Because my original post was mocking the very nature of people who are vaccinated yet fret about others either masking or being unvaccinated. They want society to cater to their irrational fears and I think that is funny and weird so I made fun of them. If you are not one of "them" then there is nothing to be offended about.Ghost of Andrew Eaton said:NicosMachine said:Did I say someone on the thread was doing that? You protest too much.Ghost of Andrew Eaton said:Is anyone on this thread doing that?NicosMachine said:
You are correct. I am no better. I often have irrational fears. The big difference is that I don't promote those fears and insist all of society cater to my irrational fear.
No. So why bring that energy to this board? Leave that for the folks you are upset for.
Triggered? It's okay to mock silliness. It's been done since the beginning of written history. I would not walk up to someone and say, "hey, you are a silly person" even if they were. That would be mean and nothing would be gained. Those who are irrationally fearful are harming many people as others sit silently and acquiesce. It's okay to speak out against bad ideas and harmful polices. Why does it bother you?cc_ag92 said:
Does it make you feel powerful to anonymously "make fun of" this theoretical group of people on a message board? What kind of person are you? Is this your hidden alter ego or do you behave like this at work and with your family? I kind of assume you don't attend church, but if you do, is this how you act there?
I literally posted a link to the article and the attitude I was mocking. The fact you are protesting so much makes me wonder if I struck a nerve with someone on this thread.Ghost of Andrew Eaton said:
So you are using this thread to make fun of people who aren't on this thread? Jesus, get a ****ing hobby.
I honestly don't get you. I asked you to explain yourself. I'm not triggered.NicosMachine said:Triggered? It's okay to mock silliness. It's been done since the beginning of written history. I would not walk up to someone and say, "hey, you are a silly person" even if they were. That would be mean and nothing would be gained. Those who are irrationally fearful are harming many people as others sit silently and acquiesce. It's okay to speak out against bad ideas and harmful polices. Why does it bother you?cc_ag92 said:
Does it make you feel powerful to anonymously "make fun of" this theoretical group of people on a message board? What kind of person are you? Is this your hidden alter ego or do you behave like this at work and with your family? I kind of assume you don't attend church, but if you do, is this how you act there?
Thanks for your desire I find happiness. If that is your hope, you can sleep easily. Like many, I consider myself as lucky and happy as a man could be - laughing, joking, loving, and teasing without the worries that occupied most people through history. FYI, I even "attend church". In fact, my lack of fear is rooted in scripture. If you fear, I assume you don't attend church or perhaps don't live the scripture you read.cc_ag92 said:I honestly don't get you. I asked you to explain yourself. I'm not triggered.NicosMachine said:Triggered? It's okay to mock silliness. It's been done since the beginning of written history. I would not walk up to someone and say, "hey, you are a silly person" even if they were. That would be mean and nothing would be gained. Those who are irrationally fearful are harming many people as others sit silently and acquiesce. It's okay to speak out against bad ideas and harmful polices. Why does it bother you?cc_ag92 said:
Does it make you feel powerful to anonymously "make fun of" this theoretical group of people on a message board? What kind of person are you? Is this your hidden alter ego or do you behave like this at work and with your family? I kind of assume you don't attend church, but if you do, is this how you act there?
I would say more, but I don't think it would be productive. I hope you find happiness.
cc_ag92 said:
I'm not afraid. I'm not sure what makes you think that I am.
I also believe Jesus commanded us to love one another. I do my best to show my love in words and actions. I often fail. I aspire to speak words of truth in kindness, not mock others who have different beliefs or even fears.
I also know that believing in scripture isn't always enough to keep people from being fearful because we are all human, not holy. None of us are perfect. Insisting that people of faith are not Christian enough if they have human emotions is one of the big problems in the American church.
Of course, this discussion doesn't exactly belong on this board. It's probably better suited to the religion board. Pardon the derailment
fullback44 said:well then his Dr is disingenuous.. I am not implying anything as my post above states... dont shoot the messenger, I am just bringing his story over hereWES2006AG said:Sounds like your friend is dealing with the long term effects of having COVID. Implying that the vaccine is what is causing his issue, while possible, is disingenuous at best.fullback44 said:so heres the rest of the story.... hes never had any type of cancer in his life..Ghost of Andrew Eaton said:Why does he think the vax game him these spots?fullback44 said:
So my perfectly healthy friend who took the vaccine 5 months ago now has spots on his lungs and is going in to get a CT scan for cancer... hes starting to think he should have never got the vaccine, hes scared ****less right now and rightfully so. hes literally crapping his pants as this CT scan is set for this week. He had a chest xray before and after the vaccine for some reason and the xray this week confirmed chest spots that recently appeared.. I pray for him
so he got the vaccine about 5 months ago and then got a very severe case of Covid about 4 weeks later after taking the vaccine. he recovered but never fully recovered, he keeps getting flu like symptom stuff every few weeks. His Dr was keeping an eye on him. This week the Dr orders chest Xrays again (2nd round) and see's spot on his lungs and says this doesn't look good we need to send you in for a CT scan... here we are today, hes literally crapping his pants
