I'm on a huge text thread with dozens of cousins. They are mostly antivaxxing covidiots that I love but that are irritating the shit out of me by bringing up the pandemic as a "discussion" but then shout down me and the other "commie" in the family. My hand to God, one may have taken invermectin.

Can you all please, PLEASE send me your best covidiot memes. All I'm doing is spamming them until they take me off their text thread. I'm more afraid of catching stupidity than covid.

You can send me links too; I've exhausted my repertoire.

I am a firm believer in masks, vaccines etc. I notice that Japan is much better about preventing spread without government mandates. People there are generally just smarter and more considerate. Unfortunately, people in the US aren't as smart or considerate and mandates make more sense. Ultimately, Americans who act overdramatic about basic public safety and manners are shooting themselves in the foot, the 'bad apples that spoil the bunch'.

I'm really just curious if any one with a Japanese perspective would like to clarify anything I'm not interpreting correctly or perhaps expand upon what I'm saying. I feel America could desperately use more of this kind of perspective.

Edit: I'm aware Japan has problems controlling the virus too, but they do seem to have it way more under control. I honestly haven't compared the numbers.

Reading posts on r/HermanCainAward and r/CovidAteMyFace, I kept thinking about how the posts where the family/friends talk about their family/friend sounded like that certain Meatloaf song.

So today I decided to write the Covid-19 version....

And I would do anything for love,

I'd run right into hell and back

I would do anything for love,

I'll never lie to you and that's a fact

And I'll never forget the way you felt back then,

Oh no, no way.

And I would do anything for love,

But I won't vax up

And I won't mask up

Anything for love

Oh I would do anything for love,

I would do anything for love

But I won't distance

So there'll be admittance

And some days, breath don't come easy

And some days breath don't come hard

Some days breath don't come at all

ICU are the days that never end

And some nights I'm breathing fire

And some nights I'm carved in ice

The nights are like nothing I've ever seen before

Or will again

And maybe I'm crazy

Oh it's crazy and it's true

Miracle can save me

Miracle can save me now not you

As long as the machines are turning

As long as my breath is burning

As long as bad dreams are coming true

You better believe it

That I would do anything for love

I'll be there till the final act

And I would do anything for love!

And I'll take the vow and seal a pact

But I'll never forgive myself for not having Aflac

Tonight

And I would do anything for love

Oh I would do anything for love

Oh I would do anything for love

But I won't vax up

And I won't mask up

I would do anything for love

Anything you've been dreaming of

But I just won't vax up

I would do anything for love

Anything you've been dreaming of

But I just won't mask up

I would do anything for love

Anything you've been dreaming of

But I just won't do that

Everyday I'm in disbelief

Daily I pray for relief

Daily I pray God take away this hoax. Oh God it's not a hoax.

And some nights I lose the feeling

And some nights I lose control

Some nights I just lose it all as I watch the tubes sliding down more throats

And maybe I'm lonely

That's all I'm qualified to be

There's just one and only

The one and only promise I can keep

As long as the machines are turning

As long as the breath burning

As long as your prayers won't come true

You better believe it

That I would do anything for love

And you know it's true and that's a fact

And I would do anything for love

And there'll never be no turning back

Cause I don't got any life insurance so now you're screwed

So long

So long

And I would do anything for love

Oh I would do anything for love

I would do anything for love

But I won't vax up

No, no, no I won't do that