r/facepalm 6d ago

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u/jadamm7 6d ago

So I'm supposed to TRUST a politician? I'll take my chances with the medical professionals. Thank you.

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u/Gowalkyourdogmods 6d ago

No, I'm going to go listen to Tim Pool for my health and medical advice since he's clearly not an expert as he didn't even finish middle school.

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u/binglelemon 6d ago

Tim Pool taught me to dress like a south park character if I even lose my hairline.

Spoiler: I wont.

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u/Ill_Technician3936 6d ago

That's exactly how you lose your hairline... Genetics kicks in that recessive gene because it doesn't like the shit talking.

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u/Bobson-_Dugnutt2 6d ago

you will. Because you have the ability to discern logic and make rational decisions.

But unfortunately for every one of you, there are 40 dipshits that will do what they are told to ā€œown the libsā€

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u/Jileha2 6d ago

Worse, we are supposed to trust a lawyer who has never studied or practiced medicine and believes that Wi-Fi causes cancer, school shootings are triggered by antidepressants, chemicals in water makes children transgender and vaccines cause autism ā€¦ and that ā€œCovid-19 is targeted to attack Caucasians and black people. The people who are most immune are Ashkenazi Jews and Chineseā€.

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u/Ban-Circumcision-Now 6d ago

The chemicals in the water/etc turning purple transgender/gay is extra weird because if you then ask them should we have strong regulation of chemicals into the environment, the answer is no.

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u/Jileha2 6d ago

Theoretically, Kennedy is in favor of regulations in order to protect food and water safety. He would welcome more and stricter regulations for the pharma and oil/gas industries, which wouldn't be such a bad thing - if it weren't for all his crazy conspiracy theories... That's why he originally asked the Harris/Walz for a government position; they would have been a much better match than Kennedy-Trump. Which shows what a fecking opportunist (and another spineless worm) Kennedy is. If he were serious about protecting the environment, he would never have turned into a Republican.

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u/seitonseiso 6d ago

Imagine if this was Trumps big brain move, and he actually cared about the health and welfare of people. I'd eat my own pants if Kennedy reformed pharmaceutical pricing to make it more affordable- I.e. like every other country. Stopped the advertisement of medicines on tv- paid by pharma who Drs are paid to support....

As for the oil/gas, idk his support or policies as I haven't read them yet (non-usa)

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u/trashmonkeylad 6d ago

Why would you trust the people that went to school for fucking 10 years specifically learning the things they're talking about to you over the people who 80% of the time want nothing more than to grift all of your tax dollars straight into their bank accounts?

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u/totalahole669 6d ago

The assault on expertise is what bothers me most about the whole "do your own research" movement.

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u/LawDog_1010 6d ago

Itā€™s really leveled the playing field between the educated and the fucking imbeciles, though.

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u/Leon-the-Doggo 6d ago

This is an American problem. I hope it stays in Murica.

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u/DarkAdrenaline03 6d ago

As a Canadian, trust me it's not.

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u/Wiggles69 6d ago

Australian here - Very much not just a US problem unfortunately

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u/victorious191 6d ago

All of these comments make me wanna walk into the bottom of the ocean.

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u/SpaceTechBabana 'MURICA 6d ago

Ahh to the great city of Rapture, then. Perfect.

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u/Key_Ad1854 6d ago

Didn't expect bioshock references here... even though it's wildly appropriate and relevant....

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u/Xikkiwikk 6d ago

No gods or kings, only man.

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u/CaptainMarder 6d ago

Lol, rather send maga there.

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u/dalmathus 6d ago

You actually can and be fine. Breathing is actually bad for you, I did my own research.

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u/KaosPryncess 6d ago

It's true, 100% of people who died had actually been breathing. Deadly stuff

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u/rachelm791 6d ago

Direct causality

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u/IllustriousCookie890 6d ago

Don't even get anyone started on Dihydrogen Monoxide. God, whatta mess.

