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Many libertarians have the same opinions as us on non-economic foreign policies of the West (seeing through “human rights” claims as hypocrisy to justify war that is waged for resources and geographical control, what coups/assassinations/terrorists are ClA ops, etc.) because these are all state activities and they are anti-state, at least in the current form in the West
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Blumenthal’s opinions on the situation of vaccines in USA is very libertarian
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Clearly not a communist given he has never spoken positively about any AES and never explicitly supported enemies of the West
Yea idk that’s all I got lol
Who pissed in your cornflakes? You first and last sentences sound like Infrared’s word salad.
It is contradictory of Blumenthal to praise China’s policies while also being an anti-vaxx grifter. That is my concern as well.
Of fucking course Pharmaceutical corporations are corrupt. No one disputes that. But the vaccine is at least somewhat effective in reducing COVID-19 fatalities and spread, and China’s and Russia’s and Cuba’s vaccines are very similar to the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, just more effective.
I don’t know what to tell you about mask or lockdown mandates. They of course fucking suck, but its not that big of an issue. Its a mild inconvenience.
Afaik Blumenthal is not against vaccination, the neccessity of masks or the covid vaccine. Plz cite where he ever states anything against those in particular or in principle?
https://twitter.com/MaxBlumenthal/status/1498891859829137408
“Biden wants us to forget how he to spread social poison and medical misinformation, claiming first responders who refused a mRNA injection that did not prevent transmission or infection sought “the freedom to kill you” & should be fired. We won’t forget.”
How is this anti-mask or anti-vax? Also afaik Max is vaccinated…
If Max is vaccinated, I would find that hypocritical of him.
Max Blumenthal has repeatedly described COVID-19 lockdowns as being ineffective, mask mandates as being ineffective and the vaccines as being either ineffective or shams.
There is an entire world of difference between bringing attention to and criticism of Pharmaceutical corporations’ greedy and exploitative practices, strong-arming of the Global South and wealthy manipulative CEO’s versus saying that lockdowns are ineffective or that the vaccines are vials of poison.
Especially considering that the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines are very similar to the Sputnik and Chinese and Cuban vaccines and that while lockdowns suck, they mitigate spread and deaths of COVID-19.
Max Blumenthal siding with racist and capitalist bootlicking cracka ass truckers isn’t pragmatism or toleration of reactionary elements for a greater cause, its siding with those who refuse to wear masks or be considerate of others while they assault and put the lives of people of color in danger so Blumenthal can profit.
This is a typical anti-vax rhetorical trick. First of all, there is no significant difference in safety and effectiveness of different vaccine types, so mentioning the fact that they are mRNA only serves to scare people who don’t understand what that means.
Secondly, NO vaccine 100% prevents transmission or infection, what they do is they make transmission and infection much less likely. They significantly reduce the probability, but of course not to absolute zero, hence why people can claim it’s not “prevention”.
It doesn’t matter whether he is personally vaccinated or not. You can be vaccinated and stil be an anti-vaxxer due to the kind of rhetoric you use that spreads fear, doubt and misconceptions. Advocating against mandates is also a form of anti-vax behavior.
In order for vaccines to be effective at combatting a pandemic you need to pass a certain critical threshold of percentage population vaccinated, and you will never get those kinds of 90%+ rates that you need without some sort of coercive mechanism.
I don’t think it’s responsible to do 90%+ in a country like the US. You are going to get a lot of kicking and screaming and drawing of blood.
Aim for a lower number combined with strong government action on lock downs, quarantining, tracking and masking.
btw I am not medically qualified
Doesn’t matter if its “responsible” when lives are at stake and when the science requires it.
I can mostly agree to that second line.
Yes but my understanding is that a lower vaxx percentage, lets say 70-80% can be compensated for by focusing on the other mechanisms that prevent spread. You most likely are going to have a certain portion of the population that is just never going to get vaxxed.
I didn’t know that, but I figured that’s what you meant. Thank you for the perspective.
It is more unrealistic to expect people in the US to comply with the kinds of lockdowns, mass scale testing and contact tracing that would be required in order to be able to stop the pandemic without overwhelming majority vaccination.
It would also never happen because the US government is fundamentally unable and unwilling to do those sorts of things. Maas vaccination is already the compromise measure for whiny, entitled westerners and their bourgeois states.
Yes China was able to maintain zero-Covid with much lower vaccination rates. But no western government could ever do what China did. And even with all that success, we see there are still some problems in China now and then.
Localized outbreaks can get fairly bad when there is the slightest slip-up. No one can be perfect all the time, so when some local government makes a mistake, it is a big detriment not having those kinds of 90%+ vaccination rates.
China has been working very hard to make up that vaccination gap especially among the elederly who are paradoxically, one of the demographic groups with the lowest rates of vaccination in China. This is a problem that is being addressed.
You won’t get those either.
i m like a forced social media pescetarian, with all the red herring they keep feeding me…
ah, a masterful and classic red herring. equating legitimate criticism of the Biden administrations lies and police state measures based on lies with being antivax. and i m personally for vaccinated first responders and i do believe that vaccination reduces transmissions, that does not mean there wasn’t a huge lie being driven by the media. same with the whole ivermectin/horse dewormer shit, which - even acknowledging that ivermectin has little to no effect on covid - is a lie and a smear
and all the other unsubstantiatable, emotionally loaded claims over a variety of topics but with no key argument
can you also glow in the dark?
You’re just digging a deeper hole.
You seem to be way too close to Max Blumenthal and Infrared and despite your claims of not supporting the Kkkanadian truckers strike, you seem to be cut from the same cloth.
I don’t think that siding with fascists or mollycoddling them is necessary just because they have some frustrations, at least not in this instance.
I think you calling me a “Glowie” is major projection.
i know why blumenthal is being gaslit. or why greenwald is gaslit. or why infrared is gaslit… because of a man, the co-opted part of breadtube is unwilling to speak about. JULIAN ASSANGE. hostage of the worldwide glowstick community
I say this with no hyperbole, I think you need to take a breather and calm down, don’t tear yourself up. I hate that Julian Assange is probably going to get executed, but right now I am concerned for your mental health. Assange has nothing to do with Max Blumenthal being a grifter.
so you are a glowie. the gaslighting protocol shows again… red herrings, strawmanry, then mental health gaslighting
admin: we found the cryptofash/glowie
The only person attempting gaslighting here is your delusional projection.
You’re deranged and unhinged.
You’re just further proving that you’re a reich-wing sympathizer.