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[–] skillissuer@discuss.tchncs.de 12 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] alphacyberranger@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Thanks. I updated the link in the post.

[–] skillissuer@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 2 weeks ago

That's nine dead by now

[–] Hugh_Jeggs@lemm.ee 7 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Really shitty source there, OP

Edit - OP edited it to something a bit better!

[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)
[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 23 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (3 children)

Yes, as we all know, these polio programs are being targeted because the CIA used a doctor in a fake vaccination campaign as a source of intel back in 2010, definitely not because insane antivaxxers exist in every society and societies in turmoil find it easier to acquire both lunatics and explosives. That's why there were no antivax conspiracies in the Muslim world about vaccines being Western sterilization programs before 2010.

[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Sure. But what the CIA did was absolutely unacceptable too.

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

On that we agree.

[–] skillissuer@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

societies in turmoil find it easier to acquire both lunatics and explosives

i'd just want to notice it's much easier when you can just pick them up from field and melt them in a kettle

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

Melting them in a kettle would probably have a bad result, but yes, old UXO from the War in Afghanistan and cross-border attacks by Coalition forces helps too.

[–] Prefeitura 0 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

USA likely is the one spreading bullshit about vaccines (and other stuff) to destabilize countries.

They did it against China.

[–] IndustryStandard@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

There is currently a lot of CIA involvement in Pakistan. A coup was waged against Imran Khan with American support.

There is no evidence of CIA involvement in this bombing yet. But it would not be surprising.

[–] wildbus8979@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Not sure why your getting downvoted.

[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Maybe people aren't aware of the context.

[–] CommanderCloon@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] wildbus8979@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Works for me, try archive.org

[–] CommanderCloon@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 weeks ago

nvm it's the Lemmy Sync app which broke the markdown for some reason 😬

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] Count042@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

I think you meant CIA, as mentioned by others.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Or did I mean the crazy antivaxxer who wants every American's health information?

[–] Count042@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 weeks ago

....

RFK Jr. Is a crazy fuck. He also isn't relevant to this topic at all.

Bringing him up in this context is literally providing cover to the people responsible for this moral failure, and tying it to someone who, while bad and crazy, has no particular relationship to this topic.

This isn't hard to understand.

[–] wildbus8979@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)
[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world -3 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

You are both really trying to avoid the fact that Captain Brainworms is an antivaxxer who wants everyone's private health info if Trump wins. Sorry, but he is.

Honestly, the gymnastics some people go through...

[–] wildbus8979@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

I'm not, I don't give a flying fuck about that brain dead moron. He's completely irrelevant to the situation, unlike the foreign policy actions of the US administration for the past.... Well forever.

You're the one who's trying to deflect unto a situation that is completely irrelevant, trying to gain political point on the back of dead foreigners.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world -4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

You do know he wants to be part of the next administration, right? And be in control of health care? And get everyone's health data?

What do you think is going to happen with vaccinations then, in a much more populous country than Pakistan?

[–] wildbus8979@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Yes I do. But he is not currently, and we aren't discussing hypothetical, we are discussing very real, already in motion, enduring through multiple administrations events.

Much more populous... Jesus, there's 250M people in Pakistan, but you don't see them as worthy of caring about do you? Y'all brought back fucking polio to that country.

Stop fucking with the third world and maybe I'll have some empathy for your self harm.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world -3 points 2 weeks ago

I don't care about people in Pakistan because the U.S. has 100 million more people?

How does that even work?

[–] Count042@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

The only gymnastics someone is doing here is trying to tie a stupid domestic politician to a much greater foreign policy evil THAT HE HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH. He also didn't have anything to do with the Armenian genocide, and bringing him up in that context would be as relevant as bringing him up in this context.

Again, this isn't hard to understand.

[–] MediaBiasFactChecker@lemmy.world -2 points 2 weeks ago

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