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1. Pretty sure we're going for herd immunity

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Sun Aug 16, 2020, 06:26 AM

Aug 2020

Without actually saying so.

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Is it just me or is this theme of letting people die from covid because they [View all] jorgevlorgan Aug 2020 OP

Pretty sure we're going for herd immunity soothsayer Aug 2020 #1

And we dont even know that herd immunity can be achieved with this virus. nt oldsoftie Aug 2020 #26

+1 uponit7771 Aug 2020 #37

Sweden tried it. luvtheGWN Aug 2020 #39

Herd immunity is mass vaccination IronLionZion Aug 2020 #28

I remember when AIDS broke out. There were some people who cheered each death and I abqtommy Aug 2020 #2

It is truly pathetic jorgevlorgan Aug 2020 #10

At least Pat Robertson is. CaptYossarian Aug 2020 #22

This thinking underlies the whole Reep response. ananda Aug 2020 #3

Exactly jorgevlorgan Aug 2020 #6

Yeah, passive extermination instead of active extermination. FoxNewsSucks Aug 2020 #34

That's a good way to put it. ananda Aug 2020 #40

Everything possible is being done to save these people. pwb Aug 2020 #4

Right wing talking points. jorgevlorgan Aug 2020 #5

Theme is about limited resources in I.C.U. 3Hotdogs Aug 2020 #8

There are ways your daughter's efforts, and the efforts of all the medical personnel who are Squinch Aug 2020 #20

It's mostly about defending Trump JI7 Aug 2020 #7

I just wouldn't be surprised if those talking points came from him to begin with jorgevlorgan Aug 2020 #9

He is evil, but the brains in the WH are Miller and Bannon. CaptYossarian Aug 2020 #23

Yep. Probably some selective blindness mixed in there, too. GoCubsGo Aug 2020 #14

They cheer it on until it happens to them. C_U_L8R Aug 2020 #11

passive genocide eShirl Aug 2020 #12

Blackmailing the schools to open isn't passive. CaptYossarian Aug 2020 #24

Ugh you are right. jorgevlorgan Aug 2020 #48

It's incredible what such a profoundly stupid man can do in such a short period of time. CaptYossarian Aug 2020 #49

It seems like they did, and prescribed the wrong solution in the electoral college. jorgevlorgan Aug 2020 #50

In a span of 20 years, we were saddled with Dubya and now this! CaptYossarian Aug 2020 #52

Even if it's the truth? forthemiddle Aug 2020 #13

No. I mean the mentality of jorgevlorgan Aug 2020 #15

Oops sorry for the confusion forthemiddle Aug 2020 #16

Hah no worries jorgevlorgan Aug 2020 #17

Thank you for saying this yellowwoodII Aug 2020 #47

Unhealthy and/or brown and/or old. Afromania Aug 2020 #18

CNN had an opinion piece on their site about the Boomerproud Aug 2020 #19

I'm pretty certain some survivors are shamed into not talking about what their relative died from Captain Zero Aug 2020 #41

A similar talking point I hear in the discussion of nursing home deaths... Trueblue Texan Aug 2020 #21

They take actual mis-labeling of a death and say its happening ALL the time. oldsoftie Aug 2020 #32

This message was self-deleted by its author RandiFan1290 Aug 2020 #36

Yes it is genocide SheltieLover Aug 2020 #25

And motivated by racism-- Blacks and Latinos are disproportionately eilen Aug 2020 #27

Sounds like something out of Nazi Germany IronLionZion Aug 2020 #29

Wingers seem to think ONLY the protestors spread the virus in recent demonsttions. I have... machoneman Aug 2020 #30

Protesters from every city worldwide migrated south for the summer IronLionZion Aug 2020 #31

Can we just "let them die" if they're Republican politicians? NurseJackie Aug 2020 #33

Reduction of Medicaid and Medicare recipients. I believe there were GOP pols pointing this out as ehrnst Aug 2020 #35

I'm convinced the GOP is all about healthy rich white male "Christian" superiority. CaptainTruth Aug 2020 #38

I think we're in it for the long haul with this virus. Lonestarblue Aug 2020 #42

Two ways to look at this one Warpy Aug 2020 #43

It's NOT just you! The sad part is bluestarone Aug 2020 #44

Yep it's eugenics I_UndergroundPanther Aug 2020 #45

Standard extremist libertarian ideology, but most hard-righters Hortensis Aug 2020 #46

Not very prolife of them Demonaut Aug 2020 #51