Chicago Lollapalooza: We thought you were smarter than this!

Original covid-19 said, "Look how many people I can infect!" And the Delta variant said, "Hold my beer."

This is f*cking ridiculous. Vaccinated or not this event and others like it should not be happening yet.

Oy.

Arkansas GOP congressman Rick Crawford says that he doesn’t think Covid is any worse than the common cold.

And his medical degree is from where?

Congressman Crawford forgot about the 625,000 dead.

Someone from Twitter wrote: My niece is in ICU right now with Covid...not a cold.

this is exactly why covid loves america and will stay here as long as possible

[quote]Attendees of the festival are required to show proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test result no older than 72 hours.

[quote]Unvaccinated attendees are required to wear a mask.

Well, which fucking is it?

I suspect their ticket purchase policy is not run on the honor system.

The congressman said: "I'm not downplaying it" but "it's like the common cold."

Yes, you are. And no, it's not.

Are the medical professionals and hospital personnel supposed to never leave work, never go home? And always put themselves at risk?

[quote]We thought you were smarter than this!

Nah, as humans we have been lulled into a false sense of immortality. Oh they have a pill for that or a shot for this when there are actually many things in this world that are on a mission to kill you.

Are anti-maskers any different from all the gays in the 80's who refused to alter their lives to not die from a deadly disease we knew was preventable and thus prolonging the pandemic?

Well, we asked for it. It's here: White Boy Summer.

R11. The AIDS crisis of the '80s was vastly different and multi-layered. I'm not excusing anyone who knew about safe sex and didn't practice it. But Covid is spread by breathing, which you must do. AIDS is spread by having sex, which you can avoid. In the '80s there was no leadership or political will. The drugs to prevent HIV were highly toxic. Getting a vaccine is a simple procedure.

Yes, there are similarities in mind set, but even porn companies made the performers wear condoms for a few years. And the HIV cases did decrease. Covid is spreading because people want to follow Trump and think that the vaccine is a microchip inside your body and your keys are magnetized to your forehead.

I wonder how much Polish sausage was eaten at this event.

It's not worth the effort, r13. That guy has been trolling DL with "gays who spread AIDS are just as bad as people who won't wear masks" talking points for the better part of 18 months now. He won't respond to reason.

Oh yes, in a crowd like that, the unvaccinated are supposed to wear masks. Who's checking?

Arrest the performers, producers and promoters.

It’s easier than arresting the idiot mob.

I’ve gone from thinking COVID has killed too many people to COVID hasn’t killed enough people.

[quote]It's not worth the effort, [R13]. That guy has been trolling DL with "gays who spread AIDS are just as bad as people who won't wear masks" talking points for the better part of 18 months now. He won't respond to reason.

I don't know who the fuck you are talking about but it's not me. This is the first I have mentioned this correlation because I was thinking this morning about the book and HBO Movie "And The Band Played On" where there were scenes of people protesting closing bath houses and refusing to listen to Doctors.

[quote]I’ve gone from thinking COVID has killed too many people to COVID hasn’t killed enough people.

Why? There will always be assholes.

And they want us the vaccinated, to continue to wear masks so we do not infect the unvaccinated? Does anyone see a problem here?

Where I live the deplorables and the ignorant blacks REFUSE to get vaccinated, an most don't wear masks. I am not wearing a mask until the vaccination goes up substantially. I'm not masking at the grocery store so you can go get infected at a concert, sporting event or church.

They're all going to get so fucking sick.

what r17 said.

What was the fucking lineup? I want to know who to hate today

Unvaxxed attendees should be turned away, can't believe they are letting them in.

Just unvaxxed?

So again. Who is playing?

Ever heard of Google, R27?

Ridiculous that an event like this is on. Fuck the organizers, fuck the musicians who took part and fuck the people who attended.

Darwinism at its finest.

Oh this fall should be quite interesting to say the least.

I’ve given up on this world along time ago.

There’s nothing redeeming about this place.

hmmm

r31, vax id's are not being checked at most venues across the US. They're just being posted and that it. This is why we will have covid for years. No one outs any of these places. They should be shamed into submission.

The four-day music festival will close on Sunday with headliners Foo Fighters playing to 𝟏𝟎𝟎,𝟎𝟎𝟎 people

And half the thread is trying to divert onto some republican nobody knows from another state six hundred miles away.

I didn't know urban Chicago Foo Fighters fans were so influenced by Arkansas.

The gays will be doing the same thing next weekend in Chicago for Market Days.

Couldn't the mayor of Chicago or the governor of Illinois canceled this obscene madness?

"What was the fucking lineup?"

Jimmy Osmond, Englebert Humperdinck, Charo, Vanilla Ice, Taylor Dayne, Gloria Estefan & The Miami Sound Machine, The Village People, Banarama and Debbie Gibson.

NYC is next on August 21.

de Blasio needs to cancel the Aug 21 concert.

