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emilia bryant's avatar

People are so stupid why question a vaccine that has been helping for centuries. Children will die

Kathy Davidson's avatar

You said it. Because they’re stupid.

Stephen Brady's avatar

There is a section of the American polity who constitutionally cannot trust Science, because Science is hard… they only trust people who feed their paranoia and selection bias. Stupid will suffice.

Dolyn Leigh's avatar

Science IS hard. My son is a scientist. He's been sitting in a room, the size of a closet working on the same experiment eight hours a day for five years.

But no. He doesn’t know anything. Can’t trust science.

Patricia Reed's avatar

Bless your son for doing the hard work needed to protect us. My husband was both a bench scientist and a college professor. He took ideas from the bench all the way through the system to get it through CDC certification and into the public's bodies. He has more than 50 publications in refereed scientific journals. He's appalled by what is happening now and at who is in charge of our national health. He worked on many corona viruses during his career (not Covid19 because it didn't exist then)and he knows what can happen when the next pandemic comes along - and it will come. We are not prepared!

Geoffrey Fox's avatar

Please thank him for his dedication. We need cures, not stupidity and insanity and did you notice Trump got a COVID vaccination?

Fran Phillips's avatar

And a flu shot! Hypocrit.

Zev Paiss's avatar

Stephen, Unfortunately understanding the world around us can be intimidating! So many activities are complex and interrelated with a variety of factors. I constantly say that a significant reason we are in this situation is because of a lack of good education. If you are not subjected to teachers who require critical thinking or offer in-depth learning about complex topics, people just go for the simple answers and follow leaders who offer shallow explanations to the news of the day. It is a sad situation.

Stephen Brady's avatar

There has been a 50 year long campaign to weaken the American Education System coming largely from the religious right. We are reaping what they have sown.

Fran Phillips's avatar

I absolutely agree with your assessment of a lack of good education. I believe Republicans are trying to dummy down education so that only the best and brightest rise to the top. This will help maintain the wealth disparity. Keep the lower class in its place so that they have workers they only have to pay minimum wage so they can get wealthier and wealthier. I see it happening here in bright red OH every year as the education budget keeps getting cut, except for charter schools which are now getting 1 Billion a year, including religious schools.

S. A. Linden's avatar

I agree. What passes for education now does not resemble the strict standards of the past, when I had to pass those standards.

There were only a few 4.0s at the top of the class.

My information is now courtesy of my friend's children and grandchildren, who seem suspiciously to all have 5.0 GPAs. All.

Now these kids *are* smart, but I have to wonder about the ease of passing classes based on screens, for one thing. As well as simply making it easier for kids to achieve. Too much "teaching to the test."

And of course, the proliferation of private and charter schools and home schooling. God knows what happens in those. Some are admittedly quite good, but others . . .?

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Stephen Brady's avatar

Originally, they didn't, but back a way, in resolving one of their shutdowns, they built into the bill that Congress would get paid during future shutdowns.

Barbara's avatar

He just wants to kill the next generation

Ellie still in the mix in 26's avatar

Measles vaccine has not been helping for centuries,. Measles vaccine was released in 1963.

But, as to why they are so stupid? Science is scary. They'd rather worship a Grand Idea: Vaccines = Bad, and they will do anything to protect this idol. Bobby? I just think he's a demented sadist.

colline collins's avatar

wait till the next epidemic hits and it will.....and think of loved ones needing medical care.

Phyllis Burton's avatar

You assume they want to help people? At this point? They want only the survival of the fittest. They’re trying to weed out the vulnerable who they deem to be a drag on their budget. More money for them. Your comment betrays your good and unsuspecting heart.

Lisa's avatar

The elderly people and those with compromised immune systems too.

DB's avatar

All the women not vaccinated for MMR will miscarry or have severely affected fetuses too. This is coming down the pike for all the parents no longer vaccinating their children.