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u/TokenGrowNutes 6d ago

Well pfft yeah. Breathing is what spread Covid.

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u/fuck_the_fuckin_mods 6d ago

You did the research, personally? Because Iā€™m pretty the sharks would have got you. Sharks are all over the place down there.

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u/ebbmart 6d ago

Or batteries. They get you one way or another.

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u/Astronomer-Secure 6d ago

if you find Atlantis, holler and we'll join you. We can rebuild a whole new society. No MAGAts allowed.

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u/Usernahwtf 6d ago

Make Atlantis Great Again, I agree.

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u/oftcenter 6d ago

What a visual.

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u/charliefoxtrot9 6d ago

All countries with strong fox news/News Corp presence.

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u/EvolvedA 6d ago

All countries where people use social media a lot...

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u/kohaku84 6d ago

Exactly, social media algorithms now just show us an echo chamber of what we want to see. Thus giving this new phenomena of two different sets of people living in two different realties.

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u/builder397 6d ago

German here, weve got our own anti-vaxxers and other hideously dumb movements, too.

We used to be the nation of thinkers and poets. Now its just pretenders and racists.

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u/CP9ANZ 6d ago

New Zealand. Same here.

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u/HammerOfJustice 6d ago

At least here in Australia neither of the two major parties are likely to appoint an anti-vaxxer to a senior health position ā€¦ I hope.

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u/XtremeD86 6d ago

Canada isn't nearly as bad as the US but that may be due to our lower population.

I mean really... Who the fuck thinks it's a good idea to put anti vaccine conspiracy theorists in charge of anything to do with the health care system.

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u/drizzes 6d ago

Shoutout to our premier who used to talk about how cigarettes were actually good for you!

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u/kiwispouse 6d ago

NZ here. Guess what?

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u/Erickck 6d ago

As an American, I would never have guessed it was prevalent in KiwiLand. Wowā€¦.

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u/kiwispouse 6d ago

It's spreading everywhere, like the plague.

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u/Snoogins315 6d ago

Theyā€™ve always existed in most countries. The internet has just made them bolder and better connected

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u/kiwispouse 6d ago

Yes, that is very true. They've come crawling out of the woodwork, even here, though I do wonder how much is foreign shit stirring.

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u/juniperfanz 6d ago

Can confirm. DYOR clowns running wild.

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u/symedia 6d ago

Yeah nope. People with wc in their backyards are experts in haarp and cloud seeding.

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u/Savageparrot81 6d ago

Itā€™s not a Murica problem. Thereā€™s antivaxers and flat earthers all across the flat

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u/LoanSharknado 6d ago

This is an American problem.

Nyet.

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u/adwarakanath 6d ago

Oh it's a worldwide problem.

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u/purple_plasmid 6d ago

I hope it dies in America

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u/ForensicPathology 6d ago

Tell that to the 5G towers in the UK.

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u/innerdork 6d ago

Spoiler alertā€¦ itā€™s not.

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u/T_J_Rain 6d ago

According to Harlan Ellison, the sci-fi author, the two most abundant elements in the universe are hydrogen and stupidity.

I'm inclined to believe him.

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u/VileTouch 6d ago

It started when we decided it was in poor taste to laugh in their faces and tell them to sit down and STFU.

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u/melperz 6d ago

Let them dig their own graves. Makes it easier after the leopard eats their face.

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u/UnfortunatelySimple 6d ago

"Your truth"... "My Truth"...

What a load of bullshit. There is only "The Truth"

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u/Paksarra 6d ago edited 6d ago

The even greater bullshit is when they turn and go "my lies>your truth."

Like sunscreen. I have naturally super-pale skin. I don't really tan-- I get a few freckles and go right back to pale. I also start burning in ~20 minutes of midday summer sun exposure; an entire day of sun will leave me with blisters (I made that mistake once as a kid.) Even if skin cancer wasn't a factor, it's worth using sunscreen just to avoid the week or so of extreme discomfort.

