ItWillNeverWork
Messy Crimbobs, fellow humans.
Not you, but those posting laughing emojis on the post earlier about the guy who set himself on fire.
The stupidity of the anti-vaxx nutcases
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Not you, but those posting laughing emojis on the post earlier about the guy who set himself on fire.
Without knowing whether he is actually mentally unwell or not, does being mentally unwell get a free card from criticism for nasty behaviours?
ItWillNeverWork
Messy Crimbobs, fellow humans.
He was obviously in the throes of a psychotic episode. Denying that would just show a person to be arguing in bad faith. And yes, severe mental illness does get you a free pass on certain actions. Especially as it seems he mostly just harmed himself.
So Peter Sutcliffe murdering all those women is beyond criticism because he was mentally ill? Jesus.
ItWillNeverWork
Messy Crimbobs, fellow humans.
What about Brady?Yeah because that's exactly what I said. Jesus christ indeed
StoneRoad
heckling from the back!
You ain't a shrink, so don't diagnose others.
BigMoaner
What A Load of Old Bollocks
i was one of the ones who laughed and it's a fair criticism from itwillneverwork
however, you extend compassion and understanding to this chap, rightly so.
perhaps extend to why some people might find this funny? maybe covid has put them through hell and they are letting off steam, laughing at people who haven't given a shit since the start.
but yes ultimately you're right, it's not really funny. he's someone's son etc.
however, you extend compassion and understanding to this chap, rightly so.
perhaps extend to why some people might find this funny? maybe covid has put them through hell and they are letting off steam, laughing at people who haven't given a shit since the start.
but yes ultimately you're right, it's not really funny. he's someone's son etc.
ItWillNeverWork
Messy Crimbobs, fellow humans.
Oh I'm a big fan Magnus. I just love serial killers, me. Are you fucking serious?
What am I even asking. Of course you're not. You're just a troll
ItWillNeverWork
Messy Crimbobs, fellow humans.
I don't need to be a 'shrink'
Okay, so you do draw the line somewhere.
Yossarian
⏭️
Here's an anti-vaxxer we can all laugh at - 14 hours on a plane to Melbourne followed by 8 hours at the airport and a decision to send him back. 
Novak Djokovic: Australia cancels top tennis player's visa
The tennis player is in a government detention hotel and a decision on deportation will come on Monday.
www.bbc.com
ItWillNeverWork
Messy Crimbobs, fellow humans.
Thank you for the reply. I do understand that people have had it hard, and if I haven't been clear enough in my condemnation of those protesters that disrupt medical facilities etc, then I apologise. Those people should face harsh prison sentences, no doubt about that
Riklet
procrastinación
Lol @ Djokovic deported from Australia for his wild medical exemption bullshit. Oops!!
On a serious note.. who else has seen in the Netherlands they now have a phoneline for covid vax hesistant or even sceptical people. Such a good idea! I think more should be done to engage gently with people on an individual level and not write people off.
On a serious note.. who else has seen in the Netherlands they now have a phoneline for covid vax hesistant or even sceptical people. Such a good idea! I think more should be done to engage gently with people on an individual level and not write people off.
8ball
Decolonise colons!
I hadn't seen that. I've argued for engaging with people from the start, but one weakness of this that immediately occurs to me is loons calling on mass just to jam it up, and also that one of them might know how to use auto-dialling software.
N_igma
Epistemic nuisance
This just proves that these people are living in a total alternate universe. Do they not realise that all these institutions - the police, magistrates, courts etc. are instruments of the state? Whose sole function is to maintain that state?
What do they expect? A sudden upheaval in society, the police and courts arresting and sentencing politicians because Anna is down the road waving papers in the air saying all this is illegal? Fucking clowns.
DaveCinzano
WATCH OUT, GEORGE, HE'S GOT A SCREWDRIVER!
Well gentlegreen has been doing his best!
Nine Bob Note
Self-Isolating before it was fashionable
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
If you mean that, you’re a monster
LDC
On est tous des pangolins
I largely agree with you about that person that set themselves on fire. It's sad more than anything. No idea if he was suffering from a mental health illness, but I think you're likely right that he probably was, or at least vulnerable and taken advantage of by more together anti-vaxxers (hence some of my hatred for the more calculating ones who I think are often exploiters of the vulnerable). But I also think you're rushing to judge many on here too quickly, it's possible to get a laugh from things like that when the internet provides distance and be compassionate in reality ItWillNeverWork.
NoXion
Craicy the Squirrel
Again I have to ask, are you a psychiatrist?
NoXion
Craicy the Squirrel
Yes you do!
NoXion
Craicy the Squirrel
I mean, we've got multiple belief systems on this planet that can influence entire populations of people into trying to talk a supposedly omnipotent and omniscient entity into interceding for them (which is contradictory, surely such a being would already know what they want?). This behaviour persists in spite of a continual lack of any evidence whatsoever.
So no, it's not "obvious" that people doing things contrary to sensibility are automatically mentally ill. Unless you want to argue that religious believers - still a majority of the world's population - are all mentally ill.
So no, it's not "obvious" that people doing things contrary to sensibility are automatically mentally ill. Unless you want to argue that religious believers - still a majority of the world's population - are all mentally ill.
existentialist
Tired and unemotional
Ohhh, what it must be to so much...BETTER than those one surrounds oneself with.
What is it like, ItWillNeverWork?
two sheds
Least noticed poster 2007
existentialist
Tired and unemotional
That's just as well, because I don't think you'd be very good.
Kind of weird to make an unqualified diagnosis of someone via YouTube in order to use it as a stick to beat people with.
Serge Forward
Just enjoyin' my coffee.
You don't need to be a shrink to make an assumption that all was not well with the mental state of the dead anti vaxxer. So asking for professional credentials is a bit over defensive. On this occasion ItWillNeverWork is probably right that the dead guy was poorly, and a likely victim of the whole anti vax grift. That said, people’s schadenfreude and finding this funny is also understandable.
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