Helga Fellay's avatar

Everything that's coming down the pike for all MUST BE TAKEN WITH GREAT CAUTION and suspicion. It's not coming to you to help you, but to support their agenda. What we know after the last Co.V-ID "pandemic"

is not what would be best for YOU or me, but what would be best for Pfizer and other Big Pharma profiteers. But Pfizer is only one of the profiteers. The mostly unprofessional so-called medical profession is another profiteer. Women have been miscarrying since ancient times long before vaccines were invented, so that's nothing new. Any number of causes can lead to miscarriages. I would recommend that everyone should spend some time and carefully research what the effects of any vax can be.

DB's avatar

lol. I rather not get my information from the “I did my own research” crowd. When you or your loved one is sick or is dying the “mostly unprofessional” medical professionals will be there to care for you! Have a splendid day.

Felisa Weiss's avatar

I hope you tell your friends & family your vaccination status & when you have an infectious disease so they know have no physical contact with you

C Giza's avatar

So far, they really ARE NOT putting chips in us through the vaccinations. (Although Alex Jones would have you believe this).

Perhaps if Elon were the Health Czar, that would be the case. He mentioned that in his past. Kennedy is just messed up because he was addicted, had a "brain worm", and many of his relatives have disowned him for besmirching the family name. Elon has been known to have taken some brain- messing drugs too. He, (RFK Jr.) like tRUMP, is using us as the scapegoat for his misplaced hate. NONE of these people or their cronies are professionals I would trust for information regarding our health or well-being in general.

Helga Fellay's avatar

I agree. I suspect the entire Co v ID scam was nothing more than a way to kill the so-called "USELESS EATERS" - the elderly retired on Social Security, and use that money - money the elderly had paid into during their entire working life for decades, and now deserve to get back when they need it. It's nothing other than murder for profit. The best proof of this is the fact that when Co - V - Id first broke out, the gov - INSTEAD of isolating these patients with a dangerous and deadly infection - they forced them into retirement homes so they could infect the healthy retirees and thus kill them - thus our greedy government never had to pay them the social security pensions they had earned during decades while they worked.

S. A. Linden's avatar

The fact that with the help of the radical right wing culting machine (i.e., Fox and "friends") they can normalize what you just said is the kicker.

The rest of the world is watching in horror. Meanwhile, titans take over our media and broadcast their insanity worldwide, hoping to cult the planet.

Deborah Hyppa's avatar

Wow, so much misinformation! Nurse here and your “best proof” doesn’t even make sense. Infected people were quarantined, to the best of anyone’s ability. They were certainly not “forced into” anywhere where there were healthy people, with an objective of infecting those people, or for any reason. Covid is a virus, not a scam.

Helga Fellay's avatar

That may have been true where you live, but here, in the town where I live, what I said happened did happen. And I agree that it is a virus. What you forgot to mention is that this virus was was produced in a US Biological Weapons lab, if I recall, it was in Fort Detrik, Maryland.

colline collins's avatar

Yes they will and don't forget about the seniors and others fighting for their lives. It's insande and terrible. That's out and out murder by sanctioned by the government

Sylvia Arrowood's avatar

According to JFK it could cause autism.

Faith Johnston's avatar

RFKjr is a dangerous idiot

Barbara Shirley's avatar

There is no evidence for this belief and Autism was identified before Tylenol development.

Cynthia's avatar

He fully deserves the title "BobbyBrainworm"

Candace Lucas's avatar

pretty soon he's going to tell us that the earth rotating around the sun causes autism so we need to make the sun rotate around the earth.

Frances Bishop's avatar

I’m so curious as to way Autism has been singled out as the condition they want to find a cure for. There are many more harmful health conditions at epidemic levels in the states. Why autism? I don’t believe for a second that the pill can “cure” it.

Candace Lucas's avatar

that's probably why they've singled it out, because it can't be 'cured' so it can become this great bugaboo to scare everyone.

Tonia Kate's avatar

RFK, Jr. NOT JFK, who was our president from 1961 until his assassination in November of 1963.

Deborah Hyppa's avatar

I had the measles when I was a child, in the 1950s. The measles vaccine has not, “been helping for centuries.“ It was just developed and released in 1963, 62 years ago, and it has been helping since then, just not for centuries. And people of all ages will die. But yes, mostly children.

