What do you mean by "We"?

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D5CAV
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What do you mean by "We"?

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Rules for thee, but not for me: http://www.danielgreenfield.org/2020/06 ... ether.html
after months of being locked indoors and that we were out to kill grandma if we left the house, the same media lauded massive numbers of rioters crowding together to curse the cops.

The political fiction of the pandemic died once its administrators found a shiny new fascist object.
Of course, not all "lockdowns" are equal:
Lockdowns were always for little people. Not for celebrities, politicians or political radicals.

Martha Stewart is quarantining with her driver, housekeeper, and gardener. Lefty author Neil Gaiman decided that he needed to get away from his wife and flew from New Zealand to Scotland. David Geffen, the Hollywood billionaire tycoon who helped finance Buttigieg’s presidential campaign, tweeted, “Isolated in the Grenadines avoiding the virus” from his $590 million yacht which boasts a staff of 55.
But if you are one of the peasants:
"We're All In This Together” manufactures mass consent. The “We”, “All”, and “Together” represent a conformist mass in whose ranks the individual is only valued for his or her willingness to obey.
However, I aim to misbehave:
Each false cause is replaced by another big lie. If you can see past the lies, you’re not “Together” with the “We”. You’re one of the last Americans.
None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free.” Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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Re: What do you mean by "We"?

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D5CAV wrote: Wed Jun 17, 2020 1:50 am Martha Stewart is quarantining with her driver, housekeeper, and gardener. Lefty author Neil Gaiman decided that he needed to get away from his wife and flew from New Zealand to Scotland. David Geffen, the Hollywood billionaire tycoon who helped finance Buttigieg’s presidential campaign, tweeted, “Isolated in the Grenadines avoiding the virus” from his $590 million yacht which boasts a staff of 55.
But if you are one of the peasants:
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Hey, it's not just for the upper crust. Of course, some ways are better than others... This couple got caught out when all the borders closed, with nowhere to sail to:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3we1GOFjpRQ

:shock:
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Re: What do you mean by "We"?

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People get upset when commies commie:
That plan fell apart last Tuesday, when Cuban immigration officials decided to force all foreigners into quarantine in hotels to try to control the fast-spreading virus.
Now, she's forced to pay $50 a night at the Barcelo Solymar hotel, which she said is beautiful, with kind staff, but far beyond her tight budget.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatch ... -1.5518102
The avalanche has already started. It is too late for the pebbles to vote.
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