I have had a couple of friends attempt to donate blood recently who were turned away because the machines weren’t able to draw from them.
Tubing issues were blamed first.
Eventually, the staff told them they couldn’t donate because the flow was being blocked by clots.
In both arms.
These people are all under the age of 35, by the way. And were under the impression they had no health issues.
Yes, of course we were all lied to. Some of us didn't fall for it not because of a lot of heavy reading and research, but because of something else:
Because the stuff the politicians TOLD us, and the things we saw those politicians ACTUALLY DO, were light-years apart.
Their words did not match their actions. No matter what it is, or who it is, anytime somebody says one thing and does another that should send up huge red flags for ANYONE.
That's all it took for most of us here.