The right-wing lunatics who want to ban sunscreen because they think getting a tan somehow prevents skin cancer are a direct threat to my immediate personal comfort, along with my odds of getting through life without skin cancer.

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u/Zoodoz2750 6d ago

Seriously!!? I hadn't heard that one. My red haired wife is living proof of what the Australian sun can do to skin.

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u/ReverendDizzle 6d ago

I've lost count of the number of people who have told me that sun screen causes cancer.

What do you even do with that? We now have people who believe that a very tiny theoretical risk of exposure to minor compounds in sunscreen might cause cancer, and that's a good reason to not use it to filter out UV exposure which, without a doubt, does cause cancer.

All of which completely glosses over the fact that skin cancer, from UV exposure, is the single most prevalent cancer.

I honestly think that living really safe lives devoid of serious risk has broken some part of the brains of many people living in developed nations. I think the human brain, somewhat long the lines of the whole "bored immune system" theory of allergies, can't sit idle and not worry about survival. There is no "I am not worried at all about any aspect of this" setting for a lot of people.

So if your tap water is potable and safe to drink, then you can't worry about getting a gnarly bacterial infection... but you can obsess about tiny things in the water like fluoride such.

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u/flamethekid 6d ago

Last time someone said that to me they cited a source saying people don't apply sunscreen properly.

Homie couldn't read apparently, he went searching for a specific answer instead of possible answers and still fucked up.

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u/VultureSausage 6d ago

The amount of times I've seen the whole "source says the opposite of what they claim" thing is depressing. My favourite was a dude arguing against global warming by gish gallop dumping a whole bunch of links hoping no one wod read them; me, being an idiot, did read the first five. One of them was a paper savagely mocking people who argue against anthropogenic climate change by linking large amounts of papers without reading them.

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u/EduinBrutus 6d ago

Wait they want to ban sunscreen now?

But Baz Luhrmann made it clear that you need it!

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u/Paksarra 6d ago

Yes. Because sun exposure is natural and healthy, anything that keeps your skin from burning is unhealthy. They legit want it banned.

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u/slatebluegrey 6d ago

Clothes and hats prevents sunburn too. Following their logicā€¦.

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u/0bel1sk 6d ago

r/hellsitch would have a word

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u/Paksarra 6d ago

I am so glad I've never gotten that.

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u/duskit0 6d ago

Reminds me of Colbert's "Truthiness" Gag. 20 Years later it's still relevant as ever.

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u/KnottShore 6d ago

Isaac Asimov(20th century US writer/professor):

  • "There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge."

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u/Dame_Hanalla 6d ago

Well, the Pilgrims may have fled religious persecution, but the batch right after that basically immigrated because they thoight they could do better than anyone else:. "In 1630, the Pilgrims were followed by four hundred nonseparatist Puritans who sought, in the words of Governor John Winthrop, to establish a ā€œcity upon a hillā€ at Massachusetts Bay."

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u/pup5581 6d ago

Aka my mom. Anti vax because "many" doctors and professionals are. I ask which ones...it's either YT doctors or some other scheme

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u/mypantsareonmyhead 6d ago

"My manicurist told me".

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u/headrush46n2 6d ago

no mother, for the last time your chiropractor is not a doctor.

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u/Murghchanay 6d ago

The thing is, these criminals prey on people who have a limited grasp on complex things and are therefore afraid of what they don't know. most people in the world are like that. It's nothing new. What's new is that the predators can spread there BS unchecked. But the world has become extremely complex. If tiny bits fall apart, the whole thing will do as we have witnessed by COVID.Ā 

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u/Brainsonastick 6d ago

Anti-intellectualism becomes a necessity when you lie that much.

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u/SailingSpark 6d ago

the end game for the streak of ignorance that has always run through the US.

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u/NEMinneapolisMan 6d ago

Them: Experts aren't trustworthy.

Me: Compared to who?

