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The problem isn't what wasn't learned but the fact that it became one of the flags of political propaganda. If this reaches a pandemic level we're going to wit

The problem isn't what wasn't learned but the fact that it became one of the flags of political propaganda. If this reaches a pandemic level we're going to witness a massive catastrophe because the Public Health as an institution was completely obliterated at a global level for political gain. Robert Kenedy Junior, the guy who said COVID-19 was designed to not affect Jews[0], will be in charge of the HHS. [0]https://www.timesofisrael.com/rfk-jr-who-mused-covid-was-designed-to-spare-ashkenazi-jews-tapped-to-head-hhs/ https://www.timesofisrael.com/rfk-jr-who-mused-covid-was-des...

redserk 2y ago
Hey, at least egg prices will be lower! (/s) Cheap political quips aside, it makes me uneasy and frustrated that vaccination is currently very popular but is being turned into a political issue just for a big grift. The overwhelming majority of research shows vaccines are safe and effective. While I personally think it’s worth verifying research to the contrary, too many people make contrarianism with cherry-picking against science-backed norms their entire personality. Cherry-picked Contrarianism as a personality is tolerable in limited doses, like from a certain batch of folks on HN, but not something I’d want from policymakers.
pfannkuchen 2y ago
What did he actually say? I skimmed the article and didn’t see it quoted.
- atherton33 2y ago
  From AP, RFK said: > "COVID-19 is targeted to attack Caucasians and Black people. The people who are most immune are Ashkenazi Jews and Chinese,” he added. “We don’t know whether it was deliberately targeted at that or not but there are papers out there that show the racial or ethnic differential of impact for that." The article notes he claims that this quote "twisted" his words. https://apnews.com/article/robert-f-kennedy-jr-covid-comments-c77edc6fa547879e1456470552a40bb4 https://apnews.com/article/robert-f-kennedy-jr-covid-comment...

redserk 2y ago

Hey, at least egg prices will be lower! (/s) Cheap political quips aside, it makes me uneasy and frustrated that vaccination is currently very popular but is being turned into a political issue just for a big grift. The overwhelming majority of research shows vaccines are safe and effective. While I personally think it’s worth verifying research to the contrary, too many people make contrarianism with cherry-picking against science-backed norms their entire personality. Cherry-picked Contrarianism as a personality is tolerable in limited doses, like from a certain batch of folks on HN, but not something I’d want from policymakers.

pfannkuchen 2y ago

What did he actually say? I skimmed the article and didn’t see it quoted.

atherton33 2y ago
From AP, RFK said: > "COVID-19 is targeted to attack Caucasians and Black people. The people who are most immune are Ashkenazi Jews and Chinese,” he added. “We don’t know whether it was deliberately targeted at that or not but there are papers out there that show the racial or ethnic differential of impact for that." The article notes he claims that this quote "twisted" his words. https://apnews.com/article/robert-f-kennedy-jr-covid-comments-c77edc6fa547879e1456470552a40bb4 https://apnews.com/article/robert-f-kennedy-jr-covid-comment...