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I think there's a difference either way.

You have a right to assemble and peaceably petition the government for a redress of your grievances.

You don't have the right to rave and be a plague rat in the middle of a global pandemic for shiets and giggles.

Rights are not absolute. They come with responsibilities and are restricted in relationship to how they effect others individually or people as a whole. My rights are influenced by the known wider impact they will have on others.

Look, I'm the furthest thing you will find from a BLM cheerleader. I won't get into the weeds of it, as I believe it's off topic even for a "politics" thread and the discussion is way to nuanced for people typing at each other on the inter-webs.

But I think it's very easy to draw a bright line between people taking to the streets to address issues they have with the way they are governed Vs. Luke and Ashliegh deciding they don't like the 'Rona no more and they want to have 100+ of their closest friends over for an Amanda Hugandkiss party on new year's eve. Virus be damned.

I mean it's not like about the same number of people in the US have died from the virus (336,000) than in all the COMBINED US combat deaths since:

WWII 291,557
Korea 33,686
Vietnam 10,785

Total 336,028

Total combat deaths in the three combined conflicts 336,028. The last day statistics are available is 12/28/2020. 1,899 people died in a SINGLE DAY. ONE DAY. so we have certainly passed the 338,000 mark by now. Probably 340,000 buy the end of the week.

That with a new, more contagious strain running around. All ready hopping continents despite the best efforts to keep it at bay.

The two lack moral equivalence on multiple levels. I applaud Apple's actions in this instance.

Finally. Someone on this forum who can actually present an argument with nuance and restraint instead of spitting out rehearsed ideological rhetoric.

this thread was a depressing read until I got up to your post.
 
Whatever you believe it is not up to Apple to make moral decisions for me. That was what slavery was all about and we are headed back to that with moves like these.
Drama much? There are other choices if you disapprove of Apple’s actions.
 
Whatever you believe it is not up to Apple to make moral decisions for me. That was what slavery was all about and we are headed back to that with moves like these.
This is an offensively wrong and stupid interpretation of what slavery was. You’re on the Internet - you can get this information for free.
 
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Finally. Someone on this forum who can actually present an argument with nuance and restraint instead of spitting out rehearsed ideological rhetoric.

this thread was a depressing read until I got up to your post.
except he's saying one has a reason over the other, when neither is okay. but that's the problem with the country today, it's okay for one side but not the other. if it's so deadly as he claims, then no one should be out in the streets regardless of the reason. but they get a pass of course.
 
What's wrong with having peaceful protests? The powers that be were fine when their brownshirts were looting local businesses during their race riots, but ordinary people are denied freedom of assembly. Refuse fascism.

If your riot people had an app that was still available and used solely for organizing riots, you’d almost have a point commenting on the article!
 
Texas has been ALL THE WAY OPEN you should’ve seen the lake party’s over the summer. Commiefornia (TODAY) had there lockdown orders extended till mid-January. With cases surging. It’s almost like the science and numbers aren’t adding up.

So you’re a friend of infectious parties or how does that relate to the article?
 
except he's saying one has a reason over the other, when neither is okay. but that's the problem with the country today, it's okay for one side but not the other. if it's so deadly as he claims, then no one should be out in the streets regardless of the reason. but they get a pass of course.
I think there is a big difference between protesting the continued unjust murders of black people to simply breaking the law because you want to go and drink with your friends.

You get a pass! Right into the bin!
 
I think there is a big difference between protesting the continued unjust murders of black people to simply breaking the law because you want to go and drink with your friends.

You get a pass! Right into the bin!
there is no difference if you're talking about it being a problem for people to be out in the streets during a pandemic. the reason shouldn't matter. but your response is a typical leftist response. your response proves that covid isn't that serious then if you have a "good" reason to be out in the streets. now covid's ability to infect is based on reasons? lol
 
For everyone protesting the removal of this app that I'm sure you knew about and had accounts with, I'm sure Parler would be happy to organize your parties going forward.
 
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Whatever you believe it is not up to Apple to make moral decisions for me. That was what slavery was all about and we are headed back to that with moves like these.

In return one can say that all stores anywhere decide wether or not they carry and sell your goods.

As mentioned before, this wouldn’t be a problem with a website.
 
Texas has been ALL THE WAY OPEN you should’ve seen the lake party’s over the summer. Commiefornia (TODAY) had there lockdown orders extended till mid-January. With cases surging. It’s almost like the science and numbers aren’t adding up.

Ah yes... Texas. Where there’s more deaths than California in spite of there being 10 million fewer people on top of being almost twice the landmass size to spread those fewer people out.

Great example. It’s almost like science and math are adding up and slapping you across the face, but you’re too much of a sheep to stop following the shepherd.
 
Texas has been ALL THE WAY OPEN you should’ve seen the lake party’s over the summer. Commiefornia (TODAY) had there lockdown orders extended till mid-January. With cases surging. It’s almost like the science and numbers aren’t adding up.
IF the people who went to these gatherings knew anyone that was a nurse and gave a damn about them
they wouldn't go to these things. Ask a nurse, they know this thing is real.
 
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Whatever you believe it is not up to Apple to make moral decisions for me. That was what slavery was all about and we are headed back to that with moves like these.
You've combined false equivalency and blithe insensitivity—and brought the result to new heights (actually, depths). Where on earth do you see any relationship between forced labor (almost always of a particular ethnic group) for one's own economic gain and protecting other people from infectious disease?
 
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