Coronavirus meme/panic/fear mongering general thread

[cupid_stunt]

 

[two sheds]

This was just on the BBC news, woman goes mad after being asked to follow the shop's one way system.

lucky they didn't ask her to wear a mask

 

[dessiato]

This was just on the BBC news, woman goes mad after being asked to follow the shop's one way system.

“I’ve done nuffin’ wrong!” Well you have now.

 

[Mr.Bishie]

 

[Anju]

and for my Canadian friends, here is what is being circulated on facebook

View attachment 231687

I saw a load of people posting about the 90% false positive test rate yesterday. Raab and Redwood have both mentioned it adding fuel to the conspiracy fire raging across social media.

Here's a good explanation of how it's statistically possible but not probable.

HuffPost is now a part of Verizon Media

 

[2hats]

I saw a load of people posting about the 90% false positive test rate yesterday. Raab and Redwood have both mentioned it adding fuel to the conspiracy fire raging across social media.

Here's a good explanation of how it's statistically possible but not probable.

HuffPost is now a part of Verizon Media

Some people don't understand the difference in the statistics of self-selecting samples and true or quasi-random samples. That many journalists and politicians fall into this category is not surprising.
(This was covered in [the first half of] R4's More or Less this week and, originally, by David Spiegelhalter on twitter.)

 

[farmerbarleymow]

“I’ve done nuffin’ wrong!” Well you have now.

Looks like they probably got a nice clean mugshot so it shouldn't be long before she's in court.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

View attachment 231704

If that's real I hope there is a matching sign on the neighbouring house - 'beware of the selfish cunt next door who puts everyone at risk'

 

[editor]

A bit more about the Brixton fuckwit

In photos: Anti-mask Covid-19 conspiracy fan scrawls on Brixton bus stop, Sept 2020

Seen at the Effra Road bus stop in Brixton yesterday was this message imploring people not to believe the “Covid propaganda.” Sadly, the anonymous author seems to have had no problems b…

www.brixtonbuzz.com

 

[elbows]

 

[DaveCinzano]

“I’ve done nuffin’ wrong!”

All that red wine when you were planning on a fish supper?

Nuffin' wrong indeed

 

[editor]

 

[Almor]

View attachment 231813

Wait until she finds out about Slipknot

 

[MrSki]

 

[cupid_stunt]

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

 

[cupid_stunt]

View attachment 231831

Last page, and this was the reply.

March called. It wants its Memes back.

 

[two sheds]

We now have repeated responses to repeated posts

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

Last page, and this was the reply.

Clearly mx wcfc's and mine are the two best posts on the entire boards.

 

[keybored]

 

[cupid_stunt]

 

[Mation]

 

[Mation]

I mean, if you take it literally, then that sounds like an extremely good idea. I don't really want to touch anyone's eyes with my eyes, whether they're at my table or not!

 

[Lord Camomile]

Personally I'm happy with no extended eye contact with people at my table either.

 

[T & P]

Well, extended eye contact often leads to either fights or one-night stands, neither of which are advisable at the moment...

 

[lizzieloo]

A bit more about the Brixton fuckwit

In photos: Anti-mask Covid-19 conspiracy fan scrawls on Brixton bus stop, Sept 2020

Seen at the Effra Road bus stop in Brixton yesterday was this message imploring people not to believe the “Covid propaganda.” Sadly, the anonymous author seems to have had no problems b…

www.brixtonbuzz.com

Why do they think the government would make it up? I just don't understand.

Been thinking of asking someone I know who is, apparently, in the know, but I really CBA to go there with her.

 

[elbows]

Why do they think the government would make it up? I just don't understand.

Mistrust and a sense of disenfranchisement very easily spill over into inappropriate areas.

Some people reach the wrong conclusions about how the world actually works. They might even start off with some of the right conclusions but then if they swap one untrusted mainstream news source for some alternative source of knowledge, belief and news that is even more bogus then its not hard to end up with worldview trouble. And they end up operating in a well-worm groove that takes them straight to shit when used in a pademic like this one.

The reasons people end up cynical are not so hard to spot, eg people seeing how the system involves plenty of rigged games, or existing mistrust due to previous failings or lies on the public health front. The war on drugs hasnt helped. There are so many other examples.

 

[two sheds]

tbf the government does make all sorts of other shit up.

 

[souljacker]

Why do they think the government would make it up? I just don't understand.

Been thinking of asking someone I know who is, apparently, in the know, but I really CBA to go there with her.

It's not the govt that are making shit up. Its the NWO and the govt have been duped as well. Apparently.

 

[quiet guy]