The nanny state is gone...

[thaibeachlovers]

2 hours ago, Odysseus123 said:

Always interesting to spot the posters that believe-for reasons that remain totally unclear-that they are not part of the herd and therefore not "sheeple" presumably due to their special knowledge and lifestyle which consists of roaming the hills,catching and cooking rabbits and chomping down on lizards and things...

 

Oh wait....they are at home watching YouTube videos and reserving their libertarian heroics for posting on forums whilst abiding by the rules laid down by their respective national gov'ts.

LOL. If I break the rules I'll either go to prison or get fined. Neither make my life better. Abiding by the rules is sensible, not cowardly.

Sheeple refers to those that think social media such as facethingy, twitter etc are factual as opposed to opinion, and actually believe everything the government tells them.

I suppose TVF could be regarded as social media, but most of us, IMO, don't live our lives by what we read on here.

[BritManToo]

10 minutes ago, thaibeachlovers said:

LOL. If I break the rules I'll either go to prison or get fined.

....... only if you get caught and convicted.

 

10 minutes ago, thaibeachlovers said:

Sheeple refers to those that think social media such as facethingy, twitter etc are factual 

..... and believe you can 'do research' using Google.

Edited May 13, 2020 by BritManToo

[Brunolem]

3 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

Sadly you are correct. Apparently 30% want to continue imprisonment. I'm guessing they are those with guaranteed income, and politicians.

In the UK, as of yesterday, it was 90% who wanted to extend the stay at home rule.

[cornishcarlos]

1 minute ago, Brunolem said:

In the UK, as of yesterday, it was 90% who wanted to extend the stay at home rule.

 

Was it a government sponsored poll by any chance ??

[Brunolem]

2 hours ago, Odysseus123 said:

Always interesting to spot the posters that believe-for reasons that remain totally unclear-that they are not part of the herd and therefore not "sheeple" presumably due to their special knowledge and lifestyle which consists of roaming the hills,catching and cooking rabbits and chomping down on lizards and things...

 

Oh wait....they are at home watching YouTube videos and reserving their libertarian heroics for posting on forums whilst abiding by the rules laid down by their respective national gov'ts.

You are not part of the herd as soon as you realize that there is a herd, and if you are able of critical thinking.

 

What you do then depends on each one...some go full preppers when others are more nuanced...

[pineapple01]

Remember when the School said we must close until  the Freeze is over. and dancing all the way home.⛷️

[Brunolem]

5 minutes ago, cornishcarlos said:

 

Was it a government sponsored poll by any chance ??

Somehow yes, because the government is paying them while they stay at home.

 

In the US, where they get paid double the minimum wage to not work, there is a new bill in the House that, if it passes, will guarantee a monthly payment of 2,000 dollars per family member, up to 5 members!

 

Ain't that a wonderful world?

[thaibeachlovers]

2 hours ago, Brunolem said:

In the UK, as of yesterday, it was 90% who wanted to extend the stay at home rule.

In NZ we only had 22 die. I can understand why it's different in the UK.

[thaibeachlovers]

3 hours ago, BritManToo said:

only if you get caught and convicted.

With my luck that's a given.

[Odysseus123]

3 hours ago, Brunolem said:

You are not part of the herd as soon as you realize that there is a herd, and if you are able of critical thinking.

 

What you do then depends on each one...some go full preppers when others are more nuanced...

Are you in to writing comedy?

 

"Look there's the herd over there!I am not one of them for I am special..."

 

Lol..????

[Brunolem]

52 minutes ago, Odysseus123 said:

Are you in to writing comedy?

 

"Look there's the herd over there!I am not one of them for I am special..."

 

Lol..????

It seems that you forgot the "critical thinking" part...

 

If you want to have a good laugh, just watch Kevin James in the new horror movie "Out of Touch"...

 

 

[BritManToo]

1 hour ago, Odysseus123 said:

Are you in to writing comedy?

"Look there's the herd over there!I am not one of them for I am special..."

I've always known I was special!

[Odysseus123]

14 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

I've always known I was special!

Bully for you..was it the spots on your hide,a certain twist of the horns or the way you swished your tail ?

 

 

Edited May 13, 2020 by Odysseus123

[bodga]

Most of this <deleted> started at 9-11 and then everything became a  terrorist threat.

[bodga]

5 hours ago, cornishcarlos said:

 

Was it a government sponsored poll by any chance ??

Many being paid to do nothing furloughed on almost  full  pay.

Someone's  going to be paying later  though!

[Odysseus123]

1 hour ago, Brunolem said:

It seems that you forgot the "critical thinking" part...

Oh of course..