Coffee Talk VI: The Undiscovered Country

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I still cringe at the fact that, if a large group of people acted this way when the Polio vaccine became a thing.

I still think the major difference with polio is/was that very young children were dying and it basically got everybody on board that they needed to find a vaccine quickly. With COVID-19, it was predominately elderly people that were falling victim and it just didn't resonate the same way with people.

Obviously there were other factors at play as well, but if young kids were falling victim to COVID-19 as they were to polio, I think you see a completely different initial response.

 

[puckhead]

I still cringe at the fact that, if a large group of people acted this way when the Polio vaccine became a thing.

didn't Elvis get his vaccine on television to show the masses that is was safe and a good thing to do?
I seem to recall reading about that.

 

[mattola]

didn't Elvis get his vaccine on television to show the masses that is was safe and a good thing to do?
I seem to recall reading about that.

and the nutjobs today would be AND LOOK WHAT IT DID TO HIM

 

[Comeds]

I still think the major difference with polio is/was that very young children were dying and it basically got everybody on board that they needed to find a vaccine quickly. With COVID-19, it was predominately elderly people that were falling victim and it just didn't resonate the same way with people.

Obviously there were other factors at play as well, but if young kids were falling victim to COVID-19 as they were to polio, I think you see a completely different initial response.

Why? Kids killed by guns doesn't seem to matter.

I think the difference it we have had generations of people and politicians saying you should distrust the government and/or scientists.
"The nine most terrifying words in the English language are: I'm from the Government, and I'm here to help. "
Ronald Big Spender Union Buster Reagan

 

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Why? Kids killed by guns doesn't seem to matter.

I think the difference it we have had generations of people and politicians saying you should distrust the government and/or scientists.
"The nine most terrifying words in the English language are: I'm from the Government, and I'm here to help. "
Ronald Big Spender Union Buster Reagan

You do make a good point buddy, back in the early 50's, there was definitely more trust in the government and scientists than there is today. The fact that so many kids were impacted by polio and it certainly didn't distinguish between rich or poor or race certainly was a call to action.

The fear was well grounded. By the 1950s, polio had become one of the most serious communicable diseases among children in the United States.

In 1952 alone, nearly 60,000 children were infected with the virus; thousands were paralyzed, and more than 3,000 died. Hospitals set up special units with iron lung machines to keep polio victims alive. Rich kids as well as poor were left paralyzed.

Then in 1955, the U.S. began widespread vaccinations. By 1979, the virus had been completely eliminated across the country.

Wiping Out Polio: How The U.S. Snuffed Out A Killer

During the early 20th century, polio killed thousands of American children each summer and paralyzed many more. Now, as the world fights to eradicate the virus globally, we look back at the development of the polio vaccine and its successful deployment around the world.

www.npr.org

 

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[Comeds]

First Paul Hogan now Scott Baio, all the A listers are leaving.

 

[mattola]

Trailer parks are way cheaper In The south I hear

 

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May the Schwartz be imprisoned...

 

[thedddd]

Where is the shovel…

 

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Where is the shovel…

Lance of the Serfs debated Tim recently. The only shovel needed was the dirt to cover Tim's grave lol

 

[thedddd]

Scratch that for Tim Pool I don’t need a shovel. I would gladly go to jail after beating him to a bloody pulp.

 

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Scratch that for Tim Pool I don’t need a shovel. I would gladly go to jail after beating him to a bloody pulp.

Nah, we need you around here for fun and frivolity. Tim isn't worth troubling yourself over, he's just another grifter.

 

[thedddd]

Nah, we need you around here for fun and frivolity. Tim isn't worth troubling yourself over, he's just another grifter.

Oh I know but it would be a nice relaxing stress relief. Heck maybe I could get it sanctioned so I wouldn’t get in trouble.

 

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Hey, for insights on the game of hockey, Matt Walsh is the guy to seek out...

 

[thedddd]

Hey, for insights on the game of hockey, Matt Walsh is the guy to seek out...

I got it. Let’s get a pickup hockey game us vs Tim Poole, Matt Walsh, Ben Shapiro, Nick Fuentes, Steven Crowder, Chachi, Kid Suck and Don Jr.


Finally have a reason to wear a Matt Cooke jersey.

 

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I got it. Let’s get a pickup hockey game us vs Tim Poole, Matt Walsh, Ben Shapiro, Nick Fuentes, Steven Crowder, Chachi, Kid Suck and Don Jr.


Finally have a reason to wear a Matt Cooke jersey.

David Doel (The Rational National) is a Leafs fan, so he's got some pent-up anger to unleash on Matt Walsh lol

 

[jstewismybastardson]

Nothing more american than taking a weapon of war to school and the media then glamorizes it lol

 

[forty_three]

I got it. Let’s get a pickup hockey game us vs Tim Poole, Matt Walsh, Ben Shapiro, Nick Fuentes, Steven Crowder, Chachi, Kid Suck and Don Jr.


Finally have a reason to wear a Matt Cooke jersey.

I will buy a Billy Smith Jersey and meet you there.

Mattola can get a Hextall jersey and come in when my knee gives out.

 

[thedddd]

I will buy a Billy Smith Jersey and meet you there.

Mattola can get a Hextall jersey and come in when my knee gives out.

We just need someone in the McSorley, Pronger, Avery and Hunter jerseys then we are all set.