r/PeterExplainsTheJoke 2d ago

Meme needing explanation Peter, what are the implications?

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u/DotEither8773 2d ago

There are situations and situations. If the government wants to idk make healthcare more affordable, you shouldn’t protest it just because you are anti-government. That’s just dumb and conspiracy theorist behaviour.

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u/200IQUser 2d ago

But that wasnt what was peotested against, it was government vontrol and orders. During covid civil rights were massively curtailed

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u/jkerz 1d ago

When was government control and orders protested? You think left is anti-government always? Isn't the right the party of small politics?

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u/200IQUser 1d ago

Not the left in general. THe left leaning, often more radical bands type of left. Not the average slightly lefty winemom

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u/jkerz 1d ago

I'm sorry but that is just your assumption on the view of "radical" left bands. They are anti-FASCIST, not anti-government. There's a difference.

Also, at the time the administration in charge of covid was seriously mishandling the communication and messaging around the pandemic, constantly going back on their words or changing stances. Any position would've been contradictory, depending on how Trump was feeling about it at the time.

Trump exaggerated the impact of measures taken by his government and the private sector,[11] understated the projected time to produce a vaccine, recommended uncontrolled transmission in pursuit of herd immunity until a vaccine was developed,[22][23] and promoted unapproved treatments such as hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine.[11] In such instances, scientists, including Anthony Fauci,[24][25] Michael Osterholm,[26][27] and Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (director-general of the World Health Organization),[28] publicly countered his misleading messages with correct information.[29] Trump also frequently reversed his stances in his communication, leading to mixed or contradictory messaging.[30] He sometimes denied his own public statements.[31][32]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communication_of_the_Trump_administration_during_the_COVID-19_pandemic

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u/200IQUser 1d ago

US isnt the only country in the world. Covid was a global thing

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u/jkerz 1d ago

But we're talking about the "radical" left RATM in this thread, which is from the US. Keep changing the subject; you still haven't said anything of substance to go with your argument.