Current Events > Arkansas Governor after delta surge: "I regret signing anti-mask ban.

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ZannoL
08/04/21 11:46:37 AM
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https://www.newsweek.com/arkansas-governor-hutchinson-regrets-signing-mask-ban-law-state-sees-delta-surge-1615904?amp=1

Hutchinson, a Republican, said now that cases are increasing in Arkansas, he wishes the ban "had not become law." He said that there are only two ways to change the laweither the state legislature could amend it, or it could be ruled unconstitutional in the courts. He said he would prefer for the legislature to change the law to limit confusion.

The remarks come as COVID-19 cases increase in the state due to the highly transmissible Delta variant. The state had a 7-day average of 1,911 new cases on Sunday, compared to only 475 new cases a month earlier on July 1. Arkansas has among the lowest vaccination rates in the country. Just under 37 percent of residents are fully vaccinated against the virus, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.

Cases are increasing in every state due to the Delta variant. More than 135,000 new cases were reported across the country on Monday, compared to 20,436 new cases on July 2.



.....What did this idiot think would happen? There is a reason why mask wearing is a thing.

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UnfairRepresent
08/04/21 11:48:31 AM
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ZannoL posted...
..What did this idiot think would happen?
his approval rating would go up among conservatives

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Were_Wyrm
08/04/21 11:49:19 AM
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Who would of thought that thousands of scientists were right and thousands of people who got their education from facebook university would be wrong?

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08/04/21 11:50:40 AM
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masterpug53
08/04/21 11:52:24 AM
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The saddest thing about all of this? Simply acknowledging his own folly puts him leagues above my own governor (DeathSantis).

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LightHawKnight
08/04/21 11:52:32 AM
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Anyone who pushes mask bans at this point really should be arrested.

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jpenny2
08/04/21 11:53:34 AM
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He's like the kid who is told again and again not to touch the stove, but he won't learn until he burns his hand.

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Squall28
08/04/21 11:53:51 AM
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Were_Wyrm posted...
Who would of thought that thousands of scientists were right and thousands of people who got their education from facebook university would be wrong?

Lulz

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FabIe
08/04/21 11:54:31 AM
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UnfairRepresent posted...
his approval rating would go up among conservatives

Approval ratings wont matter when most of your voters die to a avoidable virus that has a vaccine readily available in your country.

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DarkChozoGhost
08/04/21 11:55:17 AM
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Hopefully the vast majority of people that die because of the bill voted for him.

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monkmith
08/04/21 11:56:33 AM
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'he's shown weakness, quick! replace him with someone who specializes in hate speech and gargling trumps balls!!!' - republicans probably

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LightHawKnight
08/04/21 12:00:23 PM
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FabIe posted...
Approval ratings wont matter when most of your voters die to a avoidable virus that has a vaccine readily available in your country.

They cheat up the ass to win so it doesnt matter much if their voters die.

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Questionmarktarius
08/04/21 12:01:03 PM
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"States rights! - but fuck you, cities."
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Tyranthraxus
08/04/21 12:01:37 PM
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r/leopardsatemyface

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Tom Clark
08/04/21 12:04:04 PM
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Hard to have sympathy when he was clearly only ever opposing masks in the first place to appeal to the foaming lowest-common-denominator idiots rather than acting out of principle.

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hockeybub89
08/04/21 12:04:33 PM
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CableZL
08/04/21 12:10:13 PM
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VipaGTS
08/04/21 12:11:33 PM
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NOW they regret it. NOW theyre telling people to wear masks and get vaccinated. NOW theyre sorry. The damage is already done thanks to these asshole republicans. Dont let people forget what they did. They allowed a contagious virus to spread and mutate, killing millions. They cant just say oops my bad and get away with it. Accountability needs to be levied here.

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The Popo
08/04/21 12:13:28 PM
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VipaGTS posted...
NOW they regret it. NOW theyre telling people to wear masks and get vaccinated. NOW theyre sorry. The damage is already done thanks to these asshole republicans. Dont let people forget what they did. They allowed a contagious virus to spread and mutate, killing millions. They cant just say oops my bad and get away with it. Accountability needs to be levied here.

