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big_nothing_burger t1_it9jm2h wrote

Reply to comment by PopeHonkersVII in Maine doctor's license suspended over COVID-19 claims by HubrisAndScandals

My teacher coworker shares a portable with the nurse and that nurse is a total COVID denier. Thankfully not my school.

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Myis t1_it9leuq wrote

This pisses me off so much as a health care provider.

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big_nothing_burger t1_it9mgou wrote

This is deep into the country, the reddest red. The school almost unteaches more than teaches because reality doesn't agree with conservative nonsense.

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Myis t1_it9mydc wrote

I wish it was isolated to there but I live deep in the bluest of blue Willamette Valley of Oregon and 1/2 my coworkers are too dumb to use the degrees they earned and just do what their husbands say. Which as a woman pisses me off so bad. I guess I’m really an angry person these days.

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HardlyDecent t1_it9ubfd wrote

There's plenty to be angry about. Gotta say, especially for women.

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Myis t1_it9vh7e wrote

Yes and I’m sure you can guess where the coworkers are on abortion.

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Fun-Translator1494 t1_itanjlk wrote

Not all of the willamette valley is blue. In fact 5 miles in any direction from Portland proper is 50/50, and 15 miles from city center is reliably republican.

Suburbia is pretty much 50/50 across the country, give or take 5 percent.

Youre right to be angry, it means you’re informed, and you care. But do give yourself a break, these things are mostly out of your hands and it’s rare that you can change anyone’s mind.

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big_nothing_burger t1_itahf4j wrote

I feel you. I take pride in being an entirely self-made woman. I paid off my house already...handle all my own physical labor on my property if it's in my power to fix something. If I married into that situation I would freaking dissolve.

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Eringobraugh2021 t1_itd69ym wrote

I find that I hate people more & more. I'm not a covid denier, but I am against blanket mandates. I have lifelong chronic health issues because of a vaccine (anthrax). So, I'm hesitant about new vaccines. I'm waiting because it's what's best for me. But, I'm not going to go out & shame someone for getting the vaccine or for not wearing a mask. Your body, your choice.

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stackjr t1_ita50wg wrote

I worked IT in a hospital for a bit last year and I'm sorry to say this but the amount of nurses and doctors that we had come through our office that were flat out COVID deniers was insane. For nurses, at least, it seemed like the more educated they were the dumber they got. The LPNs were the fucking worst.

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tracyinge t1_itdd1t7 wrote

covid-deniers or anti-covid-vaxxers?

I mean, how do you work in a hospital and deny that covid is real while they're running out of ventilators over in the next wing?

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GreatAndPowerfulNixy t1_itdhe5t wrote

I took the train with someone who refused to wear a mask on the subway the entire pandemic who literally was the guy who ran inventory control on the ventilators.

Fuckface didn't even believe it was real.

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stackjr t1_itdlgxg wrote

You would be surprised, my dude.

We had two traveling nurses come in and both of them told us that COVID isn't real, what people are getting sick from is just a flu strain.

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republicanvaccine t1_itau178 wrote

Or as a literate person. Human. Being able to utilize tools…multicellular organisms…

Just generally it is pretty disappointing people be so dumb. But they do be like that.

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Yurastupidbitch t1_itcgvea wrote

Same. It infuriates me when I see other health care providers peddling bullshit especially when it comes to vaccines. They know better!

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dofffman t1_itcbjch wrote

what the heck is a portable? a laptop?

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big_nothing_burger t1_itcdjbl wrote

Lol it's one of many terms for a modular / temporary building / trailer.

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dofffman t1_itcht88 wrote

I was thinking it must be a living situation but I could not figure it out. I was thinking maybe like an efficiency.

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Bryanb337 t1_itd9tus wrote

Because education is so poorly funded in this country many schools need to use portable structures to supplement for building space.

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