What is it that's making people "rebel" against standard covid procedures?

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Or is there a reason as to why people proudly boast about how they dont care about covid despite the rising death toll?

WhiteSteve · Accepted Answer

Its a multifaceted issue. First and foremost, most people are selfishly motivated and don’t think past how things affect others. Like masks aren’t so much about self-protection, they’re for communal protection, because of incubation periods, asymptomatic cases, etc. If it’s at all inconvenient, uncomfortable, any extra thought or effort required, people don’t want to do it, or can’t be consistent, or can’t carry it on a long while without fatiguing from this honestly very minor efffort. I think that’s probably the #1 reason. I don’t want to get too political, but one side seems to take this a little more seriously, but even the more compliant side probably has naysayers, and complying parties from the other. At some point I just think some people are selfish and/or don’t think it’ll happen to them, so they aren’t worried for themselves and thus aren’t worried about spreading it to others.

Then... to get totally political, lmao... Trump’s handling and attitude of COVID as it applies to Americans has been... we’ll say “debatable.” But he undeniably has had one of the most loyal followings I’ve ever seen in American politics, so whether you agree or you don’t, when Trump says it’s not as big of a deal as advertised and we should trudge through it, many people take those words as golden and enthusiastically follow that leadership.

That sort of segues into the next part of it... people have seemingly divided into two camps: public health and safety, or economy and preservation of usual way of life. And apparently they can’t co-exist as philosophies, haha. It’s an unfortunate situation, with no real safe and correct answer. Damned if we do, damned if we don’t. Economic concerns I have plenty of sympathy for, I totally get it. Way of life, I’m a little more “c’mon, get it together”, because that’s just asking people to make very possible sacrifices. I know it sucks. I live in a beach town within 5 minutes of like three beaches, I can even be at a beach on Cape Cod in 30 minutes and be home in time for supper anytime I want. I made it to the beach ONCE, like an hour before a summer storm with gale force winds started, because almost nobody was there because of the wind but it was still warm. I missed at least 5 concerts I had tickets for, bucket list shows, some of them. I live for the gym and I also started playing hockey this year... all derailed because of the virus. We’re all hurtin’ for entertainment, but it is what it is. But the better we are about it, the faster we can resume normal life, it’s just about being smart and treading water while the eggheads figure it out.
I actually started going to the gym and the rink again, on measured and assumed risk, but they already had to shut the rinks back down. They opened again yesterday, but cases are spiking like crazy this week and I bet will worsen after the entire country congregating to vote on Tuesday and then Biden supporters dancing in the streets yesterday, and Trump supporters protesting results, and I even watched the Notre Dame student section flood the field and mob the players after beating Clemson last night. People just aren’t taking this seriously, especially younger people. I haven’t been to the gym lately now either, because the kids there are hugging and handshaking, and just carrying on as usual. So I can’t take that risk since others aren’t being careful, unfortunately, because I have my 88 year old dad with me, I just can’t mess around. I tried it, but it’s not what it needs to be for me to feel comfortable right now. So, that’s just kind of indicative of the population’s level of concern for it all.

And lastly, I think there’s an element of people’s psyches just not being able to radically accept this as their current reality. They hate it, I think we naturally seek pleasure and avoid pain on a subconscious level, and their brains must just literally reject it unless they can consciously convince themselves of the reality.

joeldalton · Accepted Answer

Because it has a 99.9% survival rate. I have a functioning immune system, and the Covid prevention rules are nothing more than security theater.

btbc92 · Accepted Answer

Simply because the key is not that covid isn't serious, but that there is an agenda to enslave every human being POSSIBLE. At first, nobody AND I quote-on-quote, "nobody" knows anything about this virus. Whether anybody believes it's made in a lab or not, we know this isn't just about the virus. But the system that they are putting in place to restrict your freedom PERIOD. Here is how we know this isn't about the virus:

1. First they say that no mask wasn't needed at the beginning of this "situation"
2. Then they say we must need a mask.
3. Notice how they already had contactless temperature machines in place. These machines are not normal. It's placed in the middle of your forehead. Why only there? You could just have something to check the entire head. People don't think it's weird? Do you know what they also do with the security and payments now? Cashless system. And your right hand.
4. Multiple businesses, good ones at that are either foreclosed, bankrupt, closing down, and dying. Meaning places like Amazon, Walmart, etc are booming and thriving. Lord and Taylor are going. And bad enough they were already struggling. Friendly's may also shut down. Why only those places when anybody can just go online if possible to fulfill orders? And those people are Billionaires. Nobody is questioning that?
5. You have MILLIONS on unemployment, and 100s of 1000s still trying to get it. YET, you have stimulus checks handed to you. A 2nd one was supposed to come in, yet people are craving more aid and money from who? The Gov and State. Why? To take away your independence and rely on them. Easy control.
6. Most jobs are either unfulfilled because too many people are either sick, dying or nobody wants that job. People who they need to qualify for hire, don't qualify, while those who normally don't qualify may take the spot, and those who want to have those jobs, can't because it's full or overloaded. So they can't take any more people.
7. Many jobs are now offering limited benefits or removing 401K and even medical, dental, and vision. PTO's and vacation times. Those are necessities and yet many are forced into the system.
8. The same PEOPLE that swears up and down that you MUST social distance, you MUST wear a mask are NOT DOING SO themselves! These are hypocrites. Forget Trump. He's just being himself. I'm talking about the ones who told us this stuff. And here is where it gets even more hypocritical.
9. People are often taught to wash hands, and other stuff. Why NOW, does it take for people to take it SERIOUSLY?
10. Must I even talk about the people protesting outside and nobody is "social distancing" or a mask? How about people on TV shows? Mask anyone? Or do they get special privileges? ^^
11. Notice how they wanted to close down churches. Yet everything else stays open? According to psychology, faith-based methods, believes, etc is good for people's health, spiritual being, wellness, etc? While you don't want too many people over packed, these same people now want to police your homes. And you don't even have to have any more than 10 people anyway. Then they do the same online. If you want to fellowship online, they want to interrupt your internet services. Does anybody not notice internet services are suffering since 5G came along? And that's another issue. Some people are already complaining about the service. If the power grids God forbid gets messed up, then what?
12. Then there are the issues of the virus itself. This virus is not even really a virus. It's parasites. Italy confirmed it by breaking protocol. What virus goes into a man's semen? None. You know why? Because viruses don't do those people. Wake up and take some biology and medical classes! Get a book and educate yourselves. Speaking of that.
13. They NOW are saying this new strain may forgo the mask AND the handwashing. THEN they say that 6 feet may be useless because this thing can travel over 20 feet.

KatherineJ · Accepted Answer

I’ve been wearing a mask since April (stuck at home in March), and the mask “mandate” didn’t go into effect until June here. Personally , I think I’ve only seen a few people NOT wearing them, yet our cases keep going up. I’m not a scientist, so I am not saying they do not work, but it doesn’t seem like they do right now. Why people “rebel”? Hard question, but maybe because many of the orders aren’t even legal under state laws, and people don’t want to obey?

ohshee · Answer

Well what I wish is people that say they don't care would give a good reason why I look at it like this I go in to a big big plumbing business everyday every other day as you walk into the front door there is a gurl there she takes your temperature as many as 500 to 800 people walk in those doors every day and by always ask her how many people have you had to turn away. Since day one of this not one person,,, ok well whst about all the deaths has anyone done home work on this ,, if u go back 10 years in your city you can look up how many people died every year and the reason behind there death there is a list of about 15 causes. So look thst up for the last past 10 years and you will see it's about the same give or take 20 to 100 per cause per year,, the take that same grsf and add covid to it send you will see something strange no one is dieing from any thing anymore or very little they are all dieing from covid

Ok so in saying thst now when all this came out our goverment told our doctors that they were not allowed to do autopsies on people who died. Because of there reasoning it would spread and bla bla doctors said F YOU And did them anyway in there report they list everything covid is doing to our body's and why we are dying ok so now we Have all the above ,,, and there is something killing older men and women ok so there has to be a truth in there dome where

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Anonymous · Answer

It's because the death toll is exaggerated. There are people dying of other causes who are being labelled is dying from Covid.

When we first got the virus the deaths were high, because it's a new virus. This always happens with a new virus. The people dying were mainly old people and people with health issues which made it harder to fight the virus.

What's more, the treatment methods were pretty bad at first because the doctors went through standard procedure for this type of virus, which isn't entirely their fault because with a new virus it's really all experiment action and seeing what works, but those treatment methods didn't work for Covid. A lot of people died on ventilation machines when they only made things worse.

Cases are rising now again, as the government are imposing more restrictions and are saying that it's about the failure of the people to follow the rules. Bullshit. It's seasonality. The common cold and the flu are coronaviruses just like Covid. People get more colds/flus in winter than they do in spring right? Same thing here. Side note: they're saying that covid has killed off the flu because 98% less people have the flu - that's because flu patients are labelled as having covid - only the most gullible of people would believe that statement.

But what happens with new viruses is that you get a high death rate at the start, then in subsequent "waves" which come every year at winter like I just said, less people die. Less people are dying now.

To justify the rules they're pointing at cases rising, but the death rate is much lower than it was in the beginning. They're purposely lying about the threat, because it's not all about fighting a disease. It's about control.

What they're doing now is exactly as was predicted before by many different people, and there have been studies done on this, computer simulations and everything (check out event 201). The easiest way to gain control of the people, to justify the erosion of human rights and freedoms, is to use some kind of catastrophe and to convince them that it's all being done for their safety. For the greater good.

In the past fighting terrorism was the excuse they used to invade your privacy, now almost nothing you do is private. This time it's fighting a new cold/flu.