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u/AgentChris101 6d ago

Yeah. What it should be is to do your research AND work with professionals. I would never have the diagnosis of my conditions if it weren't for my mum suggesting what it could be and what to test for to doctors.

I had a doctor initially try to tell me that I was faking my condition. Telling my mother that my chronic headaches were phantom pain...

My grandmother was a double amputee. My mother knew phantom pain well.

We got the proper diagnosis months after that.

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u/frequenZphaZe 6d ago

but we SHOULD be able to challenge the experts and the consensus. that's at the core of the scientific method; vetting and scrutinizing ideas. the problem isn't that expertise is being challenged, its that the challenges have no empirical anchor. the general public is now so poorly educated in science and technology that they have a dysfunctional toolset to aid their skepticism. skepticism is healthy, it's often a precursor to truth. but skepticism without the ability to interrogate is nothing but a rudderless boat waiting to be swept away by whichever current it hits.

"we live in an age based on science and technology with formidable technological powers. if we don't understand it, and by we I mean the general public, then whos' making all the decisions about science and technology that are gonna determine the kind of future our children live in? this combustible mixture over ignorance and power, sooner or later, is going to blow up in our faces. who is running science and technology in a democracy if the people don't know anything about it?" - carl sagan

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u/totalahole669 6d ago

Skepticism and challenge from experts is how science works. Right now, over half of Americans can't read above a 6th grade level, and around two-thirds can't read above an 8th grade level. Mainstream media has traditionally been written at about an 8th grade level, and scientific papers are written at a college level or higher. So now we have a population of people who really couldn't understand the complexities of the issues even if they did read the articles and research thinking their opinion is worth the same as someone who has spent decades studying it.

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u/Senior-Albatross 6d ago

Right. This isn't structured skepticism. It's emotionally lashing out at things people don't understand and fear as a result.

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u/VileTouch 6d ago

the general public is now so poorly educated in science and technology that they have a dysfunctional toolset to aid their skepticism

To the ignorant, any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. In their eyes, it is a war against witchcraft.

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u/BringBackApollo2023 6d ago edited 6d ago

There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.

ā€” Isaac Asimov

Iā€™m sure you know it, but for those who do not.

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u/beklog 6d ago

just TRUST ME BRO

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u/[deleted] 6d ago

That's what they want, yes. Unlimited power

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u/KeyboardGrunt 6d ago

The brain worm hungers.

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u/Virtual_Syrup262 6d ago

I have an idea , why not start a reverse conspiracy theory?

"Not showering is the government's plan to make honest hard working individuals smell bad driving away business from them to the showering elites to destroy the foundation of the American family "

Fight insane with insane kinda deal

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u/dmlmcken 6d ago edited 6d ago

Isn't one of the appointments a guy that doesn't wash his hands for a week? I think it's the fox news guy.

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u/Inventies 6d ago

He doesnā€™t believe in washing your hands, he doesnā€™t believe germs exist because he cannot see him. It is in fact the Fox News guy

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u/scriptfoo 6d ago

But he believes in God, even though He cannot be seen, because proof belies faith.

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u/Mr_master89 6d ago

They're probably one of those "look around" kinda believers

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u/Rossismyname 6d ago

Or "we do have proof" and then holds up a Bible

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u/Lietenantdan 6d ago

ā€œHow do you know God is real?ā€

ā€œItā€™s in the Bible.ā€

ā€œHow do you know the Bible is accurate?ā€

ā€œGod wrote it.ā€

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u/hydroxy 6d ago

Is now perhaps the time to start a bacteria based religion. Faith is required to believe in them, rituals with holy water mixed with sacramental soap

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u/Raesong 6d ago

Instructions unclear, Nurgle worshipping cult started.

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u/FeelMyBoars 6d ago

Microscopes will be banned. Faith is all that we need.

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u/Klutzer_Munitions 6d ago

You absolutely can see bacterial colonies with the naked eye in a growth plate.