Enough with the pearl clutching. Its an outside event. People were far apart. 90% of people had masks on and yes they were checking everyone. You had to check in to enter and get a wrist band. They weren't fucking around.

Grupo Firme 7 sold out shows that is 140,000 fans total. THEY say masks are required to "get in the door" but ZERO are wearing them inside. Plus, no "vax checking" at the door. NONE! Look at Staples Center social media accounts. This is bullshit!

R41 I see they are killing brown people only.

agree, r42.

I live in New Orleans and feel like this event is the canary down the mine for our two biggest music festivals, Jazz Fest and French Quarter Fest. They were canceled last year and moved this year from spring to fall. They are big money makers for a city with a tourism-based industry that has obviously been hit hard, but I don't see how either will go forward or how the Chicago event won't be a super spreader event. Before Delta, I thought we could go ahead but now... Sigh.

So R31 is a pearl clutcher, R40?

Wonderful.😑. And cases have already been going up in Illinois. And a lot of these people are from out of town so they will be taking the virus with them back to wherever they’re from.

This will never end.

r40 = Steve Wonder

Forget this, just wait until school starts, ours will not be wearing masks.

When will masks become ineffective?

here is a photo of the crowd! how many will end in a hospital bed?

Yeah those people don’t look far apart.

I thought the Foo Fighters were only playing to vaccinated audiences?

Lollapalooza Had More Than 385,000 People, Officials Announce After Lightfoot Defended Holding Fest During Pandemic

Mayor Lori Lightfoot attends Lollapalooza music festival amid reinstating COVID restrictions

Sports reporter Julio Rausseo commented on Lightfoot’s apparent hypocrisy tweeting "According to @klefurgy, it’s not a big deal since @chicagosmayor is backstage @lollapalooza. What’s odd is, the mayor is masked outdoors with the general public but not with the boujie celebrities."

Assuming they are vaccinated they won't r50. If they are unvaxxed fuck em.

That event looks like hell even without COVID

R54 of course, huge outdoor festivals like Lollapalooza usually have a few casualties due to overdose or overexhaustion etc

[quote]Lollapalooza Had More Than 385,000 People, Officials Announce After Lightfoot Defended Holding Fest During Pandemic

Lightfoot is such a moron.

[quote]When will masks become ineffective?

Honey, the masks are more effective than the vaccine. Why do you think there were less Covid cases this same time last year? The difference is that there were mask mandates. This whole surge started as soon as the dumbasses at the CDC said throw the masks off if you’re vaccinated.

i wonder if anyone did drugs?

[quote]Honey, the masks are more effective than the vaccine. Why do you think there were less Covid cases this same time last year?

I see, kween.

R59 I love how you totally left out the rest of my response to suit your agenda, so I’ll post the rest of it for you.

[quote]The difference is that there were mask mandates. This whole surge started as soon as the dumbasses at the CDC said throw the masks off if you’re vaccinated.

Got it kween.

R61 Good! 👍

Werq.

I don't see the problem. No one who got a test 72 hours ago got a false negative because of insufficient viral load and is now infectious. No one who got a negative test 72 hours ago was subsequently infected. No vaccinated person can be infected or can infect others. Masks protect everyone even if they're standing close together for hours at a time.

Right?

r5 Yet I bet this hypocrite thinks of himself as pro life.

The first Lollapalooza, nearly 30 years ago, was when AIDS was still in full swing. I recall saying no to dick because of it- so sad.

At least some media now questioning this bonehead idea, given the ease of Delta transmission.

The reality is if you are vaccinated even if you get covid you will almost certainly just ride it out at home and not clog up the healthcare system.

As long as people are vaccinated then delta is a manageable risk.

R68 I'm vaccinated and going out but still trying to avoid big crowds. The fact is we don't know and won't know the longterm effects of COVID for quite some time.

What R69 said; plus, how many vaccinated people who contract covid even get symptoms and get tested? Nice for them, but meanwhile they're spreading the virus, which takes the opportunity to change and strengthen even more.

Read between the lines people. There is a lot of money to be made for the city, event holders, and hotels in the area. If it didn’t make a lot of money it would have been canceled due to COVID.

I worked hospitality in college. It had its ups and downs. The idea of working at a hotel during COVID and especially a crazy event like this...FUCK ME

The 2021 NY Auto Show was just cancelled due to Delta. Musical acts will start to withdraw from the great lawn concert, if they're smart. then it will be shutdown.

WE KNOW THAT, R71.

LARGE gathering should NOT be happening at all during Delta. I don't fucking care about your fucking $$$$$$$$$$$$, cunts!

Anyone promoting, playing or sponsoring large gatherings need theirs heads cut off and their bodies thrown into a ditch.

END OF FUCKING STORY!

Guns and Roses at Met Life stadium in NJ, where proof of vaccination and masks are NOT required. Let's roll the dice and see what happens. Idiots.

So it's about time for people to start getting sick right?