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[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 week ago (1 children)

And then dies from realizing how useless he is?

[–] Fredselfish 12 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Yeah great they going ban the polio vaccine and return us to the 1950 like they been praising. Wtf.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Do they even realize the immense amount of human suffering this would cause if there's another polio outbreak?

Do they even care?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 week ago

Yes, and yes, because it's the point.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

No, my understanding is that he wants to ban all mandatory vaccinations (never mind that it's very easy to exempt your child from "mandatory vaccinations").

So we would be back to around the 1850s, I would think. Smallpox inoculation became common throughout the Civil War, so I guess it was some point before that when we didn't have any widespread vaccination.

[–] Fredselfish 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

His lawyer just asked the FDA to pull the polio vaccine so definitely wants it gone first. Guess Trump wants all future children crimpled and beholden to him.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Nah. They hate us disabled folk. We're not very productive workers or soldiers.

[–] Seleni 1 points 1 week ago

They want disabled kids born to drain their parents’ money in a desperate attempt to save the child. Then, when the disabled kid is old enough, they’ll put them in ‘care facilities’… I’m sure anyone who’s read up on the history of American asylums will know what those places will actually be.

[–] CharlesDarwin 2 points 1 week ago

As bad as that is, they are going to really, really fuck things up by meddling with mRNA technology. Brainworms is just bonkers.

[–] ATDA 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Do we need to defend oxygen from these people next?

Oh no wait no point they love poisoning that too. RFK soon enough too I'm sure.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

If they could pollute all the air and sell you a clean air supply, I'm sure they would.

[–] CharlesDarwin 4 points 1 week ago

The grifting geezer administration is going to do whatever the fuck they want, even if McTurtle manages to live a few more years.