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Old 04-27-2021, 04:44 AM
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Originally Posted by LiverpoolWalrus View Post
I so want to trust the government too. But it's not easy. I worked for the federal government for 31 years and even I don't trust parts of it, considering our history of egregious "adventures." This makes getting an experimental, unapproved vaccine even more questionable, in my opinion. Maybe I'm just paranoid, but I don't think so (I wouldn't have been able to maintain my federal job if I were, for one thing):

Let’s not forget* the Swine flu vaccine debacle...or...
-The Tuskeegee experiments
-MK Ultra
-Dosing military recruits with LSD without knowledge or consent
-Experimental nuclear explosions in Nevada leading to thousands of cases of thyroid cancer and deaths
-Allowing thousands of people to die of AIDS before it was taken halfway seriously
-Selling bombs to Iran and drugs to American citizens to fund the Nicaraguan contras
-Dishonesty about why we invaded Iraq
-Other experiments on prisoners, the military, children (!), the mentally ill, and pregnant women

Hmmm. I was just reading about a current study investigating how and why people are overly trustful and willing to follow without question the orders of the "authorities." May or not be relevant here. Just sayin.'

*Sources available on request, or you can easily find
them yourself
I read about the Swine Flu vaccine debacle. Seems no one died; just that it was not necessary for the mass inoculation and was money wasted. No?

Agree, government hasn't always been on the "up and up' but still, to me, no reason not to trust our government. Our government is much more trustworthy than many other governments in the world. And that, you can take to the bank.
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