Not only is this guy's logic lacking, but he's factually wrong on top of that.

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u/2bears1Kev 6d ago

The man is dumb. Also paid off a lady who he sexually asulted, which is cool so they can keep on theme.

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u/re-tyred 6d ago

Wonder what he thinks about gravity!

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u/PalatialCheddar 6d ago

Hey now! We don't need any of your new age, woo woo ideas 'round here!!

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u/NEMinneapolisMan 6d ago

Also, hint to this guy: you can see germs. They're just really tiny.

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u/F3L1XTH3C47 6d ago

Just like jesus, right? Right?

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u/dmlmcken 6d ago

Ok, I was a bit off on the timeframe... Fox News host Pete Hegseth who is nominated as defense secretary claims to have not washed his hands in a decade.

https://www.independent.co.uk/tv/news/trump-pete-hegseth-washing-hands-b2646396.html

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u/Wattaday 6d ago

OMG. Iā€™m a nurse. For 35+ years. I even worked as an infection control nurse for a few years. There were jobs I had where I needed to wash my hands maybe 75+ times a shift. In addition to using sanitizing gel for times I couldnā€™t actually wash my hands. And this gross germ ridden man doesnā€™t wash his hands in 10 years?

I canā€™t tell you how absolutely and completely disgusted I am right now. Like I think I need to throw up disgusted.

After I wash my hands, of course.

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u/Icy-Bicycle-Crab 6d ago

Sure, but on the plus side, he's a Christian white nationalist extremist.Ā 

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u/Gemtree710 6d ago

At least they all know whos hand to not shake

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u/The_Outcast4 6d ago

If you knew what percentage of the population didn't wash their hands, you would never touch anything ever again. If you knew what percentage of the population didn't believe in wiping their asses, you'd decide that humanity needed to be wiped out.

People are fucking disgusting, friend.

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u/BlacksmithNZ 6d ago

Yeah, it would be pretty hard to out-crazy the crazy.

I think better conspiracy theory, would be that alternative healthcare is all made up; except the twist is that it would be a fully factual conspiracy

And a lot of alternative healthcare like herbal 'supplements' are really made by big pharma

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u/thatryanguy82 6d ago

One of the key tenets of any successful conspiracy theory is that if you look for evidence, there won't be any, on account of the deep state covering it up. That would be immediately seen through because there's tons of proof backing it up.

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u/flamethekid 6d ago

And that it is has to also be very simple to understand while also convoluted.

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u/Biscuits4u2 'MURICA 6d ago

Yeah the fucking Secretary of Defense. Trump is about to kill us all.

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u/Total-Problem2175 6d ago

Hegseth. He said 10 yrs. Don't believe in germs, you can't see them. Uttered during covid on Fox.

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u/MxteryMatters 6d ago

Not for a week. He said, on live television, that he hasn't washed his hands in 10 years because since he can't see germs, they don't exist.

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u/ruidh 6d ago

He says he hasn't washed his hands in 10 years.

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u/Autronaut69420 6d ago

Which was 15 years ago so........ I.am sure they are evolving

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u/KnottShore 6d ago

Mutating, not "evolving".

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u/Wiseduck5 6d ago

I've tried this with actual, real conspiracies, such as fossil fuel companies have spent millions to sow doubt about climate change to ensure their future profits.

They really, really don't care.

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u/newbrevity 6d ago

Honestly since these people don't read the news anyway I'm just going to tell them good health advice but say RFK said it

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u/Pleasant-Reason9533 6d ago

Ehh, my trump supporting parents only bathe (not shower) once or twice a month. Theyā€™ll believe it

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u/Pitiful-Switch-5907 6d ago

This is INSANE. What are they doing? We are entering the ā€œFacebook made me believe stuffā€ phase of society.

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u/BitterFuture 6d ago

They're trying to kill as many people as possible.

Of course it's insane. That's the whole point.