They can always count on the large majority of people to be gullible enough and stupid enough in these situations to beg the government to take their freedoms away in the name of safety, to be thankful for it, and then to attack those who see what's going on.

The reason many people proudly break the rules is because that's the way we resist moving towards totalitarianism. When it comes to invasion of privacy for example people will say "well if you're doing nothing wrong you have nothing to hide". Who decides what's wrong and what's not? The government. What happens when the government is wrong and you have no ability to say or do anything about it because all of your freedoms have been taken away? Now you're a slave.

I guess it all comes down to trust in the government. I think it's terribly naive to think that politicians acts based on your best interests. They always act in their own interests, always. The one of thing they're all brilliant at is lying. They don't give a shit about you.

hellacray · Answer

People are stupid... Like if it doesn't happen to them it doesn't exist. Which I think is just a stupid mentality to have.

The standards is ridiculously simple to follow. Stay around 6 ft apart and wear a mask. Like it's not that hard to follow this...

Why cause a ruckus by refusing to follow these rules?

And besides as we enter into winter when you step outside your face is going to be cold. So wearing a mask would actually help a lot.

I know it sure did for me when I had to get up early in the morning.

Uannoyme · Answer

I think a big part of it is a lot of people don't know a single person that has had it, so it just isn't real to them.

Jjpayne · Answer

One this is an idea that it's taking away our freedom of speech

What is it that's making people "rebel" against standard covid procedures?

Another reason, is people dont believe covid is that serious and they think people are overacting.

They also simply dislike wearing the mask

Bananaman177 · Answer

The procedures are fucking retarded and ineffectual against a virus.

It's like you're a science-denier if you don't play along with a bunch of unscientific claptrap designed by completely nincompoops specifically to appeal to Karens who want to become petty enforcers of these new rules.

SMOEBODY OUGHT TO START FUCKING SLAPPING PEOPLE.

Daniel3035 · Answer

Because when black people were shot it's oh let's suspend the cop or if there's cancer "sorry we can't push FDA guidelines for a cure" but when all the old boomers in charge are dying from a little cold when cancer is killing more people all of a sudden it's "Of course we can push FDA guidelines because were in charge" that' why.

SCDivinitySoul · Answer

Think back on the teenage years , the time where you disobey your parents wishes. The government is the parent and we are the teens. There will always be rebels within any system we create. There will be nothing can can please everyone in the entire world.

Anonymous · Answer

Clearly you still need to wake up. You only have a little time left to do so. Watch the following video. If that does not wake you up, then it will be too late.

Bubbatech24065 · Answer

The % is falling NOT Rising.

Sure the TOTAL will Rise, but the Total Deaths only by Covid is under 10,000

Democrats and their nursing home policies, put many thousands of at Risk patients in vicinity of infected people. causing more deaths.

bklynbadboy1 · Answer

I think people are like that because of the lock dams whenever you make people do something there going to rebel against it that's just the nature of meI think people are like that because of the lockdown whenever you make people do something there going to rebel against it that's just the nature of me

Derekk · Answer

It has to do with anti-authoritarianism bred into American society. Honestly I think you'd get more widespread cooperation with the law if you told people they COULDN'T wear masks lol

Anonymous · Answer

Over here it's a case of most people thinking covid doesn't and won't affect them. It'll icky affect the elderly and already sick. So the economy is being squashed for something that could be controlled differently.. Your thoughts?

Edanurus · Answer

Rebel is probably the wrong word most people aren't doing it to rise up they're just thinking "fuck it". Personally when I've disregarded the rules it's because I've managed to find a day or two work.

jestergent · Answer

Because it's about reducing the population. Less sex if you block off the events. Less kids. Import from other countries. It's coming soon.

Anonymous · Answer

Selfishness, lack of education, science denial, spite, and childishness.

TienShenhan · Answer

The death toll is a lie. The fact that you can't see it is prove of how affectively the media brainwashes people

SuccessfulHornDog · Answer

I don't understand it and I am a staunch conservative.

Tunasub · Answer

Stupidity. Sheer unwavering and evergrowing stupidity.

mrgspoter · Answer

They want to be treated like cattle rounded up and sent of to some sort of camp where all the sick people go to disappear.

Snakeyes7 · Answer

They want their jobs and their ability to provide for their family back.

tHISpLACEiSbONKERZ · Answer

Mostly low IQ accompanied by zero knowledge about anything science related.

gandolph3 · Answer

Too many people not caring about anyone but themselves

Anonymous · Answer

Trump politicized it and brainwashed his cult into thinking it's just the flu.

Yanifah · Answer

Let's agree to disagree. I don't want to argue.

MzAsh · Answer

Herd mentality

RHK36 · Answer

Combination of ignorance and entitlement.

OddBeMe · Answer

It’s not immediate danger like seat belts.

Smegskull · Answer

Commands inspire rebellion.

Dave31989 · Answer

idiocy

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