# A Pit thread for Asahi

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-pit-thread-for-asahi/828944>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [February 4, 2019, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-pit-thread-for-asahi/828944 "2019-02-04T14:14:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![asahi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asahi/32/8693_2.png) [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2021, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-pit-thread-for-asahi/828944/284 "2021-10-05T02:17:17Z")

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I was vilified in this thread for saying what turns out to be common sense: death → fear → change in behavior.

> [@The Trump Administration: A Clusterfuck in the Making](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/42300):
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> That’s not really what I said, though; I literally said that I wanted this to be a disaster and that I wanted the healthcare system and the economy collapse (at a time when this appears to be actually happening, mind you). I later tried to nuance that in my exchange with Monty, in which I basically clarified by saying that I want this to be bad enough so that people actually fucking learn something from it. Understand something: it’s already bad, already a disaster. The question is whether it…

I’ve got the “cites”.

> **[What actually convinces people to get vaccinated? Fear.](https://theweek.com/coronavirus/1004646/fear-is-a-great-vaccine-motivator)**
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> The numbers suggest "death shaming" news coverage works

> **[Delta Variant Fears Spur More Americans to Get Covid-19 Vaccine](https://www.wsj.com/articles/delta-variant-fears-spur-some-americans-to-get-covid-19-vaccine-11627723802)**
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> Growing numbers of people are getting Covid-19 vaccines in areas hit hard by the Delta variant—offering a glimmer of hope but still far short of what is needed to end the pandemic, public-health officials say.

People can talk all the shit they want. When they’re burying their loved ones right and left, they get it. They finally fucking figure it out. I’m sorry that I wasn’t very fucking PC way back when, when you all were telling me that I was a sociopath for hoping that people died by the dozens, but you all fucking missed the point - just like you fucking missed the point when I warned you that Mueller wasn’t going to save the republic. I’m sorry that I repeatedly see things you don’t see, understand things you don’t understand.

Actually, on second thought, I’m not sorry.

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