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[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

They just have no idea how incredibly stupid that version of change is.

Yeah, when they find out that things like vaccines might be up for grabs they might be in for a real ride.

The fact that it is even a POSSIBILITY is sheer insanity. If donvict had excess deaths during Covid [1], letting a dumbfuck loser like brainworms ban them would kill even more. This time it'd be kids as well as the very old, most likely. Needless, excess death.

And that's just the start on this loser's notion of "change" that we might get...

[1] A bit of a joke. The policy failures of donvict killed nearly half a million Americans.

[–] taiyang@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Seriously. I don't care that much about fluoride in the water being removed for four years, but I'm quite grateful that my youngest is getting the last of his vaccines before January. Hopefully it just ends up a "states rights" thing. Still sucks for herd immunity but at least I'll still be able to keep my family vaccinated.

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Still sucks for herd immunity but at least I’ll still be able to keep my family vaccinated.

I suppose. Some states are already in a bad way, like PA: https://www.altoonamirror.com/news/local-news/2024/09/pa-vaccine-exemptions-raises-fear-of-outbreak/

Having a dipshit like RFK being validated, nevermind actually setting policy, is going to set this nation even further backwards.

[–] taiyang@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Indeed. Lending any legitimacy to his conspiracy theories is a bad thing. True of Trump and Musk as well, as with any of that clown car.