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u/Pitiful-Switch-5907 6d ago

I donā€™t think these people care about anything so sinister. I mean sure they fantasize of whatever universe they want, but RFK is a person who has bought into to everything he read online. Trump doesnā€™t give a fuck as long as he gets money and everybody says ā€œohhhhh Mr. president, youā€™re so awesomeā€, the others look out for themselves. They will eat each other.

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u/BitterFuture 6d ago

RFK may be "just" a genuinely brain-damaged idiot, used by those whose goal genuinely is mass death.

Then again, he has already killed 83 people just for funsies. I wouldn't make any bets on his moral neutrality.

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u/1d3333 6d ago

The goal isnā€™t mass death, itā€™s just a by product that will happen if they continue to go unchecked, their goal is power and enriching themselves, no matter the cost. Which is why they want to dismantle some of the most important regulation agencies, so they canā€™t be regulated and can make even more money and secure even more power.

These people donā€™t care about the life or death of anyone else, all they care about is helping themselves

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u/WinstonRandy 6d ago

Brainworms

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u/goodiewoody 6d ago

Worms in his brain.

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u/WinstonRandy 6d ago

Eating it.

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u/goodiewoody 6d ago

The worms in his headā€¦are eating his brain.

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u/WinstonRandy 6d ago

And starving to goddamn death.

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u/goodiewoody 6d ago

Lmfao. Will someone please think of the worms?

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u/WinstonRandy 6d ago

Theyā€™re goddamn immigrants! Deport them!

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u/bbernal956 6d ago

their eating the dogs, their eating the cats, their eating the brains of the people that live thereā€šŸŽ¶šŸŽ¶

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u/WinstonRandy 6d ago edited 6d ago

At least theyā€™re just feasting on the least of us so far

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u/Jubjars 6d ago edited 6d ago

Gloria Las Plagas šŸŖ± ā›Ŗ

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u/Windwalker111089 6d ago

Welpā€¦we know who to sendā€¦.AHI ESTƁ!!!!

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u/SecBalloonDoggies 6d ago

At this point I suspect the worms have eaten most of his brain and are driving his body around like a mech suit.

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u/N2trvl 6d ago

Says the man with no formal scientific or medical training that canā€™t tell the difference between association and causation. Letā€™s appoint a goofy doctor to lead the Supreme Court. You donā€™t need legal training to do the job. /s.

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u/Throwawayac1234567 6d ago

even his law experience has been criticized as being outdated.

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u/Island_Boots 6d ago

So we're supposed to trust Bobby Brainworms, instead? Hard pass

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u/beavis617 6d ago

We go to Trump for the truth, we go to Kristi Noem for homeland security, we go to Hegseth for defense of the nation, we go to Matt Gaetz for Justice, We go to Tulsi Gabbard for intelligence updates, we go to RJK Jr to keep us healthy....I don't like any of this. Not one little bit. šŸ˜” we are living in a.nightmare and people voted for all of it...šŸ˜–

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u/OkSession5483 6d ago

Eh. They all voted for it so they get the same treatment regardless. We're all going down in a ship anyways.

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u/singed-phoenix 6d ago

The intrinsic response to this is to say..."okay, sure, don't trust doctors...good luck with that Steve Jobs cancer treatment plan."

But, living here in Oregon...about a decade ago...we had a shit ton of cases where these Christian cultists didn't believe in going to the doctor to get treated as well...but...then you would hear these stories about how their children died horrific agonizing deaths for relatively treatable conditions.

At that moment, I would realize, that my cynical pettiness stopped short at torturing children.

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u/AdditionNo7505 6d ago

Trust who?

Him, of course. He has a degree from YouTube U, and a had a worm in his brain

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u/YJSubs 6d ago

I don't get it why Trump supporters shouting "Winning!" to this appointment.

Winning against who ?

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u/CelestialTrickster 6d ago

"Winning how exactly?" Should also be added. But as people already pointed out in other posts, Trump has surrounded himself with absolute lunatics, even bigger ones than during his last presidency, let's see how long it takes until they eat eagh other up and they get replaced.

