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Trump news – live: President postpones New Hampshire rally as he attempts to blame Fauci for coronavirus ‘mistakes’

www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-news-live-us-coronavirus-latest-update-fauci-deaths-a9611786.html

Trump is already proclaiming that the US has had fewer Covid deaths than any other country.

Do his fans never think about checking out the facts or do they either just believe everything he says and think that the facts are "fake news"?

nonsense- I am most of those things too, and it does not make me either.

And in a while, we can expect Johnson to proclaim how quickly things were achieved and how that problem has been avoided.
And lots of people will be so pleased with him.

To revert back to the dangers of these listicles.

Sometimes the smallest things can reveal the most. Last week Boris Johnson delivered his big speech on future investment in our infrastructure, and referred to planning rules. Specifically, he referred to the great crested newt, which has historically held back certain building projects. With classic bombast, he declared: "Newt-counting delays are a massive drag on the prosperity of this country."

But then a few days later, the BBC reported something peculiar. Such delays had turned out to be a thing of the past. Journalists could find no evidence of significant delays to building projects because of newt surveys. The Local Government Association couldn’t find any examples either. Current surveys could now in fact be done rapidly. The head of the Wildlife Trusts said the speech was "pure fiction". The prime minister had promised to eliminate a problem which did not exist.

This is not meant to be a criticism of Johnson but an example of how completely erroneous beliefs become imprinted in people's minds by the mere repetition of them.

I remember the 'crested newts' thing; it turns out it happened three years ago, but it's not a common occurrence or one that significantly holds up development. It's just one of those things that happen occasionally.

But now people are under the impression that all developments are going to be beset by long delays and complications because of what appear to be inconsequential surveys discoveries. And get cross about it... and believe that it's a really big and Bad thing..

It's not rational and it can easily be used to manipulate people.

I think people find that incredibly difficult farnorth, I dont mean people on GN but rather generally, it's quite a difficult thing to do.

blondenana it can be worth trying to work out how others see us and whether they might be right.
That's how progress is made.

A friend used to forward similar stuff (sent by her friends in a retirement village in Florida)!
I simply asked her to stop!

Sadly I hear these things in real life and its from people who live in the past .They never moved with the times because everything from the 40's or 50's or 60;s was "the good old days" We have a friend who only listens to music from the 60's and when he's in our house and the music is usually much more modern he complains everything is rubbish now .
I dont mind the odd track from my youth but theres thousands of brilliant young and not so young singers /sonwriters /bands around and always has been .My friend also wallows in the poverty he grew up in ,the " young folk dont know what poor is" brigade .I know the OP was meant to be funny but for a lot of people its how they think ...everything should stay the same ...all thats new is bad ,you need to move with the times otherwise you get left behind

Some of us including me dont like any kind of change. I am not self pitying.its the way i am.

I have to laugh when people who agree with the OP then claim that 'you are not allowed to say anything any more'.

But people do say these things, don't they, and very frequently, and for the most part there are no negative repercussions whatsoever beyond other people exercising exactly the same freedom of speech by disagreeing with them!

blondenana

I think it more meant to be how others sometimes see us,and i agree that you have to be careful what you say these days,as things are often taken the wrong way and often offend where no offence is meant

You have the right to say almost anything you want. It depends whether you want to respect other people. If you don't, you shouldn't be surprised if they stop listening or do their best to ignore you.

I do sometimes wonder "Who am I?"
"What am I doing?"
"Is there life out there in the universe?"

I think it more meant to be how others sometimes see us,and i agree that you have to be careful what you say these days,as things are often taken the wrong way and often offend where no offence is meant

ladymuck

Now, Missfoodlove....I hope you have read through the responses to your post and learned from them.
You need to find yourself a site where the members are open-minded, free-thinking and not afraid to face up to reality. There are such sites on the internet if you look. Sadly, this is not one of them.

Parler's good (so I've heard).

ladymuck

Now, Missfoodlove....I hope you have read through the responses to your post and learned from them.
You need to find yourself a site where the members are open-minded, free-thinking and not afraid to face up to reality. There are such sites on the internet if you look. Sadly, this is not one of them.

Ladymuck, I’ll try again. Surely the fact that some approved the post and some didn’t find it funny is proof that this site is open minded and free thinking ?

I don't think this is to be taken too seriously

Everything changes and nothing remains still

Plato I think.

Cabbie21

I wonder why Missfoodlove’s friend sent her that piece?
She asked for comments and has received a variety of views about the piece, but if somebody sent me that piece I would wonder what they were trying to tell me.

I think it would tell me a lot about the person who forwarded it

I wonder why Missfoodlove’s friend sent her that piece?
She asked for comments and has received a variety of views about the piece, but if somebody sent me that piece I would wonder what they were trying to tell me.

as sf101 said Surely that's the point you can't say anything anymore as you are bound to offend someone!!

Good post Elderflower

I think that the OP (post, not poster) originates in the US by the sound of it.

@Missfoodlove from what I've seen, each generation has its own thinking and the former generations just live alongside it. I recognise your friend's post to be sardonic humour.

I don't like student humour, but it exists and is a matter of choice.

Different strokes...

My post was in response to ladymuck’s post.

?? This thread has opinions expressing a liking for the original post and a dislike of it. Surely that is open minded ?

MissFoodLove, there is no more courageous and moral stance than that of the existentialist who takes persona;l responsibility for who they decide to be, and will not accept any others' definitions of who they are.