I’m curious about the news sources you rely on that have persuaded you that democrats and their ideas are lunatics. Being old and introverted, I identify with your moniker, but definitely not your views of the relative sanity of republicans vs democrats. If you rely on Fox as a news source, doesn’t it concern you that they had to pay $787.5 million for lying to their viewers?
They’re doing more than taking away liberty and freedom; they’re also contributing to more women dying. Compared to other high-income countries, the U.S. ranks highest in maternal morality — 20 times higher than the Netherlands. One study published in the American Journal of Public Health found that every 1-unit increase in the abortion policy index (i.e., more restrictive state-level policies) equated to a 7% increase in maternal mortality. See yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.*com/p/women-fighting-for-their-lives-in
Agree that this is a spot-on comic. But the more apt a cartoon commentary these days, the less it makes me want to chuckle. Pearls Before Swine makes me chuckle; Rogers at his best, including today’s contribution, makes me feel like someone just walked on our collective graves.
Actually, from what I’ve read, the science is actually that an unmasked vaccinated person could NOT have infected someone as easily. First, because their chance of carrying the disease is less; second, because even if they do get sick, their case is likely to be milder and more short-lived, thus reducing the time that they would be infectious; and third, because they’re likely to carry a lower viral load than partially or unvaccinated people. https://www.news-medical.net/news/20220107/Vaccine-breakthrough-COVID-19-infections-found-to-be-less-likely-transmitted.aspx; https://www.health.harvard.edu/diseases-and-conditions/if-youve-been-exposed-to-the-coronavirus
This seems a reasonable approach: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/dont-want-the-covid-19-vaccine-then-pay-the-full-cost-if-you-land-in-the-hospital-11628206594
Actually, Macron did not say that — it was a quote from an Italian journalist that was apparently misattributed (https://www.reuters.com/article/factcheck-macron-monologuevaccines/fact-check-i-no-longer-have-any-intention-of-sacrificing-my-life-monologue-not-authored-by-french-president-idUSL1N2OZ159). I expect Macron might feel that way, though. I certainly do.
Agree with the sentiment, but I believe this isn’t quite accurate: the legislation would remove MLK and the suffrage movement (and teaching that the kkk was morally wrong) from the required curriculum, but not ban it from being taught. The proposed legislation does, however, mandate a both-sides approach (apparently, if teachers are going to criticize slavery, etc., they also have to defend it!) and bans teaching critical race theory (which has been taught in Texas public schools exactly never). https://www.dallasnews.com/news/education/2021/07/16/texas-senators-approve-tougher-anti-critical-race-theory-bill-but-its-success-unlikely/; https://truthout.org/articles/texas-senate-passes-bill-removing-mlk-suffrage-from-required-curriculum/
I’m curious about the news sources you rely on that have persuaded you that democrats and their ideas are lunatics. Being old and introverted, I identify with your moniker, but definitely not your views of the relative sanity of republicans vs democrats. If you rely on Fox as a news source, doesn’t it concern you that they had to pay $787.5 million for lying to their viewers?