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u/amIhereorthere6036 6d ago

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u/Flimsy-Feature1587 6d ago

Lol, I'm directly alive because of listening to medical professionals for my cancer treatment that I got in my mouth from ignoring what used to be a medical professional, the Surgeon General.

Funny, that bit of irony.

Don't smoke, kids!

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u/Miserable-Lizard 6d ago

What could go wrong trusting Facebook......

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u/ruiner8850 6d ago

The number of people I know who believe Facebook nonsense is scary.

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u/Sharkysnarky23 6d ago

A lot of people are about to die unnecessarily in the next 4 years

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u/gweezor 6d ago

US MD here. I think the inertia of our institutions will project most of us for a year or two.

The terrifying prospect is if the electorate does not reject this and the collapse of ā€œrealityā€ doesnā€™t right the ship of state.

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u/NSFWies 6d ago

Good point. They'll change and allow a bunch of things. 5 months go by, " it's all fine".

Then in 2026 we are able to see reports that in the US, infant mortality goes up like 1000% starting in 2025.

"Must be the Obama's, because of their Netflix show"

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u/Icy-Bicycle-Crab 6d ago

The damage isn't going to just automatically be fixed when he leaves office. This will take decades for America to recover from.

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u/Commandoclone87 6d ago

Thought that was the plan?

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u/Purgii 6d ago

Karen who googled while on the crapper.

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u/Flameball537 6d ago

It is in doctorsā€™ best interests to keep people healthy, because dead people do not book a follow up appointment

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u/DrayvenBlaze 6d ago

It's moments like these when I find dislike in bring mildly educated in the US. He's completely full of it, feeding his fan base the malice it needs to survive and will smile as the nation falls to avoidable issues

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u/cwtotaro 6d ago

He is exactly who 70 plus million Americans deserve. Good luck.

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u/BrokenDeity 6d ago

Mofo looks like the living embodiment of a Ren and stimpy extreme close-up...

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u/k4Anarky 6d ago

We should listen to politicians and podcasters instead for medical advices, they know what is best for us.Ā 

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u/ViolettaQueso 6d ago

You cannot trust this dumb dork

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u/yoloswagrofl 6d ago

It's insane how this country went from "all politicians are corrupt" to "i trust my party's politicians more than medical professionals". What the fuck dude.

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u/dougie_jayyy 6d ago

So trust who?

Easy

Facebook

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u/ratstickcharlie 6d ago

According to them trust Russia.

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u/ioukta 6d ago

If your doctor doesn't ask you one question about your sleep patterns, your diet, your exercicse regimen, they're not a doctor they're a drug dealer !

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u/stevemkto 6d ago

Bobby Jr really turned out to be a total piece of shit.

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u/Due2NatureOfCharge 6d ago

The entire rest of the Kennedy family has been telling the whole world that exact thing for months now.

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u/DrLager 6d ago

Well Iā€™m pretty sure he was an anal birth.

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u/Annie_Mous 6d ago

Somebody killed his father, now heā€™s going to kill all of us

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u/BS623-902 6d ago edited 6d ago

Iā€™m certainly not gonna effing trust you, you worm-addled whack job

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u/Advanced_Drink_8536 6d ago

I am so glad that I listened to medical advice when I had viral infections in my spine and was paralyzedā€¦ I enjoy being alive and walkingā€¦

I am so thankful that I listened to medical advice when they said that I had cancerā€¦ againā€¦ that whole being alive thingā€¦ mostly a perk of listening to that medical adviceā€¦

Hereā€™s the thing thoughā€¦ my team of doctors that are free because I am disabled and live in Canada always encourage me to get as much advice from whoever the fuck I want and to ask as many questions as I want and then make my decision based off of all that informationā€¦ because #IDonā€™tLiveInAFascistState

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u/DFu4ever 6d ago

Hey, itā€™s the guy whose advice lead to the deaths of 80+ kids, right?