Catherine Ognissanti's avatar

The President said that smart people don't like him. There it is. He is saying his supporters are stupid and if they are denying vaccines that have saved lives, God help them. They will be burying a lot of family if they aren't vaccinated. Talk about the President being a hypochrite. He tells everyone not to get the covid vaccine (which I ignored and got it anyway due to asthma), he goes and gets it before going overseas. I guess the saying, "do as I say, not as I do" applies to this moron.

RobinW's avatar

Decades not centuries… 🙂

Joe 🏳️‍🌈🇨🇦🇺🇸's avatar

I think that’s exactly what they want. Survival of the fittest. They don’t need us.

Lora Davis's avatar

We have not had vaccines for centuries.

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Candace Lucas's avatar

there's a flaw in your thought process. Most of the vaccine deniers are white. I live in harlem and every black person i know gets their kids vaccinated as long as they can afford it. not being able to afford it is the biggest issue for many but it's not because of rejecting science.

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Candace Lucas's avatar

sorry about that. You're correct, that is their thought process, but the results will be a lot of white republicans, the low income, maga ones, will die just as much as brown people.

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Candace Lucas's avatar

with the cuts and the shutdown, even medicare is being affected. They will not pay for telemedicine during the shutdown. this means that people who do not have transportation to their doctor can not get any kind of treatment. it's just disgraceful.

Helga Fellay's avatar

I believe you are mistaken, Jupiter. Children are the future. If it weren't for the children those in power would also not be able to survive once they get old. They want the old and sick, the so-called "useless eaters" to die.

ShutUpTiffany's avatar

Project 2025 in full effect.

Taya's avatar

Yes and every rep could put a stop to this. It will take us decades to fix this mess

Lisa's avatar

So true and Trumps family member says we are halfway into it. I’m afraid of the half which is worse than the 1st.

Kevin's avatar

What about the Epstein Files outbreaks?

Schmendryck's avatar

His “doctor” said his heart-health was 14 years younger than his physical age, but with a wink he was actually telling us his heart (& his mushroom) likes ‘em 14 years of age OR younger

Toni's avatar
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This report is so clearly a sham.

DB's avatar

Exactly. No reputable doctor would write something so stupid as saying his heart is 14 years younger. It’s a fricken lie.

Poppy Lake's avatar

Right. Medical documentation doesn't work that way.

Schmendryck's avatar

Don't be so polite, it's a steaming pile of canine fecal matter. Oops there I go being polite as well.

Patricia Anne Boone's avatar

Hah!! I think his doctor was paid off!!

Schmendryck's avatar

Sadly, they don't need a payoff, they do it out of fanatical zeal for Cheeto- Christ- stupid- czar himself

Geoffrey Fox's avatar

The current dictatorship is deflecting from that as you noticed. They scream and yell at senators and representatives and spew incessant lies and hate. “ But Biden or But Obama…” so tired of their nonsense.

Schmendryck's avatar

Basically, we should no longer, EVER AGAIN say "The President said," we must say "The President lied" EVERY TIME HE OPENS HIS MOUTH.

I believe the stellar accuracy of the line ' "Hello," he lied...'

Helga Fellay's avatar

Trump will never allow the Epstein Files to be released, because he himself is as guilty as Epstein for committing the same crime Epstein committed.

Jane's avatar

I’m beginning to think the Epstein files with him front and center won’t stop them. Sad and frightening!

Danita Hamilton's avatar

He is literally going to get us all killed. He is banging us into the ground. They are truly pure evil monsters and he bragging about getting a covid shot. And doing this. So many people will die because of one sick deranged monster and his regime. And the service men have to go to food banks now like so many other Americans. I can’t believe or couldn’t ever imagine this. All because of one sick twisted pedophile and his regime.

Candace Lucas's avatar

the food banks are running out of food and without the normal govt funding they normally get, they will run out of food. I know they announced here in NYC that there was only enough food for about one more month. this was in Sept.

Patricia Reed's avatar

Our military deserves food and housing and more respect than sending them to "control" their fellow citizens. We may want to step up and offer them food and water and homemade cookies. It could well change how they feel about the orders they've been given. After all, they are our family members.

