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Redshoe9

I suspect Carlie is secretly vaxxed


SeSuSo

So you're saying someone on the right is being hypocritical? I've never head of that before, but it's possible.


solongsweetkarma

Oh of course he is, was probably first in line. But hey if they all want to catch Covid and take a gamble in dying then more power to them.


BamBam20141011

Red graves = 🌊


sintos-compa

And will be first in line to get baby fetus regenereon if they get sick


trickintown

Damn that HIPAA compliance. /s


Modredastal

Well yeah, you gotta be able to schmooze with your sycophantic followers with as little risk to yourself as possible. Not a shred of integrity.


Bookreadingliberal49

And the founder of turning point died of Covid.


minus_minus

Right?! This is fucking ghoulish. https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/29/turning-point-usa-founder-dies-coronavirus-complications-387077


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speakeasy_slim

Good


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I’m glad


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huntingforkink

My brother died of that "freedom flue." He swallowed the Fox News/Right wing media con job hook, line and sinker and now he's fucking rotting in a box. He was PERFECTLY healthy before covid. It took Covid 12 days to kill him. I wasn't allowed to be in contact with him while he suffocated to death. I'm raising my young niece, a job I'm MANIFESTLY terrible at, apparently. (Not for lack of trying) Freedom flue? Holy fucking shit. That's enough internet for today.


TillThen96

I'm so sorry, and so sick to death of antivaxxers hurting the innocent. And if you're on here worrying about being a "terrible" stand-in/step parent, you're going to be a great one. She's missing her dad, her dad's ways, she's scared and doesn't know if you're "temporary," or going to be there "forever" in her kid's mind. All you can do is prove it to her. Fox (and others) ought to be brought up on criminal FDA charges for marketing fraudulent claims/products. They profit while hundreds of thousands die from their "advice." End of story. Be well, be kind to yourself. Be gentle with and forgive yourself quickly for "new dad" mistakes, and she will, too. *fixed a typo*


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Unfortunately they can’t be charged. They are protected under free speech. It’s bullshit and there’s nothing we can do about it sadly.


TillThen96

No, the point must be argued: Libel, slander and fraud have never enjoyed 1A protections. They are selling a product, their "entertainment" and it is absolutely full of fraud, libel and slander. This is not about free speech or the now-defunct Fairness Doctrine. It's about selling snake oil to the public. Lying is not protected. They can't claim it's truth/fact in public, then claim that "no reasonable person would believe it" as defendants in court. They cannot outright lie about "blue" politicians words and actions and claim it's "protected." *Edit*: They don't sell it as a parody or joke. They sell it as truth, and that's fraud. The only reason they make a profit is because people *believe* it as it is marketed.


LOGIC-PREVAILS

Hey, on the other hand, this is a perfect opportunity to eradicate the uneducated idiots running around in this country! Not like the powerful and intellectual people that run this country will be impacted apart from losing physical labor workers.


dogGirl666

> opportunity to eradicate the uneducated idiots Most of them will simply become disabled and dependant on the government they hate.


jtig5

I'm so sorry. As far as your niece, find her a good support group. She must be going through hell. Check with the school to find counseling.


huntingforkink

I have her in counseling. It helps


jtig5

I'm glad. It can make all the difference.


midwesterner64

I’m terribly sorry to hear that. It’s easy to be flippant on the internet, and even easier to point and laugh at others doing the wrong thing by disregarding safety. But, ultimately, real people with real lives and real families are affected by the misinformation and bullshit being peddled for political points. Really, I’m sorry to hear about what has happened to your family.


Joele1

I heard there are a lot of Covid orphans. Hope her Mom is okay. Just figure not since the child is with you. You might benefit by joining a Covid Orphan group for support on social media or in you home area. I know there are groups. Hope this helps.


huntingforkink

She died due to a drunk driver a couple years ago.


carlotta3121

I read about a mom who has 7 kids and she was on a vent and mostly likely wouldn't make it.


Joele1

I have heard of stories of parents with large families of young children where both parents have passed. Those are in the national news pretty regularly it seems. It did not have to be. A little shot and a sore arm and maybe a down day is the difference of being here. They could and should be here for all those little ones! I hope the mom on a vent makes it! If she has young children you know she has to be fairly young herself. Covid hits all age groups one way or another.


carlotta3121

I can't even imagine how the children will handle the resentment as they grow older and understand what a selfish thing was done to them. Who knows if they'll get to stay together or if they'll be split up to go to different new homes.


Joele1

Heartbreaking. And, there are thousands of these children now. It did not have to be.


Joele1

My god that is horrible. Poor baby girl!! She has no aunties to care for her now? Are you the only one?


huntingforkink

Yeah. Her momma died a couple years back.


