• Blackmist@feddit.uk
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      The other was avoiding processed foods. I’m guessing he won’t be allowed to implement that either when his boss gets a wheelbarrow full of cash from the McClown.

      There’s a shot of RFK and the rest of the Dream Team holding a Big Mac somewhere and he genuinely looks like they’ve asked him to pose with a freshly laid dog turd.

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      RFK makes a lot of good points when it comes to some of his policies. He just sprinkles in being batshit insane takes and takes them just as seriously.

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    He’s a weird mix of “cannot be allowed near the job” and great ideas.

    Well, two. This and getting the stigma off of psychedelics.

    Nothing’s worth having an anti-vaxxer in charge, though. Not even close.

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      You forgot his third one, he supports stem cell research, which is odd given that his new buddies don’t approve of creating new sources of stem cells (aborted fetal tissue).

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        Well, IVF is still legal for the time being.

        And fun fact! Depending on the facility, if there’s any unused fertilized eggs left the woman/couple can decide to donate them to medical stem cell research facilities.

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    This idea has been around longer than RFK Jr. has been relevant in politics. These ads are illegal in most of the civilized world.

    The more I read about him, the more my opinion solidifies that his position is simply: be against all of mainstream medicine.

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    Heh, he’s crazy as all get-out, but I agree with getting drug ads away from the uneducated public. If an ad has to have “ask your doctor about”, it shouldn’t exist anywhere, not just TV.

    He just wants this one to de-educate people on the existence of drugs in general, but honestly, if you need to see a doctor to talk about them/get them, they don’t need advertising in the first place. It does open up a bigger discussion on knowledge about the availability of pharmaceutical treatments, though, since some people probably ask their doctors about symptom treatment based on ads. It’s purely reactive and the wrong way to take care of your health, but, I won’t ignore the obviously systematic issues with access to affordable healthcare for proactive care, vs. “make this hurting stop” care.

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      In Canada, they aren’t allowed to tell you what a drug does in the ad, but they still have them. They try to hint at what they do, or just give you a vibe for it.

      The classic example is the original series of Viagra ads.

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    This is a good thing. His motivation may be more sinister. It could create a situation where non medical treatments can be advertised without restriction and genuine medicines can’t. It needs to be applied to all treatments, even unregulated ones.

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      Only new, all-natural, all-manly Trump Oil pills can really put hair on your chest* and cure polio, measles, whooping cough, COVID and flu. Available now through The Sharper Image and select pillow stores. For a limited time receive a free Alex Jones brand tactical combat scrote-wipe with every order!

      *May contain combed-over ear hair.

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      There will be exceptions. Anything endorsed by Dr Oz will be allowed. Anything endorsed by Trump will be allowed.

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      It’s not all that weird when you consider that all of our rules are made with the ownership class in mind.

      Company makes more money? That is objectively A Good Thing™ regardless of anything anyone says.

      It’s gross :(

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      As a Canadian who lives close enough to the boarder to pick up US OTA TV, it’s one of the most stark signs you’re watching an American station.

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    Read what a lot of you are saying in this thread about “rare W” and the like and thought of this poignant saying…

    “You can’t only piss in one PART of the pool”

    You won’t get just the one thing you want from RFK jt, you’ll get it all - Stop taking the bait, dipshits. This is the candy he’s trying to give you while sliding down your pants with the other hand and slathering coconut oil on your b-hole.

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      Trump won, so the US will get a pissed pool no matter what.

      To say “rare w” isn’t to deny that, it’s acknowledging that even though the pool is absolutely disgusting with 80% piss, at least that’ll help some people with skin conditions.

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        Yep that’s basically it. “Rare W” is not an endorsement, it’s pretty much the opposite : recognizing that an otherwise terrible person/organization did something good or made a good point for once.

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        I get the general idea, but that’s not the point - you need to always deliver the sugar with the sour around these fucking people. Their tactic is repeating a lie constantly. When you’re constantly just saying, “I actually love this” and nothing else, you’re doing work for the bad guys.

        You can’t show just the outside beauty shot of the cupcake, you always have to cut it open to show clearly that the center is stuffed with warm, wet dog shit

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    Ads, yes. Class action legal ads for pharmasutical side effects/injury can stay. Do your testing ya smucks.