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Peacetrain

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Wed Sep 3, 2025, 05:17 PM Sep 2025

The insanity is beyond comprehension.. what the hell is going on in Florida [View all]

In 1900 the average life span in the United States was 47 years.. tremendous number of kids died in childhood from childhood diseases like measles polio small pox etc

In 2000 the average life span was 76.8 years (women live longer than men,it is all averaged out) but immunizations basically added 30 years to our life spans.. I am old enough to remember the horror of polio and the people in the iron lungs.

In 2024 average life span is 77 ..

Some people cannot take vaccines, and they do not have to. We have been protected by a thing called herd immunity so that even those who cannot be immunized are protected because the viruses are caged in .. It works for all of us

So for the love all things holy, what is going on in Florida.??. They are contemplating doing away with all vaccines??

https://news.yahoo.com/articles/florida-moves-end-school-vaccine-161245974.html

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MAGAts are in control Zorro Sep 2025 #1
These people are insane. Completely insane Peacetrain Sep 2025 #2
They walk among us... Blues Heron Sep 2025 #28
And this time they have their asshole and middle finger aimed at this country. Initech Sep 2025 #20
If you live in FL and have little kids in school, move the hell away. Ocelot II Sep 2025 #3
No kidding... My brother is a snow bird and goes to Florida every winter.. He has little grandchildren Peacetrain Sep 2025 #5
You nailed it. Similarly, if I was a professional man or woman with kids, who was allegorical oracle Sep 2025 #16
Our governor is an idiot, our surgeon general is a quack. flvegan Sep 2025 #4
I am having polio nightmares.. that it will rear its ugly head again.. Peacetrain Sep 2025 #6
American children will be killed or injured by guns or lack of health care. Irish_Dem Sep 2025 #7
Putin made a complete fool out of Trump Peacetrain Sep 2025 #9
It was like taking candy from a baby. Irish_Dem Sep 2025 #14
Florida is Third World and the rest of the country The Wizard Sep 2025 #8
Yes we are.. Peacetrain Sep 2025 #10
It's not like Florida's largest industry is based on visitors coming from places that do value vaccines. tanyev Sep 2025 #11
As I mentioned in an earlier thread... FalloutShelter Sep 2025 #27
So, if the parents of kids unvaccinated in Florida move to a state where vaccination is required for school attendance., dedl67 Sep 2025 #12
What worries me is that if Florida passes this then you walkingman Sep 2025 #13
West Virginia will be in that competition too Mysterian Sep 2025 #24
Insanity and fanaticism rolled into one. Disaffected Sep 2025 #15
Florida Surgeon General Ladapo takes aim at all of the state's vaccine mandates LetMyPeopleVote Sep 2025 #17
Exactly what the majority of the people voted for down there. BlueTsunami2018 Sep 2025 #18
Florida "The Sundowner State" Hey Joe Sep 2025 #21
Post removed Post removed Sep 2025 #19
Doing my family's Sicilian genfron the early 1800s CanonRay Sep 2025 #22
It's a lot cheaper Blue Full Moon Sep 2025 #23
One of the various reasons that I will not take a vacation in red states. MLWR Sep 2025 #25
Ignorance on steroids. spanone Sep 2025 #26
ANyone have a list of conventions planning to go to Florida? We should urge all to cancel over this. Liberty Belle Sep 2025 #29
To be fair, anti biotics deserve credit for some of that extra life span dsc Sep 2025 #30
The fact that Florida's surgeon general is associated with America's Frontline... 3catwoman3 Sep 2025 #31
It is insane, but we shouldn't pretend The Revolution Sep 2025 #32
Vaccine mandates are "slavery"?? NO--- having a GQP state gov't is SLAVERY Jack Valentino Sep 2025 #33
Florida's state flag has been updated to show a child's grave. LetMyPeopleVote Sep 2025 #34
K & R Emile Sep 2025 #35
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