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not fooled

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41. "A diseased population is easier to control."
Fri Jan 23, 2026, 09:46 PM
21 hrs ago

--Ruth Ben-Ghiat, scholar of authoritarian regimes.

Posted for the second time today, and several times earlier. Every time the regime destroys more public health measures, they strengthen the case that among other aims, they want to weaken and sicken the masses in a quest for more power over them.

Disgusting and too bad so many 'Muricans can't understand or recognize what is happening and why.

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THE ONLY VACCINE THAT HAS PROVEN UNNECESSARY (since 1979) IS SMALLPOX!!!!! hlthe2b Yesterday #1
Smallpox killed 90% of the population of the Americas when Europeans first arrived iemanja Yesterday #18
Yes and it was CDC with WHO who worked throughout the world to ERADICATE it hlthe2b Yesterday #21
While this policy would affect people of all ages, a pundit on CNN last night said something that stuck with me... EarlG Yesterday #2
And yet many of them are obsessed with increasing the (white) birth rate. tanyev Yesterday #5
Ironically it would be MAGA parents causing the deaths of their own children IronLionZion 22 hrs ago #37
Exactly. It's anti-child, and it's horrifying. highplainsdem Yesterday #6
It's Eugenics in action. Bohunk68 22 hrs ago #39
I'll extend your viewpoint and say that the anti-child extends to all children - white or brown. erronis 23 hrs ago #26
WOW! quite a bunch running our America today! bluestarone Yesterday #3
unvaccinated children should not be permitted to attend public school. Period. Greybnk48 Yesterday #4
I'd agree, but there will objectors due to their religions. n/t BadgerKid Yesterday #8
Then they can go to religious schools where slightlv Yesterday #14
Exactly! Well, said. Greybnk48 18 hrs ago #45
That is the Objective eringer Yesterday #13
Hurting public schools even more? not fooled 21 hrs ago #40
The exact same logic could be applied to illegal drug use AZJonnie Yesterday #7
I can see where you say it's a converse, but I agree with you. slightlv Yesterday #15
Well, surfered Yesterday #9
Dr Kirk is a Quack Doctor eringer Yesterday #10
My grandma EuterpeThelo Yesterday #11
wow Skittles Yesterday #12
A man died recently in his (I think) late 70s who spent his entire life in an iron lung. dedl67 23 hrs ago #28
So the next generation will have the option of getting polio. milestogo Yesterday #16
Most people are poor at evaluating risks dedl67 22 hrs ago #32
The goal must be to cull the population iemanja Yesterday #17
This is so fucking stupid that I feel like screaming here in my kitchen 3catwoman3 Yesterday #19
Die, Americans, die. Solly Mack Yesterday #20
Unvaccinated people should be made to wear a bell while in public. Talitha Yesterday #22
Unfortunately, it will require a major tragic outbreak to convince these morons of the error of their ways Mysterian Yesterday #23
Over 1 million died of covid. SamKnause 22 hrs ago #33
Insurance companies JPK Yesterday #24
I have no doubt they will indeed refuse coverage. Bristlecone 22 hrs ago #35
Does anyone want to associate with idiots who purposely choose to spread diseases? mdbl Yesterday #25
"Medical battery". travelingthrulife 23 hrs ago #27
I got vaccinated for polio in grade school in the 1950's when the vaccine first came out. patphil 22 hrs ago #29
Jonas Salk was a hero - one of many great persons who graduated City College of New York dedl67 22 hrs ago #34
Yes, he was. patphil 20 hrs ago #44
God told them so. nt BootinUp 22 hrs ago #30
Seems their intentions are to fill up the cemeteries with babies and small children. SamKnause 22 hrs ago #31
That is quite possibly the stupidest thing I have heard... lonely bird 22 hrs ago #36
Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly of total US population IronLionZion 22 hrs ago #38
"A diseased population is easier to control." not fooled 21 hrs ago #41
Republicans want to save the "unborn " mountain grammy 20 hrs ago #42
Those of us who remember the 1950s be damned. Sneederbunk 20 hrs ago #43
The kid across the street from me, a very close friend, had those big clunky Forrest Gump braces on his legs Greybnk48 17 hrs ago #46
The rich & well-connected get them. Zelda_Orchid 12 hrs ago #47
Trump knows what works when it comes to Turbineguy 8 hrs ago #48
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