I’ve heard a lot recently about the fall of the Roman Empire and how lots of people died of the plague at the end which meant they weren’t able to maintain social order, military, etc.
I wonder if that’s what’s gonna happen to the US. The next pandemic will come and maybe next time instead of “only” 1.2 million people dying it’ll be many more. Someone might take advantage of that when that happens.
it already happened, we are gathering beach trinkets while the actual tsunami is gathering momentum, this state of affairs isnt just U.S.
Trump loves superlatives, so he must be enjoying having the most anti-science administration in hundreds of years.. FDA, EPA, CDC, NASA all being hit.
Just waiting for the new gov dept of witchcraft and animal entrail divination to be created.
Oh, please don't give them any ideas.
I do not understand why Covid makes conservatives so angry. It happened. People died. We have a shot, that is not all that different from other routine vaccines. Why is it so special?
They were mad that work was interrupted, and if they ever wore any masks at all, they weren’t high quality respirators that are actually awesome to wear in the winter or allergy/smoke season—they were either uncomfortable (humidity built up inside the mask, hard to get people to hear you clearly, fiddly rubber bands hurt your ears or mess up your hair) or ineffective (low filtration, worn without a good seal).
So they want to argue that it was all unjustified and we should just ignore the next pandemic so we can stick to how it’s always been done, because that’s more comfortable.
Maybe it's time for the individual states to assert control and challenge the federal assumption of powers that are not constitutionally given to them.
The Constitution was designed for some resistance to tyranny-of-the-majority, but it was not absolute. It took decades of effort to subvert it -- most notably by focusing on the Supreme Court.
When the majority is that deeply opposed to the minority, then it may be time to reconsider whether this specific federation can continue. Which is too bad -- establishing hard borders would weaken everybody. But the union itself no longer appears sufficiently united to make any kind of system work.
>For autumn 2025, COVID-19 vaccination will be offered to:
adults aged 75 years and over
residents in care homes for older adults
individuals who are immunosuppressed
so not that different, although you can pay to get vaccinated privately if you are not in those groups. I had various covid jabs in the past but there doesn't seem much point for most people these days.
taylodl•4mo ago