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7. "simply making a personal medical decision," - no, Ring-Ring-Ring-A-Ding-Dong, it's not a personal decision if one's

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Fri Aug 8, 2025, 10:44 PM

Aug 8

decision is greatly increasing one's risk of infecting others. (If it was just about you, and you keel over, that's a great victory for Darwin and the gene pool).

"Things got out of hand during the pandemic, and federal workers were fired, punished, or sidelined for simply making a personal medical decision," OPM Director Scott Kupor said in a statement.

And, RRRADD, if your illness and the illnesses of the people you infect are contributing to the overloading of ER's, hospitals, and medical personnel, then that is impacting many others negatively.

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They are still snowflaking about COVID. so pathetic. During global deadly novel viral outbreaks, you gotta Blues Heron Aug 8 #1

Those are my records Puppyjive Aug 8 #2

Could be going into another virus "concern" wherein #45 ......................... Lovie777 Aug 8 #3

Okay, if I did trumps dirty work BOSSHOG Aug 8 #4

If the next pandemic happens under the Dump administration mdbl Aug 8 #5

Differences this time, Republicans would end losing votes by Smackdown2019 Aug 8 #6

yes, anti medical attitudes can increase ones mortality, leading to fewer individuals of that persuasion Blues Heron Aug 9 #9

"simply making a personal medical decision," - no, Ring-Ring-Ring-A-Ding-Dong, it's not a personal decision if one's progree Aug 8 #7

"personal medical decision" my ass... they were endangering the rest of us. Talitha Aug 9 #8

He wants to kill more Americans Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 9 #10

What does anyone actually gain by doing this? bif Aug 9 #11