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Someone wiser than me who worked for the local fire department once likened getting vaccinated to a controlled burn. In both cases, the forest is on fire, but in a controlled burn it's a much smaller area and it's done to prevent the whole thing from going up in smoke.

And it doesn't infect others in the process.

Did you even read more than the first paragraph before writing this dribble? This says nothing of the sort. Au natural with some vaccines can kill you. Vaccinated doesn't mean 100 percent protection. What it does mean as this states, is that you'll be leßs likely of getting enough virus in your system that you'll notice you have it, because your body already recognizes the virus and can naturally fight it. Just like it does with the zillions of other viruses you can and do come into contact with each day

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In other words: You aren't a lab rat. Unless you specifically opt to be after they test it on many other things.

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Legionnaires disease is not contagious! That is absolutely the dumbest argument. Legionnaires disease is waterborne and has to be aspirated. You are well within your rights to be a moron and spread misinformation and outright lies. Unfortunately nothing stopping you but facts

Amen!

An excellent book! (I just wish I could remember who I lent my copy to...)

As an American, yes, definitely

Trump came along and made being rude and vulgar acceptable behavior.

Imo a direct result of our education system teaching to standardized testing instead of teaching critical thinking skills. No child left behind= all children being failed by the system.

Yes, it's very true on the internet too. I've seen so many people get offended because they "just shared their opinion" when someone points out they were being rude/mean/etc and it was uncalled for

Unfortunately as usual it is happening more and more in other countries too, like the Netherlands. Free speach doesn't mean the right to insult without backlash.

As an American, I can confirm. As an American who lives in a red state, I can confirm vigorously.

As an American, the distinction is not lost so much as ignored. We are allowed to express our stupidity (and unfortunately do). Silence is oftentimes the better part of valor.

You would be correct. Many many Karens think this applies when dealing with a private business.

What we fail at is... yes, you have the right, but also a responsibility.

Most Australians are too stupid to understand it as well.

American here: it is

The problem arises when government applies pressure to private entities (Google, Youtube, Facebook, Twitter, etc.) to control speech. The greater principle is lost by this distinction: that controlling speech not only is oppressive, but deleterious to democracy, and counter-productive to the asserted goal of stifling disinformation. As a society, we've moved from discussing and correcting falsehoods, to crushing and destroying them, and experienced the paradoxical result that people greatly mistrust institutions. I was aghast after the 2016 elections to listen to an NPR forum about how journalists could defeat the beliefs of Trump voters, and not one soul mentioned how to improve credibility; instead these journalists were all about what government should be doing to destroy creators of what they considered misinformation.

Most of us get it. I would say about 80%. The less intelligent ones don’t, & they’re usually the ones flapping their jaws. .. sort of like any other country.

It is, indeed. Too many folks have the notion that it means they can say whatever they want to say, wherever they want without restrictions and without consequences.

My favorite thing that happens is sometimes you find extreme extreme right wing Brits or Canadians or Aussies trying to argue about their rights to freedom of speech because they have been subjecting themselves to too much American right wing rhetoric. But it's always like hun you might want to double check that for your particular location.

It very much is.

As an American that understands the distinction I agree with you. It is allow you to freely and openly disagree with how we are governed. It's not a card to say what you want without consequences.

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Pretty much any distinctions are lost on most Americans. (I'm American)

Every right has equivalent responsibilities.

Why nowadays ?

Because too many people get butt-hurt over silly things

People have so many blocks to listening that they fail to really hear what anyone has said to them.

YES! Was looking for it here; love George for that.

THIS.

Agreed. Voice inflection account for a lot IMO.

The reason I prefer texting is so I can be clear and add more details than by talking to someone. I feel like most people only hear 1/3 of what I actually said or get stuck on 1 detail and don't hear the rest.

I like of agree, but I'm curious if you eat animals?

And tword children too.

*beat red. Give em' a taste of their own medicine.

Really? Do you buy your meat only from sustainably sources that treat their animals well? Because if you truly care about animal welfare I'd suggest looming into the factory farming industry. It's disgusting. I get these are prey animals and they are meant to be food, and I'm not against that. But why can't they be comfortable and happy while they are alive?

After you beat them black and blue, deposit them in a convenient, previously dug, hole. Cover well and leave the area.

Right there with you Tabitha!

Oh so you mean cute pets? Bc I bet you wear leather, squash spiders, and eat meat like most of us do.

I always knew they were upto something. Do you think it's them fire engines that are starting them fires to? Lol

I wonder, though. Certainly they cause people to make sudden changes in their driving - braking to avoid speeding, rubbernecking to see what's happening, blinded by the super bright flashing lights on a dark, unlit road. I would love to know statistically how many accidents are caused by these factors.

Often true.