[mrguyorama]

Ah yes, the party of personal responsibility and small government yet again telling me I cannot do something to protect myself from a danger or even control my own body, business, or home.

I don't care what bullshit you can come up with about democrats, at least they don't scream "We want to stop the government from controlling you" and then nakedly do the exact opposite, and then still get voted for even more. Democrats are very open about their belief that accountable government can implement positive regulations.

Republicans: Why the fuck do you let your politicians be so openly two-faced like this? They claim one thing and do the exact opposite, right in your face. Why do you encourage them do put restrictive policy in place if you believe in personal freedom?

[peter_d_sherman]

>"Ah yes, the party of personal responsibility and small government yet again telling me I cannot do something to protect myself from a danger or even control my own body, business, or home."

Your previous comments on HN:

"PayPal data breach notification (maine.gov)"

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34530067

>"mrguyorama: As a resident of the state in question, I'm curious as to why this comes from our state. Did paypal not have to report this anywhere else?"

According to your previous comments on HN -- you do not live in Idaho.

(If I have this wrong, then please correct me -- you have my most humble apology if this is wrong!)

If you do not live in Idaho -- then there are no laws in your State which criminalize those who administer mRNA vaccines.

If there are no laws in your State which criminalize those who administer mRNA vaccines -- then there is no limitation on your personal freedom with respect to being administered mRNA vaccines...

In other words, you are completely free to adminster (or be administered by other people) as many mRNA (and non-mRNA!) vaccines to yourself as you wish, should you wish...

So I don't understand exactly what your issue is, if you are indeed free -- and it would seem that you are...

Perhaps you could help me to understand?

?

[dsfyu404ed]

>Why the fuck do you let your politicians be so openly two-faced like this? They claim one thing and do the exact opposite, right in your face. Why do you encourage them do put restrictive policy in place if you believe in personal freedom?

How can you say this with a straight face when there's a story about NY Democratic politicians selling out the right to repair bill to corporate interests?

Politicians say one thing and do the other as long as they think there will be no consequences and in the polarized world where live in that is often.

[rhaway84773]

Yes. Compared to all those right to repair bills just coasting through Republican states.

Oh, there are none.

Edit: Basically your complaint is that Democrats deliver worse than ideal results because they are influenced by corporate money, which you claim is somehow worse than Republicans not even attempting to deliver results because they are influenced by corporate money so much more.

[sharemywin]

These are two totally different things.

This story is about the priorities of the party shifting from

1. corporate corruption

2. giving lip service to issues that matter to people

3. implementing fringe conspiracies

to

1. implementing fringe conspiracies

2. corporate corruption

3. giving lip service to issues that matter to people

your point is about business as usual for the parties.

[rexpop]

We can't have constructive conversations with people who deflect criticism of one party with criticism of another. This "whataboutism" is intellectually dishonest, implying straw beliefs that haven't been professed. There can be two wrong parties, but it's childish to change the subject defensively.