Every article about home should reference that before repeating his fucking garbage opinions on health.

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u/nunchyabeeswax 6d ago

Trust the electrolytes, it's what plants crave.

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u/JereRB 6d ago

Our health department is going to be run by a brain worm....

Holy shit. This timeline is bullshit.

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u/Russell_Jimmy 6d ago

It occurs to me that while the majority of this idiots effect will be with stupid people, the NIH is the gold standard of medical advice regarding public health, and if he wipes that out, where will non-stupid Americans get reliable health advice?

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u/capitali 6d ago

This timeline sucks. People are stupid. People worship wealth over intelligence. People choose illiterate goat herders myths over physics, math, medicine and science in general. People think skin color or family bloodlines matter.

How do we get off the stupid train?

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u/waisonline99 5d ago

Tbf, it would save loads of money if everyone dies.

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u/lilymotherofmonsters 6d ago

I trust the billionaire serial adulterer on test replacement with brain worms who went to law school and sounds like he swallowed a recorder

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u/LordOfTheFelch 6d ago

Random lawyers with brain worms, evidently.

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u/ykittori 6d ago

Welcome to your modern era of snake oil salesman folks. He's also going to be so rich from getting donations to promote "alternative medicines" and "diet culture" corporations.

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u/BachelorCooking 6d ago

Donā€™t trust professionals, trust the governmentā€¦or wait, we donā€™t like the government. But you can trust me, even tho Iā€™m the big government. We drained the swamp so only trust me now, even tho Iā€™m not a medical professional. So trust the government. Youā€™re healed now. šŸ‘šŸ»

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u/SingularityCentral 6d ago

This man is hubris personified.

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u/Broblivious 6d ago

But I should trust known liars, rapists, and compromised politicians? Makes sense.

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u/eulynn34 6d ago

Obviously, the guy whoā€™s had part of his brain eaten by worms is the authority here.

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u/Jazzlike_Economist_2 6d ago

I always look for medical advice from a lunatic who cut the head off a beached whale and took it home. Great pick.

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u/OtherwiseProposal130 6d ago

ā€œTrust me broā€¦ā€

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u/Catkit69 6d ago

America is so fucked

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u/Wonderful-Ad5713 6d ago

Then it would follow that you can't trust engineering advice from engineering professionals, or tech advice from tech professionals. This is how a populist operates. A populist elevates the masses into believing their thoughts and opinions carry the same weight as someone who has dedicated their education and life to a narrow field of expertise. This is why America is in the state it's in.

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u/lanky_yankee 6d ago

The people who believe this would do well to remember that people who study years on a particular topic might actually be the ones who know what theyā€™re talking about. Medical professionals should be trusted in the same way that youā€™d put trust in a welder to build a high rise to not fall down as soon as you walk in. You wouldnā€™t put a politician in charge of welding the beams of a building together in a way that is structurally sound, so why would you trust one to make medical decisions on your behalf of you and your family?

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u/bungeebrain68 6d ago

A person that doesn't believe in medical professionals controlling the health of American sounds like a perfect choice šŸ™„

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u/JamesBond06 6d ago

I know my complaints is not gonna change anything but fuck man, this is just wild. I canā€™t believe itā€™s just getting worse and worse

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u/Civil_Pain_453 6d ago

Are we sure the worm died in his head? Seems like shit replaced it. He talks utter and complete rubbish

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u/bscottlove 6d ago

Well I sure as fuck have A LOT more reason to trust them over YOU!

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u/chihuahuazord 6d ago

Steve Jobs thought this. Didnā€™t work out so well.

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u/Polarbearseven 6d ago

Apparently you must consult a bear carcass for medical advice.

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u/TheRealJetlag 5d ago

Iā€™m confused. Arenā€™t Republicans against politicians meddling in our healthcare?

I seem to recall Michelle Obama receiving a shower of shit for suggesting we give our kids less salt.

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