is what makes the alarms go off.
Load More Replies...Could you guys imagine if these people had to go through WWII? As in them having to make actual sacrifices due to rationing. Sorry for the minor inconvenience of having to wear a mask while you boast about supporting troops and their sacrifices. Guess you are all the more appreciative of sacrifices when you are unwilling to make any of your own.
People are like "these masks have tracking devices in them don't wear them" like your PHONE has a gps and you think the government is gonna go through all that trouble?
I KNOW, RIGHT?! People who believe this sort of stuff, and that vaccines implant a tracking device need to wake up and realize that the government doesn't need to inject you with a tracking device, you paid for one yourself and make a point to carry it around with you. Likewise, application of AI to internet advertising basically is a form of mind control, their entire goal is to take advantage of your interests and curiosity to get you to buy what they want to sell. Sigh. People. If you don't wish to be tracked toss your phone, and drive a car made before 1996 (depending on make/model) and only shop with cash. Anything else means you're jacked-in to the matrix.
Load More Replies...Never had a clue so many ppl were this stupid until Trumps presidency. It's like half the US. It's astounding.
Load More Replies...I love how all the hyper-religious people keep claiming God will protect them, and masks and vaccines are not needed because they are the work of evil forces/the devil. What if it is the other way round? Reminds me of the man on the roof in a flood joke, praying for God to save him and refusing the boat, the helicopter etc and ending up dead whinging to the Almighty "why didn't you save me?" "Well I sent a boat and then..."
Load More Replies...Why on earth are they singing "The Army Goes Rolling Along” in church?
Just one more example of what separation between church and state has become in this country. Nonexistent
Load More Replies...They, obviously, are not following guidelines and are gonna pay dearly for it. God does dish out karma.
There is a guy named Satan at the door telling people they don't need masks inside.
Exactly! He's gonna acquire much more souls in hell that way! And people are lining up like sheep because "it's their right".
Load More Replies...Makes me glad I'm an atheist. I don't spend time with religious sorts, so hopefully, I won't catch anything from them.
Especially when they aren't doing God any favors.
Load More Replies...This is why I'm pro-choice--so idiots like this are never born (sarcasm, for the people who can't tell)
You may be saying this in sarcasm but you have a lot of us nodding in agreement
Load More Replies...The mask is against You giving the virus to somebody else. So you are actually choosing to make people sick, despite a cheap and practical way to avoid it.
As the old saying goes, your right to swing your arm ends at my chin
Load More Replies...Funny how you can invoke "my body, my choice" for a mask but not for women's healthcare.
LOL, I was reading the comments trying to think of a quip re: the necessity of that hole, and then found yours. Thanks!
Load More Replies...It's not YOUR BODY a mask protects, you *&()&*. It's other peoples' bodies!
This sums up the unfathomable stupidity of the human race today. I mean *sighs loudly*
If you were the only person affected by your decision, sure don't wear a mask. Same for drunk drivers, if they only hurt themselves and no one else, sure drive drunk, take your chances. But in both cases, you are not the only ones affected by your poor judgement.
Nope. A*****e #1 and a*****e #2. They are not dumb. They should be regarded as murderers.
Load More Replies...I always read "murica" in a hillbilly voice with a nasty beard and no teeth.
Load More Replies...Why ruining the masks that someone else could use? Did they burn toilet paper as well when there was a shortage?
Those "masks" should be made of duct tape. But for the days of the scolds bridle
This is plain stupidity. How did this country even manage to become a superpower?
Because there was a time when everyone in the US could get a decent education and racist, sexist, ignorant and incompetent clowns weren't allowed to be president.
Load More Replies...Pritzker has been given so much s**t from people since he stood up to Trump about racism on a phone call. Personally, I would vote for him based on that phone call alone.
Of our employees safety. How does a mask threaten the life of a person?
This is the second one that drags in employee safety. I don't get it either.
