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Susan's avatar

My Grandfather died of diphtheria in 3 days and left 5 children and a wife. And when I say died-I mean his throat slowly closed so he could not breathe and he suffocated to death. Yeah let’s bring that back! This would all be hysterical if it weren’t so fucking scary! Tuberville needs to STFU! My god how did this man get elected???

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Cathy Carrozza's avatar

Susan I ask myself all the time who voted for these dunces. Who listened to Tommy or MTG and thought that is the person I want to represent me? How can so many Americans be that ignorant?

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Sharon C Storm's avatar

Don’t forget gerrymandering and voter suppression. Red states do as much cheating as possible.

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Patrick Daniels aka Cromulent1's avatar

Ignorance runs rampant throughout the country and is highly contagious Cathy!!

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shee-rah's avatar

Too bad there’s no vaccine for ignorance; but then they wouldn’t take it anyway.

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D Kitterman's avatar

Ignorance is virulent.

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PTW's avatar

If they bother to vote at all, they just look for the (R) and check that box. No critical thinking or research necessary.

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Janan Broadbent's avatar

Exactly!!!

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Schnauzermom's avatar

While we’re at it, why not bring back typhoid and tetanus, too! Make infant mortality great again!

These shitheels are actively working towards a new Dark Ages.

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shee-rah's avatar

As in “Make the plague great again”?

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Cheryl ODonnell's avatar

I got every childhood disease there were no vaccines for in the ‘50s and ‘60s. My grandmother told me stories about nursing my dad through diphtheria and others; I can still feel her fear. These antivax loons are out of their minds and a danger to our children.

On another note, I just finished my Alma mater’s (Boston University for those who are interested) alumni magazine article on their Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) Center, where many athletes have donated their brains postmortem. Perhaps Tubby would like to make a donation now?

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Ethereal fairy Natalie's avatar

As my dear departed father would say "might as well donate his brain to science, he's not using it."

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Hannah Olufs's avatar

Good for dad. If I had a dad that funny, I would miss him.

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Laurence Tillett's avatar

My great aunt lost her only child to measles at age 5.

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shee-rah's avatar

I had measles at age 4 and still remember the excruciating earache I had. Fortunately, I didn’t lose my hearing, which can be a result of measles. Those who didn’t live in an era where many of the diseases folks suffered and died from don’t realize how fortunate they are that vaccines are available.

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Cheryl ODonnell's avatar

It was a truly dangerous disease.

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Janan Broadbent's avatar

Grandmother died at 28 from TB

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un poco loco's avatar

My grandparents' first child died as an infant from diphtheria, same way -- I learned about it when I was still a kid and it was completely terrifying to think of dying that way. And this is one of the things that ol' BrainWorm wants to bring back, too...

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Ethereal fairy Natalie's avatar

"Make Polio Great Again!" should be their motto, fucking idiots.

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Hannah Olufs's avatar

Yeah, I remember people who contracted polio. Fun times!

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Marty's avatar

I luckily!! live in Maryland. I’d move out of a state that elected a joke like TT.

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MzNicky in East Jesus, TN's avatar

It’s not that easy.

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Marty's avatar

You are right. That’s a tragedy. No one should have to put up with that.

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Patrick Daniels aka Cromulent1's avatar

Anyone that voted for that stunod has their heads planted firmly up their ass Marty!!

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Marla's avatar

Yeah, but.

T-Tubes lives in Florida and has for 20+ years. 'Splain that one to me, Lucy.

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Marlene Lerner-Bigley (CA)'s avatar

That is so tragic, Susan!!

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