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[–] barneypiccolo@lemm.ee 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

If only there was something we could use, some sort of medicine that could prevent diseases like measles. I'm sure they would get right on that, if they weren't following Kapo Stephen "PeeWee Himmler" Miller's plan to decrease America's population to 100 million.

[–] el_muerte@lemm.ee 2 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

What if we, like, intentionally infected people with a weakened version of the virus in order to train their immune systems to fight it? We could just squirt a bit right into their arms with a pointy tipped syringe, and it'd only take a few seconds...

[–] barneypiccolo@lemm.ee 2 points 16 hours ago

That's ridiculous, that will NEVER work.

[–] 9tr6gyp3@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago (1 children)

You know what's nutritional against measles?

The measles vaccine.

[–] Iheartcheese@lemmy.world 30 points 1 day ago (2 children)

So you admit children are starving?

[–] FollyDolly@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

How is eliminating school lunch programs helping!?

[–] upandup@sh.itjust.works 17 points 1 day ago

You just know he would backtrack and say something completely different like “parents are abusing their children” in order to rationalize this particular bit of crazy.

[–] watson387@sopuli.xyz 25 points 1 day ago (2 children)

This motherfucker might be the most bizarro of them all. Like, I agree with some of the things he says, but most of the time what he says and does is fucking insane. Even the things he says that I agree with, the reason HE came to the conclusion is fucked up half the time.

[–] tonytins@pawb.social 10 points 1 day ago

There's this regular troll on a comment section of a political news site I go to. They tried to dismiss my concerns about RFK by pointing out the few rational arguments he made in the past, mainly about fast food. That should give you a hint to the game their trying to play.

[–] NABDad@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Even a blind squirrel can find a nut.

[–] ThePantser@lemmy.world 22 points 1 day ago (1 children)

So do something about it. Like providing nutritious foods for free to those in need.

[–] tonytins@pawb.social 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

He just keeps digging himself into a deeper and deeper hole.

[–] minkymunkey_7_7@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago (2 children)

You mean the worm, into his brain.

[–] Ledericas@lemm.ee 3 points 1 day ago

worms, his brain is largely worms now.

I blame the Secretary of Health and Human Services.

[–] Theprogressivist@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Hope he catches every single sickness and disease known to man.

[–] JustZ@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago

Let’s stipulate something before we dive into this post so that there is no misunderstanding: the rise of the anti-vax movement did not begin with Donald Trump’s foray into American politics. It’s been around since well before 2016, slowly but surely gaining momentum among a strange combination of West Coast liberal elites and a certain portion of conservatives.

Okay cool. It hardened and became mainstream during Trump's administration directly because of Trump. If he were actually looking out for our country's national security and the health and safety of our people, he'd have gotten vaccinated for COVID on national TV, instead of in secret and never admitting it.

[–] werefreeatlast@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

RFK....Nah! Nah...just fed 4 kids in contact with a measles kid. They all got it. OKay okay, so it's not food!... Let's try washing their hands. Get these out of here, just keep one of them and get another 4 fresh kids please!