At some point in the next couple of years, Democrats will normalize ignoring covid. One day it will stop being brought up in White House press sessions. Cable news will stop talking about. Joe will give some speech about how it's time to put this behind us and look towards more important matters (hint: it will be about war with other countries). If you have any questions you'll be directed to the CDC website. It's up to your state and local governments to put out information about your local area. Local news will probably still cover it. Kind of like wake up and get your morning Covid forecast.

All this death. All of Trump's shit. All of the primaries and election. Storming the capitol, open up, everything. All just some footnote in a history book that nobody reads. We just go back to arguing over Iran or whatever country is unlucky enough to be the stage for a new Cold War. There will be Jacobin articles about how covid was never really fixed and we'll share them and rant with each other about how nobody remembers or cares.

    • Rod_Blagojevic [none/use name]
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      4 years ago

      Are you saying you want a lockdown that would quickly and painlessly end the pandemic while making the entire mask culture war irrelevant? Wouldn't you rather live in a world where an increasingly desperate and confused population starts latching onto insane conspiracy theories and preparing to commit the worst pogroms in history?

      • _else [she/her,they/them]
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        4 years ago

        okay, yeah, fine, i guess. but ONLY for the pogroms and conspiracies. and only because we, for the first time in history, get to have real lizard people.

        thank you CRISPR

        • Rod_Blagojevic [none/use name]
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          4 years ago

          I overheard someone at work talking about CRISPR. I didn't hear the specifics, but I know it was stupid. Is there some really dumb idea going around that I should know about?

          • _else [she/her,they/them]
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            4 years ago

            what? no you can just shoot yourself some lizard genes now. it won't necessarily do anything, but you can have them. if you want.