# Fucking idiot coronavirus-loving rednecks in Michigan **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [April 16, 2020, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-idiot-coronavirus-loving-rednecks-in-michigan/851895 "2020-04-16T04:38:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2020, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-idiot-coronavirus-loving-rednecks-in-michigan/851895/121 "2020-04-18T01:50:39Z")
This seems like a prime opportunity to teach these people that they are no longer welcome in our communities. They’re doing this without disguises, telling us exactly who they are. They have cars, and their licenses plates can be looked up. If I owned a business, the first thing that would happen (once I could have customers again, if I’m not essential) would be a sign outside saying that those who protested the lock down are not allowed on the premises for people’s own safety. If I had been forgiving house payments or energy payments, that would go away for these people. I already dropped a Facebook friend who freaked out because I pointed out how he was being unChristlike by opposing the lockdown. He sounded like he was going to start the protest here in fucking Arkansas, where the governor actually avoided a full lock down. The same guy who would get into such debates with me before just silently chickens out when I point out that God himself restricted movement all throughout the Bible. More and more, we find out who the evil people are. It started when they would show their true colors while supporting Trump. Now we see it in this pandemic. At this point, claiming your “misinformed” when everyone is giving all the information you need doesn’t work. As I’ve said for a long time, a person’s value as a human being is directly proportional to how much they want to help others. It has to at least be a 50/50 split. Or, in Christianese: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” ---
**Author:** ![DummyGladHands](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/49beb7/32.png) [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2020, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-idiot-coronavirus-loving-rednecks-in-michigan/851895/122 "2020-04-18T02:02:35Z")
Big end the lock down rally in Phoenix coming up Monday at the State capitol. No permit has been issued by the capitol police. ---
**Author:** ![mjmlabs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mjmlabs/32/69_2.png) [@mjmlabs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mjmlabs)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2020, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-idiot-coronavirus-loving-rednecks-in-michigan/851895/123 "2020-04-18T02:14:21Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > But how would you transport a redneck, a wolf, and a can of Bud in a rowboat? 1. Put the wolf and the beer in the boat. 2. Row across, let the wolf out to roam freely. 3. Drink the beer. 4. No, we’re done. ---
**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2020, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-idiot-coronavirus-loving-rednecks-in-michigan/851895/124 "2020-04-18T03:00:59Z")
Water cannons filled with hand sanitizer . . . or gasoline. They don’t seem to care about dying so why should we care if they do? CMC fnord! ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2020, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-idiot-coronavirus-loving-rednecks-in-michigan/851895/125 "2020-04-18T03:12:13Z")
> [@Ulfreida](#): > > Oh if only there was an island for the extremely stupid and aggressive where they could be left alone to kill each other off. [Here you go](https://www.volcanocafe.org/the-little-volcano-that-could/). ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2020, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-idiot-coronavirus-loving-rednecks-in-michigan/851895/126 "2020-04-18T03:26:49Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > This seems like a prime opportunity to teach these people that they are no longer welcome in our communities. They’re doing this without disguises, telling us exactly who they are. They have cars, and their licenses plates can be looked up. > > If I owned a business, the first thing that would happen (once I could have customers again, if I’m not essential) would be a sign outside saying that those who protested the lock down are not allowed on the premises for people’s own safety. Sadly, the only real result would be another herd of them protesting outside your business. Oh, yeah. Another thing is they’ll spread the damn disease and blame it on their usual suspects (Obama, Hillary, etc.). After all, the party of personal responsibility demands you take responsibility for things that are their fault. ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2020, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-idiot-coronavirus-loving-rednecks-in-michigan/851895/127 "2020-04-18T04:25:12Z")
