How is that even something I have to Read? Fuck these morons.
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Those imbalances are claimed to be caused by poor nutrition and exposure to environmental toxins and stressors. (In his book, Kennedy erroneously labels this as “miasma theory,” but that is a different theory that suggests diseases derive from breathing bad air, vapors, or mists from decaying or corrupting matter.
I mean, let's not pretend that poor nutrition, environmental toxins and stressors, polluted air, and volatile gases don't contribute to disease.
Some diseases are bacterial, yes. RFK Jr.'s denial of germ theory is asinine, and his comprehension of the ideas he promotes is probably tenuous and inane. I'm not claiming that he's on to something.
But let's not lie to ourselves. Let's not fall for the stupidity by running clear to the opposite end of the stupidity.
Disease is complex and often precipitated by multiple factors. And environmental, toxicological, nutritional, and nervous factors absolutely do contribute to disease.
It is insane to think that he is endorsing a theory that was widely rejected even by Miasma guys in the 19th century.
The miasma advocates were wrong, but they still did many things that were beneficial. The first water treatment plants that provided the first safe drinking water were advocated for by miasma advocates, and the London sewer system, one that is still being used today was also built by them.
Terrain theory? They did jack shit. Just a bunch of crazy nuts who rejected both miasma and germ theory in the late 19th century.
When he dies, I hope they do an autopsy of his body to see how many parasites and infections he had.
You mean environmental toxins like germs?
Lysenkoism.
Those imbalances are claimed to be caused by poor nutrition and exposure to environmental toxins and stressors.
So, like swimming in streams polluted with sewage?
Lead
yikes, dude is gonna be draining the four humors.
Who's the barber here? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edIi6hYpUoQ
What was only recently satire is an actual position.
They will kill you and your kids.
Hopefully not me, I follow medical science, although obviously herd wide health practices will suffer which may result in higher mortality for everyone, even those who follow medical science.
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The Horseman known as Pestilence.
There’s also already a horseman for War. Who would be Death and Famine I wonder?
A kind of Terry Pratchett, Good Omens version, absolutely. "We don't actually have to make new plagues, we just convince enough people that the natural plagues they've already got don't exist, or the causes aren't what they've been told, or that the treatments do greater harm than the disease. In fact, we don't even have to deceive that many. A handful of posts to alternative medicine, conspiracy, and mom's net forums, and human nature will do the rest."
I need to read that one. Terry was a goddamn genius who got taken from us too soon.
I bet he doesn't wash his hands after using the bathroom. Also, does he not visit the dentist? He should stop getting his teeth cleaned/checked if he thinks germs don't cause disease.
Pete Hegseth bragged on TV that he had not washed his hands in 10 years, because "germs are not a real thing." These are stupid people.
These are stupid people.
And yet they were able to fully take over the United States government. Really says something about the movements and institutions opposing them.
Wowwww, somehow that honestly surprises me that even one of these magats could be this blindingly moronic
To be fair, when he was young his parents put his swing too close to the wall.
Fuckin Typhoid Mary. Can’t we exile him to an island for the rest of his life, too?
These people are just layers of scourges.
His hygienist specializes in miasmas.
This is all an attempt by the rich to reduce numbers of poor people. They need more people dying, so they’re going to pull out all the safety features we’ve built into our society to prolong life.
To reduce the number of non-working poor people. Or “useless eaters” as the psychotic, billionaire class calls them.
Or “useless eaters” as the psychotic, billionaire class calls them.
More projection, I see
Less “reduce the number,” and more “make the poor more tractable.” The rich still need human carpet to walk on, they just need it to be uneducated, fecund, and desperate to get under their feet.
Also divided. A divided proletariat (class of wage earners) can make less of a fist against the elite.
This contradicts their insistence that children should have children to stop population decline
Not really. What they want is for the older generation that has greater disability and likely hood to be drawing on services or retirement accounts to die off. Getting younger people to pop out more worker bees is how they keep the tax revenue flowing into social security etc and never have to pay out if they can kill off the infirm/ unprofitable.
Average life expectancy is dropping in the us while retirement age has increased by a decade. The two numbers are only something like 5 years separated now, maybe 7. Idk Im not looking it up right now.
Right-wing politics has always been an incoherent ragbag of momentarily convenient positions, insincerely held.
Is that why they’re trying to restrict birth control and sex education while saying people need to have more kids, so there will be fewer poor people?
They need people to produce more babies to fuel the wars that they keep starting to keep the population in check.
Checkmate, liberal! /s
They’re trying to increase the number of white babies born, and reduce the numbers of _everyone else. _
Which is short sighted as a healthy populace is what lead to the US economic growth in industry prior to it being redefined as being based entirely on stock market gambling vibes. A strong and healthy populace was a big part of the post WWII boom.
Short-sightedness is like their chief feature
That's not what Putin told him. You gotta do what the boss says.
Didn't ancient china have something similiar to the terrain theory?
Source: some Manhua i didn't like.
Don't hold your hand (or god forbid, elbow) in front of your mouth when you sneeze, it's actually racoon penis slime coming out and that is totally fine.
It's extremely poor hygiene to sneeze into your hand fyi
“You cover your mouth with the inner part of your elbow—it’s called the vampire cough!”
“Oh-no!”
“No, it’s all right—there’s no real vampires!”
(From The Office, I forget which episode.)
This. Because we all know you're going right back to touching everything and getting your sneeze germs everywhere.
It's better than just letting it fly. You can at least wash your hands after (and you obviously should).
These kinds of things are available to watch and honestly, with this current adminstration, they're incredibly interesting imo. If you care to watch the whole thing:
If you just want Bernie Sander's question it's the second star at about 24:00
It was interesting for me decades ago before i realized these politicians just make shit up all the time and it's boring now. Yes trump admin is definitely the dumbest one ever but idk it just bores me now, this was all stuff us teenagers were crying about under bush and now it's just work.
Next year, he’ll probably outlaw sneeze-guards at the buffet.
You whats wierd. I was born into a first world country. Kinda. Barely really. Just keeps on droppin.
So how do scientists reliably give lab rats diseases we want to study?
Clearly, scientists are witches and must be burned.
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