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HeyJesusBringMeABeer 1 point ago +1 / -0

The Classical Greek philosopher Plato discusses five types of regimes (Republic, Book VIII). They are Aristocracy, Timocracy, Oligarchy, Democracy, and Tyranny.

He also explains how each one devolves to the next stage. Oligarchy becomes Democracy, and Democracy becomes Tyranny.

Plato's Republic.

The artist who depicted Plato in red and Aristotle in blue did a good job there. Same colors used by Republicans and Democrats.

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HeyJesusBringMeABeer 4 points ago +4 / -0

Using a celebrity to influence millions of young uneducated voters who mimic their idols? That's democracy? That's what should determine the government for everyone? Taylor Swift fans? Nice.

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HeyJesusBringMeABeer 8 points ago +8 / -0

Looks like a map of the table he's sitting at with names for each chair.

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HeyJesusBringMeABeer 2 points ago +2 / -0

“Vaccine Diplomacy”: Historical Perspectives and Future Directions by Peter Hotez

https://journals.plos.org/plosntds/article?id=10.1371/journal.pntd.0002808

Vaccine diplomacy is the branch of global health diplomacy that relies on the use or delivery of vaccines, while vaccine science diplomacy is a unique hybrid of global health and science diplomacy. Both offer innovative opportunities to promote United States (US) foreign policy and diplomatic relations between adversarial nations.

Dr. Hotez on what feeds vaccine refusal: “Anti-science aggression”

https://www.ama-assn.org/delivering-care/public-health/dr-hotez-what-feeds-vaccine-refusal-anti-science-aggression

The anti-vaccine movement began in earnest around 20 years ago in the United States around false assertions that vaccines cause autism. The way I got involved was because I have a daughter with autism, and I wrote the book Vaccines Did Not Cause Rachel’s Autism: My Journey as a Vaccine Scientist, Pediatrician, and Autism Dad, and that made me public enemy number one or two with the anti-vaccine activists.

What I would do at that time of social media was use their statements in their attacks against me as a teachable moment, to expose what the anti-vaccine movement was all about and how they were monetizing the internet with books on Amazon and nutritional supplements and the phony autism cures.

My books are among the top-rated on vaccines, and they’re probably ranked about number 30 or 40, because it’s all preceded by the phony-baloney, anti-vaccine COVID conspiracy books.

Viral spread: Peter Hotez on the increase of anti-science aggression on social media

https://thebulletin.org/2023/01/viral-spread-peter-hotez-on-the-increase-of-anti-science-aggression-on-social-media/

What I’ve recommended to the Biden administration is they create an inter-governmental agency, because the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) doesn’t know what to do at this point. Because of the foreign actors involved, you have to bring in Homeland Security, the Commerce Department, the Justice Department and the State Department as well. There are people smart enough who know about these big dangerous societal forces, and we need their advice on what levers we can pull and push. But they haven’t wanted to take it on.

Vaccine diplomacy:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaccine_diplomacy

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HeyJesusBringMeABeer 9 points ago +9 / -0

The cure is usually time, because body heals itself.

Everything else, that's for coping with the time it takes.

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HeyJesusBringMeABeer 3 points ago +3 / -0

Top grade geopolitical news from whalechart twitter account.

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HeyJesusBringMeABeer 1 point ago +1 / -0

Be careful...they could pitch this in a way where "this AI is too powerful and will make us obsolete unless we merge with it via NeuraLink".

Hence the call for a 6 month pause, and the fact NeuraLink is ready for human trials.

Step 1 Oh Crap > Step 2 ??? > Step 3 Profit

Problem > Reaction > Solution

Chaos > ??? > Order

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