> [@snowthx](#): > > I think this is correct. Confront someone flying the “ **Stars & Bars** ” and they will weasel by saying, weaselly “Oh, it’s about southern heritage and history, not about teh blacks!”. > [@OttoDaFe](#): > > The problem with this line of reasoning\* is that the restrictions which they find so onerous are imposed by the state, not the Evil Federal Government™ — in fact, the President appears to be on their side. So unless they plan to secede from Michigan and become “Freemen on the Land,” using the **Stars&Bars** makes even less sense than most of their activities. > > Or perhaps the S&B represent their disdain for “gummint” on every level. > > \*Yes, I know, attempting to apply “reasoning” to these yahoos is an exercise in utter futility. And may result in major damage to heads and walls. Okay, sorry, gotta nitpick. (I mean, it’s the Dope, it’s what we do…) That’s _not_ the Stars and Bars. The Confederate flag beloved of racists and shitheads all over the world is the [battle flag](https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.shopify.com%2Fs%2Ffiles%2F1%2F2828%2F1162%2Fproducts%2FPostcard_Conferate_FLag_2550x.jpg%3Fv%3D1580948874&imgrefurl=https%3A%2F%2Fcootersplace.com%2Fproducts%2Fpostcard-confederate-flag&tbnid=sbq5kqIbP9WU5M&vet=12ahUKEwj17IGEi_HoAhUJa60KHROODm4QMygAegUIARDBAg..i&docid=01qUx7vCLaDQ_M&w=2550&h=1645&q=confederate%20flag&ved=2ahUKEwj17IGEi_HoAhUJa60KHROODm4QMygAegUIARDBAg), which, as the name suggests, was a originally an army flag. It was created so troops on the field had a flag easily distinguishable from Old Glory. Which was not the case with the [Stars and Bars](https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FFlags_of_the_Confederate_States_of_America&psig=AOvVaw10i1We5vhMO0TEFtCRmXe2&ust=1587268755641000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CAIQjRxqFwoTCKiEoYOQ8egCFQAAAAAdAAAAABAD), the Confederacy’s official flag. Carry on. These assclowns deserve all the scorn we can pour on them. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2020, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-idiot-coronavirus-loving-rednecks-in-michigan/851895/128 "2020-04-18T04:36:09Z")
> [@Ulfreida](#): > > Oh if only there was an island for the extremely stupid and aggressive where they could be left alone to kill each other off. There is. It’s called Australia. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2020, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-idiot-coronavirus-loving-rednecks-in-michigan/851895/129 "2020-04-18T05:38:48Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > I’m a little concerned about what’s going on outside the Minnesota governor’s mansion, to be honest. Huh? _I’m_ outside the Minnesota governor’s mansion (in the sense that I’m not _inside_ it). I’m being good. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2020, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-idiot-coronavirus-loving-rednecks-in-michigan/851895/130 "2020-04-18T05:43:00Z")
> [@mjmlabs](#): > > 1. Put the wolf and the beer in the boat. > 2. Row across, let the wolf out to roam freely. > 3. **Drink the beer.** > 4. No, we’re done. He said it was a can of **BUD**. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![galen\_ubal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/galen_ubal/32/4440_2.png) [@galen\_ubal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/galen_ubal)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2020, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-idiot-coronavirus-loving-rednecks-in-michigan/851895/131 "2020-04-18T05:45:18Z")
> [@Ulfreida](#): > > Oh if only there was an island for the extremely stupid and aggressive where they could be left alone to kill each other off. > [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > There is. It’s called Australia. [Ahem! 😃](https://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/compare/194/rate_of_homicide_any_method/10) ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2020, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-idiot-coronavirus-loving-rednecks-in-michigan/851895/132 "2020-04-18T06:32:41Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > > [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > > > But how would you transport a redneck, a wolf, and a can of Bud in a rowboat? > > I’d take the can of Bud, throw it out of the boat halfway across the river, then proceed to the far side, and continue my journey. Not quite, but you’ve got part of the idea. The way you do it is you and the wolf get into the rowboat and tell the redneck that you’ll be back for him and the can of Bud as soon as the wolf is safely on the other side. When you reach the other side of the river, you continue on your journey with the wolf as your faithful companion. The key to resolving this particular logical puzzle is recognizing that both the redneck and the can of Bud have exactly zero value so there is no point in transporting them anywhere. It’s a bit of a trick question. ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2020, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-idiot-coronavirus-loving-rednecks-in-michigan/851895/133 "2020-04-18T06:42:30Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > But how would you transport a redneck, a wolf, and a can of Bud in a rowboat? My solution: 1. Take wolf and redneck in rowboat to island. 2. Return in boat to get the Bud, leaving wolf and redneck on island. 3. Wolf eats redneck. Problem solved! ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2020, 6:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-idiot-coronavirus-loving-rednecks-in-michigan/851895/134 "2020-04-18T06:53:28Z")