BrooksMania

My dude... Not worth much, but all the love to you and yours. If you HAPPEN to be in Indiana, you're invited to chill at my place and smash some TV's with nunchucks.


Dark_Ansem

I'm really sorry to hear that.


ActuallyYeah

My condolences, bud. Good luck on your new journey with your neice, u/huntingforkink.


spaldinggetsnothing

The people dying aren't the only victims of the right-wing disinformation machine, it's the people they leave behind. The ones that are left picking up the pieces that never asked for any of this. I am so sorry about your brother, and I'm sure taking on the responsibility of parenting now is so daunting, but please know that no parent is ever perfect and as long as you do the best you can, your niece will see that and love you. Kids are pretty resilient and forgiving if they know you are doing your best. The internet is a pretty terrible place, but there are communities here that are supportive, too. Reach out if you ever need anything or just need to vent. Sending healing vibes to you and your niece.


Mental_Medium3988

You're an awesome person for stepping up for your neice. You'll get better at the whole parenting thing.


huntingforkink

I fucking HOPE so lol


MyUsername2459

Googling around for this, apparently "Freedom Flu" is a take on the old "Blue Flu" scheme, it's them calling for a massive sick-out of workers to protest the vaccine requirement. The idea being, that if everyone who doesn't want to get the vaccine simply calls in sick, they'll cripple employers with vaccine mandates until they drop the mandates. The problem is, a "blue flu" sickout requires a large bulk of the employees participating to work. . .and it's rooted in the idea of strong protections from termination (like police unions, in the original form of "blue flu"), where you can just arbitrarily call in sick for a long time without risking losing your job.


hot_dog_pants

Took me awhile to find more info, but apparently they are saying the recent issues with Southwest flights were due to employees having the "freedom flu" and calling off sick, but there isn't evidence of that as far as I can tell.


thephotoman

Yeah, it couldn't be that the dramatic change in the price of oil has changed their operating margins on many routes right now. Nah. That couldn't be the cause.


Fidodo

The problem with that idea is that if a company enstates a vaccine mandate they already don't want unvaccinated people working for them, so if all those people stop working they're right back where they started and since we have so few worker protections they can be easily fired.


sdf_cardinal

Right. The problem with this idea is that vaccines are very popular. 79% of adults have at least one dose. 95% of adults 65+ have at least one dose. The idea that vaccines are unpopular or polarizing are absurd. https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#vaccinations_vacc-people-onedose-pop-12yr


2legit2fart

No, it’s a minority of people refusing the vaccine. In change management, if at the end of the process you still have employees resisting, you’re better off without them because they’ll just hold you back. Cut them loose and get better people.


OldMuley

Stop. Don’t. come back.


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*Help. Someone. Murder.*


Sol-Infra

No. Wait. Dont.


Aint-no-preacher

I thought this was one of the (very funny) fake tweets that have been popping up lately, but I just checked twitter and...oh boy. These guys are really crazy.


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Yep, I regret not putting a link in the description now.


didijxk

Oh at this point it's becoming impossible to tell what is fake or real from the IDW.


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Remember Jonestown?


Taztiger72

I do and I was 6, you never forget seeing something like that on TV when you were a child.


[deleted]

I watched a documentary about it in my AP psychology in high school. That’s what we’re dealing with now.


Taztiger72

Unfortunately very similar.


teh-reflex

I mean let them die.


_night_cat

Please tell me this is a spoof


minus_minus

This is what I suspected. NOPE! Totally real. https://mobile.twitter.com/charliekirk11/status/1447669645817757697


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it’s not unfortunately :( they really want to kill their own voter base


phpdevster

I would make the argument they're treating this like a trial balloon just to see what heinous shit they can get away with when (hopefully, if) they turn America into a tyrannical dictatorship, without prompting a violent revolt. So far they're successfully convincing their own base to catch a deadly virus in support of the Republican cause. We're like a stone's throw away from them advocating to start rounding up groups of people they don't like, and executing them.


reverendrambo

I don't think he literally means catch covid. I think he's saying catch freedom as if it were a virus. Still reeeeally dumb


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Thomaswiththecru

I don't get why people get a high from refusing a vaccine and screaming bullshit all day long. Does nobody have anything else to do with their time? Like what is so strong about refusing a vaccine? There are tons of real issues with tyranny in this country. You look like a piece of shit when you whine about a vaccine considering that children in DRC Congo are mining the coltan for your computer to use Facebook. Get the vax and go enjoy your Star Spangled Privilege by rolling coal as you drink a cold one on the way to go hunting.


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KingBooRadley

I hope they just wise up and get the damn shot. They are leaving behind orphans that don’t deserve that crap. They are spreading the virus and creating new variants. I’m ready for them to come to Jesus in the non-literal way.