Candace Lucas's avatar

i don't understand why anyone in the military would vote for him. not only has he called them suckers and losers but last time he was in office, he appropriated funds that were intended to create better housing for them and used it for his damned wall. as someone who grew up as an army brat, i can tell you sometimes the housing isn't great. i heard they were really upset about it and yet, they still back him.

Hizzy's avatar

I’m sorry but military are told to go to the food pantry?!

So soldiers that are meant to protect us aren’t even being taken care of by the government but they still need their assistance to “protect” federal buildings in blue states?! BUT NO let’s allocate the funds to ICE instead of those sworn in to protect the Constitution and America.

Toni's avatar

Disgraceful!

Jerri Peake's avatar

Democrats had a bill before the Senate to pay the military during the shutdown and repubs voted it down. So much for repubs supporting the military!!

Ryan Freedman's avatar

Well I guess leaving our military without money for food is one way to eliminate the fat. But in all seriousness, I can’t even begin to imagine how that will tank morale. I’m serving my country and I can’t even afford food? This sure doesn’t sound “great.”

Hizzy's avatar

No and I hope those who voted for him now can see what a pos he is!!!

Rosalba Stocco's avatar

i doubt it. Until they feel it, they won't get it.

Peter Tey's avatar

The sad thing is that many will think, this is temporary suffering, FOR THE GOOD OF THE COUNTRY. He's their SAVIOR remember ?

Rosalba Stocco's avatar

You are right. And that is likely why it will take them longer to realize that he is not the second coming of Christ.

Cindy Abbott's avatar

A former work colleague has posted how trump ended eight wars. And several of their church-going friends have commented how true that is and God bless trump . People have become indoctrinated and well, delusional.

Linda Elle's avatar

I saw someone posting that they have insurance through work. They have some medical something that insurance pays for but they still have a $900 out of pocket per month fee they pay but it’s okay, they can afford it.

Then, they go on to say how awful WE (the blue) are, keeping the government shut down and taking away healthcare from people who can’t afford it so that they (us blue) can give free healthcare to non-citizens instead of our own people. O.o

I’m like…are you f-ing kidding me!?

They have missed the entirety of the truth somehow.

The whole damned thing.

All of it.

And I cannot wrap my mind around their thought process but I have a new (for me)’way of handling all that.

Someone will inevitably say “that doesn’t make any sense! Why do they (us blue) do that!?”

I tell them that whenever something regarding us “doesn’t make sense”, they need to keep going. Don’t stop there because they are so close to an actual truth about why we do things the way we do. Don’t stop thinking - keep going. Get digging. Look outside the echo chamber…but keep going because if it doesn’t make sense, you don’t know enough about it…but you are coming really close to figuring things out.

No idea if that makes sense or even matters but it makes me happy to say it anyway. :)

Peter Tey's avatar

In the meantime WE ALL SUFFER and soon THERE WILL BE NOTHING LEFT OF THIS COUNTRY

Rosalba Stocco's avatar

If Ukraine can figure out what to do, surely the remaining, educated sane people of the u.s. can do so as well. Time to put thinking caps on and brainstorm with like minded people.

Anne Lockwood's avatar

They will feel it soon, economically. Those who voted for Trump are mirrors of him: self interested. Once the economics hit them - and it will - they will get it.

Now how they continue to vote will be another issue. Maybe that is why Project 2025 wants to gut education - ignorant people can be led around by the ring in their noses.

Rosalba Stocco's avatar

I agree, and yet I also question. Jordon Peterson is educated. Yet he too fell for right-wing thinking. Those who supported eugenics were educated. I think they really believed what they spewed. Anger and hate are contagious. And yet, they are only one aspect of what is happening. Lack of critical thinking is another. I wish there was a way to make sense of all of this.

Helga Fellay's avatar

I fully agree - and they are already beginning to feel it - those who lost their jobs, and those who lost their wages due to his shutdowns, must already feel it, even if they are ignorant.

Robot Bender's avatar

Abusing the people who have the weapons and the knowledge of how to use them is not smart.

Dolyn Leigh's avatar

And these are the people they expect to obey their unlawful orders when the time comes.

