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In January of this year with the changing of the guard, the democrats have made the FDA (and the CIA/NSA) into sacrosanct institutions. Anybody who dares to criticize them will invariably be tagged as "Q" and consequently be accused of being anti-vax and downmodded as far as possible, something to be expected from ari, zumi, barb, and DM, and the rest of the democrat mod squad, so it was especially disappointing to hear it from mcgrew, I never took him for a worshiper.. Here's to a speedy recovery for all of you
EDIT:
Well, as the DNC Mod Squad continues its little crusade, I found out what got them started on this one. Evidently Trump criticized the FDA for not certifying his favorite tabloid medicines, and as we all know, whatever Trump is against, the democrats must defend, no matter what it is. So now, everything aimed at the FDA is about the vax, and only the vax when my criticisms are based on other things much more serious, it's quite the reversal. This is reflected in many of their obsessions, seeing any criticism of themselves as being "Trump", which partially would explain the downmods, just lashing out. Republicans are illin', but democrats are sick, with denial. Talking about the voters, the Party is doing great, can't burn the money fast enough. They love your boundless spirit and ambition.
EDIT 2:
More downmods! Democrats gone wild! Under normal circumstances this would be seen as abuse, but not this week... Keep it up. Do 'em all.. You know you want to. Show me what you got.. Too bad you can't mod journals, eh?
(Score: 5, Insightful) by DannyB on Tuesday November 23 2021, @10:07PM (9 children)
Actually two things. A comparison.
1. Criticizing the FDA using facts, science and reasoned argument.
2. Criticizing the FDA using misinformation, conspiracy theories and name calling.
Note that
facts != misinformation
science != conspiracy theories
reasoned argument != name calling
If there is a legitimate criticism to be made, then please do so. If your criticism has merit there will be people who support you.
If a minstrel has musical instruments attached to his bicycle, can it be called a minstrel cycle?
(Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday November 23 2021, @10:24PM (5 children)
WHAT KIND OF BLATANT TRIBAL POLITICS IS THAT SUPPOSED TO BE?
(Score: 3, Insightful) by DannyB on Tuesday November 23 2021, @10:35PM (4 children)
Sorry, I should not have expressed any kind of opinion. [soylentnews.org]
If a minstrel has musical instruments attached to his bicycle, can it be called a minstrel cycle?
(Score: 1) by fustakrakich on Tuesday November 23 2021, @11:41PM (3 children)
:-) that wasn't me...
But since I'm here, why is Bannon so important? He's just a bigmouth that, for some reason, some people find appealing. Is he supposed to get the chair for *sowing discord*? How cringe worthy does the prosecution want to be?
La politica e i criminali sono la stessa cosa..
(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday November 24 2021, @04:30PM (1 child)
You misspelled appalling.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday November 24 2021, @06:46PM
That too, but he still probably could beat Biden in an election. Democrats are proving to be even more appalling. I will take their repulsive childish bullshit as a campaign for republicans, and Trump. After all, who can argue with success? The whole shtick is to keep independents from gaining any traction, and is working like a charm... Even Putin and Xi have more competition in their countries. None of them ever get 98% of the vote. Maybe because they have real opposition, DNC/GOP has none. Only the "Q" dare oppose them, right?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday December 07 2021, @02:45PM
Bannon is important because he used populism to steal ideas that the Democrats have promised for decades but failed to deliver on. He has long pushed for Europe tier taxes on the wealthy and corporations so long as the taxes did not touch the middle class. He had Trump on board with some of these policies but ultimately Kushner won out and had Bannon fired. Bannon is dangerous because he wants to push out the current Republicans in favor for people more like the Republicans of the 1950s. He also managed to sell limits of immigration as a positive in the Latino and Black communities because it is hurting them, and correctly pointed out that in the unfair economy we have where they have less opportunity and make less money the jobs being worked by illegals push down their wages.
The current swath of corporate politians and marcusian Marxists have the same goal, break down anything that binds us together to ensure that there are revolutionary classes. The Marxists want the perpetual revolution in search of an impossible utopia and the corporatists want feudalism, but the means to the end are shared through the destruction of the middle class and pitting the races against eachother. Bannons populism is a middle ground that threatens those in power regardless of the end they want. I'm sure the end of his path sees him in some sort of position of power, but he doesn't appear to desire to excluding any race or class from having a good life.
