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It's Time to Mandate Vaccines
The Frankish Reich replied to The Frankish Reich's topic in Politics, Polls, and Pundits
WTF? Would you mind explaining this ALL CAPS DIGITAL IDENTIFICATION you're all worked up about? -
It's Time to Mandate Vaccines
The Frankish Reich replied to The Frankish Reich's topic in Politics, Polls, and Pundits
I’m sorry, but this has to be the stupidest anti-vaxx argument yet. And I’m seeing it from all of you. So what if it lasts 4, 5, 6 months? They seem perfectly capable of keeping pace with production. I imagine anti-Vaxxers take their ivermectin and vitamins every day, or every week, or whatever. They probably pop viagra every time their wieners don’t spring into action. They probably take finasteride every day to keep those beautiful locks on their heads. The women amongst that group probably take contraceptives every day, get Botox injections every month or two. Why on earth would it matter that you need to get a booster a couple times a year? -
It's Time to Mandate Vaccines
The Frankish Reich replied to The Frankish Reich's topic in Politics, Polls, and Pundits
Nice dodge. You could defend your illogic (“but it doesn’t work perfectly, so why require it”), but instead veer to the classic “it’s about the children.” OK, so how about a mandate for all 15 and over? 18 and over? -
It's Time to Mandate Vaccines
The Frankish Reich replied to The Frankish Reich's topic in Politics, Polls, and Pundits
Because the initial J&J protocol was one vaccine only. If there’s something “crazy” about monitoring results and making necessary adjustments, I’m just not seeing it. -
It's Time to Mandate Vaccines
The Frankish Reich replied to The Frankish Reich's topic in Politics, Polls, and Pundits
So we are left with this brilliant argument: - COVID vaccines work, but they're not "durable" and the virus mutates. (Yet somehow we just know that the non-durable vaccine will have all sorts of durable side effects that will weirdly emerge after a year, or two, or three, or more) - this means you will probably need to get a booster after some period of time (6 months is the current ballpark number) - vaccines will probably not completely eradicate COVID-19 because it mutates, so why even bother? This bears a striking resemblance to Keynes's famous quote (about whether continuing fiscal stimulus is sustainable "in the long run"): "In the long run we'll all be dead." Yep, it's not perfect! It doesn't last forever!! Selfish COVID may still find a way to mutate and survive!!! Well, I'm convinced. We should just give up. Since when was "just give up" an American value? Transport yourself back to March 2020. If someone told you "I'm working on a vaccine that in very preliminary trials shows 90-95% effectiveness at preventing severe disease or death provided you take it every 6 months." Who wouldn't have been satisfied with that? Who wouldn't be today? This is still astoundingly good news, but some people just have a desire to be negative about everything. -
Good points. And there’s actually 2 different points here: - was the AFL on par with the NFL c. 1965? Your Browns AAFC example is interesting. But the historical record suggests that the NFL overall had a talent edge over the AFL right up until the end of the decade. The Jets beating the Colts was kind of a fluke. The Chiefs beating the Vikes the next year wasn’t. It evened out quickly by the time of the merger. I was an old ABA basketball fan and I got into a lot of little kid arguments about the ABA vs the NBA. But even I have to admit the ABA got close to the quality of the NBA before it collapsed, but it always was just a bit behind. - are today’s players on average superior to those in the old AFL? This one is easier: yes. Period. Bigger, stronger, faster, better coached. Would certain AFL era greats still be great today? Absolutely. Would Jack Kemp be a “franchise QB” today? I doubt it.
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Hey Levon... You made the wrong choice
The Frankish Reich replied to kirkwoodus13's topic in The Stadium Wall
Do we also need to know what letters the apostrophe substitutes for? -
Hey Levon... You made the wrong choice
The Frankish Reich replied to kirkwoodus13's topic in The Stadium Wall
You better pray for Joe Walsh’s continued sobriety or you may have to deal with George Thorogood actually joining the Eagles. -
It's Time to Mandate Vaccines
The Frankish Reich replied to The Frankish Reich's topic in Politics, Polls, and Pundits
The blogger known as Scott a Alexander (a real life MD/psychiatrist, not a virologist) just did his own highly readable meta analysis of the various ivermectin studies. I would urge anyone to read it. It is fair and evenhanded, and ends with some intriguing speculation that is presented as exactly that. Bottom line: those who think ivermectin may be of value aren’t necessarily nuts (although many are), the results of studies are suggestive of some potential value, but they are riddled with everything ranging from sampling error to confounding variables to out-and-out fraud. It’s a long read but a good one. Recommended for all, on every side of the great COVID vaccine/treatment debates: https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/ivermectin-much-more-than-you-wanted