Just wait until the same shit goes down with climate change

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Unsugarized_Foo
08/04/21 12:13:30 PM
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Taking away choice is dumb on all sides

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ZannoL
08/04/21 12:19:43 PM
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VipaGTS posted...
NOW they regret it. NOW theyre telling people to wear masks and get vaccinated. NOW theyre sorry. The damage is already done thanks to these asshole republicans. Dont let people forget what they did. They allowed a contagious virus to spread and mutate, killing millions. They cant just say oops my bad and get away with it. Accountability needs to be levied here.

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hockeybub89
08/04/21 12:20:35 PM
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Unsugarized_Foo posted...
Taking away choice is dumb on all sides
Look where choice has gotten us. We take away people's choices every day. Society couldn't operate with true choice.

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Solar_Crimson
08/04/21 12:21:12 PM
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Were_Wyrm posted...
Who would of thought that thousands of scientists were right and thousands of people who got their education from facebook university would be wrong?


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Alpha218
08/04/21 12:22:50 PM
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UnfairRepresent posted...
his approval rating would go up among conservatives
I assumed hes term-limited, since everyone is talking about Sarah Huckabee Sanders being a shoo-in in the next governors race

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littlebro07
08/04/21 12:39:51 PM
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You mean that chiropractor I saw on Facebook was wrong about masks and vaccines?

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UnfairRepresent
08/04/21 2:24:09 PM
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Alpha218 posted...
I assumed hes term-limited, since everyone is talking about Sarah Huckabee Sanders being a shoo-in in the next governors race
Well then he's a fool

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Strider102
08/04/21 2:26:21 PM
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Republicans were a mistake.

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MrDrMan
08/04/21 2:41:53 PM
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Unsugarized_Foo posted...
Taking away choice is dumb on all sides

Nobody has taken away choices. You have the right to not get vaccinated but people are gonna think youre an idiot and you wont be able to go everywhere.

Choices have consequences.

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Questionmarktarius
08/04/21 2:44:06 PM
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MrDrMan posted...
Nobody has taken away choices.
Yes. Yes they have.
Strange how the same states that jump up and down screaming "states rights!!!" tend to be the same ones that actively and tyrannically oppose anything resembling autonomy for cities.
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hockeybub89
08/04/21 2:45:32 PM
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MrDrMan posted...
Nobody has taken away choices. You have the right to not get vaccinated but people are gonna think youre an idiot and you wont be able to go everywhere.

Choices have consequences.
People want to eat their cake and have it too.

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MrDrMan
08/04/21 2:46:03 PM
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@Questionmarktarius posted...
Yes. Yes they have.
Strange how the same states that jump up and down screaming "states rights!!!" tend to be the same ones that actively and tyrannically oppose anything resembling autonomy for cities.


No. No they havent. What choice can you not make now that you could before?

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hockeybub89
08/04/21 2:47:54 PM
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MrDrMan posted...
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No. No they havent. What choice can you not make now that you could before?
He's talking about how states that scream about rights like to forbid cities and the like from making their own decisions. Several states have mandated that you cannot require masks or vaccines.

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Ruvan22
08/04/21 3:07:00 PM
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Unsugarized_Foo posted...
Taking away choice is dumb on all sides

Choice about masks? Or other issues?
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What_
08/04/21 3:18:45 PM
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Let em burn themselves
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Unsugarized_Foo
08/04/21 3:59:21 PM
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Ruvan22 posted...
Choice about masks? Or other issues?

I was talking about masks on this scenario.

It should be obvious at this point that the more you dig your stirrups into the horse over doing one thing or anither, the more it digs its hooves in

We could honestly be at point in the whole debate that even the best case scenario will now be very dissatisfying

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Cemith
08/04/21 4:00:07 PM
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MrDrMan
08/04/21 4:19:02 PM
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Unsugarized_Foo posted...
I was talking about masks on this scenario.