Load More Replies...What is wrong with the people of America??? No wonder there are so many positive cases and death counts... in Malaysia up until today, July 1st we only have single-digit cases.
"If you can't comply with store policy of our employees SAFETY" Hmmm. Wonder what the employees think of that....?
There is a meme floating around out there about people who wear masks, but dont cover their nose. The meme suggests that it's like a man wearing underwear with his privates hanging over/out of the undies. Because of this meme, I call all the people who wear masks wrong (like the guy in the black mask on the L side) Dingle D***s!
The same as any other airline. They have to fill almost every seat on a plane to make money.
On my last appointement, my doctor told me she signed a letter with hundreds of other colleagues to make wearing masks mandatory in all public places. Now it's only mandatory on public transport and in schools, for the rest it's advised to wear one. She's an expert in traditional, herbal and Eastern medicine. She knows how severely ill one can get from being on the frontline for months and thinks that there would be a lot less sick in this country if everyone took the effort of wearing the mask, gloves when necessary and of course sanitising frequently. You would think it's common sense, but that MAGA rubbish is rubbing off to some idiots here and they don't wear protection because it takes "freedom" away from them and attend illegal parties. Then, they need to be treated by the same doctors risking their lives. Every time I enter a gas station or a store, I'm surprised to see only a few people wearing masks. I'd be utterly ashamed to risk someone's health because of selfishness.
These people must think bad things only happen to other people. Then it happens to them.
How do you like your 'rights' now? Just be glad it's you and not your grandma or immunocompromised kid.
I apologize in advance if you give it to your grandparents and they die.
I really hope DeSantis catches it. PLEASE catch it. And I wouldn't be sad if he died from it. He is the worst damn thing to happen to my state
Your state is the worst thing to happen to your state lol
Load More Replies...Maybe the wackos are right, god is out to take care of the nations stupid people problem.
Just gather these fwits together on a deserted island and spread their diseases and stupidity amongst themselves!
The truly absurd thing about this is that the vast majority of countries don't have 5G, yet.
There's been plenty of 3G/4G towers being burned in Ireland/UK. Goes to show that stupidity is also international :(
Load More Replies...5G isn't going to kill anyone but burning down cell towers and disrupting communications of our emergency services will.
This is here in the UK, sadly. The US does not have a monopoly on ridiculous conspiracy theories.
There are thick people the world over - no country is immune to that sadly.
Load More Replies...They are likely using an accelerant to set fire to the wiring loom at the base of the tower.
Load More Replies...This was actually the UK, not the US. Good to know were are not alone is harboring idiots, though.
conspiracy is only sound plausible if it's thought by someone smart, conspiracy theory by an idiot are b******t
It's clearly visible you are moron. You don't have to open your mouth to prove that
You should stand up to your constitutional rights to spell all of your words properly and use appropriate punctuation.
Hope they asked him to leave or refused to allow him to purchase.
Rights come with RESPONSIBILITIES. People who are not responsible enough to wear a mask shouldn’t be complaining about their rights
A good example again, of police thinking they are above the "peasants", that rules for the people don't matter to them.
Sadly, many politicians are on their side with this. Recently, Germany passed a law that makes assault on a police officer a different and more severe crime than attacking any other person. While this might not seem outrageous on the first glance, it actually is. Being a police officer can be a dangerous job and everyone knows that. You get attacked much more frequently than an ordinary citizen. However, you have the advantage of being armed, trained and your testimony is almost sure to be seen as credible in court. Futhermore, you are expected to confront violent people as a part of your job. If you get hurt, you can be sure that the culprit, if caught, will be punished. An ordinary citizen does not have these advantages. And now someone tell me why a drunk who takes a swing at a police officer and _misses_ gets a _mandatory_ prison sentece of three months to five years, while a rowdy punching a granny straight in the face might get a suspended sentece or a fine.
Load More Replies...There's a difference between "You don't have too" and "I'll use my brain anyway and wear one." And that just proves one more time that smart people do not join the police force.
