Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2020/11/13/masque-of-the-red-and-blue-death-congress-to-host-ballroom-dinners-for-incoming-legislators.html
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god this pisses me off. Can the political elite please act like we’ve got a public health problem here and stay the fuck away from each other?
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What I don’t get is how they would even want to attend this. You could not pay me to eat indoors in a group right now.
Ok, name a dollar amount and let me think about it, but just don’t expect a yes.
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seriously, how did this even get the green light? setting aside the completely legitimate virus and super-spreader concerns, did NOBODY give any thought to the basic optics? jesus fracking christ.
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Rules are for the little people don’t you know?
But with the average age of congresscritters, you think they’d consciously try to avoid this sort of potential exposure.
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Well, in general I’m in favor of getting rid of political incumbents to make room for progress and better ideas, but I didn’t expect them to get together and play COVID roulette.
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I have this weird niggling feeling that a ruling class whose privilege is so great that their exposure to public health problems is effectively discretionary; and whose hubris is so great that they end up getting a fair bit of it anyway might not be a good sign.
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The Purge: Covid Elite!
It’s been 4 years, watch as rich old people go to unnecessary events mask-less to make way for the the new batch.
Double feature:
Logan’s Run: For Re-Election
Nail biting, fist pumping, adrenaline thrill fest. WATCH: as the votes are counted.
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Wonder what this cost, in dollars.
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I think that with that kind of scratch I could afford suitable PPE.
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Thanks to an earlier reference on BoingBoing, I recently read Masque of the Red Death (well, I listened to an audiobook version from Librivox). Can recommend!
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