> [@galen\_ubal](#): > > [Ahem! 😃](https://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/compare/194/rate_of_homicide_any_method/10) Well, I didn’t say you were efficient at it. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Chisquirrel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6bbea6/32.png) [@Chisquirrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chisquirrel)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2020, 7:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-idiot-coronavirus-loving-rednecks-in-michigan/851895/135 "2020-04-18T07:50:23Z")
> [@Ulfreida](#): > > You mean the whole point of blocking the entrance to a hospital during a world wide medical crisis is to be annoying? It’s only bad when ANTIFA does it, duh. ---
**Author:** ![Junior\_Spaceman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Junior\_Spaceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Junior_Spaceman)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2020, 8:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-idiot-coronavirus-loving-rednecks-in-michigan/851895/136 "2020-04-18T08:35:33Z")
Seeing these protests is the first time that I’ve genuinely feared this virus will be the event that really ends civilization as we know it. It’s as though George W Bush had encouraged Americans after 9/11 to get back to their lives, and go back to work, sport and recreation, but encouraged everyone to strap explosive suicide vests to themselves while doing so. ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2020, 9:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-idiot-coronavirus-loving-rednecks-in-michigan/851895/137 "2020-04-18T09:26:07Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > There is. It’s called Australia. To be fair, the entire continent of Australia is trying to kill everyone and everything anyway. > [@Junior\_Spaceman](#): > > Seeing these protests is the first time that I’ve genuinely feared this virus will be the event that really ends civilization as we know it. It’s as though George W Bush had encouraged Americans after 9/11 to get back to their lives, and go back to work, sport and recreation, but encouraged everyone to strap explosive suicide vests to themselves while doing so. The other big difference is that after 9/11, President Bush said “We are not at war with Islam” in an effort to keep the bigoted jackasses from going on a rampage against Muslims or those whom the bigoted jackasses perceive to be Muslim. Sadly, though, his effort had little effect. Now, with this pandemic, the fucking president\* is actively encouraging other bigoted jackasses (you know he is one) to mistreat others, especially those they perceive as Chinese. And it is having more than a little effect. \*Good God, it galls me to use that term for that damn dirty lying incompetent bigoted immoral ignorant racist corrupt sack of crap. ---
**Author:** ![penultima\_thule](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penultima_thule/32/3833_2.png) [@penultima\_thule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/penultima_thule)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2020, 10:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-idiot-coronavirus-loving-rednecks-in-michigan/851895/138 "2020-04-18T10:27:35Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > To be fair, the entire continent of Australia is trying to kill everyone and everything anyway. To be fair, that’s our 2nd Amendment equivalent. Just we don’t wallow or exercise it with merkin enthusiasm. Which all goes to show That it’s rather the Lower 48 that is the appropriate perch for these roosters. ---
**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:** [April 18, 2020, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-idiot-coronavirus-loving-rednecks-in-michigan/851895/139 "2020-04-18T11:54:23Z")
> [@galen\_ubal](#): > > [Ahem! 😃](https://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/compare/194/rate_of_homicide_any_method/10) ![](https://media.giphy.com/media/6rTQC2UiX9AOI/giphy.gif) ---
**Author:** ![E-DUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/e-dub/32/403_2.png) [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2020, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-idiot-coronavirus-loving-rednecks-in-michigan/851895/140 "2020-04-18T14:55:44Z")
> [@asahi](#): > > [mike tyson boxing GIF](https://media.giphy.com/media/6rTQC2UiX9AOI/giphy.gif) There are a few Republican Governors (notably DeWine in Ohio and Hogan in Maryland) who have adopted similar policies. Are they getting protests? If not, why not? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-idiot-coronavirus-loving-rednecks-in-michigan/851895.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-idiot-coronavirus-loving-rednecks-in-michigan/851895.md?page=8)