Because cops serve, so they can't get infected by it? God must protect, or something like that.
At least they are not demanding. Being stupid yes, but there are worse.
What can be worse than to actively promote the spreading of a deadly virus?
Load More Replies...And if you have______(insert any STD here) please feel free to kiss and screw all of us.
Who knew a hoax could kill so many people? Or are they just playing 'possum?
So another shop who are pro-virus. Call them that, that'll soon shut them up.
It's the AGGRESSIVE stupidity of this that just kills me. I'm reading it in Sarah Palin's voice, with a dash of Sarah Huckabee Sanders.
HE is under fire? How about the 4000 FANS? HE pretty well keeps his distance.
If they don’t even want to wear them they should donate them to homeless people and healthcare workers instead of ruining them
America was already great before the orange moron showed up on the scene.
Yes, and we will be again. We're going to look back on the Trump era, when he turned this country into a banana republic, and say "How did that even happen? What were they thinking?"
Load More Replies...As big as grifter as trump is I am really surprised he didn't get right on this and start selling masks with his stupid "make America great again" on them.
She can only eat fajitas with shredded cheese? That's her problem at the moment??
Haven't you heard? It's her RIGHT to have shredded cheese on demand. Says so in the Constitution!
Load More Replies...This is a parody Ryan Perry made, of an actual wife's grated cheese dilemma. The husband of that woman deleted his tweet, so now Ryan Perry appears to be the ignorant OP.
We should all send this poor tortured woman our thoughts and prayers.
Awwww she can only eat fajitas with shredded cheese, how sad, oh I guess you are just gonna have to starve.
This is exactly what will happen everywhere. Short staffing because the staff is sick. And can't you make your own cheese fajita at home in like 45 seconds in a microwave?
Maybe they'll die and we won't have to put up with their garbage any more?
Gross. He’s probably the type who goes at lunch time for the free buffet and can’t get a girlfriend.
Five bucks says he's on the club’s ”beware: groper” list.
Load More Replies...He doesn't need a mask since he probably repels people further than 6' away from his award winning personality.
Me, too. For a little moment here, I can pretend this person is being sarcastic and just infiltrated the covidiots. (please! Let me keep my illusions, they're the only thing that keep me happy)
Load More Replies...dude somewhere, maybe denver, they had curbside pickup + drive through strippers, the women were outside and had masks on and everything, it was great, and extremely cyberpunk dystopia to look at photos of
No, they both do. It's like Electrified Toxic Waste. Stupid Corona is more dangerous than Stupid and Corona alone.
Load More Replies...They seem to be kepng their distance... The problem is how voting stations are arranged. But people voting is good, right?
I think that's what they're trying to point out-- that being forced to wait hours in line to vote during a pandemic is stupid, not that these people are doing something stupid.
Load More Replies...Wearing masks and from that angle can't tell the distancing.
So glad we have them in the UK. As a disabled person it would be really difficult for me otherwise.
Load More Replies...There were so many better solutions for this: they could have organised postal votes, online ballots, drive through voting, allowed the voting to take place for over 2-3 days instead of one, postponing the election to a more stable time, etc. People turning out to vote is great, they shouldn’t be put at risk.
You realise they need to vote to change the vile system they have going on in that country - they're all masked and keeping distance. This is a photo americans should be proud to see
I think the point of this is that being forced to stand in line for so long and then be in a room with many other people just to exercise your rights to vote can spread the virus, when there should have been action taking to a) create more and less crowded voting-stations, b) enable vote-by-mail, c) vote on a non-work-day (ffs!!!) and probably a lot more i can't think of right now.
Load More Replies...Not the socially distanced line for check-in at the airport two miles away?
Did this is Wisconsin as well. 50 people ended up with Covid that were there.
It's the thought that counts. However, I would nicely want to inform you that the Blue, Pink, and White flag happens to be the Lesbian flag. Just wanted to inform you!
