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  • Empricorn@feddit.nltoScience Memes@mander.xyzHmmmmm
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    13 hours ago

    That’s entirely my point, though I probably didn’t make it well. Maybe not this particular one, but all throughout the pandemic I saw people wearing similar Amazon/Facebook/AliExpress ones with vent holes, many stylized in other ways.

    In other words, they sold products with specific aesthetic choices that made them less suitable for protecting yourself and others (obviously the entire reason mask sales skyrocketed during the pandemic), but made them more attractive to consumers exactly when we needed to protect each other. That’s profiteering.








  • I like your honesty. I shouldn’t be a judge either because I have strong opinions. But I’d like to remind everyone that the Jan 6 defendants were all charged and tried separately. Some attacked police and tried to hang the Vice President. Some occupied the Capitol and shouted their dissatisfaction with a false narrative. Both are illegal, but shouldn’t be treated the same.

    Where I think we’d agree is that most of the Jan 6th defendants received far, far too light sentences. Such mild slaps on the wrist that I’m unfortunately expecting more violence if Biden wins again…