(Score: 0, Troll) by fustakrakich on Wednesday November 24 2021, @12:04AM (2 children)
*sigh* There's obvious corruption in failing to shut down this alkaline water business...
Oh what the hell just google it [google.com].. Here's a good instance from the commies at Harvard, or are they "Q" too? [harvard.edu]
It is there that I saw Trump's attack is what brought the dems reflexively to their defense. And that's what is happening here. Any and all attacks on the FDA are from Trump, therefore it's "Q". Do not taunt the FDA, right?
Sorry, you all are just hand waving, still whining about Trump instead of forgetting about him, all the attention just helps his campaign even more.
La politica e i criminali sono la stessa cosa..
(Score: 3, Touché) by DeathMonkey on Wednesday November 24 2021, @03:52PM (1 child)
I haven't mentioned Trump in MONTHS.
You have mentioned him six times today.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday November 24 2021, @06:54PM
:-) Your entire shtick is about Trump.. You have nothing else in your campaign but "Not Trump".. You better find something else if you want to keep congress and presidency under your control. But all you have is a long history of broken promises, so it doesn't look very likely. Introspection.. Try it
(Score: 4, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday November 23 2021, @10:09PM (5 children)
The FDA has its issues, no doubt. But you know there are different restrictions depending on the type of product. The regulations are very different for things like dietary supplements, which have the standard disclaimer "this product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure..." versus the approvals for things like prescription drugs. As for vaccines, there actually is a considerable amount of transparency. If you have a problem with how approvals were given for emergency use authorizations or the full approval for Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine, be specific instead of making vague allegations. If you're going to make vague comments implying malfeasance without any supporting evidence, you deserve troll and flamebait mods. If you have real evidence instead of making vague assertions, I'd be happy to hear it.
I gave you a couple of flamebait mods, but I am not one of the people you named. While I generally agree with Democrats far more than I do with Republicans, I certainly do mod up people like khallow and Runaway when they make good points. But your posts were low quality, so I modded them down. If you make more specific posts instead of your usual "both sides" and "everything is corrupt" comments, I might well mod them up.
Stop your whining. If you want to get modded up, don't post vague fear mongering. Show the evidence you have and I'll listen.
(Score: 5, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday November 23 2021, @10:37PM (1 child)
People have been saying ^ to fusty for a long time now but it makes no difference. His only goal is to trash talk dems with his pseudo-centrism.
(Score: 1) by Sulla on Tuesday December 07 2021, @02:49PM
Fusty's radical moderation is the only reason anything politics related is even worth reading on this site. And unfortunately thanks to Marcuse everything must be political so it can take part in the perpetual revolution, fucking alchemists.
Ceterum censeo Sinae esse delendam
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday November 23 2021, @11:53PM (2 children)
https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/circ.144.suppl_1.10712 [ahajournals.org]
(Score: 2) by DeathMonkey on Wednesday November 24 2021, @04:43PM (1 child)
So we have a possible causal explanation for the observed miniscule amount of treatable vascular events associated with vaccinations. Good for us!
Take a wild guess at what causes a shit ton more vascular events than those vaccines... hint [nih.gov]
(Score: 1) by Sulla on Tuesday December 07 2021, @02:54PM
Its literally that the vaccines are totally safe but nurses are retarded and don't aspirate and 1/10000 shots hits a blood vessel.
https://www.popsci.com/science/potential-causes-astrazeneca-vaccine-blood-clots/?amp [popsci.com]
"AstraZeneca’s vaccine adenovirus sometimes binds to a protein in the blood named “platelet factor 4.” That binding can trigger a reaction in which immune cells start to attack the protein, causing clotting, or what clinicians call vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia (VITT)."
The same will be found for the mRNA. The only thing left unaccounted for regarding side effects is why male-born-male children are having more issues than anyone else. But the busses in London tell me that strokes and heart attacks in kids are normal and not to worry so I guess everything is fine.
Ceterum censeo Sinae esse delendam
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday November 23 2021, @10:27PM
SN is getting a bit meta, Zuckakrakich that you?
(Score: 4, Insightful) by DeathMonkey on Tuesday November 23 2021, @10:34PM (1 child)
Have you ever considered that posting the same exact thing over and over and over might be lame?
Nah, must be a conspiracy!