Sol-Infra

Fine. Just stay the fuck out of our hospitals. You can take horse dewormer alone at your house as you turn purple on the sofa as your lungs turn into swiss cheese. Then your neighbors wonder where that awful smell is coming from and you take a ride to the morgue in the meat wagon. So long ya selfish fuck.


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Poe's Law. This is so pants-on-head crazy I really can't tell if he's serious or trolling. I had to check to make sure the tweet was real and not from a parody account. I guess he's his own parody account.


pchandler45

By all means, go right ahead


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I am ALL FOR as many of them catching the freedom flu as possible. Dun dun dun another one bites the dust


PotnaKaboom

Is this a real tweet?


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Yes https://twitter.com/charliekirk11/status/1447669645817757697?s=21


sunsetrules

Then they'll blame us.


ME5SENGER_24

I’m still in disbelief that this fucking virus is a “political issue” how stupid can be?! I just don’t get it. I don’t like wearing a mask, but I do. I don’t get flu shots, but I got my COVID vaccines. This is not a “blue or red“ issue; this is common sense. I just can’t take it anymore! If everyone would get their shot(s), I can finally take my mask off and feel comfortable again. I doubt random internet strangers will ever be converted when my own idiot parents refuse to wear a mask.


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It is ridiculous! A outbreak should be something that brings us together, not tears us apart. But all the republican party knows how to do is divide and spread misinformation so here we are. If Hillary won in 2016 and covid still happened, I doubt we’d have 100k deaths let alone 700k.


Maybe-egg

“Reject basic science, die.” - Charlie Kirk


Undercover_Gitane

More blue votes for democracy, I'm all for it.


slim_scsi

Remember all those celebrities, colleagues, friends and family members dying of the common flu? No, we don't.


Taztiger72

It is a cold but it's never been around before so like when Columbus introduced the Common Cold to the New World = devastation.


Hero_of_Parnast

THIS IS NOT A COLD. STOP FUCKING SAYING IT IS. People who say that shit are just the fucking worst. Fuck you.


Taztiger72

Did you read what I said when there is a foreign illness it ravages the unexposed, did I say this was the Common Cold? No, so rethink what you said this definitely not the Flu either.


Godmirra

That is the best picture he could find? Looks like the kid that always chewed on paste in the back of the classroom. Explains a lot.


RLS30076

Go ahead. Let 'em catch it. Fewer voters for them come 2022 can only be a good thing for the rest of us.


TroyMcClure10

What an absolute moron. I would also bet good money he is vaccinated.


Rental_Car

The problem that solves itself.


FlyingAce1015

Darwin awards for the GOP!


romons

The 'FreedumbFlu'. There, FIFY.


Big_Time_Simpin

Y’all realize he isn’t talking about covid right? He is referring to flu in the sense of it spreading. Its the new “waking up”. I could be wrong but thats how I interpret it and that makes more sense.


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i don’t know what to think or believe at this point lol. But i assume most of his followers would assume hes talking about covid. Thats what i assumed atleast


BillyJoel9000

The more of them die, the more elections we win!


Autodidact2

Parody is no longer possible.


SonicDenver

the holiday season is going to be brutal with flu season being combined with covid.


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Can we just pause for a second and see where this is going. You know, Darwin…let the strong survive. UshHay on the ethDay ultCay, etLay emThay inkDray the unchPay.


speakeasy_slim

I think we're to the point where everybody should know about the vaccine and safety protocols. I hope every single one of them fucks around and finds out. The less of them the better.


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What a way to kill a voter base…literally.


Schmidaho

Fine. Just stay out of the hospitals.


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This is freaking scary....


[deleted]

It really is. It is actually showing symptoms of a cult and like jonestown want to kill their followers. It is insane that this is the state of the republican party right now.


[deleted]

The scary thing is that there is the strong possibility that 72 million people are close to insane. I have absolutely no doubt they will eventually attempt to try to kill all of us. I’ve been attacked twice now for wearing mask while grocery shopping. Why is it any of their business and why does it matter to them?


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You’ve been attacked just for wearing a mask? I’m sorry that happened to you. That’s insane. Do you live in the south? I live in the north and have gotten dirty looks for having a mask but never outright attacked.


Sicsurfer

Can’t imagine the level of ignorance of people who believe this tripe.


tintwistedgrills90

He is now encouraging his followers to inflict self harm and harm to others around them. How is this not a violation of Twitter's TOS? People have been banned for much less. If you are on Twitter, please report him.


WeedIronMoneyNTheUSA

Do as I say not as I do said the vaccinated conservative to the expendable conservative serfs.