Load More Replies...We're dealing with huge surge of cases as people roll in from spiking states like Arizona and California
Why the hell are you going to a theme park?! It's a pandemic for Christ sake!
I got to go on it several times before quarantine! The wait time was long but worth it!
I think that it's Isaac Asimov who said that the US is a country where being smart and being dumb are equally worshipped. That anyone's opinion is worthy, no matter how dumb or ignorant. He said that that was the main difference between the US and the rest of the world. His words have never been truer.
Is this the quote you were thinking of? "There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge."
Load More Replies...I do feel sorry for the intelligent US citizens that have to live with Tweety, the tangerine toddler and his Amazing Show of Totally Thoughtless Trumpturds. On the other hand: Lock down in Europe hasn't been that bad thanks to this hilarious freakshow. Mind-boggling comedy 24/7. And it's free to watch.
My 12th grade English teacher said that every story is either Comedy or Tragedy. The US of A has proven you can do both at once.
Load More Replies...We sure have become a big joke with #PedoTrump at the helm
Load More Replies...I have come to the conclusion that there are only two types of people in the world. The "I"s and the "we"s. The "I"s don't want to wear masks, don't want to isolate, don't want to protect others, don't care about the rights and lives of others, whether it's BLM, or LGBTQ. They are in it for themselves. And then when something bad happens to them, they want all the resources for themselves and expect to be prioritized. Then the "we"s care about everybody as much as they do about themselves. It also seems to me that the "I"s are frequently right wingers and the "we"s are often left wingers. There's my observation for the day.
Speaking as an American, not all of us behave this way. Some of us are complying with the safety protocols and doing our best to stop the spread of COVID19. What makes me mad about all of these who refuse to take it seriously is that my father, who is a kidney transplant patient, has been confined to his home for the past two months because of COVID19 and these people are running around complaining because they have to wear a mask. These people are the reason that people like my dad could get sick.
I am pretty sure the rest of the world is not unhappy to watch dumb Americans curl up and die. But, unfortunatley, there are tons of nice and normal peeps in the US and they suffer from this idiocy, too.
I feel really sorry for the perfectly intelligent US citizens who have to put up with not just Trump and covidiots but also US bashing. I have always liked the Americans I have met both in the UK and when in the US.
Load More Replies...My friend died a month ago from Covid-19. Her son who is now 12 was adopted by her but prior to that he had been adopted by my best friend who died when he was 5 after being abandoned by his birth mother. I am sad that my friend died but it has been very hard knowing this little boy has known so much death in such a short life. Even if we dont think this effects us directly it is very selfish to not do you best to keep yourself and others around you protected. The idea that this is being done to destroy peoples lively hoods and small business is really stupid to me. If you dont want to wear a mask fine, keep your but at home. The cases in my area have sky rocketed since every started opening back up and I am sure part is due to back logged testing but I dont think that most of it is. I would love to get back to normal but I am not willing to risk my life, the life of my family or any strangers because I need a damn haircut or something so menial.
It's simple. American culture is predicated on individualism. This unfortunately overlaps significantly with "selfishness". Too many Americans don't take it seriously, think they know better, or just don't care about issues that can affect the collective population if it impacts them individually.
I don't blame you, but the border's closed, probably for the next several months. Please vote out the MAGAt. Thanks.
Load More Replies...Less than 25% of the people in my local Walmart were wearing masks the last time I was there. It makes shopping extremely stressful, especially when they ignore social distancing and get in my bubble. Covid isn't super prevalent in my county, but it IS here. And even if it wasn't, it could show up at any time. It blows my mind that people are so flippant about this. The fact that something I can't even see could potentially kill me or my children terrifies the hell out of me. I don't care how slim the chances are, I'm wearing a mask, keeping my distance and taking every other precaution I can think of. If we had ALL done this from the start, this s**t would be over and done with and we really could go back to life as normal. Instead I get to make the difficult decision of whether or not to send my child to what will qualify as public school in a few months. And it's all because of idiots like these. I'd slap them, but that would mean getting close to them.
