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    I almost hope there is another huge pandemic, it would probably be the best and easiest way of fighting the war against fascism in America.

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      Its probably just anxiety but since the last one I haven’t been able to shake the feeling that another is inevitable.

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      If there is a 2nd American Civil War, I would be alright with conservatives not having vaccines. Disease was the #1 cause of fatalities in warfare, and I would like to have fewer enemies to fight.

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        I dont really know much about this but I know youre probably right in the context of the world wars.

        Was it Spanish flu? IDK, but poor nutrition, hygiene, and close proximity in the trenches was a huge factor.

        In a present day war, it would probably be different? Still some “dug in” defences but far more ranged, airborne, and remotely controlled armaments.

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          When it comes to disease and medicine, the two most valuable things for preserving life, is infrastructure (shelter), and logistics. Back in WW2, troops that ended up in places far from urban hubs tended to be exposed to the elements or had to string out their supplies. As such, they tended to die from a mixture of cold, mosquitos, heat, famine, wet, and filth. Where America is concerned, it SHOULD be relatively safe for most soldiers, because there is an abundance of roads that pass by some form of shelter.

          However, I suspect that the Trump Regime would have difficulty with managing logistics. It seems like that they don’t value nor understand supply chains or other fine details. The National Guard troops that were deployed to LA, for example, didn’t have bedding for resting. While those troops can tank an one-off like that, the Regime has been dismantling all sorts of things that keep people in tip-top shape. For example, the erosion of the weather service, means that soldiers will be more easily exposed to bad conditions. The destruction of food quality inspection, means that troops are more likely to have bad rations. Medical services are being rolled back, too. Trade with foreign nations is also likely to be cut off or reduced, which also means that troops could be lacking boots. (Quality boots are literal life or death for deployed troops.) All of this adds up to troops becoming vulnerable to the Four Horsemen.

          It is my expectation that the Blue States would win a prolonged civil war, simply because they tend to understand the implications of policy.

          While not directly related to vaccines, the latest episode of Perun goes over the economics of soldiers, including medical costs. It is a good channel if you want analysis about modern conflicts. I wouldn’t be surprised if Perun starts covering America itself in the coming decade.

          The Long-Term Costs of War - The Price of Life, Economics of Casualties & Russia’s War

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        Trump once said that Stephen “PeeWee Himmler” Miller said that he wants America to decrease to 100 million people, who all look like him. That’s a 70% decrease in population. You have to wonder how he intends to accomplish that objective.

        Now he’s Trump’s most trusted advisor. He’s like Wormtongue whispering poison into Trump’s ear.

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        I don’t understand this though. The majority of people who would die from this would be his supporters. Why encourage a reduction in your own support?

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          These are people with absolutely no critical thinking skills. They believe that this will work because they demand that it will work.

          Remember that they are both Sociopathic Oligarchs who have everything handed to them on a silver platter, almost literally. They’ve never had to suffer the consequences of their poor behavior, so they’ve never learned their lesson in anything. They think they just manifest anything to happen by virtue of their magnificent ego, and their money, or course.

          It’s true because they demand it, and pay for it.

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            This isn’t wrong. They love seeing powerless people frightened at the fact that they wield power that can hurt them, and what fun is power if you don’t play with it now and then?

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    The pandemic was awesome for us healthy surviving introverts. Not so much for the dead introverts or everyone else.

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      Yeah… I wasn’t a fan, but that’s mostly jealousy talking. As an introvert working in healthcare, it was painful to have to go to work everyday and deal with the dumbest patient population in the history of the country while everyone else got to work from home.

      It was like summer school for adults, but even dumber.

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        I had the experience of visiting a nurse that never covered her face or did any sort of pandemic related cleaning…while running an adult home business. God…

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    Question: since Trump was the administration in charge of those vaccines, can we sue the president for releasing an “dangerous” vaccine, “harming” Americans?

    Like, you can’t have it both ways. You can’t hate the COVID vaccine and ignore that it was done under Trump’s administration. I’m so confused, my head hurts, these people are fucking stupid.

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    So this is effectively an ad for the COVID vaccines, hello the walk in appointment I’m actively waiting for! I’ll have fun getting it in 5-10 minutes!

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      Family members just went in yesterday for shots at CVS, but Covid isn’t in yet. They’re thinking early September. So they got flu and something else.

      If it comes out in early September, I’d get my butt in there right away, before they ban it.

      Fucking psychopaths.

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      You know these fuckers will keep a supply in the works for themselves.

      Class wars, disasters, make people need a savior.

      That’s the whole fucking game, and the ignorant cunts keep voting for it

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      It’s available in other countries, so rich MAGA Nazis will ALWAYS be able to get it. The rest of us, not so much.