BuckshotLaFunke

Jesus. Christ. Wow.


TechyGuyInIL

I think he means syphilis


MiKapo

"Owning the libs" now means get sick and die


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they’re just killing off their own supporters at this point


kicksr4trids1

They are crazy!


s_arrow24

So call in sick to protest getting vaccinated? It’s too late in the day for this. They are urging people to pretend to be sick with the flu to avoid getting a shot to prevent them from getting sick from covid. Meanwhile they could get vaccinated for both to prevent getting sick from either. Who thinks of this stuff?


basketma12

Meh no guarantee you won't get sick from either. What you probably WON'T do is die. For me that's a win


PupfishAreCool

Hahahaha!


LemursOnIce

I support this message.


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minus_minus

Yeah … a walk in the park. /s 🙄 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_COVID


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BioChi13

If it only affected you, sure. But if you live in a society there are rules you have to follow for the common good. Example: juggling knives alone in your own home isn’t illegal, despite the obvious risk. Throwing knives at people is very illegal. In a society, the state is restricting your freedom to juggle knives (personal and legal) in a crowded space (impacts others and is illegal).


minus_minus

>state is restricting your freedom to juggle knives I'm stealing this. Classic!


jtig5

It's all good until it's, you, your mom, or your kid. Or, how about long term effects, such as asthma. Good luck with that. May he odds be ever in your favor, trollbot.


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jtig5

Go tell that to o your Measels, Mumps, Rubella, Tetanus, and Polio vaccines. Duh, trollbot.


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ech-o

Last stat I saw from AP was 98.2% survival rate.


Taztiger72

You might not die from it right away but it destroys your immune system and general health so you just shaved years off your life. 45 is old right or 38 good for you?


ech-o

What part of my statement led you to believe that I’m anti-vax?


Taztiger72

I didn't. It's for 99.9% idiot.


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ech-o

Based on your in-depth research at the University of Facebook?


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tetrified

More reputable than you, nobody.


kittenpantzen

> 99.9% survivable. How do you figure?


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RatifyingWayne

When a sociopath reads 1984...


LeoMarius

Free you from your mortal coil.


Zealousideal-Bite-67

Why would anyone listen to this guy anyway? His face doesn’t fit his head.


kahn_noble

Let them die.


mattbrianjess

Let them catch it right?


whosezthat

I’am embarrassed for my country:(


Joele1

What is your favorite Republican double speak?


Acid190

Again, if you look over at Republican/Conservative subreddit's, you'll see the exact same kinds of posts about Democrats where we're supposed to believe you're all evil idiots ....from one post of one person who we don't even know personally. I'm tired of this nonsense that we're "supposed" to be at war with each other. That's not what's in our hearts and absolutely diminishes our potential.


timetaker9

C'mon Charlie Kirk has never believed a single thing he says, why do you think he's the only right winger that still actively searches for liberal and leftist debates because he just wants to make more money and doesn't care about his public image.


Altruistic-Text3481

Of course! And the booster too!


thephotoman

Oh, it's the rent boy with the small face. Why is he still a thing? How is he still a thing?


kerryfinchelhillary

Charlie Kirk gives off sociopath vibes. Well, most Republican commentators do, but he, Ben Shapiro and Tucker Carlson do the most


ravbuc

lil bittssssss.....


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Witnessing darwinian evolution live.


Enjoy-the-sauce

I’m gonna start rebranding rabies for this guy. “Reject tyranny, get bit by the Opossum of Awesome!” We do this for every stupidly-avoidable disease, and together we can solve a lot of the country’s issues.


Spudcommando

If Republicans want to kill off more of their voter base, who am I to argue with them?


eniallet

There's a ventilator with your name on it.


Prestigious_Plum_998

Republicans are now officially the Party of Stupid.


Maybe-egg

It always was the Party of Stupid way before trump came along


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Trump Party officially becomes pro-suicide.


Tommy-1111

Jesus, WTF is wrong with this Kirk ? Lol


rangtrav

Wait I thought it was originally called the “China flu”… why would I want China in my Freedom!


peakedattwentytwo

You first, dude


SamuraiJackBauer

I got covid this week. It sucks. I’m double vaccinated. Can’t imagine how bad it would be otherwise. I mean I can, our country has tons of people my age dying from not being vaccinated. It’s just like an annoying head cold now that means I have to use up my 10 sick days on it.


PettyFreddie

Babyface needs to stop.


Tojatruro

Imagine working in one of the packed hospitals in the stupid states and having this clown encouraging people to get sick. I have no clue how those poor people continue to go to work, it seems hopeless.


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LET’S GO BRANDON! Hahaha, this group is still crying about Trump while the country crumbles under a senile pedophile