Alright, here’s my election toot…
When you vote this Tuesday please remember that the pandemic response in on the ballot.
The response to the pandemic in the US is the worst public policy failure in our country’s history. Our elected officials, the CDC and others are responsible for this catastrophe.
- More than one million people have died needlessly (nearly all of those deaths were preventable)
- More people died from COVID-19 in the US than in any other country
- Tens of millions of people are too sick to work (causing a worker shortage)
- Misinformation about respirators (N95 masks)
- Hoarding hundreds of millions of N95 masks in the Strategic National Stockpile throughout the pandemic
- Widespread use of respirators would have stopped the epidemic in the US
- Misinforming people about the effectiveness of the vaccines (no, they don’t prevent infection or prevent spread of the virus)
- Unnecessary lockdowns
- Forced vaccinations
- Confusing mask on / mask off recommendations
- Officials’ response to the pandemic caused a ruined economy and skyrocketing inflation
When you vote, please hold incumbent politicians accountable for what they have done to our country.
In particular, the following Senators are on the committee that is responsible for oversight of the CDC and other agencies that caused all of this suffering:
Jerry Moran (KS)
Tim Scott (SC)
Lisa Murkowski (AL)
Rand Paul (KY)
Maggie Hassan (NH)
Patty Murry (WA)
If you live in those states, when you vote this Tuesday please hold these Senators accountable for what they have done to our country. If you live in another state, please vote for the challenger on the ballot and not the incumbent.
I can’t think of anything more consequential and concerning than the needless deaths of more than a million Americans.
@Pat
Problem is, in some cases the challenger would likely make things worse. For example, in NH Maggie Hassan’s opponent Don Bolduc apparently believes that Bill Gates is using the coronavirus vaccine to implant microchips in people, “disputed medical experts calling for the use of masks to slow the spread of the coronavirus,” and claims that children are being told by schools that they can identify as cats and are provided with litter boxes.
https://www.salon.com/2020/07/22/gop-senate-candidate-pushes-vaccine-conspiracy-claims-masks-cause-more-problems-than-they-solve/
https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/29/politics/kfile-republican-nominee-new-hampshire?cid=external-feeds_iluminar_msn
>”...would likely make things worse.”
What’s he going to, kill five million Americans?
Not killing a million Americans is a pretty low bar. If the choice is between someone who is responsible for the deaths of a million Americans and a guy who says kooky things, then pick the crazy guy. At least he's a former general in the Army, so his instinct is likely to protect Americans, not kill them.
Also, what those incumbent politicians have done is so egregious, that we must oust them. If not then it will just happen again and it will send a signal that American lives are of less value than profit, power, or whatever motivated those bastards to do that. They should go to prison for what they have done.
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Damn, you're a fast reader.