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[–] SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world 66 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Let’s pray for Trump and all the geriatric scum in congress getting the flu.

[–] thejoker954@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They won't. They will still get the proper shots.

It's right in line with their all for me none for thee cult.

[–] Hazor@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Hard to get the proper shots if the FDA doesn't even know what the proper shots should be... Flu mutates rapidly, that's why we get updated flu vaccines every year.

[–] thejoker954@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They'll just have it figured out privately. They've got their fingers in everything now.

Their goal is to get the masses sick and not themselves. All to further their agenda of becoming dictator-kings.

The people who curry favor will get access to medical care the masses won't.

[–] abs_mess@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 year ago

That's what they think too. Unfortunately, they are yet unable to buy immortality. You cannot buy something that does not exist. They cannot pay money to buy knowledge from thin air, or manufacture a product with no lead time, no matter how much money they have.

They can however seclude themselves on a private island and live vicariously through a phone screen in a reality of their own. Until wifi drops, at least.

"the event" is exciting. fresh and new. a real challenge. Afterwards... is boring. sucky. nobody wants to be there. so don't imagine it. they could head to their bunkers right now, if they wanted. but they won't. they just keep waiting for "the end" that never comes. The game doesn't stop, the credits don't roll.

A billion dollars won't buy you the exit from the rat race. Try again.

[–] thatKamGuy@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You know that they will still get the best quality healthcare, right? In the taxpayer dime no less!

[–] SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Yeah but at their age there is still a good chance they get wiped out if they get hospitalized by the flu and they are unvaccinated even with good healthcare. And if they survive good chance the flu will advance their dementia to the next stage.

[–] thatKamGuy@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago

Oh don’t you worry, they’ll still get vaccinated using whatever blend a competent government (EU) decides upon in collaboration with the WHO.