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How Novak Djokovic Responded to the Death of the Reporter Who Attacked Him Over His Vaccination Stat

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  1. flgator2

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    How Novak Djokovic Responded to the Death of the Reporter Who Attacked Him Over His Vaccination Status (townhall.com)

    Blessedly, the debate over the COVID vaccine has died off. The ‘Karens’ have retreated into their darkened lairs. The world has reopened. No one sane wears masks anymore. Only the weirdos and the Democrats continue to abide by the social distancing protocols that were ineffective. Yet, while these Fauci commandments were atrocious, the drama over the vaccine will never fade. We were lied to about the efficacy.

    The madness over the mandates turned some of the world’s best athletes into social pariahs, even barring them from competition. Aaron Rodgers was raked over the coals regarding the controversy concerning his vaccination status. The future hall of famer and Super Bowl champion couldn’t take the vaccines over concerns about allergies to its ingredients. Yet, Rodgers’ treatment was no match for what Novak Djokovic endured.

    Mike Dickson, the reporter who attacked him over his vaccination status, even going so far as to suggest his legacy could be impacted. He collapsed and died in Melbourne while covering the Australian Open. Djokovic offered his condolences to the family. Dickson was only 59 (via Associated Press):

    With COVID, the ‘take the shot, take off the mask’ salesman pitch quickly disintegrated when Omicron arrived and got everyone else sick. It hit liberals especially hard, shattering their self-righteous position on the whole matter: they did everything right and got infected like the rest of us. Notice how the lefty schadenfreude over those who contracted the virus or died from infection ceased after that wave.

    Novak stayed classy and respectful, it would be a nice change if the pro vaccine wackos also tried being respectful, it's just not in their DNA
     
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  2. citygator

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    BINGO! I actually did have Flgator celebrating death on my bingo card as well as unhinged vax rant. Only a few weeks into the year too. I’ll be issuing new cards to the usual players.
     
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  3. flgator2

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    Right on cue

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  4. slayerxing

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    Nothing classy or respectful about this post lol. But thanks for sharing. It’s always important to rely on unhinged rants to stay informed!
     
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  5. Gatorrick22

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    It's a shame that this reporter died pimping out the lies of the pharmaceutical industry, instead of seeing the other point of view as rational and important to fully understand.
     
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  6. g8trjax

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    THFSG is classy and respectful? :emoji_joy:
     
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  7. GatorRade

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    You do realize that you are calling people “wackos” in the same sentence in which you are calling for respectful dialogue. If we have a problem with civility, be aware that you are a part of it.
     
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  8. flgator2

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    Lol, ok
     
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  9. g8trjax

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    From now on, just pretend the person in question made some antivax comment then died from covid...no problemo. :emoji_joy:
     
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    It's so cute when right wing media tries to be the appropriateness police.

    Then in the next paragraph they will be lauding Trump for much worse rudeness than this example.
     
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  11. Tjgators

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    Not unhinged nor celebrated. He's sharing karma. Lots of unhinged vax clingers having heart attacks and joining the group of "died suddenly." No one has anything to say about people who had the shot and keep it to themselves.
     
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  12. rivergator

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    The primary purpose of the town hall piece and the thread seems to denigrate.
     
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    Whenever I made threads about anti-vaxxers and COVID-deniers dying from COVID, righties would cry and say I was celebrating their deaths. Now they’re doing the same thing. Typical lol
     
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    Sad seeing the anti entire medical community /anti science / anti vax crowd literally mocking someone dying. Or “karma”.
     
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    Karmic payback.
     
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    Remember Covidians leering and crowing about all the anti-mask conservative radio talk show hosts dying of Covid ?
     
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    Vaccines are the leading cause of coincidence.
     
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  18. QGator2414

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    Novak is the GOAT! It is amazing what he continues to achieve at his age. He is owed an apology that will never come. But will continue on with class as he always has. Of the big three…he was the most intense and lost control of his emotions on the court more than Federer and Nadal. He has now matured to to where even on the court he handles himself and the intense situations much better.

    It was truly mind boggling to watch the insanity.
     
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    That is not what is happening at all. Novak sent his condolences by tweet. Not mocking Dickson or his family at all.
     
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