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March of the nihilists

March of the nihilists

Not for anything, but against everything.

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Jan 27, 2021
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Europe: “What a mess those Americans are in. I can’t believe these ignorant mobs are just letting the coronavirus spread and won’t do anything to stop it.”

Also Europe:

I wonder if my sensible American friends feel a little better when they read stories like this. At least they know they’re not alone. (We Canadians have ‘em too, unfortunately.)

When the pandemic started, many observers pointed out that the same people who opposed lockdowns or any other restrictions to stop the spread were also bitterly opposed to getting people to wear masks. It went beyond mask mandates by governments or health authorities, but conspiracy theories about how masks are actually harmful and/or a means of social control.

An anti-vaxxer pharmacist - now there’s a phrase I never thought I’d write - tried to sabotage a vaccine shipment in Wisconsin, and now these Dutch idiots take it to another level. I wonder who gave them the idea that COVID will go away if you don’t test for it?

Republicans still standin…

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