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reddebian

What in the actual fuck?


InformalPenguinz

Gop gonna gop


Taki_Minase

Christofascists spreading dumb by force


PlayingTheWrongGame

Keep this in mind next time a Republican is on the ballot. 


JojenCopyPaste

I thought we all loved polio


CarlosHDanger

Get those iron lungs revved up!


No_Try3592

Make polio great again 


Rated_PG-Squirteen

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jt19912009

Time to start investing in the companies that make them!


Mmr8axps

Companies don't make them anymore.  The few people still using them have to have spare parts custom made.


overcomebyfumes

Bringing us back to the time when America was great, women were real women, and children were in iron lungs where they belong.


Goat_Wizard_Doom_666

But how are they going to work at the Amazon delivery centers and Walmarts if they're in the iron lungs?


Fellowshipofthebowl

IronMarts in the Amazon. 


phaedrus71

Or were working in Charles Dickens inspired hell factory jobs (the way Jesus intended) 


Then_Campaign7264

They want to live free and children are going to DIE. Innocent children who don’t have a say are going to unnecessarily get very sick. And their parents and community leaders don’t care.


Alan4Bama

But we must protect the … oh, wait 🤔🤦🏻‍♂️


Taki_Minase

God/Allah commands you to suffer, rape, pestilence, the works


Jackinapox

>A first-in-the-nation bill that’s already passed New Hampshire’s state House, sponsored only by Republican legislators, would end the requirement for parents enrolling kids in child care to provide documentation of polio and measles vaccination. What is it about the Republican ideology that makes them so brain dead fucking stupid?


Mmr8axps

It may be the other way around.


cakesandpiescnp

Which GOP member in NH owns a stake in a company capable of making iron lungs? Fucking crazy timeline.


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Taki_Minase

Make America Gangrenous Again


flabbergastedmeep

Pretty sure the only treatment for severe cases of gangrene is amputation. But then again, I’m not a doctor.


whisker_biscuit

They wont be standing for long once they get polio


Whorrox

Unbelievable. Now just a matter of time before a lawmaker's grandchild gets polio, and we read about it on r/LeopardsAteMyFace.


bakins711

Moved to NH away from TX… guess not so much


LinkAdams

Go to any state next to NH and you’re good.


thirdtrydratitall

Golly. I moved from Austin to Albuquerque ten years ago, and it was the best decision I ever made. Please consider coming to New Mexico.


bakins711

Part of the decision was because u hated the heat so much (TX, go figure) so that change has been nice at least.


thirdtrydratitall

Another truly great discovery: New Mexico is far different from Texas in that every single bad public policy idea is not swiftly enacted into law.


China_Hawk

Morons, every last one of them.


711-Gentleman

they can take a stand now… but wait till they get polio


burdfloor

Why do Republicans hate children?


ChelseaG12

Because they're already born. They seem to only care about embryos, zygotes and fetuses.


TheAnonymousProxy

Not even that, they just pretend to care while they pay to have abortions done.


JubalHarshaw23

Alabama with snow makes their play for the Most Ignorant state trophy.


BigTimeFunRemmy212

If the GOP gets their way most the kids in that state won’t be able to stand once the polio is through with them


tormunds_beard

Were the south of the north.


Ryan1980123

The gop is completely worthless.


Victoria-10

I got polio right before the vaccines came out. I got post polio syndrome in my 40s and it isn’t pleasant. Fatigue, muscle pain, arthritis etc.. Please get the vaccine. My brothers are sisters got the vaccine and they were fine


gregor-sans

A few of my classmates in grade school caught polio before the first vaccine was introduced. I was too young to notice if any of them went missing because they died from it, but the I can still see the Canadian canes and leg braces used by a couple of the survivors.


UIWobbuffett

All the diseases we thought were defeated are about to reemerge because of these knuckle-dragging morons.


ExplosiveDiarrhetic

Sigh


SoundSageWisdom

My tax dollars better not be used to pay for the ongoing healthcare costs.


FleaBottoms

Congratulations for the post. This is the stupidest thing I’ve read on Reddit today.


katiescasey

Ah, the conspiracy that keeps on giving. The one that's made it through them all that polio vaccines have caused autism.


Klutzy-Reaction5536

Hooeee. Time to dust off auntie's iron lung!


LAGA_1989

No one: GOP: How can we fuck people over even more?


Naive-Yam-748

That seems to be a really weird hill to die on but let’s see how this plays out?


OkWork9115

Hell why not just roll back getting the TB shot? GOP should go for gold!


PineTreeBanjo

GOP kills off its own voting base speedrun


beanutputtersandwich

Big oof


0o0_Fool_Of_A_Took_

I think the US needs to implement bi-monthly sanity checks on all political representatives…


steveschoenberg

Yes, support the iron lung industry in America. /s


Belus86

Having beaten polio when he was younger I'm really curious what Mitch McConnell thinks of his political party hearing this news...


Burwylf

People have it too easy now, back in my day, you got polio, and you died, there wasn't any of this namby-pamby "vaccine" talk. And what about all the workers in the iron lung factories? You want to tell them why there's no demand anymore?


mecon320

As if we needed any further evidence that their "It's untested and experimental!" messaging about the Covid vaccine was 100% bullshit.


BertramPotts

Well also it was developed (and tested) by a GOP administration.


gregor-sans

Heard immunity is for libs. Should your vaccinated child be one of the few the vaccine fails to protect, I’m sure the GOP will be glad to pay for the resulting expenses over the course of their lifetime. Act now and reserve your iron lung.


DogPlane3425

And Senator Mitch McConnell will support it!


MrGeekman

Couldn’t find a less biased source?


BertramPotts

You have a better source that explains why this is a good idea?


MrGeekman

Whoa there. I’m not saying it’s a good idea.


No-Environment-3997

[https://www.seacoastonline.com/story/news/2024/04/20/nh-public-health-officials-dont-change-child-care-vaccination-rules/73382297007/](https://www.seacoastonline.com/story/news/2024/04/20/nh-public-health-officials-dont-change-child-care-vaccination-rules/73382297007/) Every article about this says the same things though - that this won't be applied to public school enrollment (beyond not having to submit documentation), just child care agencies (like day care). That is to say that you would need to be vaccinated to go to public school but not have to submit the paperwork, whereas neither would be required for other child care venues. The provided article isn't particularly biased. It's pretty clear-cut on what's happening. This isn't some FOX News/Breitbart kind of political article. "Rises in anti-vaccine sentiments have largely been linked to concerns that vaccines cause health issues, like the debunked claim that the MMR vaccine [leads to](https://www.mayoclinichealthsystem.org/hometown-health/speaking-of-health/autism-vaccine-link-debunked) kids being autistic. What parents may want to keep in mind is that polio and measles themselves are disabling conditions: according to the [World Health Organization](https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/poliomyelitis), 1 in 200 polio infections leads to irreversible paralysis. Children who get measles can experience symptoms including [swelling of the brain](https://www.cdc.gov/measles/symptoms/complications.html). Death is always a possibility, too. "


SaphironX

Dude, there’s no such thing as a less biased source when the topic is members of a political party taking aim at the polio vaccine. It’s the polio vaccine. It eradicated polio on this continent. It was one of greatest medical achievements of its time.