I think that it's Isaac Asimov who said that the US is a country where being smart and being dumb are equally worshipped. That anyone's opinion is worthy, no matter how dumb or ignorant. He said that that was the main difference between the US and the rest of the world. His words have never been truer.
Is this the quote you were thinking of? "There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge."
Load More Replies...I do feel sorry for the intelligent US citizens that have to live with Tweety, the tangerine toddler and his Amazing Show of Totally Thoughtless Trumpturds. On the other hand: Lock down in Europe hasn't been that bad thanks to this hilarious freakshow. Mind-boggling comedy 24/7. And it's free to watch.
My 12th grade English teacher said that every story is either Comedy or Tragedy. The US of A has proven you can do both at once.
Load More Replies...We sure have become a big joke with #PedoTrump at the helm
Load More Replies...I have come to the conclusion that there are only two types of people in the world. The "I"s and the "we"s. The "I"s don't want to wear masks, don't want to isolate, don't want to protect others, don't care about the rights and lives of others, whether it's BLM, or LGBTQ. They are in it for themselves. And then when something bad happens to them, they want all the resources for themselves and expect to be prioritized. Then the "we"s care about everybody as much as they do about themselves. It also seems to me that the "I"s are frequently right wingers and the "we"s are often left wingers. There's my observation for the day.
Speaking as an American, not all of us behave this way. Some of us are complying with the safety protocols and doing our best to stop the spread of COVID19. What makes me mad about all of these who refuse to take it seriously is that my father, who is a kidney transplant patient, has been confined to his home for the past two months because of COVID19 and these people are running around complaining because they have to wear a mask. These people are the reason that people like my dad could get sick.
I am pretty sure the rest of the world is not unhappy to watch dumb Americans curl up and die. But, unfortunatley, there are tons of nice and normal peeps in the US and they suffer from this idiocy, too.
I feel really sorry for the perfectly intelligent US citizens who have to put up with not just Trump and covidiots but also US bashing. I have always liked the Americans I have met both in the UK and when in the US.
Load More Replies...My friend died a month ago from Covid-19. Her son who is now 12 was adopted by her but prior to that he had been adopted by my best friend who died when he was 5 after being abandoned by his birth mother. I am sad that my friend died but it has been very hard knowing this little boy has known so much death in such a short life. Even if we dont think this effects us directly it is very selfish to not do you best to keep yourself and others around you protected. The idea that this is being done to destroy peoples lively hoods and small business is really stupid to me. If you dont want to wear a mask fine, keep your but at home. The cases in my area have sky rocketed since every started opening back up and I am sure part is due to back logged testing but I dont think that most of it is. I would love to get back to normal but I am not willing to risk my life, the life of my family or any strangers because I need a damn haircut or something so menial.
It's simple. American culture is predicated on individualism. This unfortunately overlaps significantly with "selfishness". Too many Americans don't take it seriously, think they know better, or just don't care about issues that can affect the collective population if it impacts them individually.
I don't blame you, but the border's closed, probably for the next several months. Please vote out the MAGAt. Thanks.
Load More Replies...Less than 25% of the people in my local Walmart were wearing masks the last time I was there. It makes shopping extremely stressful, especially when they ignore social distancing and get in my bubble. Covid isn't super prevalent in my county, but it IS here. And even if it wasn't, it could show up at any time. It blows my mind that people are so flippant about this. The fact that something I can't even see could potentially kill me or my children terrifies the hell out of me. I don't care how slim the chances are, I'm wearing a mask, keeping my distance and taking every other precaution I can think of. If we had ALL done this from the start, this s**t would be over and done with and we really could go back to life as normal. Instead I get to make the difficult decision of whether or not to send my child to what will qualify as public school in a few months. And it's all because of idiots like these. I'd slap them, but that would mean getting close to them.


