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MineralMan

(146,262 posts)
Mon Oct 4, 2021, 12:37 PM Oct 2021

Apparently, for Republican Officials, 700,000 Dead Americans Are Acceptable

Almost all of the officials have their vaccinations, but they don't think vaccination mandates are necessary, or even a good idea.

I don't know about the rest of you, but I find such attitudes completely abhorrent.

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Apparently, for Republican Officials, 700,000 Dead Americans Are Acceptable (Original Post) MineralMan Oct 2021 OP
Republicans have shamed themselves for history Champp Oct 2021 #1
"Acceptable"? Turbineguy Oct 2021 #2
The christofascist world is transactional. Thomas Hurt Oct 2021 #3
They also don't generally believe in the concept of 'society' Hugh_Lebowski Oct 2021 #8
They want the Pandemic to go on; they want voters angry. maxsolomon Oct 2021 #4
I would hope Mad_Machine76 Oct 2021 #5
political leaders have been imprisoned for war crimes for far less DBoon Oct 2021 #6
They don't care about feeling responsible about anything they do. BSdetect Oct 2021 #7

Champp

(2,114 posts)
1. Republicans have shamed themselves for history
Mon Oct 4, 2021, 12:38 PM
Oct 2021

with their absolutely idiotic, anti-science, and unending stream of twists and lies about this terrible pandemic.

Thomas Hurt

(13,903 posts)
3. The christofascist world is transactional.
Mon Oct 4, 2021, 12:44 PM
Oct 2021

Everything that will bring a christofascist money or power is a commodity.

They have no problem trading people's lives for their political ploys.

They could not care less how many die for their freedoms, our military, the victims of gun violence, those COVID has killed, all just a price they will gladly pay for their selfishness.

 

Hugh_Lebowski

(33,643 posts)
8. They also don't generally believe in the concept of 'society'
Mon Oct 4, 2021, 01:01 PM
Oct 2021

Everything is viewed thru the prism of 'me, and what I perceive as like, or of, me'.

What we think of as 'society' and 'humanity', they think of as 'my competitors'.

It's basically a kind of un-evolved, reptilian thinking.

maxsolomon

(33,252 posts)
4. They want the Pandemic to go on; they want voters angry.
Mon Oct 4, 2021, 12:44 PM
Oct 2021

They want to point at the failure to curb the Virus and blame Dems. All they care about is Power. By any means necessary.

Mad_Machine76

(24,396 posts)
5. I would hope
Mon Oct 4, 2021, 12:53 PM
Oct 2021

that this may be the final nail in the coffin for the party.

Sadly, I am uncertain if that will be the case, as media and pundits are acting as though a Republican takeover of Congress after next year's midterms is inevitable. And DeathSantis- one of the worst offenders in terms of managing COVID- is still being heavily touted as a lock for re-election as Governor next year and a strong contender for the GOP nominee in 2024.

I hope that the masses disagree with all of those assessments and vote accordingly.

BSdetect

(8,995 posts)
7. They don't care about feeling responsible about anything they do.
Mon Oct 4, 2021, 01:00 PM
Oct 2021

They have shown complete contempt for governing by law.

Expect much worse to come or we will regret it.

Treat them as pure enemy.

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