(Score: -1, Flamebait) by fustakrakich on Tuesday November 23 2021, @11:32PM
Eh, you only see it that way because your read what you want and not what's there. You still won't acknowledge why the dems lost in '16, or the midterms in 2010, and why they're in so much trouble now. Your complaints about "deficits" and inflation are just plain silly when you refuse to see the obvious direct cause. You just repeat "Russiagate", republicans, and "Q"... oh my!
Heh, I remember well when it was the dems who said the FDA under regulatory capture of big pharma and CIA/NSA were teh evil for almost 50 years, from Vietnam forward.
I'm just witnessing regular partisan (tribal) politics from most of you, with endless repetition through constant reelection of the very same people over and over, makes your post kinda ironic, more like projection, yeah, definitely projection
La politica e i criminali sono la stessa cosa..
(Score: -1, Flamebait) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday November 24 2021, @02:26AM (6 children)
According to the japanese, Ivermectin actually may help with COVID.
Yeah, really. Some lunatic fringe conspiracy theorists called the Tokyo medical association or something like that. Obvious crazies.
If the FDA agrees with them, clearly it's the dark work of Q.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday November 24 2021, @04:27AM (5 children)
If Trump wants to win in 2024 then he could eliminate many of the D voters by standing up and making a speech promoting mask wearing, social distancing, and pleading with everyone to get three vaccine shots and follow FDA guidelines.
All the D heads would asplode.
(Score: 1, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday November 24 2021, @06:37AM (1 child)
If Trump wants to win in 2024, he just has to announce he's running. This time it's in the bag unless the dems dump Biden. The 2022 midterms are already looking better than 2010. Woe to the republic!
(Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday November 24 2021, @03:53PM
Well, not just announce he's running. He has to get enough poll watchers to ensure the votes are counted correctly and that the ballot boxes are not stuffed. 2020 worried the D's. Even with 8 million extra it was still too close for comfort. I expect record voter turnouts in 2024, possibly over 100% in traditional republican areas.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday November 24 2021, @06:55AM (1 child)
The problem is the vaccinated are less likely to be vaccinated or die. They feel invulnerable so refuse the booster jags.
(Score: 2) by cmdrklarg on Wednesday November 24 2021, @05:48PM
That sentence made no sense. What are you attempting to say?
Answer now is don't give in; aim for a new tomorrow.
(Score: 2) by cmdrklarg on Wednesday November 24 2021, @05:58PM
Will never happen, as that would mean admitting he was wrong.
Answer now is don't give in; aim for a new tomorrow.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday November 24 2021, @04:03AM (2 children)
Heal your illness.
(Score: 3, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday November 24 2021, @04:37AM
Side effects include: becoming a nazi, women beating, and uncontrollable pedophilia.
Never go full Republican!
(Score: 1) by fustakrakich on Wednesday November 24 2021, @05:33AM
:-) Now why would I do that? They're just part of the DNC... Yes, you are wagging the dog
La politica e i criminali sono la stessa cosa..
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday November 24 2021, @04:48AM
Need a Rockapella soundbyte for 𝅘𝅥 mod squad 𝅘𝅥𝅮
(Score: 3, Funny) by DeathMonkey on Wednesday November 24 2021, @07:17PM (3 children)
EDIT 2:
WAAAAH people don't like my posts. Clearly that is EVERYBODY ELSE'S fault!
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday November 24 2021, @08:21PM (2 children)
:-) It's all good, man, you'll be doing all the wailing after the midterms, unless, maybe all the old timers get primaried. Got anybody for the white house in '24 yet?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday November 24 2021, @09:32PM (1 child)
You act like libbies are not used to constant disappointment and election gerrymandering that has 30% of the population holding government hostage. How many shutdowns has the GOP coordinated now? Tax cuts for the rich though, what a marvel of government speed and efficiency! If even a few Republican politicians supported policies to help the average US citizen we wouldn't be in this dumb situation. But obviously it is the dems fault for not being 100% pure.
Blow it out yer ass fusty, at least that would help one person, you.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday November 24 2021, @09:44PM
Bleh, quit yer bellyachin'.. Democrats have a majority. They're supposed to undo all the GOP shit, but they don't because they don't oppose it. Your blame game is obvious, but still effective. Your DNC/GOP still has 98% of the vote, so be happy