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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
That's beside the point. The point is that Biden is absolutely a high risk person, and should be vaccinated right away, because he is the president.
I mean, do you seriously want to risk Biden dying to COVID?
Edited by Redmess on Dec 14th 2020 at 4:40:49 PM
Hope shines brightest in the darkest timesBiden is the candidate who took the pandemic seriously from day one and have done everything he can and could to avoid the danger of contracting the disease in the first place.
He knows the priorities in terms of the vaccinations.
Unlike a certain incompetent plague-master who keeps holding superspreader events to this day and making the disease even worse than it had to have been through the whole year...
Edited by TitanJump on Dec 14th 2020 at 4:41:09 PM
Yes, I'm sure a good number won't take the vaccine either way, but a good number will do whatever Orange Fuhrer does. We're talking about people who will mindlessly cheer on whatever T**** says during a rally. They're sheep, just have T**** do his usual rallies and eventually the majority will fall in line.
So? Political leadership is too important to let that get in the way. He is the president, so he should be vaccinated. End of story.
And what Parable said about Biden applies just as much to Trump. You may not like him, but Trump can at least still serve as an example for his base.
Edited by Redmess on Dec 14th 2020 at 4:59:44 PM
Hope shines brightest in the darkest timesThe thing is, Trump himself is the one actively hindering his own vaccination:
Trump delays a plan to fast track vaccines for White House staff members. – President Trump said on Sunday night that he would delay a plan for senior White House staff members to receive the coronavirus vaccine in the coming days.
Not to butt into the conversation again, but: Tracking the 2020 electoral college vote
Edited by speedyboris on Dec 14th 2020 at 8:09:16 AM
x3 I can see that my previous post here was proven correct...
Even though he's supposedly an antivaxxer, right? Freaking Hypocrite in Chief.
The difference between Trump and Biden is that Trump has, for months, been out there telling people not to take COVID safety precautions. He's been out there downplaying the disease and actively attacking state governments for their COVID safety measures. People are dead because they listened to Trump when he told them that the pandemic is a Democratic hoax.
Joe Biden is our incoming POTUS and he should be vaccinated because he is a high-risk member of political leadership dedicated to helping us solve the COVID crisis. Donald Trump has done less than nothing; he has actively gotten people killed in order to protect his fragile ego.
Again: Trump hasn't just done nothing about the virus. He has done less than nothing. He has done everything he could to sabotage efforts to control the virus. The American effort to contain the virus is worse off because of his leadership.
There is nothing hypocritical about supporting a vaccine for President Joe Biden and not supporting one for Plague Lord Donald Trump.
My Tumblr. Currently side-by-side liveblogging Digimon Adventure, sub vs dub.One of the recurring criticisms of Biden from the Trump camp was that he campaigned "from his basement"- not only is that demonstrably false, even if he did do that, it would be far more responsible right now than Trump's numerous superspreader rallies and events. So yeah, just adding onto what Tobias said.

Honestly, I think an incoming President who happens to be in his late 70s merits an early shot. He is vulnerable, and POTUS fits the definition of critical personal for obvious reasons. There are a host of political and operational reasons why you don't want him sick.
Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.