Regarding all these anti maskers and anti vaxers who are now dying from Covid 19

The media is making rather a meal of this. Listing splinter religious leaders who said Jesus would protect them. As well as Freedom lovers who wont be told to mask up and conspiracy theorists who believe everything from Bill Gates microchipping a vaccine, (as if owning you through your computer, phone and smart watch wasnt enough) to Covid being a hoax or to be treated with everything from crystals to Horse de-wormer.
Their dying declarations that they should have been vaccinated, the families setting up of on line begging sites to pay for their bills and the pathetic pictures of them in Hospital beds are all making a splash. And I get it. These people are idiots and this is a public safety warning to others.
But seriously: Some are really revelling in this.. And these are people who are suffering horribly, asphyxiating slowly and painfully..And sometimes dying terrified and alone. Lets not lose our humanity over their stupidity.😷

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Ynotisay · M

Good comment And yeah. I think some individuals are reveling in it. There's not much you can do about that. People will forget the reality (which, like you said, is a terrible death) because of their disdain for "the other."

But I don't believe "the media" sees it that way. Outside of the fact that prominent anti-vaxxers dying of Covid actually is news, for its irony as much as anything, I think it's a pretty clear case of trying to reach those "where they live." I also think it's working. Vax rates are up. I believe some of that has to do with people seeing those they either respected or believed being bitten by something very real and then, often, encouraging people to get the vaccine before they pass.

I think it's "the media" as a public service. Cutting through lies and bullshit to present reality is appropriate in my book. Whatever it takes so more don't die is a noble position as I see it.

whowasthatmaskedman · 70-79, M

@Ynotisay I agree. The media have a duty to put it out there. Some of the social media response is completely brutal.😷

Ynotisay · M

@whowasthatmaskedman You're right. It's hard to see sometimes. Particularly that it seems to be coming from those who beat their chests about things like anti-bullying. What I am seeing though is those people getting shot down more. To an extent, I understand why. People who have done the right thing are again being penalized for those who haven't. But there's a humanity line that shouldn't be crossed.