It should be obvious at this point that the more you dig your stirrups into the horse over doing one thing or anither, the more it digs its hooves in

We could honestly be at point in the whole debate that even the best case scenario will now be very dissatisfying

Theres a deadly virus. I dont care about how you feel about the mask.


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LightHawKnight
08/04/21 4:19:19 PM
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Unsugarized_Foo posted...
I was talking about masks on this scenario.

It should be obvious at this point that the more you dig your stirrups into the horse over doing one thing or anither, the more it digs its hooves in

We could honestly be at point in the whole debate that even the best case scenario will now be very dissatisfying

Member seatbelts? I member seatbelts.

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Ruvan22
08/04/21 4:20:22 PM
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Unsugarized_Foo posted...
I was talking about masks on this scenario.

It should be obvious at this point that the more you dig your stirrups into the horse over doing one thing or anither, the more it digs its hooves in

We could honestly be at point in the whole debate that even the best case scenario will now be very dissatisfying

So you feel the mask mandates last year were not effective?
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hockeybub89
08/04/21 4:21:12 PM
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What_ posted...
Let em burn themselves
They burn us all. You're being as self-centered as they are.

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Unsugarized_Foo
08/04/21 5:00:51 PM
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Ruvan22 posted...
So you feel the mask mandates last year were not effective?

They were effective but the way it played out and was enforced created a group of people who felt more threatened, entitled, or what-have-you than the actual virus.

Then you get people that talk like this

MrDrMan posted...
Theres a deadly virus. I dont care about how you feel about the mask.

Which miffs them more, because they now dont feel like they're being considered. If you're trying to change minds, you lose every time when you try that approach

However now itll be like seatbelts
LightHawKnight posted...
Member seatbelts? I member seatbelts.

People huffed and puffed about them, yes. But the biggest convincer was seeing the math play put of a bad choice, and those damn dash dingers. Maybe we should have mask dingers, waaaaay more effective than just tryna strong arm these people

But who knows, maybe this was the best outcome we could have hoped given how people just are

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Ruvan22
08/04/21 5:18:01 PM
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Unsugarized_Foo posted...
They were effective but the way it played out and was enforced created a group of people who felt more threatened, entitled, or what-have-you than the actual virus.

Then you get people that talk like this

Which miffs them more, because they now dont feel like they're being considered. If you're trying to change minds, you lose every time when you try that approach


A) So if they were effective last year, on what evidence are you saying the vocal group will lead to a significantly larger non masking?
B) Are you saying they wouldn't have been lost if masks weren't mandated last year? Again, based on what evidence? When we look at two existing similar policies (seat belts and prohibitions on texting), the observed behaviors decreased my statistically significant amounts despite people's initial reluctance.
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MrDrMan
08/04/21 5:49:34 PM
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Unsugarized_Foo posted...
They were effective but the way it played out and was enforced created a group of people who felt more threatened, entitled, or what-have-you than the actual virus.

Then you get people that talk like this

Which miffs them more, because they now dont feel like they're being considered. If you're trying to change minds, you lose every time when you try that approach

However now itll be like seatbelts

People huffed and puffed about them, yes. But the biggest convincer was seeing the math play put of a bad choice, and those damn dash dingers. Maybe we should have mask dingers, waaaaay more effective than just tryna strong arm these people

But who knows, maybe this was the best outcome we could have hoped given how people just are

We shouldnt have to dumb shit down. Weve talked about this for a year. Put the blame where its supposed to be and not on people simply stating facts.

This isnt customer service. Im not gonna be nice when people are putting my family and myself at risk.


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ZannoL
08/04/21 6:48:58 PM
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bump
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limp-bizkit-89
08/04/21 6:50:52 PM
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They will still vote republican no matter what

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ZannoL
08/05/21 1:08:23 AM
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Bump
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008Zulu
08/05/21 2:04:22 AM
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Were_Wyrm posted...
Who would of thought that thousands of scientists were right and thousands of people who got their education from facebook university would be wrong?
Wouldn't their initials be, "F.U"?

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