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Originally Posted by Fuzz
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Don't have a dog in fight but always a fan of context to truly understand comments.
Context is always important, wouldn't you say? Maybe the context of that comment should be examined before the pitchforks and torches be made at the ready?
It all starts with Slava making this post about a Kenney presser as part of the pandemic response in 2020.
"Are people just looking for reasons to get upset? I watched the presser and that didn’t seem like a shot against physicians at all. I think it’s pretty obvious that he was suggesting there are those of us (and probably literally many of us on this forum), who are able to work from home, collect pay and life goes on. The poorer people who work retail/service jobs in general aren’t given that luxury. When people want a hard shutdown of these businesses it’s those people who suffer; I feel like Kenney was pretty clear about that issue.
And I’m only partly surprised that people here are up in arms about these restrictions. It seems like a measured, rational approach. We know where the cases are and they’ve tried to address that without crushing these small businesses that have already seen a horrific 2020. I feel like they got this basically exactly right. I hope people follow the rules and hopefully it works."
Ozy follows that up with this retort.
"Are you blind? You really need to watch it again.
Watch it again. The question is asked at 1:08:48 about the physicians recommendations. Kenney addresses "people recommending lockdown policies" at 1:10:50, and the pot shot at docs starts starts specifically at at 1:11:00.
"I would ask people who have the certainty of a paycheques - particularly a government paycheques - to think about those .... lives affected." And he had the gall to use the "women" card, when many of those in hospital and public support services are also women.
Then he goes to say "It's a little bit easy to say 'flick a switch, shut it down!" Then he goes into his socialist Venezuelan story.
Regardless of hypocritical political comments, this is not the circuit-breaker that hundreds of docs have requested. We could have a very significant reset after a strict two-week lockdown. Physician approved. And in time for Christmas.
Instead we're protecting "civil liberties" while not making significant changes to people's behaviour outside of shaking the finger to not have personal house parties. Personal responsibility is still the rule of the day.
Good luck with the UCP's response. I choose to put my faith in 430 certified physicians. Not eight elected partisan officials.
We're going to need all the luck we can get - because faith in this - and the personal responsibility of Albertans - is running well low.
You can keep arguing with me if you like but this is a very political pandemic response and it's not good enough. End of story."
PaperBagger enters the chatroom with this addition.
"And you are doing nothing to de escalate the same politicism you're condemning with your posting here.
I can tell you do your research and are probably more informed on the political front than most. You're for sure more politically literate than myself. But the way you phrase your posts comes across as partisan and combative, and that instantly makes me less likely less likely to agree with you."
Ozy responds sarcastically with...
"Why thank you 
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To which Paperbagger responds with this sick burn that has caused so much pain and suffering for Ozy.
"With that being said, if you were offed tomorrow by getting hit by a bus it wouldn't be a big loss to me"
All from 11/24/2020. So yeah, it appears someone has been keeping notes and has waited over three years to drop that little bomb. If we are looking for a culprit in this it is probably Slava for having the audacity to say something that could be construed as supportive of Jason Kenney. With out that type of barbaric behavior we don't have anyone on the underside of a bus.