Melissa's avatar

I vote we pay and support our military 💯

Helga Fellay's avatar

But civilian citizens also deserve to be paid and supported.

Hall's avatar

He’s building his own army of sycophants with all the fringe male “militia” and white supremacy groups. They call it ICE now. That’s his military.

Johnny Canuck's avatar

You know the letter is complete BS. You don't have CANKLES when you are metabolicly healthy with excellent cardiac health.

Anne Lockwood's avatar

Anyone in Trump’s orbit lies to the public. Period. Full stop.

Jacqueline Sutton's avatar

Die you stupid Americans die, won’t you die?!

Thank you for your attention to this matter Donald J Trump

Jo Burns's avatar

Especially if you are democrats.

Jacqueline Sutton's avatar

The people he’s removing from the CDC it’s gonna kill us all don’t matter what side you’re on. We’re all gonna get killed by this one.

Anne Lockwood's avatar

Actually, what I intend to do is what I did in his first term - follow the lead of the scientists in Europe and the WHO. During COVID I followed Johns Hopkins for my information - not the CDC.

I will go to non-USA agencies and non legacy media for my information and decision making. I am lucky I am in a blue state - I just got a COVID shot and signed a waiver about disregarding FDA guidelines. Red states might not allow free choice.

Anne Lockwood's avatar

You left off the rest of his Truth Social signature: President of the United States of America.

As if we did not know the Destroyer of Democracy.

Such as azzzzzzzzzzz

Jacqueline Sutton's avatar

I’m not on truth (nothing but lies) social so I don’t know his actual nomenclature…

Anne Lockwood's avatar

Me neither - I saw it on Substack.

God no! Not “Truth” Social!!

Jacqueline Sutton's avatar

Wait till he gives nova choke to everybody

Elaine Lueras's avatar

Shut up and drink your bleach. Then stick a flashlight up your….

Jo Burns's avatar

😆😅🤣

Unuh... sure dementia Don is 14 years younger than age. Yep, tracks with bring 7ft and 185.

He gets the very vaccines he tells his acolytes not to get. Do as I say, not as I do. 😲🙄

Elaine Lueras's avatar

Vaccines for MEEEEE but not for THEEEEE, same sorry billionaires lament

AVee. (Alexia)'s avatar

It’s terrifying this regime seem purposely participating

in creating as much illness and

death world wide

as possible

to rid the world

of anyone not wealthy.

I am serious

Cat Dad's avatar

Truth. They want to burn it all down and rule over the ashes.

Elaine Lueras's avatar

Project 2025 and the Putin Playbook

Rosalba Stocco's avatar

I think that is not quite the idea. I think the idea is to destroy the u.s. of a.

Rosalba Stocco's avatar

How sad. It may be time to decide what is the next step. I have no idea what it would be.

Dolyn Leigh's avatar

that would be shooting themselves in the foot. Because the people they’re trying to eliminate are the people that are making them rich.

Make it make sense.

Cindy Abbott's avatar

They already have more money than what anyone needs... so the people continuing to make them rich are now expendable.

Dolyn Leigh's avatar

If the military doesn’t get paid, Congress shouldn’t either.

Anne Lockwood's avatar

TOTALLY agree! And make them pay for their own healthcare. See how fast negotiations change,

Kestrel Cuevas's avatar

They have been told to go to food banks after he stopped funding for food banks...

Rosemary MacLean's avatar

So there is no food for anyone!

Kevin's avatar

Are his annual exams measured in dog years?

Debbs's avatar

Food pantries can't feed everyone

Rosemary MacLean's avatar

Well soon they will have too!

Taya's avatar

Republicans are complicit. They could put a stop to this.

Hizzy's avatar

They ALL NEED TO GO TO JAIL!!!!!!!

Rosalba Stocco's avatar

Let's hope that the next administration makes it happen. But first you have to make sure that there will be a "next administration."

Mary Lou Williams's avatar

At the rate they are going there aren’t enough jails to hold them.

Hizzy's avatar

What do you mean?! We have new facilities like Alligator Alcatraz and Guantanamo Bay?

Mary Lou Williams's avatar

I don’t want to spend anymore of my tax money to fix up Alcatraz so how about Siberia?