Mr. Kennedy shot back at Mr. Cassidy, citing a study from an ecosystem of vaccine critics that he said proved a connection between vaccines and autism.

This sentence says it all. Even if the study said the opposite, it still wouldn’t “prove” anything. That’s not how science works.

“the victim was injured”, “he was injured by gunfire”

Geez, just say he was maliciously shot by the neighbour. This is that sugar coating nonsense to downplay what happened.

The conundrum here is that admitting his stance was wind would take a level of intelligence that would have had him vaccinate his child in the first place.

I know that’s oversimplifying it, but the point still stands.

PRC?

I am glad you have faith in Canadians, I just don’t understand where that faith comes from.

Mostly from interacting quite a bit with Americans and seeing how much better Canada is by comparison. Don’t get me wrong, things are tending down, but we’ve got quite a ways to go before we get that bad.

Oh, I don’t disagree. Measles is horrible. It’s even been found to reset a person’s immune system. Like erased to newborn status.

But what I mean about not being too worried, is that I have a modicum amount of faith in fellow Canadians. And once those insane policies start happening in the US, the entire rest of the world is going to place travel restrictions to/from the US.

Ya, I’m in Canada also. And unfortunately I know more than a couple of people who legit believe vaccines are a scam. But you can find idiots everywhere. I’m honestly not too worried about it here.

It, like ADHD, has a strong genetic component, but it’s not a 1:1 correlation.

Epigenetics likely play a massive role also. Which might be the genetic correlation we’re seeing. Epigenetic influences have been shown to last multiple generations from the original trigger (specifically with the effects of trauma).

In the case of autism and ADHD, the epigenetic triggers are likely environmental, such as microplastics, over usage of antibiotics, and various toxic chemicals we’re exposed to daily.

My own personal theory is that the current rates of autism and ADHD might be affected (but not solely caused by) the use of lead in gasoline 50+ years ago. Lead exposure has lifelong implications and absolutely affects embryos as they’re developing. But that’s just a personal theory.

Edit: Holy hell! This popped up on my Google News Feed only hours after making this comment.

https://scitechdaily.com/born-before-1996-according-to-scientists-leaded-gas-may-have-permanently-altered-your-personality/

and then spread to the world

But the rest of the world still has the vaccine programs. Very quickly Americans will require proof of vaccination before visiting other countries. While there might be an uptick in cases outside of the US, it will be nothing compared to within.

Because they generally die before they infect others.

And as a result rabies within small mammals populations are non-existent, because there’s no spread vector.

I could have worded it better, but the point still stands. Many years ago there was a squirrel in my back yard that was foaming at the mouth and I called it in to an official line that dealt with that kind of stuff. They told me flat out “it’s not rabies” and explained why. That’s when I did a deep dive into rabies and small animals. Every single source says “it can happen, but almost never does”.

In my case with the squirrel, the person explained to me that in the part of the country I lived in there has never been a record of a squirrel or similar rodent with a case of rabies. And it wasn’t showing any other signs, and it’s “foamy” mouth went away after a bit.

So yes, “near impossible” isn’t the same as “entirely impossible” and also considers more than just the biological possibility of the infection.

Squirrels don’t normally carry rabies.

While not impossible, it’s actually considered near impossible by experts. For whatever reason, smaller mammals seem to simply not be affected by rabies.

You’re not making any argument against what I said. Your comment “totally cool things to say” implies I’m arguing that the guy on CNN said nothing wrong. Which isn’t true.

Using irony as a shield from consequences is a classic strategy for assholes and fascists alike.

Well, I think you’re entirely right about that.

Just like the “it’s just a joke, bro”.

That whole thing has always been lame and annoying.

Have a nice evening.

You too.

he’s saying you deserve it while hiding behind sarcasm.

That’s still not wishing harm! This is basically “just desserts”. It implies the person gets what they deserve (good or bad). Depending on the context it can be benign or malicious, but it’s still not wishing harm.

It’s basically like saying “you are going to get hurt, it’s your fault, it’s what was coming to you, and I have no sympathy”. We can debate about which interpretation makes him look worse, but I’m entirely firm on my “not wishing harm” stance. I can agree I’m maybe splitting hairs or not considering intent, but the meaning of the words spoken is not literally about wishing harm.

It’s incredibly spiteful and passive aggressive, but that’s still not wishing harm. For it to be wishing harm it would have to be “I hope you DO get a cut on your tongue from all the boots you lick”.

You completely glossed over what I said. If he “said what he meant”, then he said nothing to wish harm.

Edit:

CNN and everyone at the table rightfully reacted the way they did.

No one is saying otherwise.

I agree that it was a blatantly out of line and wrong thing to say, but it’s not wishing harm. At least the phrasing isn’t.

Look at it this way. Say someone has tires on their car which are practically falling apart. The conversation goes:

Friend: “you really need to get new tires, they’re complete thread-bare”

Owner: “nah, they’re fine”

Friend: “you’re being negligent, I hope you don’t get into an accident”

The way the CNN conversation reads to me is that the guy was implying “if we listen to you, then things might progress to the point where you might get attacked, and I hope your pager doesn’t go off”.

Maybe that’s not what he meant, but generally that’s how such a statement is used.

The only thing of value at IBM now is Redhat. And there are a lot of people who aren’t happy with some of the decisions they made with Redhat.

What’s wrong with his wrist?